Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-08-31
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When the people Of Massachusetts
about a year ago selected Governor
Gaston-a Democrat-tOr Chief Masis-
tra,e. on a license platform. Or. Minor,
q strong PcohiJi;iouist, declared that the
people must form "a new party. DR..
Minor Was an Games: advocate OF tenn
perance. and be .clt 10 ,be deepest recesses
OF his heart that The great cause OF tenn
erance hal received q shock from which
il could DO, recover, without radical
change ia the orgaa.z.,iou Of parties.
When "a few friends OF Gen. Banks 90,
together 10 Boston, las, week, they cast
glance over the broad realms of the
Uu,ed States. and resolved that there
must be q new party. They said that
both OF tie old organizations u they now
existed were corrupt and uudeserying the
confidence of the people. In their wis.
dom they proceeded al once to torn the
new party and ia tue head o. the column.
And pray who was the new standard
bearer who was 20 iniuse honesty, inJeg-
rity and glory INTO the body polite 1t
was none other than the hero OF Red
river, and more recently known as an
assistant o. a majority Of the Democrats
in the ias; Congress. TO pass the Salary
Grab.
But as efforts TO form new party,
these are not encouraging or formidable.
The one made three years ago over
shadOwed al such. General Cochrane
and Greeley and Gralz Brown wanted a
new party. They wanted better party
-one that selected higher standard OF
political intelligence and morali,y-and
one that would administer the Govern
ment on higher plane OF integrity and
humanity. Repubrcanism and Democ-
racy, as then defined, had no charms for
them each as they declared. were cor
rupt and denationalized. There was 10
good in them. They wanted liberalism
and independence. These pure spirits,
with their sympathizers, found in Mr..
Greeley the embodiment and personifca.
ton OF these new principles or want Ct
them. With him they launched the new
party. The Democracy turned short and
expert summersault. and adopted as its
own,this new hantling. and tried. with
every expedient within its reach land il
Was never SLOW IN the invention OF expedi
ents) 10 nurse this new iedgling into
power. Il gave up all its old and cherished
doctrines and philosophy to embrace prin.
cipIes II had forever repudiated. Such a
wild and reckless hunting after power.
such sudden and violent change OF doc
trlne and oplnlOn-the result Of wavwsrd
and unstable ambition-was upbes-d NJ
before. And where did this new party POP
Where is il now Oh what benefit hiss
1t been To the people Of The United States
Where 1t is or wha; it has done hardly
makes a trace in the book of time. II
had 10 great and good purpose around
which the people could hsrmouize, and
It broke in pieces like rope OF sand.
The time may come when new party
is necessity. When neither party in
existence will hear the voice of the people
or correct the abuses which have become
liked by custom or law. the way will be
open 70 new organization. That time
has not come, but unless the principles
enuneisted by the dominant party accord
with justice, freedom. financial honesty
and economy. universal education and
progress. the time may be nearer than we
anticipate. Ii the Republican party will
go on. filling its bene6cent mission as its
best minds would guide it. the people
will sustain it; and no organization new
or old will desire 10 overthrow il.