The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-08

The Democrats are beginning 10 real
lze that Peter Cooper told the truth
when he .said that the money power Of
Ghis country was ruling every depart
ment of the national government. Il
looks as II their party was about to split
TO pieces or this rock. There Is a fierce
nternecine struggle in their own ranks.
WHOA is represented in the following
bitter article in the Chicago Times, the
great Democratic organ Of the North
west:
pbe resursectei Democratic party
| sambug has gone all TO pieces. Il has
gone 70 pieces for the simple reason
that shera was nothing to mold the i'll
matched parts together. There was no
bond Of poIitical cohesion, no common
| political purpose. There was only a
common desire 10 turn outthc vast army
| of oificeholders and put new army In
it's place. That was In reality the only
purpose upon which the Tilaen mnna.
gers were united. They were not agreed
and never would have agreed upon any
programme OF governmental re form.
The cry OF reform was mere blind.
The spells constituted the only obiec, Of
their combined effort. Sam Iilden gone,
Ehes spoils were gone. No spoils coul ]
be hoped for from Morton or any other
president ad interim. When, therefore,
sam Tllden dropped our OF The possible
result. the resurrected fag ends OF The
putrid "reminiscences tell asuuder. When
the prospect OF official p.uuder disap
peared with the last nope Of 'rilden's in
auguralion, nothing was leiE to hold the
conflicting spoils Seekers together.
The idea IL held by some OF these pu
sIanimons spoi!s- seekers that by sur
rendering to the offceholders now. they
will be better able to overcome the pow.
er OF the oil.ce-holding combination foul
Years hence. Ine notion is idle and ii
: Eusive. The time ID fully come wner no
change Of the national adm nlstratiOn
) which involves change in the vast army
oil soince- holders can effected without |
revoluti would be the consequence o
| It's defeat. Except some great politics
: crisis shall arise, uniting inc people, a
the slavery question did, upon the bash
: Fot common and intensely desired polit-
Q ,c.al purpose, in opposition 10 the Office
r 1oiders' complnatIen, the official elias
; IS and in the future will continue 10 b.
+ me governing class. which cannot b
: soyerthrown. 1t i'll iule fur any ..Dem
ser.,ic" spoils partisan to indulge in tn,
: belief that mere SPOTS psrty Of tina
EAame O. OF any name, can elect q presl
r Dent four years hence who will chang
G The official class. II vii not he done
f Moreover, it il idle TO expect that
1 mere spoiis party can hold aseendanc
. IN either branch OF Congress against In
: enormous corruption power Oh the officia
q class In the next House OF Represent.
e lives. the resurrected spoiis Dsinocrac
4 claim small majority, not eAseedin
j hall 4 dozen, but the chances are two 3
D one that the Hayes administration vi
/ ind q way OF reducing tnsal majority to
D Iminority and ofcontruling the House a
; well as the Senate. And. two year
+ hence. If the re5urrected Bourbon man
/ ayers commit the folly. ~ they prooabl
Y will, of attempting % Keep up a mer
!, spoiis party opposition, the chances al
Q ,tsenty to one inaIa strong adsninisiratio
majority will be returned To the HOUSE
: Against any party combination havin
]. no higher purpose and no stronger bon
n ot cohesion than desire to change tn
J. Official Glass; the Ctiicial class will heEce
]. forward prevail.
I'll The true course Of political Fisdol