The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-09

Among the most hopofm hnd frd.iy.nF
llrnq N the limos politically ~ iho muddy
growing nniafohlsm OIL oyer ibo country
and ON the part of many NJ the more boo.
Iluenilm and widely circulated pupcr Ia
what h known ~ party dioiaiion and do.
crees. II has been q source Of pleasure to
a., on numerous occasions heretofore TO
noe the various exhibitions Of this spirit
which have lately been made, and 10 looks
as II the old time lines Of dcmarcation had
been about practically lain down It's but
the fate ofpurC parties whatever may be their
tcnets, following or history, TO go the way
Of all things else Of q transitory nature II has
been so In our own country in England, in
the ancient republics, in ever nation indeed
where progress has suggested of necessity
new policies and questions, and where the
personal differences of one age have been
compelled to give place to greater fraternity
of feeling in another. And thus it is that
the broad field of American politics, con-
stantly increasing, just as constantly must
present almost annually subjects for legis-
lation which did not exist previously, and
which, by the very constitution OF things,
will produce differences of opinion among
leading minds of the more prominent
statesmen and others of both, or any and
all parties-subiects indeed Of vital
significance to all, which have to be
handled with reason and dispatch, and
upon broad patriotic and national prin-
ciples, irrespective Of all partisan or sec
tional considerations. Reflections such rs
these are rapidly tending to the disntegra-
ton of both parties, republican and demo-
cratic, and in a recent issue Of a valued
exchange we find the most sensible suggcs-
tons as to the proper province of political
organization we have yet seen. The article
in question remarks: "Why, let the citizen
inquire of his own common sense, should
there exist in this country perfunctory
corporation called the republican party,
and another perfunctory corporation called
the democratic party? There is naturally
no such party division Of the electorate. The
only natural and the only practical division
of an electorate into political parties is that
which presents, on, one hand, those who
support, and on the other, those who OPP
pose, the policy or course of government in
relation to great public questions or emer-
gencies. The presidents government and
the presidents opposition these are
the only natural or practical po-
litical parties. All others, OF
whatsoever name, are machine parties, or
ganized and maintained to advance the
personal ends of demagogues, and to be
made obstacles TO the free formation Of
political parties around political questions
as they arise. Destroy and cast out these
machine parties, and there Immediately
appear in their places the political parties
supporting and opposing the politics OF
government" When it becomes a mere |
matter annually of recurring differences |
with the administration as to the wisdom
and propriety of such and such measures |
proposed for the public good rather than
bitter party examinations and recrimina-
tons or a thirst and struggle for the spoils
of office, the benefit to the country and
people at large would be at once and power
fully manifest. Men would cease to be
longer placed in position or entrusted with
great responsibilities simply as rewards
for partisan services and without regard
to the extent of their attainments or
the personal value and signif-
canoe of their names or characters. Indeed,
So radical reform could not possibly be
in any other way. 1t would
free us from the sting and corruption of
party politics, would only produce division
where difference of opinion would insure
and wiser determinations and
beget stronger devotion to the real inter-
ests of the nation and the matters of most
significance. In the absence of
titled orders, with one language and one !
character of country and people, all the !
many constitutional and sectional ques5
Ions practically settled, desertion 9iSGar-
les as such and the substitutiop,tr r'of Of
What our exchange termS The gfcs'ao-t',
and the oppoa p would
make us SIMPLY one people where now it
S the north against the south, east
gainst west or one or more geographical
divisions against another. In fact, our
present growing and prosperous condition,
where an internal peace and development I
re witnessed experienced by no ether ma
ion, are to be attributed, in great measure,
o the rapidly decreasing tendencies to
mere partisan conflicts and the proportion
tey increasing spirit now manifesting it.
elf on all sides to greater consideration Of
enuine reform and the live commercial !
nd financial issues which are now looming
p as of such paramount importance. We
My trust that adherence TO parties merely 4
$ parties will steadily diminish until prin-
ple W / II be the all in all.