New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-24
THE MAY MAGAZINES.
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.

Mr. Carl Schurz in an article on "Party Schisms
And Futurc Problems y considers the possibility OF
the disntegraton Of the Republican ana Oemo
cratic parties and the combinations OF influences
and opiuions which may go to the formation OF
new organizations. While Mr.. Schurz sees inc
elements of dissolution IN the quarreis Oh
faction and In the present absence Vi
any great issue calculated to blind the people 10
the shortcomings of politicians, he still does not
predict that the upheaval will happen at an early
day. 1t may come suddenly he thinks. or IL HAY
not come for long time; but whatever large
question arises to divide political opinion on new
lines will find the popular mind prepared py inc
present condition Of parties TO receive IL.
lie finds no tangible nucleus at present
as rallying point for future movement. Inc
Greenback organization is manitestly wllho"'
vitality: the independent movements have MOI AZ
yet introduced into our National politics new quo'-
tons calculated to result IN genera reaii
ment and new grouping oil great parties "PV"
The "anti- monopoly" issue Is not hmneui".oS
probable-"unless the improbable emergency alisos
of the great corporations making themselves wan"
tonly and provokingly obnoxious" In the mar
vellous growth of the country, the mrth Oh d how
social organization. new wants, new grievances ana
new aspirations, and in the applications OF repup
lican prin ciples to this development and the read
iustment of the powers of the general and Of local
self-eovernment, Mr.. Schurz suggests 'he
problems that may serve 10 urV'n
I'D OF revitalize tho parties now existing. ih"'
lhey are now both obliged TO reach 1or Whatever
outside support they can obtain makes them ac-
cessble TO public opinion; and the party which
shows most breadth and capacity III dealing win
the great problems of government which are upon
us. and which are fast becoming matters OF popaiar
thought and discussion VIII he the rnliuG party oil
the future 1t is hardly necessary to add that MI
Schurz believes that this can be only at the eA-
pense of those methods of political management
which have sprung from the spOiis system Ii poth
parties resist the currents of popular opinion inc
after he thinks, will probably grow po"erlui
enough TO force into existence new formation WIN
a; courageous spirit of initiative and programme
born of the requirements Of the tines"
Gail Hamilton. in a characteristic article, reaches
The conclusions after divers terse and energetic pre-
liminaries that surgery, theology and law may Wei
ask of the future the mercy of IFS silence concern
ING their services to Garfield and that the only man
who gathered glory from the assassination was s'he
victim. 40
Ina paper On What Does Revelation Reveal 2
Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps declares with much am
plifcaton of statement that the Bible OF the luture
must be interpreted chiefly asa biography Shed
not contemplate the elimination OF the supernatural
from the Old Testament, but the peTceptlbie &c
Ejbc. she believes reveals less science less dog
mario theology less miracle than we used 10 think,
but more of Christ and is, indeed, frame 81 which
he is the picture.