Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-04-01

AN INSOOhA9lNG OtGc IN I OLIIICS.
The Neu York Tribune is evidently
preparing the way SO far as it can for
the organization of New Party, or at
least to have the two parties of the
present come out under new leaders
and Few arrangements. 1t il thor
oughly independent in its course, and
occasionally contains articles with so
much good sense and honest truth in
them that they must command the res
pect of men of all parties, who have not
sunk their manhood in petty partizan-
ship. In a recent article it says:
There is great encouragement for in
dependent citizens who desire honest
administration and good government
more than the triumph of any party or
the success of any particular candidate
in the present attitude of both the great
parties upon the questions of reform
Both are engaged, in greater or less de-
gree, in trying to earn salvation by self
flagellation. The blows administered
themselves are not, to be sure, so earn
est and hearty as those with which they
thwack each other; but the large and
constantly increasing body of indie
pendent non-partisan voters, know well
that each party richly deserves to suf-
fer punishment, as well as to do
penance. A great mass of voters
stands between the two parties, aloof
from both, prepared to judge between
them, and ready to applaud whatever
either may do in the way of self-puri-
fication. The pot and kettle recrimi.
nations, although they are as briskly
kept up as ever, have been discovered to
be of little essential service in winning
popular support and confidence. Dem
ocrats have charged Republicans with
all sorts of corruption aud dishonesty,
and Republicans have flung back the
charges with interest. Much that has
been charged on both sides has been
proved; much more was SO patent as to
need no demonstration. The effect, in
stead of winning votes for either, has
been to deepen the general disgust and
increase the number of independent cit
izcns who stand off and cry "a plague
on both your houses"
|
Ard yet in spite of all this, the atti-
tude of both parties upon these ques-
tons of reform and political purifca-
ton is full of encouragement. It is a
recognition on the part of the manag-
ing men, who mean to catch quickly the
tone of public sentiment, that the peo-
pie are demanding something more than
the bandying back and forth of charges
ofcorruption and dishonesty. Pot cannot
content itself with calling kettle black,
nor kettle do safe business upon the
limited capital of retorting you're an
other" The people require additions
and penance, excision, amputation, pur-
ging, publication and disinfection-
That work is to be done bv each party
for itself at the demand of the voters
whose confidence and support each is
seeking. The party which is most earn
est, not in blackening the fame of its
opponent, but in clearing up its own
reputation and establishing honesty and
truth, will best entitle itself to popular
favor.
ca Mr.. Pinchback, although avow-
ing in Washington that he was de-
lighted with the Senate's action in his
case, wrote to his friends in New-Or-
leans in an entirely different strain
One colored statesman received a letter
fairly bursting with wrath at Gov. Kel.
logg, and full of threats against that
patriots life. In it Mr.. Pinchback re-
quested that his return, during the lat
ter part of this week, be made the &C.
casion of n triumphal ovation; that a
spontaneous" public reception be ar
ranged, and that be be met at the de-
pot with a procession, torchlights, and
brass bands, and escorted like con-
queror to his home. All of the expense
he would pay himself. With this de-
monstration as send of, he proposed
to begin ut once the formation Of new
party, whose chief purpose would be
the destruction Of Kellogg, Packard.
Casey & Co.
| EThe New York Tribune saws
"Ihe Pennsylvania Legislature, which
lately adjourned, is entitled to the cred.
i, of leaving Harrisburg with q clean
} er record than any that preceded j,
within q score of years. The Demo.
, Gratis, who controlled the House, have
as rule used their power judiciously
The fact that the session closed withou,
the passage of = single bin at the dictatior
. Of the rings which have SO long ruled
, Pennsylvania must inspire the indepen
|, dent men who are trying to reform tn.
, politics Of that State with new hope ana