Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-10
AN INITIATION PARTY.

An INITIATION PARTY.
The gossips at Washington have sent
abroad the report that new party having
imitation of the currency as its basis has
been started. Like great deal that comes
from Washington in the columns of the
newspapers this is probably statement
without any foundation. The leader in
this movement is said to be Sen ator Nor
ton, and his assistants the prominent in
flation leaders of the Senate and House.
To announce Mr. Morton as the leader
of such party is at once to stamp the
whole story as an invention. Some crack
Drained George Francis Train might be
willing to figure as the acknowledged
head of party to increase the irredeem-
able currency of the country, but no sound
thinker and statesman would consent to
stand in such position, and therefore
when rumor says that Mr.. Morton is Or
ganizing new imitation party we may be
sure that the report is false.
These reports are circulated to create an
impression that the republican party is be-
coming hopelessly divided. Here in the
East, where the republicans are united
and strong, as will be seen in the coming
elections, reports are circulated of great
dissatisfaction among the republicans in
the West. We are pointed away to some
other locality for signs of the breaking up
of the republican party, because it would
be useless to say they were here, where all
signs are Of different character.
Now unquestionably there is some feel
ing in the Western States over the curren-
cy question. 1t is nonsense to suppose
that the prominent infationists in Con-
gress from those States are without fol-
lowers at home. 1t is probably true that
they are disappointed at the veto Of the
President and his views as expressed in
the papers. And yet it does not follow by
any means that the imitation republicans
of the West are going to abandon the re-
publican party and form a new one be-
cause they have failed in getting more cur
rency. They may be indignant, but we
have no idea that they will be foolish.
Possibly in the heat of the moment at the
first realization that these schemes were
foiled they may have threatened and blus-
tered and talked of smashing the old and
forming new party, but after consider
ately viewing the matter they will change
their opinions and purpose. This kind Of
experience in relation to parties is not in
frequent, like the disputes that sometimes
occur in we'll regulated families.
1t has already been authoritatively de-
MED that Senator Morton has any share in
the new party taxed about, and we venture
to say that no such party is in process OF
formation, and that there will be no rup-
ture in the republican party of the west that
will impair its efficiency. If they look at
the national republican platform which
they have already endorsed they will find
that the party is pledged by that to seek a
return to specie payments. AS honest
men they cannot blame the President for
sticking to the pledges given to the
country at his election, and they will not
when the sober, second thought is allowed
to control. We predict that the West will
show as strong front against the common
enemy in 1876 as it did in 1872, and that
the prominent infationists will be the
prominent supporters in that section Of
the republican candidate for President.
Indeed it is probable that before the Presi-
dental election occurs this whole question
of the currency will be so settled that it
will not appear in the platforms at all.