, 1874-06-06
A NEW PARTY,
Urgent Necessity for Govern
mental Reform.
The Tlmo Arrived for Another P0-
IitiCal Organization.
Lessons Taught by the Failure Of

Lessons Taught by the Failure Of
1872.
| . MAT1ooN, Ill.,, Juno /, 1874.
70 she Eattor Of The chtcaao 7ribune:,
sln: II you will allow mo tho space, wisl,
to addrcaB this artlclo TO tho pooplo gonornlly,
but moro especially to tho agricultural and lahor
ing elonent, who have become tired OF being
ridden by old party-l,aclse, and who want to cut
loose from old party.intludnoes.
Believing that the days Of tho usefulness Of
tho two old partfes which lavo dolninnted over
the pooplc and occupied tho political arona for
many ycara,
AnE FAST FonEvEn,
with 1nany Of tho iasucs over which they fought
and strugglod for tho mastery, aud Which Issues
sustained them. gavo them life hnd Ygor, and
endchred thom to tho hcarta Of their respective
lartlBana: and tlat neither Of thoao old parties,
however uacful they may have been in thoir day,
can longer retain tho confidence of tho people
or subsorvo tile onls for which they wore origi-
nally organized, viz: Tho preservation Of our
Republican institutions tho advancement Of
civilization. and tho prosperity and lappinoHB Of
tho people; and believing that the timo has como
for tho people to Withdraw. not only their conf
donco, br1t allegiance and support, from TINT
which (and all that) iB loft Of tt.oso rartfea-
I. G., their nan,oa,-it Is tho peoples duty to
themselves and their country to como together
in whatever way may soem most wise and polite.
and unite upon tho vital principles OF State and
National policy and thereby inaugurato a now
orr of fraternity among our folow-citizons OF
all sections, ignoring old party prcjudiceB and
tho sectional jcalousies and hatreds Of tho I'M
happy past. I nay, believing tho tin,o i,ns come
for this movement to tnke place, and tho olo-
monts being rpo, tho
ORGANIZATION snouLp M 1vAuaunArEp
Alany quiet observing men, outside Of tho
po>ticn1 maol atrotn, md free from purity inllu-
cnco or bias, have for several xears foresocn, to
sonlo extent tho present distressed anu upllnppy
condition Of the country, md have felt that
Some nov movement or combination among tho
honest rnnHBoa Of MI parties WAS necessary to the
best interests OF tho whole country but 1t
seemed 'ae though tho people wore slow TO be-
come r1pe for 1t. Democrats wore still Loo nl,,ch
attached to the traditional honor and glory Of
thoir old party name, apd 1t aonnled that they
could have ah oaslly contemplated tho sacrifice
OF their Individual names, or oven their lives,
Us TINT Of tho old pnrty tint was handed down
to them from tho days Of the immortal Jofforaon,
whom they c]aimod MS thor political proGcnitor.
And, though tley know the prejudice existing in
the mtnds OF those who had heretofore acted
War and tho abolition Il Slavery; mud though
they know the odiuln that attaohod to tho very
namo Democrat, on account Of its opposition to
tho War anu to tho wnr-mcasnroR Of tho nopub-
licau party, yot thoy hoped TINT the 1nasses Of
the people wou1d unto with them under tl,o
Democratic banner, in an honeat und patriotic
effort to rid tho country Of those WHO wpso
abusing tho truat roposed in tllon and using tho
Offices cnnfcrrod npon them, for their individual
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. But, In this expectation,
nE1fGCflA1N WE'RE nTEAHrGfETEn
for Republicans had been taught to bolieve the |
Democratic party AZ corrupt aB tiietr own aud,
whothor Il was true or not, the world know tint
as Satan hfmaelf, aud wore only dcsirous OF |
obtaining possession OF tho governmental pat
rouoge for purposes OF tholr own, and not for |
purposes Of reform, and nothing was to bo |
gained by turning out ono class Of corruptou-
lists to give plaoe to another.
This being the condition Of tue two. contond-
ing parties, what Aad tho people to oxpect from
either Of them In the why of reforming tile
abuses Of power complained Of. Tho Detno-
not obtain the ascondancy at tho polls, whether
1t had the. numerical majority or not; for, in l.
many StnteH, the elections were manipulated in
Hst to ss suit the Rag at IN Rower And
Its chief motive seems to haye been
pLuEDEn,
aud to reform abusos would have boon
to choko itself OF Of the. suffering car-
itsclf for ma1feasanee In Office, for on,bozzling
the public money. for dofauttng for forgery.
for defrauding tho Government. for robbery Of
avery kind aud under all circumstances, for dis
and impolitc laws, and for auborntng witnesses,
and bribing and brdling tho courts of Justice
aud appcal,-the last hopo and resort of an
Injured mud oppressed people. Tho party in
power would hava Ind to i1npoach and try its
leaders for all OF these oEotlsea, andmany otors,
ere it could have brought about rotorm and
this would have bnen mere farco, for the Grim
[nnl would have boon put through the nero
form Of trial before his associates III crime.
The people, whom brought to understand this
condition or nHairs, Wc1o very desirONH Of the
FORMATION OF 4 NEW PARTY, l.
thinking that tho honest elements Of both tho
old parties might thus be brought together, to
the rcliof Of tho country. But this was not
had alwnys boen used to being led by the nose
and whore wero tho leaders in this anticipated
no1olnent? It required mon Of courage, emil
hence, and ability, to maize new movement
thia stump to como fron,7 They could not DO
expected from tho Republican party, for TINT
party was in powor, md most men Of this claBB
who wore ambitious wero already well provided
Or: Or NeitLer could they DO takon from
Le smell Of tho Copporhoad, and that wouii vali
lnvo strangle1 it ere it breathcd or kicked con-
'a4nentlY no democrat could nct III t1o 0tlic0 Of
'ither accoucAear or sponsor to this babo
though, after tho clriatoniug, bo might bo c,n-
ployel in tho monial capacity OF nurse. When
ho old women TINT woro to oificiate in tho moro
Offices Woro III consultation oyor this
expected event In Cincinnati, some ono Of tho
I'D grannies remarked, In higll nasal kcy that,
Democrats expected to talo q part In this
movement, It must bo understood
hat they wcro to take back Hoats.
Aftor tho people had, for two Or threo years.
MI Fn,. |
IT eminonoo to lead them into the organization
IT now party, they began to lose all hope till
DAYLIGHT HEaAN TO BREAK
n q muddie among Republicans III Missouri
md they aoon bocatne divided into two riugs,-
'ne teraing itsolf tho Liberal Republican, and :.
l.o h., other retainni9g tue old party principles,
oomed to glyo tho masaos Of both partios all
'yor the country great satiBfaot!on and it was
,opcd that 1t would develop alll bring out tlo
o1nlug man, tho hopo Of tue cqputry. tito Moses
sllo was predoBtluod TO lead in tic new party
movement. Tho Democratic and Southern
1aht EAoGn 3z1,5