The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-27
THE CONDITION OF THE PAR
TIES.

The Republican party is in a state OF
uuarrelsomeness, of growing wrangllng'
of intestine ambitions that have become
bitter, of triangular wrath; and this ke'
publican condition is made more melan'
choly by the fact that behind this quar-
rel, and underneath the party, there ls
no vital principle, no great humane idea,
no theory of government that commends
itself to the affections OF thoughtful and
gentle men Within and behind this
fight, that is tearing the Republican par
ty to pieces, there is no guiding princi-
ple but the love of spoils, In this case
the love of spoils in the Republican par
ty is not a cohesive force, The Republic
can party is not only severed in twain
by existing wrangles, but it is divided
into three pieces.
The National Democratic party has no
national quarrel. 1t is torn by no quar-
rel as to candidates. The party is devo'
ted to the success of the nominee of the
Cincinnati convention. This lie not all.
The Democratic party in this National
election will go before the country as the
representative of something; it will
mean something in the present, and
something in the future, fort represents
the idea that has meant something in
the past. Not spoils, but civil liberty
not plumber by the aid of the Govern
mental machine not plumber by the few,
but the power of the many. The Demo
cratic party pleads for local self.govern-
ment, tor purity, for public virtue, fol-
economy in public expenses; and it pla'
Ces the mar against Centralism, asking
the men of the country to sustain it in
this attitude OF defence of manhood
This is the condition of the two parties
in respect of the nature of their appeal
to the country,
If we look further into the details, We
see the unconcealed fact that the Blaine
department Of the Republican party and
the Sherman department, and the Grant
department-and what lofty thing in hu'
man government is either department
seeking2-are tearing the Republican
party to pieces. Blaine has created an
tagonisms such as have broken up the
fortunes of political parties two or three
tines in our history. Sherman has for.
ced his own candidacy in a manner I'M
paralleled in American affairs. Grants
friends are tenacious and revengeful; and
inasmuCh as the friends of other Repub'
lican candidates have publicly declared
that Grant can not and shall not be cleo,
ted; they do not seem to be absolutely
confident of the election of Blaine Of
Sherman. The bitterness in the Repub.
lican party has reached precisely this
gun.pOwder state.
There is no corresponding quarrel at
to candidates in the Democratic party
There is a willingness to accept any can
didate who may be the choice of the Ma.
tional convention. There is no Demo
ocratiC desire to defeat any Democratic
candidate for the Presidency after the
nominating convention. There is nc
vehement Democratic opposition of 6
national character to any Democratic
candidate for the nomination. There is
a Democratic disposition to elect the
Democratic nominee. There is a state
of Democratic harmony. And this, in
contrast with the Republican condition
means that the Democratic nominee il
to be elected,-Cin Enquirer.