The daily gazette., 1876-04-12
1he Opinion Ofa Loyal Pa1,per,
The "EercadinD R0ffpuupssr oF
the Republican ParfU,
From the N. Y. Herald, Aprlll1.

Democratic Prospects and Candidates
The expectation of the democratic
party that it will carry the next Pre-
sidential election has a great deal to
support it. The revolving exposures
which have occupied public attention
during the last two months ought to
nave fatally damaging effect on the
party In power, even if no more should
be proved than has already come TO
light; and there is good reason for be-
nevlng that the end is not yet. little
eo'dence Of peroading rotenness should
hdoe no rolscdt effect tile countrg is an a
oda aody, because, public indifference
to these disgraceful exposures would
imply such a decay of moral senee
among the people as would Justify
aoubts OF the stability of the Repub-
nc. II widespread and long-centinu-
ed Official corruption be not a sufi-
clent reason for discarding the party
III power there can be no sufficient
reason; Tor mere mistakes of policy or
PAD judgment 10 measures are yenial
o1fences IN comparison with swindlinp
knavery and gross betrayal of trusts.
we crnnot think so meanly of the
American people as to suppose that
they will not be stirred with moral
Indignation at these thick coming ex-
posures, or that they will not attest
their adherence by their votes. These
disgusting revelations are likely to 90
on, and it is hardly conceivable that
the democratic party will mismanage
So egrelously as to blunt their effect.
with toierably wise strategy on the
democratic side the republican party
Should be lgneminiously defeated in
the approaching Presidential election.
because it has justly forfeited the DO
ed.
The contest for the democratic no.
mlnation will be active and vigorous,
because, in democratic estimation, sue
cess at st. Louis will be equivalent TO
an election. The chances seem so
favorable that Judge Davis, of the Su.
preme Court, though never a demo.
crat,, is more than willing to accept
the democratic nomination. We
should suppose that the experience of
the democrats in going outside of
their party for a candidate in 1872
ought to operate as a warning; but
there are democrats weak enough to
make similar blundering appeal for
republican support. We do not be-
lieve that political party ever gained
anything by such miserable trimming,
1t is always dishonorable to the candi-
date, as implying that he is willing to
relax his principles for the sake of
high office, and it is equally dishonor-
able to the political party which takes
up such candidate, as showing that
it is composed of political buccaneers
who are as ready to sail under any
other flag as under their own for the
sake of plunder. With so good pro-
spect of success as is now opered to
the democratic party it would be
absurd for it to take a republican
judge as its Presidential candidate.
Judge Davis is brought forward as a
rival of Governor Tilden; but no demo-
crat of sense and principle can hesitate
moment between steady, consis-
tent democrat and a renegade republi.
can. If the choice lay between these
two candidates no earnest democrat
should countenance or tolerate the
pretensions of the republican Judge.