New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-31
cRIlIE RFGOTTEN BY CRIME.

Possibly the time may come when the Demo-
cratic party will cease to do every stupid and
suicidal thing which TIE TRIBUNE warns it
not to DO When it begins to take good adj
vice. however, it will disband, ciiacc itself,
know that it is public nuisance, and abate it
self. Until then, by a blessed provision OF
Providence, it Will doubtless con;inrc to arouse
public disgust and insure its own defeat, when
ever it seems near success, 10y mere exhibition
of its real character. Having been beaten
again, the Democrats are now told by sympa-
thzins friends that they have made another
blundcr Thus The Hcrdid says:
Ten days ago the result tho fall ,ections scarce
iy doubted b. any one That the Democrats would So
cure thc nest House seemed certain 10 the sewdcst Re
publican u.auascra, barring only thing, which
we can ger orally count-namev, some Democratic
Murlcr" said prominent Republican al that lime in
di,cu--iug bis pariy's prospects. The Democ'ano
bnncr has boon made, ana tlc situation las Changed
Tie ques which has SD often dictate! the Demo
,ats-tIc question whether they Do 10 rule and
whether their leaders Cisor iy sct aud there
fore urt,'. Worthy-ths fatal question has once more
been forced nto the pcolefmiu aud the Republicans
80 sptro i what med c"abe mistakes, Tor
tbc fiGc again be- TIE ascendant.
This seems to Us a shortsi-htod and mistaken
view of the matter. only Democratic parii,ans
and very superficial Observers deemed the sue
ccs, of that party probable ten days ago. The
suicidal conduct of that party cannot be de-
scribcd as a blundcr unless It's cause, are quite
di>lccardcd. 1t was the almost inevitable con-
sequence Of a long career Of crime against
! humanity, justice, and free government. Even
! while warning the Democrats that il Would be
! fatal for them 10 resort 30 revolutionary pro-
ccodines in order to prevent the exposure and
I flte 'tr.-
predicted that they Would be driven into that
very course ny the nccc-slie; of their position.
They were forced to keep the South solid, or
to give up all hope. They could not keep the
South solid except by fraud, nor could they
make fla2d successful again if they suffered
Southern u,urpcr; to be turned ont by calm
aud judicial decision Of the House upon the
merit, of contested cases. Thus Il riot WAS
necessary 10 matter what it cost. Without it,
success 10y fraud would have been impossible,
and Democratic defeat would have been Ger
tain.
The plilosophic observer win trace still
further back the chain Of causes. II was .ot
entirely of free choice that the Democratic
party entered upon q career of most infamous
fraud at the south IL reality il was absolutely
forced to win by fraud, if at all. Years of
systematic assassination, outage and massacre
had made il impossible foI the Democratic
party to win or divide the cclorcd vote. and
Federal election laws had provided some pro-
lection against mere resort TO brute force. In
lis tWn the bloody caIeer of assassination and
ua--acIc was forced upon tic party 10y ID, op-
| position to reconstruction uuun the basis of
impartial suffrage. Having tucd to deny the
co.ored citizen vote for h's protection, the
Democrat, could not win his vote by ar.uuIcDt
! or persuasion. And nero suffrage, also. 0as
| forced upon the country hy Democratic LEXIS
lation at tie South Tie effect and. intent of
which was to reduce tIe freedman To- condi-
ton Woise tI,au slavery Had the Southern
| Democrats, Immediately after the var. ar-
ccrlcd Tie freedom of the coioftl man heartily
and fully, and welcomed him as ID voter. they
Wou'd soon have gained irresistible influence
with tire greater part Of thc colo.el voters.
! i'ut this th" Democratic party was utterly ia-
capable of DOM, because ID; Southern W.uy
was untitled for part in free government Ay
It's training Gndcr the system of slavery. while
It's Northern wing Was ruled d. lIi-h voters.
who hated the nc.io race with peculiar III
tcn,ity. Finally tie Democrat, have been
forced to uphold the South in every cIazy net
of hostility to the principles OF free government.
| becads,, having aided rebellion, and thu, lost
forever all hold uUOn Northern opinion, it Was