The Morning herald., 1876-11-02
THE NERVE OF POLITICS.

The nerve OF pOntlca actlon, H lne1
grit and fight of politics. tits the tactics
of party drilling that has covered every
part of the enemy's line, and fully en-
trenched itself in the security Of measu-
ring its strength before it enters upon the
contest. The nerve of politics does not
consist alone of fealty to party, Of party
patriotism or love, but Of action; that alone
is the true nerve Of politics; it is the lever
of political power. Without it politics
looses i,s combination of effect, party
remains sartv in name aod not in its ac-
complishments. The Democratic party OF
to-day, is not only the nerve Of action,
but the iron sinew of strength in an endur-
ing body, toughened by the usages of
despotic opposition to determined struggle
with that opposition. In Wilmington, in
New Castle county. and throug ghout the
State Democracy has battled the cause
of its assertions, with the same nerve and
action, the same tactics Of vigilance and
grit that the national party has fought itS
battles, and stands in the midst Of the
political excitements Of the hour the
strongest warrior in the contest.
There is no measure Of political war SO
fair, as that which leaves the claims of
the contesting parties to the decision OF the
people. Commonly it is expressed as every
tub resting upon its own bottom, but a
neater and more clever way to put it Is to
represent it, ''by throwing the claims of
party into the scales of public sentiment,
with the mind OF intelligence as the
referee both parties appear upon the
scenes of one Of the most exciting political
dramas in the history Of the Country,
and with the sentiment Of forty millions of
people, rests the verdic: which will be rem
dered on next tuesday. Discussing the
campaign in the philosophical light Of
freedom from passions, we are willing to
leave the Democratic party entirely with
this audience of public sentiment that we
now speak Of. This is time said to be
one of peace, no matter how little affairs
in the South resemble it, The asperities
Of war with rational people have lost their
bitterness and the appeals for sympathy
by party because they made the negro
free, are not as forcible in times of peace a;
they were in war. Therefore they become
but cloak, When the same arms that Sc
cured liberty during war, are used in peac'
to iphict tyranny and oppression. The appe
tite of war has been satisfied with the peo
:, ple, but parties, sometimes, like Kings ex,
ist upon it, It's the people who suffer b.
it, and not the rulers. 1t is this public sen
8 timent that represents peace, and the Demo
cratic party represents peaceIt has sued a
the throne of Republicanism for itsince 81
and now finds that the onl ly way to secur
il is by attacking those who are its oppc
:, s+rs. ...
It is with this public sentiment that "
. leave our fortunes. As it is the gres
~ Judge, we present our claims before tn
y tribunal along side those Of the other partl
t. and unless the jury be packed with frau
we have no fears as to the verdict.
~ But the nerve Of action is the only va
10 that these claims may be we'll presented
10 this tribunal, to check the lies, blaspheH
~ and riaicule of the opposing party.
: extracts the venom from the fangs Of slal
Ae der and turns the weapon against its owne
u 1t exposes the unclean parts Of polite
~ bodies, it is the balancing weight to Il
nc scales Of public sentiment, and is the tru
Us extracted out of untru,h. 1t gives life al
III earnestness to campaigns and electric
j. effect to debate. We greet it in this d
IL as one Of the greatest Of political purifie
as the giant grasp Of power in the hands
" the ruled over the armed power Of t
OF ruler, the superior weight Of reason agaii
ms force and the flood of light upon dar
ness. 80
sr- This has been the result of the nerve
I've action against Radical ornRepublicon r
he since 1865, series Of terrible defeats
rlic as, but only prophets to teach future ac'
all. ity, and the sunshine Of the present we
or confident is darkenad by no shadow,
ne threatened by any cloud, for as we h
CO. said before, the jury of public sentim
are will be awaited on, next Tuesday, with
nu- any trepidation from us or the great natl
EN- al party Of Democracy. E' 's'a