The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-04-18
Personnel Of the New Party.

Personnel Of the New Party.
The Chicago Tribune proposes to or
ganize "new Liberal party y which, il
confidently asserts, will sweep the coun
try. What is to be done with the ole
Liberal party is not foreshadowed, bu
we imagine it will not be difficult to dis
pose of that. Like the Chicago Times
the Tribune is going to have none but
honest men in this new organization. II
is going to be opposed to corruption Of
every kind it will work against monop.
ohes, "against extravaganza, immorali.
ty, and disregard of life and reputation,
and the reckless squandering Of the
public funds" It must act under party
discipline, and be led by honest and
competent leaders.
1t will be easy to form such party,
no do0bt !; and, in constructing It, we
can readily see to what special duty the
various "leaders" will be assigned. The
Times, for instance, will take the part Of
moral instructor, and will also be the
special champion of the clause in the
new platform which pronounces against
the I" reckless disregard Of reputation" "
The Tribune will have under its especial
control the plank against railway eItor.
tions, for which its recent course in re.
gard to monopolies so eminently fits it.
Its noble record as friend of the farm
ers is set forth in another column, and
numerous extracts given from its edito-
rials, showing with what zeal and hon.
esty it would champion this cause. It's
experience in whisky frauds will also en-
able it to lend much assistance in ferret
ing out rascals who are engaged in the
g cOrrupting" business. The other hon
est leaders of the new party will doubt
less be Trumbull, Rice, Upton, Hamil-
ton, and others of the "old" Liberal
warriors, who have lately made such a
strike in the salary steal, and each one
of whom will have s., 600 in clear cash
to contribute toward the incidental ex-
penses of pushing the new movement.
These will be the captains, the leaders
par excellence of the new organization.
The Eeutenants will be composed OF
Caldwell, Oakes Ames, and other dis
gusted politicians, whose regulations
have been "disregarded by the party
to which they have heretofore belonged,
and who signify their intention OF quit
ting it, and casting their lot with the
first honest party that presents itself.
Who doubts that virtue will reign in the
new movement? Then, there are those
three noble New Hampshire patriots,
heretofore acting with the Liberal Dem
ocratic organization, who so manfully
stood up against the increase Of salaries;
voted against the bill, refused to draw
their pay after it passed went immedi-
ately into the canvass for reelection,
and, after it was all over, modestly wrote
to Washington for their checks, and
pocketed their 1000 with quiet smile
Of satisfaction at having done their
duty. OF course these men must be in
cluded in the "honest men" who are
to organize and give tone to the new
party. ...
OF such leaders and followers must
the "New Liberal Party be composed,
if it is ever organized. Is it not almost
incredible that even the Times and 7ri6-
uae can SO presume upon the credulity,
the sober sense of the people, as. to
grayely propose the formation of an
honest party, opposed to corruption, to
immortality, to monopolies, with them
selves as its organs and leaders? The
notorious caterer to vice and prliriency
defending virtue and morality ! The
known and well-recognized organ Of
railways putting itself forward as the
champion Of the .anti-monopolists |!
What picture for serious contempla-
ton! And yet, have we overdrawn it
which We publish in another column, re-
garding farmers and the railway war
Look at every issue OF the Times, and
imagine it the guardian of morality!
The New Hampshire election, to
which the Tribune refers, is full of
warning to these bargainers and con-
spirators full of suggestions to Repub-
icans all over the country. Notwith-
standing the corruption that had been
unvailed, and the stupidity and venal
selfshness that have been displayed by
some Republican officials, the people Of
New Hampshire wisely concluded that
their only hope at last lay in strict adj
herence to the old Republican doctrine.
Men might prove corrupt and deceitful,
but principles endured forever. They
wisely suspected the Liberal Democratic
members of Congress who, under the
pressure of an immediate election, voted
against the salary iniquity. That they
judged them justly is now abundantly
apparent, since each one has possessed
himself OF the dishonest funds which he
before refused. They selected men
faithful, as they believed went into
the fight with honesty and integrity on
their. banners, intertwined with the old
notices of Repubicanism and Equal
Rights. They won, as they deserved to
win, and to-day the State has trusty ser
wants, not right in one thing alone, but
right throughout their whole record, and
in all the principles that animated them.
Here is an example for the Republicans
of the Northwest to follow. An honest
Democrat is to be commended and an
honest Liberal is to be praised an hon
est Republican is better than both, for
he is thoroughly right, and it is bet
ter to be right in all things than in one
alone.
We. have plenty of honest Republi-
cans. Let us select the best of them
for our chosen representatives when
they can no longer be found, it will be
time to look about fot new party, and
to select the Times and Tribune to lead
honest % men to victory. Chicago IN
ter Ocean. .-e
The Louisiana Government.
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