The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-18
Ghe SaiIg Argas.
Friday, April IS, 1878.


AAguAhb anu bemoCThLe
Our belief is that the Republican party
will hold together and be victorious, how
ever rotten II may be, so long as the Dem
ocratic party holds together-and no long
or. The necessity for reform in the Ad-
ministration Of the Government, which
was made the basis of the Liberal move.
mcnt at Cincinnati last year, is no longer
matter of political theory but demon
strated fact The abuses and corruptions
which were charged in the Cincinnati in
dlctment have been clearly proven in the
Congressional investigations Of the Credit
Mobller, the Louisiana usurpation. the
Pomeroy aud Caldwell election frauds and
numerous lesser corruptions, North and
South. None Ofthese have been punished
The Republican party has, therefore shown
itself either unwilling or unable 70 correct
abuses, and is, therefore, no longer worthy
10 be entrusted with the functions of the
Government The Democratic party by
ITS record on the slavery question, in the
war Ol the rebellion and in the eOrruptiOns
Of Tammany. has pu, itself in such 20
sitinn that the people will not trust it. as
has been shown over and over again. This
does not necessarily imply luminosity against
party u being improper for the Repuh.
lean party, and impossible for the Demo
cratic party, % administer the Govern
mcut at all, and impossible for the Repub
hcan party IN administer IL IN the interests
ct honesty, economy and Justice that duty
must dcvulvp upon some other party soon
Cr or later ln order % accomplish this
result the new party must he unit. 1t
L .s# 4 a.
ganizatinu. with all it, powers inherinr in
itself The experiences OF last November
shuw what utter folly il is 10 expect that
double organization, working hy different
machinery can accomplish anything. The
party must pull together in one harness
Tins II tree country. and there is no law
prohibiting Democrats and Republicans
from remaining in their respective parties
but ,n long as they DO so, they do not be-
long tp the Liberal party, and cannot work
with IT, The folly az double urvuniza
ton, working under all sorts OF leaders
without q common agreement, and with
the idea, Of the old parties still clingiur a.
them, cannot again be- repeated The Lib
cral party must be- composed of the honest
men ui both the Republican aud Demo.
cratic parties, uniting for the common good
iu one party. under one name. one creed.
and one leadership and under NJ other
condition Is success possible, either immpd
latcIy or remotely fhi-Hg. TrbHa,
REMARKS ny THE Rock ISLAND ARGUS
The foregoing is published for the pur
pose of saying chat it ought not to be
matter of any sort ut consequence 10 any
intelligent Democrat what name he wear,
provided the principles he iayors triumph.
Ofwhat consequence can It be whether
the party is call the Democratic party. or
the Democratic, Republican party. or the
Republican Democratic party, or the Lib .
cral party. ur the Liberal Democratic par
Is. or the Liberal Republican party. or the |
Free Trade party or the Free Trade and .
Sailor Right. party or the Free Trade
and Farmers Rights party None what
ever. 10 n man who care, something more
for principle, than for names 1t /. essen
tial To the preservation of the liberties OF
the people OF the United States that the
centrali2inr tendencies of the Republican
party should be- checked that local self
government should he preserved that
specie payments should be- resumed that ,
monopoles should be discouraged .
that economy should prevail that
free trade should be established .
lin short that the main principles of the
platform adopted at Cincinnati and in
dur-cd at Baltimore should prevail. Is il.
ot any consequence whatever whether .
those principles prevail under one name rr /
another Not the least A. far as names .
are concerned there never wa. better
name for @ party in thi, country than the
name Republican The Democratic
party once went hy that name. then by /
the name Democratic Republicans then. /
as both words -iguihcd much the same. it
was thought best 10 drop one Of them
no matter which But the principles now
held and carried our bg the ,o-called Re f.
rubIicans are almost identical with the /
principles Of the old federal party. where .
a. those held aud practiced by the Demo
crlt, are identical with those of the old
Republican 0r Democratic Republican
party They are principles which a vast
majority of the people Of this country in
dor,e and want put IN practice but if
there j. and there really seems IN bc such
"a prejudice against the name Democratic
Party a, to rcrcl people from acting with
II to carry ont these principles cherished
ty the people we are willing to sail under
any other-but not under any flag which
does not truly represent the cardinal prin-
ciplc- laid down ct Cincinnati and Balt-
more
The name is Of no sort Of consequence
lit Is the thing that the people want, not
the name ANY name that will consolidate
the men who are in favor of Free Trade .
aud Farmers Rights will suit us Victory
for @ principle aud a return To- the simple /.
and honest habits of such men a. Washing |
ton and jefferson and Franklin is what the
people want