, 1874-12-08
What Eao says oR TIM Republican Do.
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W 4At S<A1H Oa a31b xkEt3hD4fEs1A k1CH
fe:t1a.
Nashiato, cosTrspondenee of the Ne0 Torc Tribune,
Tie Hon. Beu Wado speaks very freely with
his friends III rotation to llo lofeat Of tho party
with which he haa SO long bcen identified, aud
says he accounts for the Republican dofsat upon
tho theory that tho people are always liab1o to
become In the oNd dissatisfied with political pnr-
ties In this country. Eowevor faithful those pav-
ties might DO in tho discharge of thoir obliga.
tons. It 10 alwaya tho case In q FREQ gov
crumcnt, bs says, that partlon long in
powor creato distrust, and tho pco.
Pic grow anxious to disrlacc the OLD rulnys
md try tho men Of tho opposition In teis place.
The Republican party just at this timo had to
contend with tlia prodilection Of the people.
But beaides this, it will not do to tlieguiHo the
fnet, says Mr.. Wade, that corruption had crept
into high official Positions, and that the lon,i-
nant patty was condemned on this account be-
foro The tribunal Of tho people. If ll,cro IVES
great principle to dylde partics tic spoils Of
office would ho sufficient 1no.iva ror tle fight Of
the "outs" against tho "iua." aEr. Wade
snys that lo is firm believer in tho principles
and policy of tho Republican party al hoyeto-
fore developed, mud believes that thoaa princi-
Pics mt, policies nro the host foY tho nation, il
thoroughly carried out.
uo thinka Tho party has maao sonao rory ST.
rious blunuors, ono Of which ID tho attempt to
doubt that that Bill might be right IL principle
yes 1t wns !nexpcdtcut ut this ttsno, becnuso It
nwakoucd all tho prelnjiceH against our oolorel
fellow-citlzona, and would. Il passed., beoomn in-
operative, or il carried out would, IN its applica-
ton and partial resulte DO moro mlaclsiof at the
prcacnt limo Than good. II was t.1ie,, to some
sxtent. TINT excited tho Southern md Weatcru
people, aud induced them to yoto asainyt tho
hepubiiean party. They feared mixed schools,
o oSe:oa ali al or @ praiea ~ @r SSfs %as ,ss Mas
itl favor Of equal school facilities, but
not Of mixed schools. 1Ia thought tito atteu,nt
to force tho question Of mixed schools at tAia
Time would bo dIsastgons 10 our entire achool~
eystem. Io Eaid TINT wlilo tho Civil lights bill
WaB pending in tho Senate. he Baut TO S;enetory
himself and urged them to Soro against 1t, and
this Ito did OH tho ground Of oxpodiency. boeanye
he belteset that trno statcs1nansllp kept abreast
Of public opinton, el.d not " advance, aud This
ropt OF oyonts and make tho most for hnYaan
pYogrosa tI,at tho condition Of human atYars
would ut tho timo admit. Statesmen can rarely
cnntend successfully for unconditional Wight. K
thing may ba right iu tho abatract. aud yot not
oxpodlent, because public sontmont viii not
tolerate or accept tho fu1t application OF tho
principle. Mr. Wslo said that ii. a fgoo couutyy
there would always bo two partios; that !horo
would DO a certain class of nou who won.I In
certain claas principles aud policies Of atllnla-
trnt.on. Then there would bo aAptAer class
equally determined and equally peltluacious to
maintain prinoipiea mud po}icins entirely antueo.
nlatie to those Of tho rst elasp. md yot It cola
could bo ,nado. Into tho 1rm pnrpouo Of ouch
class to maintain fta ground, without flnc!l.ng
md without pnhnllsaou to any nrEamonts
which tho several opponents o1s either nitin
might offer. Those peraons could bo conntoii
upon always to stanl hy tic parties to
which thoy wcro noycrally allied, bus ihero wasa
large clasa Of persons who woro nol,-partisans,
bt!t were ready to 20 with tho purity wLlcl.
t'eng. 1sc thought 1t was this largo floating
class Of nou-l3ast!sans who had ,leterminea tho
fos'e ~. ,v O. the y oetGn9r mn Novenher eeetio
oanyass, said Io was oppoaed to a third term for
anY man. at,A tsat tho a.esese Of tho Aspnp!,cnn
party IN 1876 would depend iargsly upon tho con-
t1ont Of tho psasent CoisYrasa and tiin nption Of
thu, patty H. tho sn.os:G. 70 sln,o between tt,a
aud tho prosle,ltlH con -, enl aoalething not
unImpoitant In itBolf to 70 ta1isiAercti would be
the character of sho Presidential aspirant.