Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-14
A SUSPECTED PARTY.

The Democrats complain of the suspicion with which their party is regarded by the majority of the people of this country. Asit is this suspicion which has kept and will keep that party out of power it is not sur prislng that it's members should complain. They are, however unwise in thus complain ing, for they make it necessary to show the ample basis on which the suspicion they con- plain of rests.
 In the first place. it Is suspected that the real leaders of the Democratic party-those who led it against the Union-mean to again secure control of the national government. They have accomplished a great deal in that direction already, and what they have done does not indicate any change in the pro- gramme which suspicious ones believe to have been formed. It is suspected by those who have watched the course of those lead CTS and observed the spirit in which they have worked, that if the Democratic party should elect the President the ex-Confeder- ates, having contributed three-fourths of the electoral votes, would claim four or five of the seven Cabinet offices that we should be represented abroad mainly by ex-Confeder- ates and that they would have their full share of other ''spoils'' It is also suspected that they would control legislation. One reason for this suspicion is that they already hold the chairmanship of ffty-eight of the one hundred and two committees in both houses of Congress, although they represent less than one-fourth of the population of the country. Having control of legislation, it is o4oJ hot ha i,ofa c{C oR 4ha would be better looked after than those of any other part of the country. It is also suspected that some, at least, of the C war legislation''-au of which one ofss their number in unguarded moment declared was to be swept from the statute books-would have to go. The ground for this suspicion consists of what they have already done and tried to do, and of their State rights doctrine.
 It is suspected that if the Democratic party comes into power it will attack the currency. It is too safe and uniform in value to suit party which did all it could to prevent the attainment of that safety and uniformity. It is also suspected that the national banking system-by far the best banking system this country ever had-will be attacked. The national banks exist in violation of ''State rights and they cannot issue worthless money. It is suspected that in place of this excellent banking system we should have State banks and return of the good old times when a man did not know, when start ing on journey, what the contents of his pocketbook would be worth when he got out of his own State. The ground for this sus- picion is that with the exception of portion of the eastern Democracy the whole party Is openly hostile to the national banking system.
 It is suspected that with the Democratic party in power an attack will be made upon the prosperity of various parts of the ooun- try by the a6aption of free trade policy-a policy which would ruin manufacturers, throw hundreds of thousands of men out of employ ment, and reduce the wages of those able to get work. The ground of this suspicion consists of the declaration in the Democratic national platform in favor of "a tariff for revenue only"
 There are other suspicious very un- pleasant to the sensitive and aspiring De- mocracy-which might be here recorded, to- gether with the grounds for them, but we de- sist A party suspected of what we have already pointed out is suspected of enough to defeat it.