The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-10-06
As to the Color of Party Names.

George William Curtis is a gentle
man of lofty courtesy and culture, a
nolished orator and an honest man.
He is a pronounced Republican. His
editorials in. Harper's Weekly, a
"Journal of civilization" sometimes
indicate fairness and breadth of view
but too often an unexpected narrow
ness. Mr.. Curtis was the President
Of the New York Republican Conven-
ton at Saratoga last week. He took
occasion to say in his speech to the
Convention that "the name of the
Democratic party i s. indelibly
stained" On this ground he asks
people to vote for Grantism and con-
traction. The Democratic name
has mingled with and has been iden-
tilted with the glories Of the coun
try for three quarters Of a century.
During that time one of its missions
has been to lift up the individual and
keep down the government. If we
have extended our domain within
that time it has been the work of the
Democratic Party. If schools have
been protected and encouraged by
law it has been done by the Demo
cratic party. For three score years
the forward march of the country
was identical with the growth of the
Democratic party. 1t was the friend
of the people. If there are foreign
ers on our shores who have exchang-
ed poverty on the other side of the
Atlantic for plenty on this, that is
the work of the Democratic party
The history of the United States is
practically the history of the Demo-
cratic party, and if the country's his
tory is stain the Democratic par
ty is largely responsible for the dis
coioration. But the fact remains
that during more than halt. a century
Of power it lifted the country into
eminence and respect among the ma
tiens of the earth. The boasts of
the country's progress were its legit-
innate boasts. Population, wealth,
liberty, education, freedom of the
press and of speech, all grew under
its sway till they have become the
admiration of the Nations. And
this is the party that Mr.. Curtis says
as other Republican orators and news
papers say, is ''indelibly stained"
George William Curtis was the
leader of the Civil Service Reform
Commission. That commission was
an effort to make the conduct of the
Government decent. Mr.. Curtis re-
signed his place on that Commission
because the Republican President o f
the United States, by notorious Off
cial acts, made it impossible for the
Commission to make the Civil Ser
vice of the country respectable and
honest. Mr.. Curtis admitted this at
the time of his resignation. Is this
no stain upon the Republican party?
And Senator Boutwell,, last Wednes-
day night, in this city, representing
the Republican party, praised Grant
as the purest Of patriots, and, with
five exceptions, the greatest soldier
in the history Of the world! And an
intelligent, cultured, honest Republic
can, whose self respect commanded
him to abandon the attempt to better
the Government of the country under
Grants leadership, says that tile
Democratic name is "indelibiy stain
ell" Aud the Republican party dur
ing its fifteen years of power, TO hor-
row compilation from a recent bit
of history, has become the party of
Credit Mohilliers, the party of the
Indian Ring, the party of the Whisky
Ring, the party of Boss Shepherds
Ring, the party Of the Straw-bid
Ring in mail contracts, the party of
the Jayne and Sanborn moiety swim
dies, the party of Pomeroy, the party
Of $4,000 Harlan, the party of Col
fax; the party of Laudaulet-and Out
rage Williams, the party of Delano
and his son John, the party of Mr..
Richard Safe Burglary Harrington,
the party Of De Gollyer and McLel.
lan's $4,000 Garfield; the party of
Jay Cooke and of his silent partner
in the Finance Committee of the
Senate, John Sherman; the party of
the Force Bill, the party of Kellogg,
Of Packard and of Casey, of Clayton,
OF Dorsey and of Spencer; the party
OF Durell and Busted and Charles
/. Sherman-types Of infamy in the
annals of American judiciary--the
party of Moses in South Carolina,
and of Ames in Mississippi.
These are a few of the peculiarities
Of the Republican party, Which
party name is "stainedw-[ Cincin-
natl Enquirer.