National Republican., 1877-08-18
THE NEW PATTY.

THE NEW PATTY.
Both the old parties are practically dead.
In view OF the momentous qucsiio which
the nation is now called upon to conS,lcr il
will be q fortunate Circumstance that the
issues which lately divided the people into
two great political parties have been settled.
provided It induces our statesmen to lay
aside all partisanship in considering the
new subjects in regard TO which they are
now called upon to express themselves und
70 tnke action. The situation is pcrilUus
for the reason that the temptation for pub
lie men to become dcmaYogues is now very
great. There has already been too much
disposition manifested by political leaders
to make party capital out OF the demands
Of So called workingmen by asserting to the
most wild and revolutionary Of the theories
proposed by them. or rather their designing
leaders.
We warn all such short-sighted or un-
principled statesmen that such conduct can
only result in mischief, or in rum If carried
far enough. These are the times which test
the real manhood OF public men. IL is m
easy thing TO use soft words TO mob, and
to iiatter deludcd class OF people with
requires brave heart and real patriotism
and sincere love OF mankind to tell excited
and misguided masses OF men the truth,
and warn them against the peTils into
which demagogues would recklessiy lead
them for their own selfish ends This can
only be done by men who are bold enough
to rise above party, and heroic enough to
defy temporary odium for the sake OF pro-
noting the public welfare. II Is to be hoped
that in this hour Of the nations p eri1 such
statesmen will not be wanting.
The recent strikes and the mob violence
which resulted from them brought to the
surface OF society horde OF arrant demt-
gogues who are now attempting to Organize
0 new party composed OF workingmcn. u
is OF course proper that the utmost freedom
OF political action should not only be per
mitted. but encouraged In u Republic
When, however, political action is proposed
which would ultimately Oyrrtun all law
and Government IL should bc boldly de-
nounced and energeticlily suppressed II u
attempts To accomplish robbery under the
forms of law.
1t would he diticult to rnumerate all III,
absurdities which the leade,s Of this new
party movement are proniulgnting. Their,
j. scarcely any well-seitlcd principle -
political economy which they do not SET nj
nnugbt They ignore entirely the relation
between supply and demand. They woul'
tix the price OF labor and say by law what
o loaf OF bread should be sold for. They
would make the possession of capital u
crime anu receiving interest for money higl
treason. Very naturally, many Of thes'
leaders adont ne extreme greenhnck theory
and propose an ii.mIiable issue OF pape
money as panacea tor all the evils q
socie,y.
Not the least dangerous Of the doctrine
advocated by these visionary or ignoran
leaders is that the Government shoui
furnish labor for workinrmrn Such u priD
ciple is utterly unsOnmd and totally sub
versive of the proper relations which shoul
he maintained between the people aud III
Governments IT, Is perfectly right tn.
when pubic worss are demanded by th
necessities Of the country, they should b
undertaken aDd pushed forward at time
when many persons ARE out OF employ ymen
because laaor il then cheap, and letlus
relief can thus be incidentally a'iniiuistere'
To the UNEMPLOYED laborers. But IL is quit
"A different n,atar To demand that wor
shall no furnished by the Government /
iabOrers rs right, for such doctriue take
4 for granted that the Government
bound 10 feed laborers IN the same patterns
manner in which children are niaintainc
by parents. IL such a policy was carrie
into effect lahorers would cease to exis
Nen would strive To see how little wOT
they could do, and they would finally d,
7.euerate into hordes OF worthless idlei
Who would eat up the substance Of u
land, aud reduce mankind to their prImiti,
barh3rIsni.
There is no proposition made by III
demagOgic leaders nf the new party whi,
does not destroy bnth property aud socii
a ts...., Al al.
labor by arbitrary laws, NJ To allow the L
borers TO compel capital to employ them
prices fixed by themselves amounts to moi
ing short Of pro,n,s,,l to coutsc.,te Il
property of capitalists II Is impossihle
compel capital to renain IN uupiohial'
channels. 10 will either perish and br,ui
but ashes in the mouths al tho|e whu e
pect to riot ON IT, ~ u will silently
Withdrawn for Investment III uthei cut,
prises in regions where II s noi sSp'srd
perils from ignorant iauaticisln ~ wick
communism.
Fortunately this new party n"vrnIr
contains the seeds III lis own hlSS"utiu
and unless il IN unwIs,ly rn,uu,aS"d
politicians iOr selfish p'IrpoS''s u will 81"
sink into insipnilirtnr- FmlIug ~ III,
Efforts TO coeIre capital. they will br .oI
pelled t0 yield in the nl,'tn,mn If the hI
Of supply and demand, ~ ~'n's- VIA
such an alternative N pi""nIri the hr'
result may rarily h~ pr,lrlrd u
ahsurdty Of their demands ,nn b- s-ru
taking the condition ~ the ',il h'Islnrss.
an ~ .-tnii"u. II IL .--''nihiri that III"
are n,a lees, ihau ten ih"">n"h '''"'~ '"inr
In the .D,l Irgipus oi P-unSy th'
Are needed Tn mInr the coal '"' which 'h'
Is u demand, yet the h"mas"S"rs VII" Il
Leading this new pt'' ""N"nrn' ASH III
those ten tbOusHud shall "r kept
work mining r"si 'it.4r' 'n'h ci'cnmS'nn"
The mere statement ol the p"p'r,Ii"n
sufficient TO sliUw its sbsn,i'lY In u
caae thera are lyu uItrrnyt, hpI 'pi
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