The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-06

The New York Tribune pauses in the
pleasing occupation Of writing daily
variations upon the, obituary of the
Democratic party long enough o.take a
hasty glance at the future of its own, a
diversion which seems to9be rather
called for by the nature of the political
situation. cit is the hope OF many
Democrats" it tells us. q" and the fear
of few Republicans that the Republic
an party is going to pieces. In the
strife of leaders, it is imagined, the
party is to be so involved that it can
never be brought to support any candi-
date in 1884. There must be two wings,
two conventions or bolt, and certainty
of defeat, it is supposed. This notion
has become SO prevalent among Demo-
Gratis that, with the transparent cunning
which is the acme of stupidity, they
take pains to show great deal of SYM
patty for some Republicans, and try
their little best to foster such discords
as do exist between Republican leaders.
Their time and pains are wasted. The
engineer who tried to make faster time
by sittingson the safety valve. was not o
person of great wisdom. If tho Repub-
lican party ever should go to pieces, the
explosion would blow the Democratic
organization into fragments too small
to be- picked up and too nqmepps to be
counted.' We are not looking for an
explosion. The Republican party is,
we believe, fatally affected, but it is not
going to die sudden and infectious
death, that will convey disease to
healthy bodies-parties rarely die that
way-but it will steadily increase the
process of disintegration that is
and for some time has been going
on within the organization. Pointing
with pride to the past is no longer suffi-
cient to keep the discipline good. The
cohesive power Of plumber has for long
time made the party solid, but the quar-
rel over the division of the spoils has
become so serious that there is little
likelihood that it can be healed. The
Tribune indirectly defies the bosses to
break up the Republican party that is,
the bosses of the faction opposed to the
one to which it belongs-but it should
not be necessary to instruct the Tribune
that had these very bosses acted up to
the spirit of this defiance there would be
a Democratic President in the White
House to-day. The Grant and Conkling
crowd put their shoulders to the slowing
wheels of Republican progress at time
when their help was sorely needed.
They received promises on account Of
this that have never yet been fulfilled,
and it was more the bad faith of the
party of the first part in this bargain
that Mr.. Conkiing resented when he
left the Senate in disgust, than it was
any contravention of his own theories Of
right and privilege. We do not know
which faction of the Republican party
will make the regular nomination at the
next Convention; but whichever does
must have the cooperation of the other
or it cannot succeed. viii the Tribune
show us how that can be secured? tits
very pretty buster to say that the Re
publican party can win the next fight
with one hand tied behind it; but it i
another thing to prove it. That will
require counting of the votes, and the
Tribune hasyet over two years in which
to brag.-B0ston Post.