National Republican., 1880-06-18
THE TRUE CONSERVATIVES PA RrY.


THE coalition recently cemented be-
tween the democratic party aud the Kear-
neyites in California is indicative of
tendency which we have heretofore pointed
out, viz: that all forms of evil, all the
dangerous and destructive elements of
society, were uniting for supreme effort to
overthrow the republican party in the
coming fall elections. Those elements
everywhere recognize in the republican
party truly conservative bulwark against
all forms of disorganization.
In preserving the union the republican
party incurred the hate of those who had
hoped to build up an empire founded upon
force and pure selfishness-an empire
which would have exceeded the most ire
sponsible tyrannies of the east in its disre-
gard of any other guide than that Of its
own will. Defeat has not changed the
moral nature of the defenders of secession
and slavery. They furnish the bulk of
enemies, to which all other evil forms are
attracted in seeking to combine against the
party of moral ideas.
The platform Of the late democratic state
convention of California contains a plank
intended 10 cement the union between the
old confederate element and the commun-
lists 1t reads as follows:
That the drift of the republican party tow
ard empire through the oppressive concentra-
tlon of capital is a fraud upon the voting
masses and an insult to the men who carried
the guns in defense of our liberties.
The absurdity of the charge that in the re-
publican party is to be found any tendency
toward empire is only equaled by its falsity.
But it served to attract the applause of the
Band.lot mob, which regards all law as op-
preston. So, too, to declare against the
concentration of capital is bid for the
votes of those who regard property as
theft The men who are "insulted" by the
devotion Of republicans everywhere to law
and order never carried guns in defense OF
our liberties" The conservative citizens
of the Pacific coast-those with anything to
lose-will ask themselves what will the
democratic party do in the event of sue
cess to break up the relations which now
exist between capitalN and labor, between con-
"centrated capital and the voting masses ?''
Nor will they wait for the evasive answers
of the demagogues who framed the resolu-
tions. Their votes will be found with the
party Of law and order.
In Maine we perceive the same kind OF
union between the disintegrating, dishonest
and lawless elements against tho republi-
cans Hard-money democrats, so.called
are joined in hearty fusion with the green
hackers who go the whole longth of re-
pudiation and fiat money. Their attempt
to steal the state by false counting last year
shows the thorough recklessness of the con-
spiracy against organized government
In Massachusetts,, under BEN BUTLER,
every form of domagogsm was represented,
working in hearty accord to subdue that
grand commonwealth. The same unity is
seen in Michigan and in Indiana. In the
latter state IN ignorant boor is put up by
the democrats for governor to attract the
baser elements TO their party, easily over
sIaughing some men Of culture and deccncy
who still cling to the organization.
Our party has, therefore, TO meet in the
coming campaign every one Of its enemies
united for the present in common pur-
pose to obtain the executive power. Doubt.
less, should success crown their evil enter
prise, they would quarrel in the division OF
the spoils, and tho country would find
safety in their breaking up. Doubtless,
even among those who win unknowingly
aid in the attack upon the true concerva-
tive party, there are many, perhaps a ma
ority, who would join to crush the dcstruc-
live designs of the demagogues who have
deceived them, but the triumph of law and
order would be ut n great cast. There
would DO a shock 10 confidence in the
wisdom and good common sense of the
American people, 1t is far better TO
avoid any such couaicb This can be done
by continuing in power tho party which
has saved ms from rebellion and slavery,
preserved our liberties through a great war,
brought US safely through the trials of a
financial crisis ana shows US u peaceful and