The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-19
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A Useful Corpse.

1t was not expected that the notO-
rious Third Party would ever again
rise to the surface of affairs. But at
Delmonico dinner raised it. The
Schurz reception in New York re-
vived the Cincinnati enthusiasm Of
1872; and caused the Mutual Admi:
ration Society to look at their politi.
cal prospects through d magnifying
lens, in comparison with which Sam
Weller's microscope is an ordinary
pair Of spectacles. Carl Schurz pro-
jected the idea Of restricting that
Third Party, and left the country on
the first steamer. Murat Halstcad,
whose ambition to be the editorial
father of that independent party, in
the hope that it would SILVER the
Democratic party into atoms, has
become as limp as the legs of any
coward, protested that he was only
a sympathizing spectator of this at.
tempt at body snatching. Mr.. Carl
Schurz, who, as we said yesterday
has rendered considerable service to
both parties, and has been rejected
of both, is evidently at the bottom of
this movement. He has no other
hole to fee to. 1t is a significant
fact that these independent men;
only one of whom is left in Cincin-
nrti, by the Administration of the
man who is supposed to know most
about it, are no longer seeking for
Democratic support. The plan is to
correspond, organize, hold a Conven-
ton in advance Of the Republican
Convention in order to compel that
Convention to refuse to nomiDaet Mir
Grant. 1t is neither attempted nor
expected that any influence can be
exerted upon the Democratic party,
but there are half a dozen men out
side the Republican party who hope
to control the action of that party,
or to win it unto themselves. Three
years ago these "Independent voters"
seemed like the leaves Of the forest:
They liberalized the Democratic par
ty. They did not SO much liberal
lze it as they convinced the voters
Of the United States that it was lib
eralized. Now, these "Independent
voters who have VIGOROUSLY be-
come like angels visits, are seeking
to dictate nominations and platform
not to the Democratic party, which
they fortunately seduced in 1872 but
to the Republican party, which they
have left in disgust. Eighteen hum
dred and seyenty-two was year of
breahing up, Of liberalism, of transi-
ton.
The rich and just compensation for
that defeat will be gathered in 1876.
That discontinue was better than
victory. If we had won, it would
have been a triumph for neither Of
the great political parties in the
country, and through the medium Of
one Of them our political welfare
must be determined for many years
to come. The splendid result Of
that defeat is seen in the fact that
now no Democrat thinks of abandon
ing the name, the platform or the
candidates of his party for success;
and also in the fact that it lifted
that party into the respect and conf
dence Of many thousands of Repub-
licans who had doubted it's fidelity to-
the Amendments, to the Union, and
to the equal rights of all men under
the Constitution. This was all tic
Democratic party lacked. If, there:
fore, that little Schurz cloud on Four
teenth street in New York, not the
thousandth part so big as a mans
hand, Should grow into d great show
err, it would only be to wet down the
Republican party. Hence we regret
that Schurz did not stay at home
and attend to the corpse of his de-
ceased party.-[Cincinnati Enquirer.
MUD BANKS IN THE OCEAN. GU:
rious phenomenon frequently met
with in the Indian Ocean, the real
cause Of which has not yet been as.
certained, is the existence of Mala-
bar, and in certain spots along the
Coromandel coast, Of vast mud banks;
and Of tracks of mud suspended in
the sea, wherein many kinds Of fish
find abundance Of food, immunity
from much disturbance in the sur
rounding element, and i place in
which to breed. The exact cause Of