The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-24
NEW THIRD PARTY.

- The managers of both parties in the Western
| States are muc exercised over the moyements
of the so-called National party, which was re
| Gently organized at Toledo, and takes in most
| of the loose and floating political elements oil
| Greenbackers, Workingmen, Reformers, and
! the like. They have secret associations, with
| signs and pass words after the manner Of the
Know Nothinga; and in these times, wher 40
| in'ch labor is unfortunately idle, tke meeti8gs
| are large and the enrollments of meuiL LershI D
formidable i'll numbers.
| Whether this organization shall take per-
| manent form or not, it is not to be disguised
that, for the present, at least, it may exercise
| material influence over results in Pennsyl-
vanla, Ohio, Indiana, and other States which
are closely contested by the old parties. Its
great aim is to get the balance of power in the
Legislatures aud the Congressional delega-
tions, with view of debating Senators yet to
be elected and controlling the Presidency if it
should be thrown into the next House of Rep-
reeentatives:
Whoever snpposes the leaders of this move.
ment, that is to say, the men who quietly
shape it's policy and direct it's operations, are
crack-brained adventurers, because there have
been foolish utterances in their conventions,
hes formed very urj ust opinion of the capa-
city of some of the men engaged in the work.
Many sagacious politicians, of trained ability,
and of good standing heretofore as Democrats
and Repu bIicans, are connected with the Or
ganzaticn, and doubtless look to it q means
of promoting their ambition.
The existing circumstances of the country,
and the loosancss of political ties resulting
from many causes, favor new deal, end there
fore the following will swell from vagua idea
that tue old parties are to be swept away and
to be srcceeded by this fresh one, free from
many vices Gn6 imperfectioIs of both. The
Hirepnllers have snch ;deas but they are
quite wiling theiv followers should indulge in
THESE harmless faucieS, whle they gHe pract-
Ca direction TO Che business
As meIe unoIgauiZ-d mass, without a2y
eff ciGGt drcc:icD concert of 9ction, they
cast over tiuy-two Thousand votes in Peansvl-
vauis, and aboUt thirty Thousand in Ohio, last
iall, to the sRrprise of themselves and OF the
Republican q ard Democrat leaders. They have
prChted by It encouragement, and perfected
their organization, SO that in discipline and
enthusiasm 1T is quite equsl to those which it
seeks to eupplanJ in popular favor If it does
not exceed them.
In Indiana, especially, there is alarm on both
sides at the spread and secrecy of this move
ment, as it threotens to disconcert the plans
for carrying :he Legislature, upon the COM
pieXion of " hiCh will depend a Senator, to be
chosen in place of Mr.. Voorhees,, now filing
tho unexpired term of The late Sena tor Morton.
Owing TO the Republican gerryma ander of tie
State, it requires q la g. poplar mel joTity to
carry the Legislature, and in that body, the
Republicans now have preponderance Of six
on joint ballot.
Until RECENTLY the tide aet strongly in favor
of the Democrats overcoming this majority,
and their platform was constructed to attract
the Gtsenbackers and other ouGsidets. But the |
Nationals, they are now called, have not |
swallowed the bait, and the contest this fail |
cause il may affect the prospects of Mr.. Hen |
dricks as a candidate for President. If by any
ombnation or detection Mr.. Voorhees, should |
be beaten for the Senate, NJ. HenderickS, as
his peculiar champion and sponsor, would un-
doubtedly suffer from that defeat.