The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-24
PARTIES.

Every indication seems to point to the
fact that political parties art fast disinte-
grating, preparatory TO coming together
again, perhaps under the same names. but
upon distinct and clearly defined issue.
There is, there can be, only one issue he
fore the country, and that Is In reference
to the finances Upon all other questions
the two great political parties practically
agree. Throwing aside the currency ques-
ton, parties are divided only as TO men.
1t is only strife of the "outs' to get in
and of the "ins" to remain in. 1t is worse
than idle TO talk about distinct reform
issue, of parties ranging themselves
on either side of ouch question, because,
as the mass of all parties-that IN, of the
people-are honest, they all favor reform,
an economical, honest administration OF
the affairs of .the government, both state
and national. and desire, and will consent
20 have, only honest. efficient. capable
men in office. Their only difference in
this respect is as to men, Il difference TINT
exists in party as well as between parties.
TIE currency question, however, stands
differently. On this there is an honest
difference of opinion, and unless the signs
of the time are all awry, this, us it is now
the issue in Ohio and elsewhere, will be the
issue of the next presidential campaign,
and on it the people will range themselves
without regard to their political Affiliations
of three years ago or, even, Of to-day. u
That the republicans will be the hard
money party and the democrats the initiation,
or greenback, party seems 10 admit of no
doubt. There are initiation republicans as
well as hard money democrats, but, when
the time comes, each will find its own
place-the initiation republicans with the
imitation democrats, and the hard money
democrats with the hard money republic
cans, and So arranged the canvass Wilde
made. The coalescing of men on this
issue will be easy. The strength of old
party ties is already broken. We see it in
Ohio, where Carl Schurz is making com
mon cause with the republicans and Will
liam d. Kelley with the democrats. We
see the same tendency in New York where
the republicans are supporting Edward a
Merritt and the democrats John Bigelow.
So little regard was paid to politics, as such,
by either party in New York that each re-
framed from the usual wholesale denuncia-
ton of the other, and each sought, to u
certain extent, to nominate the same men.
We see the same tendency in Massachu-
sets where the democrats have nominated
for lieutenant governor so good republi-
can as General William F. Bartlett, and
where it is among the not very remote
possibilities that the republicans may make
Charles Francis Adams their candidate for
governor.
AS, a year ago, party nomination
amounted to nothing as the democrats
elected to the senate such good republicans
as Isaac p Christiancy, Angus Cameron,
and Samuel j. r. Mcmillan; and republi-
cans elected so good democrat as William
CASTOR for governor of Massachusetts, and
party ties set lightly on mems shoulders, SO
now the same disregard Of party affiliations
is shown by political conventions. Per
haps the general tendency cannot be better
shown than by the remark of Charles G.
B. Walker, democratic member of con
gress from New York, over the result OF
the democratic state convention. We have
said he, ''after hard struggle succeeded
50 in carrying the. state convention. The
" democrats have one majority on the state
/" ticket" If political conventions car
thus disregard party ties in making nomin
ations, surely it will not be difficult for thu
people to disregard party ties aud party
names when it becomes necessary for then
to decide vital issue. Men and names
are nothing, principles are everything; .ant
the people, having shown their readiness t.
throw names to the wind when only mer
were concerned, will not hesitate wher
principles are at stake. The honor ant
faith of the nation are at stake. and tht
people, regardless of party names or politi
cal affiliations, will vote and act according
ly. The Ohio election may change thu
outlook, but it now appears that new ar