Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-20

statesman without friends. Says he 'rhat
man who before he comes into power has no
friends, or who coming into power is Obliged to
desert his friends, who losingit has no friends
to sympathizc with him, 10 person who ought
never to be suffered by controlling Parliament
to continue in anyIof those situations which con-
fer the lead and direction OF public affairs because
such man has no connections with the interest
Of the people" statesman, to be successful,
must have connections Win the people ramify-
ing through the whole country. These connec-
tions no man can form except through party.
Without such connection he has no influence
whatever. The same reasons that dictate that
he should attach hiuselfto party require that he
should be true 60 the PRINCIPLES aud Interests OF
the party. Political honor and political wisdom
alike demand this Parties are the outward ex.
preston Of the inner life Of great people. To
be independent in politics is to take no share IN
that llfe. 1t is 10 live q political anchorite.
1t is to be a cipher in the nation. No
one mans individuality IA so powerful that
it can DO opposed successfully to the COM
bmed iniividualities OF thousands. The French
man who Is neither Bouapartist, Monarchist, or
Republican; the Englishman who is neither Lib
eral nor Conservative; the German who is neith-
er FOR nor against Bismarck or the UltramontAnes
the Spanard who Is neither Republican nor Car
list; the American who Is neither Republican
nor Democrat, is n zero in the political action Of
his county. IL Is always possible, Of course to
imagine a State policy superior TO any advocated
b. any party; but it is not possible to carry it
into effect until powerful party Is educated up
to it and advocates it. Parties will always be
more or less corrupt They are not divine insu-
tutions. But the duty Of the citizen towards
party into which corruption has crept is not to
leave 1t for light reasons, but remain and labor
70 purify It; to eject from 1t the scabbed sheep
which would mar the flock. The political Archi-
nedes may move the State to higher plane Of
life; but he needs lever TO move it with, and
that lever is party. There is no other. All this
Is true Of parties everywhere. L Is true OF par
ties in tus country The Republican and
Democratic parties still live, and the contest in
this country will be between them; and in
the contest the Republican party must win. 1t
represents the genus Of America aud American
institutions. le is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
just as the Democratic party is conserVauve-sta
lonary or retrogressive. In saying that the Re
publican party is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS we
mean that It il not stationary that 1t strives to
bear the country ever onward, but ouly through
The modes and forms OF law and Of the Consutu-
ton. It's face is turned toward the future. IL
Is not satisfied to preserve our INSTITUTIONS III
tact 1t Is ever anxious TO improve them, and
| eradicate all exercise noes that grow upon them.
| The agitation against Slavery was tut one act in
It's history. There are other great tasks IN store
| for II to accomplish.
| Since the recent elections we have more faith
in the future than ever. The election was re-
1 Duke to Republican officials by the Republican
| party. 1t the chastisement OF the party by
| the party. IL was the powerful effort of heal
| ehH uuuy 10 tlu ltseit OF Tue loul hulnVle lha'
| were undermining ITS constitution. The party
| was becoming mere governing party governing
| for the sake Of governing and of holding place.
| lis members have awakened it to acays WORK
again, aud reminded 1t that il must NOT only gov
EN- but govern we'll, in the interest OF the whole
country that It must not only preserve whsl
| good features we have IN our form OF govern
ment but add to them They greatly err whG
thimk that tie Republican party Is on its last
legs. Those who baneye that the defections from
the Republican rauks are great will do well t.
ask themselves, Where can Republican deserten
500 To the Democratic party The elemen
OF repu.sion Of that party tor Republicans is too
great 10 permit OF au Affirmative answer. Aut
4 they do uqt go over to the Democrats they vii
remain with the Republican party, only they vii
insist on bong be ter served by the men the,
elect 10 otiee than has been the case in the i'm
mediate past. The party that Is self correcting
may reasonably hope for long lease OF life am
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