New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-03

pecton Of the Federallsts had held convention At
Baltimore and the jackson men held one there May IL
1892 prom this time dates the binding force OF caucus
agreements, and the conception That D0ung regular
been ond shouts over The downfall Of King Caucus when,
In 1924 the candidate OF the Congreesional c'ncs wa
defeated but fact that King Caucns had lnsi
come OF age Wirepullers began 10 be known AZ such
from this time and obtained a secret ana wonasrnl
power great advantage was found W the convention
Il had all the forms Of freedom pnDnet{ Poui .tna
tive, while the real manipulation was Dy Two OF hioe
shrewd mcn-facts not wholly IN the past.
CONsTITUTIONALTsM AND DEMOCRACY.
But Jackson should charged with the blame for
all these changes and corrptons He was only typical
man OF his times. His Administration was only the time
in which a certain tendency came 70 victory 10 was
only case OF the conflict which constitutes great pobb
cal parties under all governments, the conflict betveen
the radical and conservative tendencies We see the
conflict in our own times The Jacksonian docrncs
Those Who DENY them are scholars historians OF
every grade aud they do under their breath al the
tain that the issue come back TO il permanent
form and the political strife must be waged between me
conservative and radical theories or potlcs Detwern
those who the greater stress on law ana those VINO
lay the greater stress liberty; between constitutional
ism and democracy I'M. VIII come aDoul Dy sApeI1io.'
by instinct rather than reflection For the evils and cor
riiptons OF which daily complain arise from demo
cratic theories OF politics. developed anu appeu
reference 10 the actual circumstances OF the ease Exp
rience has convinced nearly all OF Va who are willing to
d hnk that rotation In Office ~ mischlev9us 20 me pubic
and demOrazng TO the men VINO enter the pne
us the shame OF the doctrine that the victor belong the
spOils Experience has shown us the evi OF frequent
opening eyes Of and OF as tO the evils OF
eeoting large number Of administrative officers, and
has shown the napplicability Of the principle Of
election 10 the selection OF judges Experience IL show"
ing that the notion OF the responsibility OF party ~
delusOn, and that the notion OF responsibility To The
people ia only Jingle Of words, and a. new consttn-
lions are formed lind that they continually take more
guarantees from the people against themselves. -,
On the contrary the path OF reform lies IN INC direction
constitutional guarantees and greater revrr-
for law az Law Any conservative party when Iii
Ais function in this country will nave "a lake ia stand
haf MIA form
speculative They must be founded m the genius on br
country The democracy here in the sense OF the widest
popular participation public affairs Is inevitable uil
the land IL taken mp ana the population Dgihs 70 pres
upon the Of subsistence that H. for future far
beyond what need 10 take into consideration. Our
history and daily observation show that men, parties
like reeds before a food II idlc To ask whether l.
good tendency 1t is fact; TACT whose causes arise
from the deepest and broadest social and economic err
OF the country But AeI. Is IN the traditions
Of race and IN our institutions foundation Tor Is
nstutonalisIn IN our inherited reverence 10, Jaw,
which all that keeps from going the way OF Mexico
and Peru The philosophers and book men VIII always
be minority holding back IN the interest 81 law odr,
tradition history anu they will rarely he n1sied with
the conduct Of affairs, but, since their lot II east here "
they withdraw from The functions when Il 10 lnsn 10
society such IL, they do not only tue acrnce 0
dirty, but also Of everything which makes fatheriand
worth having To them or tner postsIty. me ia's
which they commit IS the complement oi that committed
mocracy that OF rights, tenacity IN regard 10 rights
the brutal struggle for room tor ones sef aud sl more
specifically Tor equal rrs, the root p1nciP" OF "b'h
THE DUTY OF CONSERVATIVE MN.
But the principle OF political lie lies not rights hut
in duties. The struggle for rights at best war The
subsection duty reaches the end. far better,
through peace. still there principle Of pohti
cal health idea Of equality of rights much az some
people 10 believe the opposite. IL has been the
melancholy province OF France in political history TO
show that you emphasize equality you reduce all TO
dead level OF slavery With succession or lHV"lhtons
bring about change OF masters IL tle c"hSer'auNt
stay away from the polls they VIII pass RON one st OF
masters another under general and steady d"tefor-
ton OF the political tone OF the country II We nave 10
day society in which We 20 our ways IN peace freedom
and security society from the hight Of which Te look
back upon life OF the sixteenth and seventeenth cen
CuIles WIN shuiuc-' " - " 49, t;.,i mi 80,
Ia one another, What IL the use I" Elliott and Hamp-
den and sydney and those revolutionary heroes whose
praise we are Just chanting did not WIN for s all the
political good 10 them by any such policy a. tha
eases They risked persecution. imprisonment the AK
and the scaf0ld and their pny efforts seemed ridiculous
In the face the task hey undertook bar they never
stopped TO think OF tt They saw that ~ was me rgbt
thing do then Ia speak or "a resist and lhey ld ana
let the end Of itself. Now Americans OF Il"
day have no heroic deeds TO perform We have no lear 81
the stake the FOR political causes Wear" not called
upon to do grand deeds. Perhaps would be easier
II were. II We hal Cesar at Washington wound
warrant him his Brutus within fortnight. But we
have need of the same sens. duty which has imated
all the heroes OF constitutional government and ciVI
liberty. and some OF thtir courage aso ioi ~ nIhS -
much moral courage AZ least, 10 ln hIn< Majority -
1t did 10 beard KING CPsar. Nothing less man me
experiment Of enlightenment Il ~ siah on Ihe suoh
whether thousands Of citizens are capable 81 thtt FORM
OF duty which makes work IN without results and
without reward, even At may De, IN the nee o. I'M
representa- on and abu." simply becau-r ne secs Ger
tain direction III Wntn us tDil~ ol-t lp ff
such however the duty the alive classes ~
tins country, az least Or this generation "" nave I'M
deraken govern ourselves. and we are inst hndin-,
now that the II ling and ts ,'es CROWNS
large, that II Is great task that T. t'6cs un" ana
Thought that need resources ~ sefnre ana tx
pef1encr which can call to our AID ;ti We are hhdng
especially that the forms ol law and OF me Constitute"
are every essential, AMI the contained i0rr's
o. dan NJ supernatural lni'ifff
ence will come assistance. No a3u, no commit
tee no party. centralized organization or ~" General
Government rid us OF Our dnenltirr AMI yen fHe
us scfgOvernment. Not can We invent tA' mdfhnefy
OF elections which viii 10 the WORK Tor
us. We have got face the problems Tx men am
mated patriotism. acting with busnc ike "i'Ifys
standing together FOR the common veal whenever ""
do that we cannot fail ~ in gifug what We
want: 40 long do not do that our complaints OF
political corruption he idles aui most c"niemrbD"
expressions which grown men can inter.