, 1875-03-15

licAn naalytrgasfdna afnco tho mettinR OF Con-
gFa'H ought 10 haTo gtsen = new md trfesIatibe
impe.Ms to the great political revolution set tu
h,o,ioa laat yenr.
Even auait from those frcah topics Of denun-
elation tho reaction st,onti havo gathered tn
creaein9 htre,lsth. Tho effect OF great party
1G moat strongly married. feature IN our pn1i&.ca.
1he oTerwhen,ng Democratic bucceascs In The
autumn htctIunB last vonr shoufl nAtur-
ny have borno fruit aud lave made apfen-
t aIxcir pemos.ass essy eru%ps ths year sonp.1ta,
extraordinary. tla almoHt eNemAttcal 1act, that,
With oil theHe great advantages In ita favor, the
j!emoc. ATTIC pariS lae lea: giu,lnd In tho opnnlg
e,set" Of te pe.snt ,esss How does ap
Allccoss apparently In its fayor, las forfeited
slleh magnificent c.lanccBS
Tho explanation is tot difficult. In 1lnccs
whore tho Democratic party las gained power it
try hrs become dIatatisfed with QUO tartY It ID
dispo~ed 10 gsve its rival a clnnco hit II thar
rival l3As character TO redeem the people wntsIl
i With eioep!sas vigilance. They d, mt wisl, 10
lump out Of tho fry'ng.psn into tho fire.
Of tho New 1iaurs,iro staie 0ovsrnmons
last yo.r thcy. ncted in thu narrowe4*
sni.it Of dc!,ase1 politicians. Tic action Of
tl,cir Legislature taet June was public ncanda!.
Justly forfe;ts every ti,ls u public conslderce.
Tile uHes winch tho democracy hare made of
tholr nsccn1ancy in olhor St,tes has not Inspired
respect. E7en hero iu New York. whore the
party won its greatest triumph, it lhs not satis-
tod Public expectation: TIE peonlo d. nos sec
Ma5or Hicaan sbsD thsy were uuder tlov. Dix
aud 3tasor jlayc,noyn1. T1leso il l,o improve
tnent cther IN tho Htaso Government or Tho City
Government. The State Executive and city Ex-
rcrlleads nj 10 crents notorious deadlock be-
tmeen ALBANY and New York, which turuh the
s'ho'na-rl.'e = of their p1atfor1a in:o derislon.
0uteue OF Nov l1alnpsAro aud New York,
The iao which t!le ben1oegneY base made Of their
power han not hcen calculated to strengthen tho
confiicnce Of hapnblieau neophyteH vino came
nvor to It iast ycAs. These now recruits from
tho Republican rauks arc caally ropslled bv any
scanning tntorBosnent Of mon against whom they
formed unfavorablo oplnlous during out Rtest
contest. It IL too Obvious that tue Permanent
success Of tho Democracy depends on their
ginning mud lsot'ling reimlorcemcn.t from tho
party which kept thena 10 lonR In . minority. A
rasaeiouH policy would preclude them from put
tiug forward lnon WHO Hero mado peculiarly od-
Gus to The Republicans during the war, aud thus
at1ronting oil prejn1icrs. Instead of this it
Is the cIeasest dictate of prudence to welcome
and pronota men Of ahillty who lad strong
original hold OIL the Republican party. As a
conspicuous instance Of tho mistakes 1usdo BY
tue Democratic party. VIC may fnonton its s1sbsst-
titiop nf d small rsbal General for United 3a:cH
Senator III place Of Carl Sohurz, who hold every
valuable pf1ne1nl9 OF tho lJcnl9cfdtlC parry, &uu
wln would havo been bond Of CONNECTION be-
tween it AMI the Republican converts who are
necessary to ita success. Had atr. Schurz benu
reelected Senasor from Missouri, aud nant to
i Vow Hampshire. In place Of Gen. Gordon, to
speak in this campaign, he might bare saved tho
democratic pnrsy trom this mortlfyine reverse.
Thnro ARC other similar instances OF Democratic
miH.aRos In tlae election Of Senntora but No will
not refer to tho1n HOW.
! The lesson u tic New alampal1re election, II
the Democrats vonid haze tho good teuBe to re-
ceiro it. los un the surface. Tl.ey must avoid,
iu tue interest Of tho South hs woll as their Own
| pastr interest their ir1epressible tendency tt
BouFboniAsu. 1t ~ = sentiment that does not
take with tho country. Tho people desire q
change Of policy. but tEcy are not willing to pur
chnso Il At the hcayy expense Of tenouucIng con
vfctinnn which thev chtrished ss1ting tho Whr
The Democrats presumed too much on last year
elections. They foolshly accepted them as
carte blanche 10 DO ANYTHING they plcsscd ans
nre brought to , sudden aud RalutAry check
They must make better .uHe Of suoh power q
they hayo gained Il .asy hope to ba snirasse
with more.
II the Republican par.y. repudiatcs Grantisnl
It has mora than All even chance for carrying h
next Presidential election, The Republicans c
Now Hampshire lad the A8gacity to denoune
tho th,sd term tn the platform. aud II tho part
In other Bsatoa takes equal pains 70 separate Il
po!tieal fortunes from .hs persona! fortunes {
President Grant It may, peshsps, recover In 18i
all IL 1nAt in 1S74