The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
Senator Davis Remedy.

ONhatVA OtAtAS ".
Senator David Davis has written let |
ter on the top rail of his fence to John
Martin, of Kansas, editor of the Atchi-
son Champion, with reference to the
Senatorial deadlock" in which he Of
fers some remarkable remedies with |
sort of judicial oracularity. The Sena-
tor says that the only solution of the
political difficulties is in the reorganiza-
ton Of the parties. and explains the pro-
cess thas
IF the Democratic party would dis
band the Republican party would fell to
pieces, because it is only kept together
by Federal patronage and by the agita-
ton OF the sectional question. The dis
banding of the Democratic party would
set the Republican party to quarreling
over the distribution of patronage and
sectional questions, and thus its organi-
cation would be destroyed, and this
would open the way for new parties,
representing the will of the people,"
Unfortunately the first little word
''if" in the Senator's declaration vitiates
the whole of his brilliant scheme. eff
the river had run dry, the fool could
have walked across without wetting his
feet. Unfortunately for the syllogistic
value OF his declaration, he does not tell
us when the Democratic party is to COM
NIT hari-kari, and what is to become of
its membership. 1t is party, an ag-
gregation of 5000, 900 men, bound com
pactly together by the desire for office.
They are unit on that issue, the only
variation being that some have more
int0lefable itch for Office than others.
The Southern wing is also held together
by its hatred of the Republicans, who
thrashed the secesh in the war of the
Rebellion. There are other reasons for
Conference, such as the te-sovereignty
dogma, free trade, foreign clannishness as
with the Irish, family traditions, force of
habit, and proclivity for bourbon and
Bourbon politics. When does Senator
Davis think the Democratic party will
give up these dogmas, preiudices and
stupidities? Suppose it should reor-
ganize, would it be upon any other basis
than these? The new party would still
stick to State sovereignty, it would still
hate Union Repubicanism it would
still banker after all the offices. 1t
would substantially be the same party,
with the same aims, instincts, animosi-
ties, "reminiscences and purposes, and
the same anxiety for the spoils under any
other name. They would plumber the
treasures of cities, States and the nation
as they have always done when the
chance offered.
The Democratic poppy, by any other
name, would smell justasitdoesnow. Will
Senator Davis inform us when he thinks
the Democratic party of New York city,
for instance, will surrender its organiza-
ton and give up its spoils IF the party
should go out of politics altogether, of
course the Republican party would split
up and fall to pieces, for there would be
no opposition, no antagonism to hold it
together, and its principles would stand
unopposed.
Senator Davis proposition is only the
smoky dream.of his imagination or the
wild fancy of his too independent mind.
/ The two parties are not going to disband
at present OF in the near future. The
Democratic party will continue its or
ganization and aims, and the Republi-
can party will continue to fight it many
years after the honored Senator is gath
cred to his fathers, and the Senatorial
fence no longer supports his ponderous
weight There may be little side par
ties on local issues, such as fiat nom
sense, prohibition, 81 anti Masonry, but
upon all national questions the Demo
cratic and Republican parties, under
theft present organizations, will cons
tinue to dispute long. after the Senators
generous avoirdupois has become as
thin as air. There may be other &C.
centric and independent meteors, like
Senator Davis, flying about in the polit-
ical armament, without regular orbits,
but the two parties will appear every
season as regularly as the sun and moon
rise and Chicago Tribune.