The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-10

moro power tuhn tno sIics cousuuo-
tioais,s of the old regime ever
admitted il had. Then If the two questions,
slavery and state rights, that divided the two
parties twenty odd years ago. have been
settled, what are the real differences between
the parties now? 1t is not finance, for
there are hard money republicans ard hard
money democrats; soft money republicans
and soft money democrats. sit the tariff
qu' stion? There are protection republicans
and protection democrats; low tariff repub.
licans and low tariff democrats And there
arequestlons of minor importance, principally
Of local nsturs, never having become of
national importance, upon which each party
ia divided ia It's own ranks. II these premises
be correct, continued our friend, and
we consider the seeming irreparable
breach ia the republican party. for this
rupture between Mr.. Cooking and the sd-
ministration is not conf led 10 Nav York,
but Is ramiaed through all tho states, does
itnot appear to be an opsortune timo for
the coming Of soma Moses, for the coup
d'e!at Of some great leader in the formation
of new party based upon tho living prin>
ciples Of the two old parties This QUESTION
of anti-monopoly seems to DO assuming
giant form throughout the country, and if it
concretos into wieldabesh it will precpi-
tate war of tho Titans betwoea the corpo-
ralions and tho people. Would not new
party with the main plsnks of Its platform
of principles, o speedy reduction and pay.
ment of the national debt and
q tariff for revenue only,
or rather an ant.monopoly plank for
anti-monopoly must embrace tariff for
revenue only. rally to its banner millions of
tho sutfrsgans of this country? The peo-
pie of the north and south, east and west
feel with humiliation that the high places in
the land are begirt all about with fraud and
corruption. They see that the leaders, with
few exceptions of the party in power, in
toxicated with its long LEASE of control, have
become ind ffsrent to an alarming degree
to public opinion, have forgotten the simpli-
cities and the purities of republican formo
government, and that the spells of place and
patronage alone fill their minds and sway
their hearts. They must SEQ that this greed
of sp...s has led to the recent
murderous assault upon the presi-
dent, has plunged the nstion in
gloom and made tho great heart of the people
TO ache with fear and apprehension that the
angel of death msy not be stayed from the
executive mansion. For, however insane
Guiteau may DO, however crazsd his brain
was when he fred his cruel bullet that laid
the president low, it was brooding on wha.
ne believe to DC loss of prestige Of power
and of patronage Of the stslwar wing of the
republican party that led him 10 do bis
crazy deed. Does ii not seem then that it
would be an easy matter to form new par.
b? "Why not" we suggested, "let the
democratic party sound the note of reform.
and enuncis!e such platform Of principles
as you have outlined, if you have supreme
faith in them. and 60 in and win!' "Becsuse"
said he, 'you cannot eliminate from the
minds Of these thousands and multiplied
thousands of people who vote the republican
ticket simply because it is the republican
ticket, tho idea and belief that the democratic
party is tho impersonalion of tho rebel!ious
spirit, as they call il, of 1861. They be!ieve
that democracy and disunion are synony-
mous, aud you cannot reason them out Off.
or diaprove it to them. They will rally to
tho bloody shirt every time the name of
democracy is mentioned 10 them. Form "A
new psrIy, with new name, and they will !
read and study its principles and embrace
them They voted for Arthur when the,
knew he had been dismissed from office on
charge OF corruption; they sustained Hay es
as president, and endorsed his inauguration |
when they kae " he had not been elected. but
they did no! do either because ihey
coun,eusucel fraud or oorrupton;' but be.
cause In their devotion TO tho union, q senti
ment that proves them worthy Of American
citizenship, they believe i! better TO endure
these evils than TO trust the dem cratic party,
the embodmen. Of disunion rs they believe.
Tho democratic party can never succeed TO
power in this country, no mater what lis
ost,le cry may be, no ms.ter how its plat.
form may read, no matter who IL chosen ss
its standard bearer. Had Hancock, with his
splendid record as union soldier, been the
republican nominee, his popular vote would
have been II third larger than his Opponents.
This u why new party must bo termed II
vs. would have reform and purity
in tAe government, il wo would
have once moro government of
tho people, by tho people, for tho
people" We listened to our friend and We
have given his views aud We have outlined
what Others are saying toward the formation
of y new party. Our readers can peruso these
Iines and coma TO their own conclusions.
1t is onis our duty to lay before them things
as they happen and to give them tho reasons
advanced pro and con on this, that and the
other.