The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-06

two great political parties in 1880, becomes
daily more apparent The result in Ken
lucky is case in point as showing the
fnal disintregation of the greenbRck or
national party. Compare the greenback
vote Of Louisville at the election on Mon
day with the vote of that party at the last
election and note the almost entire disap-
pearance of the greenback element. In
the election previous to that held Monday, |
the nationals elected FIVE out of seven req |
resentatives in the legislature; this year,
however, the total national vote in Louis
vile is only ttoenty! The democratic vote
has largely increased over the previous
year and the entire delegation Of repre-
sentatiyes is democratic. This shows that
the national vote came almost entirely
from the democratic party; that republi-
cans while protesting to be nationals
secretly supported the republican ticket
1t also shows that the organization of the
national party there as elsewhere was for
the purpose of dividing the democratic
vote in order to secure republican success;
that while republicans aided and encour-
aged the new party so long as the defec-
ton to the new party ranks was
from the democracy, that SO soon as it
became apparent that the new party
was likely to draw from the republican
party as well as from their formidable oppo-
nents-the democrats, then republican III
terests in the onal.organization ceased.
1t is the case not only in Kentucky-it is
so everywhere, and is'conclusive evidence
of the assertion so often made by demo
cratic journals, that the new party was
organized, controlled and kept alive by the
republicans for partisan purposes. TEE
ARGUS has frequently pointed out to dem
ocrats the trick, and has labored hard to
convince all such who left the old organl-
zation for the new. that sooner or later the
trick would be exposed and the true in
tents and purposes of the leaders Of the
Rreenback party be fully shown. THE
ARGUS does not now, and never has. either
directly or indirectly, charged that all who
went into the new movement did so from
dishonest motives, because it believes that
the rank and file, or at least large major
ity Of them were honest in allying them.
selves with the new party-hoping to Sc
cure redress for real or supposed griev
auces, but The ARGUS has charged anC
still maintains that the leader
of the national party and thu
leaders of the republican party-thos
who do the engineering but are seldom
seen, we charge that these were in col
fusion, and that republican money KEEP
alive the national parry in this state 70
the purpose of defeating democrats. 1t j
an encouraging sign to note the return t
the democracy of many who temperate
left it in 1877 aud slS78, and it is safe t
surmise thatin 1880, the national party a
party will cut no prominent figure in tn
contest Democrats who have fought fo
theprinciples Of democracy for score {
years and who have been true to thos
principles through adversely as well q
prosperity, cannot afford to sink the
identity at time when the party is q
the eve of a great national triumph
While some localities may make shoy
ing of nationalism as party, it does NJ
follow that local strength is comparisC
of the real strength OF the party in ii
nation. The democratic party has gu
Gyed all its opponents and will not on
survive republicauism, nationalism ar
other party-isms, but WI be triumphar
aud prosperous long otter the OBITUARY
OF other parties have passed into histor
The democratic party is the party
and for the people; it represents d
masses more fully than any other par
ever did or can; it is the exemplar of fir
government in its fullest sense, and it
because os its liberal principles that it b
always had the support Of all Iibel
minded people. There are some reforl
needed in financial matters, perhaps,
forms which must be enacted to ensu
justice to all classes alike. and these
forms will most certainly be best acco
plished through the democratic par
The RECOMMENDATION of silver is a democl
tic measure, and more liberal financ
policy has been aud will be persistent
contended for by the democracy. IT
does not mean the enactment of the wi
imitation schemes of some fnapc
theoiits, as undue imitation is eouaI
as harmful as unjust contraction, b
there rs a medium which can be, a.
which the people demand shall be ina
gurated in order to give f:eer circulate
to money for commercial purposes. T
greenbackers, and all others who honest
desire change for the better; who desi
to see the affairs of the government no
estly and eco nomically administered; W
desi-e that the rights of the states
con troll IN state matters; who fav
free aud untrammelled ball
without the Intervention of unprjpcipl
scamps in the role of super visors; who b
lieVe in government for the people, al
In the old democratic maxim of Ethe gre,
estgood,to the greatest number--to all su
the democratic party extends cord
Invitation to come and join hands al
work tor the objects desired to be attai
ed. The democratic nartv has n oreat mo