The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-11

November because of these acts and men,
are we striving to make that defeat M ut
ter rout in 1875 ? If such were our object
we are taking the right course TO attain II.
But will nothing save the republican
party, must ii commit suicide because of
these men-ihesc party leaders, these re-
preventative men? Why should 1t die
Parties often die from their own mistaken
action, but seldom unless there Is some
thing better TO take their place. AS parties
are now divided will there be, is there any
better successor at hand ? Taking these
senatorial elections and prospects, is not
the opposition to the republican party fol-
lowing the same blind, stupid way. They
succeeded on loud-mouthed professions of
reform, but such reform as they offer us
is like the blind leading the blind, and we
may both fall into the ditch. Look at Mis-.
souri,. The democrats, there as elsewhere,
are bourbons, in that they forget nothing
and learn nothing. Represented now by
the intellectual head of the senate. man
sans pepr, sans repT0che in every way, n
man without particular political affiliations,
but who contributed more IN any other
man in Missouri to place that state under
democratic control, do they propose to
make this man, this statesman, scholar and
orator, Carl Schurz, his own successor ?
Oh 40, there are too many old school DEM
ocra,s hungry for the long expected loaves
and fishes, too many men never tainted
with good characters or pre-eminent abili-
ties, who never did or suffered anything for
liberty OF country, who have always prefer
red party to principle. for such consum-
nation to be expected. The old democrats
of Missouri can never he brought to the
high honor Of supporting such man as
Carl Schurz II We pass TO New York, we
find somewhat better prospect, but il
Tammany dictation secures ability and in
tegri,v in the senate, it will not be because
Herman possesses these qualifications, but
because sop will thus be thrown TO Q
large and controlling element Of the party
| IF the rebellion TO this dictaton succeeds
then will New York, too, be represented
| by senator whose only clim to the Office
is respectable talcnts, considerable wealth
sticking" to party at an times, aud abund
ant party services. Turn we TO Pennsyl
vania, and does the prospect brighten
| Where arc all the eminent statesmen, The
honest tclormers OF the Keystone state
Why arc they all being compelled to TAXI
back seats at the dictaIion Of politica
manager and for his personal benefit
What mean 'hcsc promises Of reform, whei
Wallace is prcdcstined to take a seat will
Cameron What has this Wallace achiev
Cd that lie should represent Pennsylvania
in the United States senate: 1t is the sam
old, old story. From being local poll
tician and there organizing victory, he Ina
achieved the craftsmanship of the state com
mittec and has directed the means and ap
pliances by which politics is moved Oh IN
Pennsylvania chess board. lie is stat
ser.sSa,or, too, and as such Is on the groun
to lead and command his own campaign
This is all there is of him, and he possesse
only the same qualifications which ever
cross road politician has, save, perhaps,
knows how to use the nocdful in a safe
and more advantageous way. The onl
argument used against him by the bette
men Of the party is that he is ineligible, a
referred to elsewhere and which 1t will b
seen is of no force. The very Use of
shows the weakness and futility of the COZ
test. These are not exceptional cases-tl
exceptions to the general rule being,
when honesty and capacity are regarded
The only explanation of this concurrer
course of action is that IL is the day {
small mcn-the senate is full of them, IL
house is full of them, and in what depar
ment of politics or in what party do the
not reign and rue? Those republican
who contributed to the November owe
throw, what have they gained Can co
ruption put on interruption? What hoI
is there but in stern rebuke of both pa
ties d? Publication begins from within al
not from without, and the senate OF Il
United States is not being ennobled or p
rified as result of the elections. 1t is Il
same old senate, only little the worse Il
the change it is only a senate of smt
men rendered conspicuous by elevatio
and so little aware OF their own defects
to render them as prominent as possibl
There are, of course, exceptions to u
general rule, exceptions so patent that
= need not point them ont, exceptions viii
serve to prove the rule that the senate IL
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