The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-08-22
MADE THE DISCOVERY.

MADE THE DISCOVERY.
The Missouri Republican has made the dis
covery at last that the'graat Political need Of
the country 10 an opposition party-"a single
compact opposition embracing all the elements
Of opposition to the Republican party" 1t is
fratherlata in the day for Democratic leaders
to be making discovery. which the rank and
Gle Of the party have known for ten years at
least: and which if recognized by the leaders.
and honestly acted upon, would have savei
them from several humliating defeats. While
there is. and has been for years majority OF
the voters Of the country opposed to the policy
pursued by the radical leaders, there is not,
and has not been since tho war, an organized
attempt to overthrow them. nor yet al intelli.
gent attempt to organize party in opposition
to them. No party ever ruled in America
against which 30 strong case could be hon
estly made out. as against tho Republican par
ty; nor was there ever time when SO much
plastic material for the building Of new party
awaited the hands Of the builder as now. The
great need Of the country then is not more a
new party than great leader. inspired by a
patriotism above the paltry consideration OF
moueytary gain--one who is able to enanciate
the principles by which the party that would
deserve success should BE- governed, and to
support them with facts and arguments so pal
III and fn ah ~
the dulest understanding Corruption is wide
spread-so nearly universal that nobody Is sur.
prsed ut any act Of malfeasancs. dishonesty ar
peridy which may come to Highland it may
almost be said without exaggera'ion. that who
ever has position or influence is in the market.
aud the wrong doors. it condemned at
so faint rs to amount almost To an ap.
proval. And the continuance OF this state OF
things without earnest opposition even from
those who have assumed Democratic leader
ship, has led some OF the abest and purrst
leaders Of that better era OF our countrys pol
tiles which ended with the inauguration ot the
civil war 10 assert and maintain with very
plausible reasoning that the leaders Of the Re.
publican and Democratic parties. so called To
distinguish them in the absence of difference.
were acting in collision and concert Tor the
sole object and purpos. of plundering The coun.
try. This view of the situation was strength.
-ned BY the nomination cf Horace Greeley.
who no sane man in America ever believed
would be elected The tricks;erSof the Bal.
timore Convention knew. however. that tho
nomination of Mr.. Greeley meant the defeat
OF th. Democratic party. aud consequently! the
reelection Of G.n. Grant. aad pcrprtualiou f"r
ut least four years longer oil his incompetent.
proaisate and loa.hsam-ly corrup: adminis;ra
ton: and the nov:n. spirits in the Baltimore
" job" would Share the spols These 'urn h"ld
the pursc-s.riugs of the Nation. and the party
which overthrows thru must be- powerfully
and compactly organized: must be led b. bald.
sincere inca: must not hra;atc Ia punish often.
ses as they arise. be- the guilty parties VIII"
they may. and pledged irrrvocably to honesty
and purity in the administration Of public al
fairs. and to equality before the law for rich
and poor. Such party by a strict adherence
to its principles and organization sht succeed;
no other can or deserves to.