The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-14

have been the loudest- the civil service
Why has il failed? Not alone from IL
sincerity and hypocrisy, but mainly from
the imposslbihty that party 10 power
should carry out the reform. Lei me give
an illustration Of the inherent difficulties of
the case.
In April, 1861, Mr.. Charles Francis
Adams, having been appointed minister to
London, came home. Every body expect
ed that he would at once pack his carpet
bag for the next steamer. For years the
slave power had appointed our diplomatic
representatives abroad, who had poisoned
the public opinion of all Europe in regard
10 the causes and purposes Of the late re-
bellion. Instead of Fastening to the post
OF duty ard of danger he waited several
weeks, and reached England after the
queens proclamation Of recognition was
promulgated If there was one man 10 the
country to whom such work was especially
distasteful, that man was Mr. Adams.
What forced him to doit? The exigences
of the party.
But we are told that new blood (perhaps
"plue blocd') is being infused into the
moriuuud body? Imagine Carl Schurz' s
blood injected into Mortons veins, Trum-
bulls into Cameron's, Curtis's into Conk-
lings Adams's into Logan's Forbes's into
Simmons 's-who can predict what would
be the pertoi nances Of the hybrid?
What can ennoble knaves or sots, or cowardsr
Alas not all the blood OF all the Towards
No! no! There is but one way of saliva
ton for the Republican party, and that is
through the purgation of defeat The
spoils once out of their grasp, the corrupt
len who rated fcom the Democratic
party into the Republican, would instinct
ivel y follow the scent of public plumber,
and rat back into the Democratic party:
and the Republican party, released of Its
incubus, with its men of ideas at the
front, would again deserve the confidence
Of the country This is a contamination de-
voutly to be wished for. Most of my dear.
est friends are still in the Republican par
ty, endeared through many years of associ
ton, by bands Of common faith and mutual
trust. | mean to keep the right to love
them still Hand in hand we stood a,
round the administration of Andrew, and
felt his own great arm lean on us for sup
port. l live in the undoubting assurance
that they will soon learn that patriotism
and virtue did not die when the Republi
can party committed suicide, and that we
shall room together in the trials and
tribulations Of the future, and wonder We
ever separated.
What then remains? The Democratic
party. DO you belong to the Democratic
party?" No! | shall never again belong tC
any party but am ready to cooperate
with any party or any men who, 10 my
judgement, best promise to destroy the
the power which now curses the country
| know full well how great is the popu
lar distrust of the Democratic party.
have taken some small share in creating
that distrust when it was we'll founded:
loved my country and hated it.
But now old things have passed away
When We are able to vote in the millennium
We will welcome the ideal party. Til
then we must aim at practical methods
and practical results. do not like to b(
forced to a choice of evils, but ! see clear
y that unul one party or the other nom
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