The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-10
A NEW P0LlT CAL PARTY.

WI ObiA tOhh hhAi
Several people at this time seem 10 be
casting about for the formation of q new
political party. The New York Herald
seems to DO the most pronounced of the new
crusaders, or perhaps more properly speaks
ing, the new discoveries. The Herald
argues for new party with ex-senator Ros-
coo Oonkling at its head, as its founder AID
leader. The New York Tribune about the
time Mr. Conkling resigned from the United
States ienSte and tho rupture between ttst
gentleman and the president became an open
breach, declared that the time for the crea-
ton of new political party was suspicious.
Mr. Frank Hurd, late a congressman from
Ohio. If not working for new
party is striving diligently and intelligenty,
too, Tor u new aspect upon the political con-
tests Of the country, seeking to make tho
tariff question leading issue. He favors a
tariff for revenue only, and the mighty lever
with which he is working, is the good of the
people. This is lever that is always power.
full if 1t he skilfully handled and placed upon
the proper fulcrum. The Horsld's idea
seems to be to form new party upon a
platform made up of tho bes! planks In the
platforms of the old party. 1t has not
formulated specifically declaration of
principles for its political offerings, seeming to
be content at tho present with Smelling
the woods, with putting out feelers to see
how the proposition taxes. The Herald
like Alcibiades of old, shrewdly studies to
adopt itself to public sentiment, and always
wants to catch the lay of tho breeze before
It trims its sails, 80 nothing pronounced Can
be expected from 1t, unless tho movement, If
movement thore really be, as unes the vol.
ume Of almost tidal wave. The Tribune
has given strong indication of what one Of
the plsnks Of the new platform should be, it
really ready to join in an effort tor now
party. II has already raised its voice in no
unmistakable terms against SO much for
eign immigration Into tho country.
1t declares that the country
and absorb SO great foreign element With
safety to its institutions and form of govern.
ment, and the old know nothing idea shows
a plain outcroppng in its expressions, an
idea it would certainly Insist upon as prin.
ciple of the new party if 1t should take
stock In any enterprise Of this kind. A
we'll informed gentleman and lifelong
iemocra. in conversation with us few days
$50, gave it rs bis opinion that the time WAS
rlpe for the evolution Of "a new party from
The bodies of the old ones, tho democratic
aud republican parties rs they now exist and
stand before the couatry. The views no ad-
vanced wero to tho effect that really there
were no close cut or well
defined issues between the two
old parties, In the nor thousands and
thousands Of voters declare themselves
and vote with that party with
out kso wing what 40 its principles, or
thinking about them in the least. They we're
devoted TO the cause Of the union during tho
war, md because tho republican party was
in power during that time, ind had been in
power ever since, to them this party is tho
embodiment of the union sentiment, md
therefore they arc republicans. In tho eou,h
there are thousands and Thousands of voters
WHO, If asked why they arc democrats, can
only answer: "becsuso the people of tho
south arc democrats, and the republicans
keep on waving the bloody shirt
snd accusing us Of treason, and
rebellion and hostility to the union, which is
not true" To continue with tho ideas Of
our friend. Taking tho commencement of
tho secession movement beginning to crys-
'alize 10 tho campaign of 1860 between Lin
coin, Douglas, Boil and Breckenridge, and
eliminating In 1861 by tho withdrawal of
eleven southern states from Tho union, as n
basis, II Is known that the real difference be.
tween the republican and democratic parties,
tho live and leading issues between them were
tho questions Of slavery and state rights.
Tho war settled the slavery question beyond
csvil, and Il also settled the doctrine Of states
rights as contended for In the extreme BY
democratic aud especially southern leaders
Such imprsc,icablo ul,raists as
MIR. Toombs, Of Georgia, may
contend 10 the contrary and may declare
that the amendments to the cons,i, u,ion wer,
never legally adopted, but that does no
alter the facls In the case, nor affect III,
truth that tho old doctrine Of states rights 1
dcsd--shot 10 death with musketry, II 20,
please. While this Is true, the other extreme
~ illustrated by the Chicago Tines Il
charao,erixing the states 80 provinces, ha
not been reached. In other words, ,htr
hes been NO elimination Of stste lines vii.
an absolute csnsralisssion Of power In N
general government SsAts rights. 10 mod
fed form, sill ssiss. The autonomy Of II