Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-10
ArHIRD PARTY.

source of s'Third Party" project. I
1872, it pronounced in favor of Creole
long in advance of his nomination G
Baltimore, as the exponent of thi
Third Party-this ''crystallization c
the best materials of both the old pal
ties" And Low the excited, but mar
ly and dignified contest between Ker
and Randall for the Speakership i
seized upon as the foundation fer an
other suggestion of "making a part
out of the better material of the Of,
parties"
In its editorial in Sundays issue, tn
Star fears that the contest for Speak
ership will create deadly scisn
among Democrats, destroying all hop
of victory next November. It adds:
Such a result to the contest over al
| Office as this would make soberminde,
Democrats everywhere anathematiz
the very existence of Randall and Kerr
and feel that nothing remains for con
sentative people but to make a part,
ont of the bette material of old par
ties, which would be more harnoge
nervous and actuated by higher aims
than personal ambition, greed of offic.
and the accomplishment of sectiopa
schemes.
1t continues by expressing "confi
dence in the sagacity of the men il
| Washington to hope for nobler con
summation of Mondays work than the
| trium nh of ono m on op1 Sootiop NAV. ix
would be asthe sacrifice of party uni
ty and the country's expectati 1n."
This was evidently written before
the result of the Democratic caucus
was known for the article, as if ITS
worst fears are realized, concludes
P. Skier was nominated by the
caucus last night. and the victory over
liberal ideas In finance, &c, seems COM
plete.
The interest and the excitement at
tending the canvass for Speaker were
not greater than that which always re-
suits from the decision of a party eau.
Gus when offices of great Importance
are to be filled. Nominations for Pres
ident and Vice President, for Cover
nor, and TO United States Senator are
attended with the same excitement
and the same division among friends
Interests was added to the present
nomination because of its esp cial iii
portance at this particular time, and
from the fact that SO many years had
elapsed since the Democratic party h I'd
controlled the House of Representa-
tives.
they seemed to have b. en- more par
sonal than resulting from any well de-
fined political differences and never
was a canvass more pleasantly and
and honorably conducted. Mr.. Ran
dali, the defeated candidate. in moving
to make the nomination of Mr.. Kerr
unanimous, expressed the sentiment of
his supporters, and the entire Demo
cratic party of the country, when he
said: From this moment the differ
" ences among ourselves must be at
" ali end, aud thus present united
g font to our adyersaries. Our mis-
So sion on this floor must be,
as far as we are able : to
restore the Government to its
" Constitutional purposes and to ex
pose the corruptions of the admin
I" istration."
While our contemporary has conf
dence in the ''sagacity" of our Repres-
entatives we have confidence in their
ability and honesty and purpose to
carry out this mission.
And just one word about this "Third
Party" suggestion. We shall not re-
view the successes of the Democratic
party during the past few years.
Suffice to say that majority of States,
have placed the Democratic party in
control Of the House of Representa-
tives, and in control of the States them
selves, apd the people who SO voted are
not in the humor for another Greeley
campaign, and another disgraceful de-
feat That canv ass has served its pur-
pose, and may have repaid the party
for its undertaking. A repetition
would be the height of political folly.
And We say candidIy, but with full con-
fdnnoe in the assertion, that a very
large proportion of Democratic voters
In the country will not in 1876, as they
did not in 1872, vote far Third Par
ty' candidates. although the nomina
tons had been confirmed by the Dem
ocratic National Convention.
This "Third Party" movement has
now been in existence for several years,
aud Newton Booth. the sporadic Sena-
tor from California, is the only visible
evidence of its existence. Mr.. Hami.-
ton, the Senator from Texas, elected
as Republican has drifted into an in
dependent position from the influence
of surrounding circumstances, and his
place will soon be filed by Demo
crat, for Texas is among the most por
nounced Democratic States of the I'm
ion. Messrs Banks and oeelye, of
Massachusetts, Chittcnden, of New
York, and one or two more, are Repub-
icans, elected by Democrats in Repub-
lican Districts, and are ciassed as hide
pendents, and would probably favor
any combination which would keep
them in power. And just here we will
notice the fact that all Senators ard
Represe natives in Congress who are
classed as Independents, like the C an
didates for President and Vice Presi-
dent in 1872. are Republicans, and
generally vote with that party in
all purely political questions.
Now we desire to warn our contem
porary, and we do SO in no caption:
spirit. but in behalf of the best inter
ests of the people and the country
that the day upon which the "Con