Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-10-06
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Republican Journals like the New
York Times are trying Mdicule with
those members Of the party that is
going out OF power who are dctermin-
cd to act with the Democrats, Ii
calls them sentimcntaiists, and labors
to revive every old prejudice they
have entertained against the Demo
Gratis in ORDER to llishten them from
their new relations back to GraDtism.
1t has the goodness to tell them TO
wait until the Democracy have shown
themselves more "penitrntaI," and
not to put their trust in thom until
after a still longer period ofprobation.
Meantime the country is going to ruin
at the hands Of the Republican party,
with 10 patty but the Democratic to
lead the way to deliyerance, Not
even 40 courageous aretormer as Gov.
TiIden satisfies the Times. If "worhs
meet for repentance are what it sin.
cerely wants, why does it not take
those Of Gov. Tilden and the Demo-
Gratis who support him with such
courage and consistency? How much
longer would it have honest but dis
satisfied Republicans wait, after see
ing Democrats at worl, for reform as
they are working in New York q
Perhaps ii it put itself the question
What is it that makes Reform so
urgent ?---it might obtain q clearer
comprehension OF the situation, 1t is
the Republican party, to which the
Times clinys with such afectionate
tcnacity, that has brought matters to
the present pass and made this up
heaval for honesty and purity in pub
lie affairs such u necessity. Putting
out OF view the unusual circumstances
Of a civil war and Il papev-money legal
tender, still the Republican party pre-
srnis u record without a parallel
For ten years it has taught extrava-
gance, corruption and protligacy as no
political party ever taught them be.
fore.
Aud it is a theme for badinaga and
ghasly sarcasm with journals like the
New York Times that any number Of
honest and independent Republicans,
who love country above party, should
consent to act with the only political
organization that exists which can
make head against this destroying
current in public affairs. They do not
trouble themselves with overmuch
speaking on the subject of the general
decentralization and the way to remedy
it, but they are voluable on the sub
ject OF Republicans acting with the
Democrats in order to check the evil
where it is. Nothing beyond party
will do for them. When these Re
publican papers demand the proofs Of
"penitence" from Democrats, what
syllable Of repentance Or regret have
they to offer for themselves for having
assisted in bringing, the country to. its
present condition ? When penitence
is talked OF. who is there to repent,
and what is there to be repented of, if
| it is not the Republicans themselves
and the sad work they have made
with the affairs of the country ? These
complaints of the Times ale like Its
charges that the Republican party is
opposed by the Democrats in its eff
forts to restore a sound currency
But it cannot stop the inflow of the
tide Of recruits upon the Democratic
party. BY no other organization can
this country now be saved. AS for
expecting reform within the Republi-
eau party, after it has expelled all its
honest leaders and adopted Grantism
in its fall Specification, it is the thin
est moonshine. The mere promise on
the part of the convicted Republican
leaders is confession, and judgment,