National Republican., 1873-06-03
4 PARTY WITHOUT NEyspArKRs.

Ntle pons OF the LibefAf- Democratic com bins
lU4, certainly does not betoken at this tlmo a
'uoeeaaful Reorganization OF parties. The natu-
rally narrow and proseHptive nature Of the Ad-
leadera In The Senate led them TO
Improve the occasIon by reading such men as
Senators Trumbuil and schurz out Of the party,
in the manifest belief that no one would again
dare 70 indulge IN "deeertlou," and tha, party
whether leaders or rank and fle. p fhe'outlook
has nos been . nrninlsing one for rational I'm
proyement In the anairs Of government, and the
dam IN % .Ss current 'ss~TS ef sSrS 'ascaeS naN
move had 20 be made on the political
cheasboard Immediately, u would un-
aTes. es esn 9S IN nv eSu1,y
aud there are certain indications now that the
current is again moving. OF THIS latter fact the
a. e5stn @ ne AZ;
some most conclusive evidence. IL seems that
Mr.. schoneld, the member from Pennsylvania,
has been 'tnteryiewed,g and. among other
that Il cannot be reslsted on great issue except
for short tine and at enormous expense; aud
mat , IN the la.' campaign y was only ..ey pro-
ments that We suceeeded In carrying the cleo
tlon against powerful press syndlchtc." But"
adds Mr.. schohold, Eve can't Anord 70 keep up
Cincinnati coplHsr 'aL Joulsyille courfsr-JOur-
nal, Chicago Tribuns, and Bt. Louis Rspubifedn--
ouly nye papcrs-were able TO put the whole Re-
publican party TO lta trumpa." H|r .r".-
Commenting upon theSe utterances OF Mr..
SchOueld, the waahnEton organ says
zone OF the greateat dangers, In our opinion,
that threatens tne Republican party at the pres
eve ever S dTestIon on we vel turn ~ W we md hat the news
patty have either assumed N attitude Of hostII.
ity or are cold and indifferent toward It, The
naftV cnulI nAaliV aTnTd lOaQ aOmR Of thR
Journals above me entlonod. The Trtbune II, 70
De SURE, severe loss TO tho parry, one which
thus far has not been supplied, and Is no, likely
Republican party tnat the old Tffbans was, but
II missed the opportunity. Tue success that at
tended It In the late campaign was entirely for
tultous. no.
"The party can win against these journal. in
future Campaigns a. II won In the last onP. But
there IL no use 10 denying that other Journals OF
lesser influence and reputation are following
tilty against the party. We are not advocates
OF strict party Discipline, either 40 far as the
public journals or party nominations are con.
Wide latitude Of opinion and Of action; but The
newspaper symptoms a. the present time lndi-
cato something more than the mere wayward-
TsS fact 9Ss RspSsssa party @ Ssp nol ss.od
as u should have acted towards Its newspapers
during the last couple Of years. Only last ses-
sion q oongrssa ps,sst & l1T sSSii.ans sn.
effect OF Il 80 fac as the poorer papers are con-
ceTned. There never was more fatal blundeI
committed by the Republican party. When the
thelr exchanges they viii naturally only take
those of tho widest Circulation. The smaller
papers win be entirely ignored, and the Journals
ss 9Ss T 70 Ssn
they have at present. II is plain 10 any one who
even pays ths slightest attention 70 the subject
that nc Rspuolican Psry Is @ Losing s lis n9ws' ,s
sons sons 10 he Torid.L W
IL Is sppsren, that by the torn ''Repub.
lcan parry" the AdmlnlstrAtloa editor mean,
Keeping newspapers Is very much ike othei
mems idea Of Keeping horses, viz, by buyius
them and then providing them with the neces
safy Quantity OF pfovender ~ well enough
country could not afford TO sell themselves fol
all the pay and patronage that tho party man.
ayers have at their dlsposal. and that when such
successfully pursue it, the new course Indicates
the changed convictions OF their readers. News
papers help people to form opinions, hut they
are also one OF the surest Indicators Of whal
have declared that they eau get 90 without "de-
serters." Can they also get on Without news
pspers7 They have said pretty emphaucalll
That they are opposed 20 reform. Where vii
they be politically when the readers OF all thes'
papers have detenmined that there shall be pro
gress and Improvement In the administration O.
the politicaiview In America, in fact, disclosei
an extraordinary paradox, In this, that, with tn
most representative government IN the world
no people IN the world are at this time 50 grO.sl
most representative government In the world
because the prlnclpls OF representation per
rneates eyery part OF the system. Constitutlona
conventions for founding the organic law, legis
lAtures for enactlng statutes, boards OF super
ylsors for county anAlrs common councils foF cit
aud village ordinances, the upper As well as IN,
lower house Of every legislative assembly, all Or,
representative 30 that there Is nothing
10 the way OF al enactnent In this country
from the framework OF Government TO polio,
regulation against throwing dirty water In
gutter, which Ia not directly done by the repre-
sentatives OF the people. II Is also the mos
representative Government on earth In the quicl
facilities II gives for changes In representation
mold once so long as the members Of the Hous,
OF Commons, and In Il there Is peculiar facilit
| for change which the House OF Commons doe
not possess. In the English body, the electlol
being over, the House remains tho same until
another election comes TO call together 4 nev
House; but In the Senate one third OF the mem
bers go out OF once every second year, and
10. what with CongressionsI eiections, STAT,
| elections, town and city elections, the pol'tica
society OF this country seems TO be In constan
state OF fermentation, In which the representa-
tive particles are always coming to the surface
Nevertheless, with all these m sans at hand b.
which society, without fear or restraint, cal
make Its wishes known In a single year, an
change the character OF its legislative Assem-
Dlles In not more than two years, Its homes
wishes are most oneCtually thwarted by the per
sons theoretically chosen TO give those wishe
sSs, effect And = Is pretty maGs iss sam n
srnment-ft Albany, or Harrisburg, or Wash
lngton.
largely TO the Intelligent classes OF society, ar
neither weak nor apaIhetic, constant readers o
newspapers, and familiar with all the evils o
the time, They have given stronger evidence
Sarty W that | ever existed. cutting loose from M M
seward and Mr.. Chase, from Mr.. sumner an,
Mr.. Greely, with decided hand, at the momen
when those gentlemen began 70 lead IN dlrec
seem to stranger the easiest thing In the worl'
for such men to go TO the polls and vote agalns
| the managers OF their party. But the question
then arises, for whom shall they voter and IL II
THIS which Is the problem OF the situation.
Hardly had the war ended when the Northern
leaders Of the Democratic party resorted u
tneIr OLD trick Of getling the south iato no
| water. In this they succeeded 30 well that In
| few months they destroyed all confidence at tn
North In the professed sincerity OF the South
an ended In bringing down upon the unhappI
Southerners fresh woes In the form OF mllltarl
and carpet-bag governments. During lhes
years the loyal yo.ers OF the Nof
LETT that they could not assume hi
war to Democratic Management. and they hay
given remarkable example 10 the world OF
people who, knowing the value OF money AM
| the grievance OF excessive taxation, and who ar
moreover too devoted to the pursuit OF wealth
| nevertheless resolutely consented to be cheate,
aud robbed by their public servants rather thai
lmpenl the newiy-acquired rights OF the lgno
| rant and poor and unlnnuential freedmen, |
was this settled conviction In the public mini
which compelled the Democratic managers u
| foreRo last year even q platform OF their own.
At present the conviction Is rapidly gaininj
ground that the freedmen have learned snouEl
u the political ways OF white men to be able 3
axe care OF themselves. But now Q new clou
looms up In the Republican mind, In conse
quence OF the peculiar materials and manage
nent and history OF the opposite party, Tn,
Democratic party is made up largely OF the twi
| extremes OF great citlea---of few gentlemen o
fortune and OF the ignorant and degraded popu
laoe-the dangerous classes" OF European 10
| ciety. These extremes coalesce; the rich set be
cause OF their Instructive love OF things As the
| are, the ignorant because OF their inAtint
| tive hatred for things As they shoul
| Ne. The Democratic party Ia also q part
| Without q pOllcy-a party OF mere negatlon
which never has anything positive ~ 0ner, whlc
vas opposed TO the war, opposed TO the prose
| sutton OF the war, opposed to emancipation, or
| posed TO the constitutional amendments, ant
which never rises higher than an obstinate op
| position TO everything that Ia done or attempts
/ by Its adversary. Its history Is too interwoyel
, 18th secession and the rebellion, and It's assG
| Citations have been too close with the men wh
| brought on the rebellion aud are morally N
| sponslble for II. There Is also an apparen
| tlmldlty In the managers OF the party, want Q
principle or OF moral courage, an inatinctlV