New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-12

Dossessjon of the offices, and second, 10 eh""i.
this or that Clique within the party to cOhIoi
the distribution of the Offices when secured
III. IF the party has shown any unity ana
earnestness OF purpose, in respect 10 any 'h,"s
beyond the strife for Office, 1t is for the crip-
pling of the public credit the plunder OF the
public creditor the substitution OF bad money
for good, and the overthrow OF souud Ma
tiona banks in order to make room Tor WIZ
cat State banks. In the direction OF repudia-
ton of the war debt, the Democratic party
has moved for years more unitedly and more
persistentlv than in any other direction what
ever. If il is not wholly agreed, IN respect
to this matter, the party has given repeated
proof that it's better element does not dare or
does not intend to resist effectively Its worst
element at any crisis This proof has THOR
oughly alarmed that part OF the conservative
vote which cares for business prosperity, sta
bity of investments, and fair protection Tor
public creditors.
". Hatred of bondholders and National banks
is traced to its source in Democratic disIoyalty.
It is seen that the party of the rebellion can
not safely be trusted to guard the interests and
rights of those by whom the rebellion was
put down.
V. The Democratic party has shown itself
thin mask for Solid South. At every step
the oyerpowering influence of the South within
that parry is made manifest. 1t can demand
what it pleases, and do what it pleases' IN
Democratic councils, because the Solid South
casts nearly all the electoral votes that the
party can hope to command. 1t was hoped
by conservative men that the sectional spirit
would fade away with the removal of troops
and the establishment of Democratic local
governments at the South. Instead, that sec
tiona spirit appears more intense. more ag-
gressiye and more dangerous than ever
VI. The methods to which the party has re-
sorted have been essentially revolutionary. il
has defed and tlwartcd the popular will
whenever it could, i'll order to gain its ends.
In some States it has crushed majorites by
conspiracy of assassinS in some by Systematic
cheating; in some, bribery of officials or
electors has been attempted to defeat the VIII
of the people, and in Maine a shameless fraud
WAS attempted by prostitution of official
trusts All these things tend toward complete
Mcxicauizltion of orr Government. They
tend TO disgust the people with the very forms
Of sell -gOycmmeut which are thus abused
and thoughtful citizens begin to ask whether
sef-government itself could long retain lis
hold upon the regard of the people If Demo-
cratic methods should be permitted TO prevail
VII. The party has proved its readiness TO
ruin if it cannot rue--tO stop the wheels OF
government, if it cannot sweep away all OBJ
staclcs TO its success by fraud. It's daring
revolutionary course at the last session has
been neither disavowcd nor abandoned. To
this hour Congress refuses to make the pro-
VISION which the existing laws require for
their enforcement II stands upon the threat
of the last session. that the election laws
should be practically nullifed, If they could
not be con,titutionaly repealed.
Certainly it is not strange if, in view OF all
these things conservative and thoughtful
men think of possible Democratic success
with dread. The only wonder is that any in
telgent and truly conservative man can be
found to give further aid to n party so inca
pable, so corrupt. so communistc, so hostile to
the public credit, so controlledby the rcbcllious
element at the South, and so dangerous, de
moralizing and revolutionary IN its methods