, 1880-07-25

keep 1t solid by blood and fraud; they
are whining that the North constantly appeals
TO the reminiscences Of the War,-they who
wantonly inaugurated- the Rebellion, and after
its suppression attempt constantly to repeal and
defeat the results tlereof,-a problem which tc
solve is their chief aim to-day. Whet do they
care for finnnco; what for tnCif? In Maine they
commit adultery with the woman IN green, and
in Indiana they apparently repudiate her. In
their platform they promise free ships, meaning
If anything, free trad IN the purchase Of ships
and the, material for their construction, in one
breath, and in the other a tariff for revenue
meaning, it anything. the collection of so much
| revenue as they can conveniently squander
| What do they care for q solu ton, regulation
and adjustment Of the labor question; for the
| transportation question, which Is Of such vital
| Importance to our home Industries and COM
| merce; for the payment OF the National debt
| and reduction of the burdens resting upon
! the people; and what for all other
| problems. the neglected consideration
of which causes the people so much distress,
notwithstanding the natural and 1ne1haustible
| resources and riches Of the country7 For all
this they care nothing. They know but one
thing. But one thought gives them vitality, and
thai is the desire to achieve the Federal power;
to declare themselves permanent At Washing
ton, and to take revenge for their defeats. That
IS their e. dream Ry dny and nlsht. thnt , Is ne
cause why they cid not nominate Ttldcn nor
Bayard., neither Thurman nor Randall, but
selected a General, Union General. By this
nomination. they hope to gain two things
fessed Union sentiments and, second, they
selected him because he is the man who, alroady
9nce 6efore shortly ntter The Was
the election of 1876 that with their plans for
the future they can Internationally rely on him.
That Is the meaning Of Hancock's nomination,
and that IS the profossod devotion to tho Union
OF this hypocrtItcal and lying party!"
I. The New York Ztttatng {R.) says, replying to an
article OF the. New York Stats Zeitu,,0 tD.l In
an editorial, as follows: '*As long as Randall
and bis Pennsylvania high-taritf fanatics aro
not sat down upon by the Democratic party, /. e.,
are not finally expelled from the party because
of their high-tarif heresies. SO long the Demo-
cratic party cannot complain and must bo con-
tent when they are looked upon as gang of
hypocr1ts and Jesuits, and all its free trade
teachings must be considered rs sham. The
whole difference between the party Gnrdelds
and the party Hancocks, as far as the tariff
question Is concerned, consists In the fnct that
the Repub bljcan honestly acknowledges its inteu-
ton aud determination to protect home capital
and the products of home-industries to pru-
dent extent by tariff, and is, therefore, opposed
to any interference or radical reform meas.
ures as tho tariff stands at present. and
that, on the other side the Democratic party is,
in principle. for absolute free-trade, but ia
practice deeaEes 1Ssf n faya Of and cut
This Is not an empty Insertion, but it is. based
upon the letharxy OF the majority In the Demo-
its total unconcern against III! systematic reali-
cation of the frce-trstda doctrine on Inrge
scale II. besides his views on the tariff ques-
ton, the Democrats find fault with Garncld's
attachment TO the constitutional amendments,
with the principle OF equality before the law Of
all cttizcns,-whitc and BLACK, with the froc and
tied to vote and the protection Of that privilege
with the policy Of resumption. with II. sound
money policy, with tuo free school and
Eon of Church and State, with 4 sensible solu-
ton Of the Chinese queston,-if we say, the
@ nsmoeratie party fnas 9 f9ul5 VIII these princ.-
tained By the Republican party. it is only nd
ditIonal proof that its position is buiow tho
libesai standard which the Republican party oc-
cupies, and that its tendencies are In an opposit
direction. Public opinion Of the United States
will decide In the month Of November whef11er
contained in the Republican plattorm and the
pronuncin1ncnto Of Garfield shall be maintained
Or be coudemned."
The Milwaukee Freie Prose says editortnlly:
Every Democrat who ia competent to under
stand and Judge the intentions OF the Bourbon
Democracy knows that, under existing ciscum-
stances 1.-THE Solid South constituting throe-
fourths Of the Democratic partly. Gen. Hancock
would bo political nullity US Chief Magistrateof
the Nation. Not the minority Of the North, but
the Bourbon majority OF the South, would rule.
This Nould be consequential and correct accord
Ing to tho incpnrrovertble luw OF uuture, that
tho stronger subduc the weaker, that the greater
attracts the smaller object From the very
moment that the Presidential chair is occupied
by Democratthe Democratic party Of the North
is pDwcrlcss, as 1t was buforc the War. 1t might
be paciGed by slice of the spols, but the course
Of the party and Its policy ws,uld be dictnrcd by
the South. We may say it uurcscrycdly, tho
South is the real Democratic party, and the
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