, 1877-11-23
A GERMAN OPINION.
REPunLlCANlsM AND DEMOCRACY ON T1llEn LAsT


Mic rark ssaafs. z<isung tDtm.).
Tho Asmy bill pasacd tho House Of Repre-
scntatives OF Saturday, with ali tho important
amendments Of tbs scnate. Thirteen Demo
Gratis voted with tho Republicans, aotwIthstnEtl-
iu9 that the party-whIp was swung with tle Ut
must forcs by Atkins, Clyuier, llowitt. and
other Democratic leaders. Fiso Of these thr-
teen were Texans, who would cycn lnose willing
ly have voted fur atill larger artnY.
The defeat Of tho Do,no:ratIc leaders Is
especially hu'uilating, bccauso they have treated
this measure most de,islycly as . party tncas-
urs. Fur, that reason It required great effort
for Democratic Representatives to separate
themselves from t1oIr party afsoclates III this
affair; mud, while no moro ot tltcsu did this thar,
was actualy necessary, u 10 sate to assunsa shat
been bud for tlc amendments, II any uiust ha1
tceit required.
Ws s,,all certainly not be mstakcn II NC con.
rlule from tho result of tho e1ntltt ovcs the
sots to 1car any sort Vi c4teatlnry lrun tue Dsli-
otratlc portluls Ut tho House. Indeed, Il would
not be ttso 1iuch to nssli,ne that II lies cxrIa-
sssely IN thc power Of tle President to break tho
G*lutis vi purity vi the Democratic stls to such u
,ir.;rau tilat tho Detn,lcruttc ttislurIty III tte
llou4e will Du uAtireiy wiped nut. On tHe other
l,and, however, II must be admitted that thu
tres!deut's adherence TO Ill own party. whEh hs
stands i'll tic why of this. frOt.l thu ruports
respecting tho TRANSACTIONS OF Saturdays
eaurus it teclls that thu tsea!dcut hoils
'!rn'y to tug purpose' a wnisl hs e1nssivsd ,s,;
u. an ahtl lDelnucrst!c party In the South,
wlicll III national eleetiuna will 70 With tbs ttc-
puD!lrans. 1n this Iu docs not Appear tu tayo
raisc.t uiinaelf above tue level of tnc ordInary
cou,pso.,,lso politician; iu faet, ho rcrurds pat
ronase as u chief tnstruulcAt vi elcrtss. VIC
tear, alto. that In thus bus,ucss Internal i'm
psaScIasuts will appcar aud play their part.
lard nut 10 rrack. II they oppose bis South
cru aoilllslaions, ilu throws upon them tho re-
sponz!hlltty for tho contlnuAncs Of SOLID South.
1t Huull Ilot Ue surprising il hs should suercuu
oyeu !n The question u ta!s uamlsslon Of sep
atpra fFoul Louisiana aud South Carolina lu
cut4tt rolling tho apa]ority u tue Scpatc. II tho
Republicans must adult that III the south their
uarty II utterly dead. tther certainly could do
nu&hnx better than tu lend their a,u In building
up = new party there. 1t Is t1ua thlS u
dangerous experiment, fUE tha third party
MlEht also ulakc tta uppear1urr tu the North;
but. Ut auy rate, The lcolbiean Senators are
,,at l1appy atout ths experiments of tas Ptes-
ucnt, aud couRreas will probably adjourn be-
fpts they will come u unY Iosesntnas!uu.
In bis anuuaI ulcs4age tue Pfes!dsnt VIII
iuIiy respecting ill views aud p!aus, md tnelr
exposition will no longer bs G%Jui4e1 H. the
caucus. Tho regular session WI! b rich III
sush uxpo.itiOna, aud the Auanea1l question
WILL tAe0 Sk1lu logkA ~ very 4AH4ssouA ~ uOtn
parties. liar.!-"4uaeg De;aosrat.. and Aar.i-
nsy,.ev Itpvt4tfa,v sta.4d ntueh as1rrf IT,
0ets4r than hafd-n.o.xY LtUsoerats ..Ad aqtt-
maasy i<musfat*, " Auyt4-nsaty Asp46 3aas
the faualIrutn whi:h LIS paper und s.lrcr alYo-
Gates exhibit il their wurG, it is hardly poss bls
thai botu tus Felftiss should escape te.ng slak-
Gu to p.ucea. Vita all tho p~r.fpaeity wuleh
the old partics ucsses5, their existence IL, ueE-
n4ps, cxpo..l to K, eater danger iu tue ituueli
xla Iutuic than EVER befuse. TucF obstinate
auhervuts a", tuderu, 10. willing 10 alm't stlis,
aud llu. ut every doubt rsspe.liug thetr ILL
Murtalty. II wuulu b. thrushiux old stiaw 10
dispute with tleA about 1t; but II Is certain
tL4t .u4aY ar thcna may Yet ~ tAroaxa Gla