The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-14
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redeem the country, the administration Of
affairs has been LEFT to the republicans, and
we have, as u consequence, been going
steadily from bad to worse, IN 1871, under
the civil rights excitement, the democrats
swept everything, and 1t was thought that
the victory would be permanent one.
Immediately the proposition was started
from republican headquarters to form a
new party, as it was reported currently
that the old parties were gone, with their
Old time principles. and the masses had to
be furnished with something more tangible
and more in keeping with the spirit OF the
times than the old issues, orno party could
longer stand. In consequence arose the
organization known as the Acknowledgment
back labor party, but it proved to be only
a cunning scheme of republicanism. In
1876 the democracy, though clearly victori-
ous, were cheated out Of their hard-earned
victory and the republicans given another
lease OH the government. Attack alter
attack has been made on this party in
power, the issues Tor which 1t originally
fought have been shown to be dead, and all
its manmuvres of the past four or i've years
have been recognized as merely movements
looking to the maintenance OF position, the
retention of power, a division OF spoiIs,
without reference to issues or principles.
To such an extent had these abuses gone,
and so arrogant seemed the party, that u
week ago it was rebulIed, overwhelmed
with crushing defeat, and its
bosses and managers lett high and
dry on the sands and rocks OF
political disaster. Now comes the amusing
feature of the affair Greenbackism failed,
but for the time il served its purpose The
republican party having been again defeat
cd seems to propose through its party pa
pers to re-enact the old farce OF golnS oil
into new party having something 1--WE
and practical" to recommend it to the
country, to drop by.goncs, in IL word, and
start anew A western, republican, eN-
change of prominenc leads the cry in The
following remarks which the democrats will
be well repaid for noting and taking care
of: A party, in short, cannot be honestly
maintained in default ofliving issues, The
republican party has no living issues to-
day; and il has Just thrown oil the RUE OF
the bosses !" under these circumstances
we do not see how il can be expected to CO.
here much longer, unless indeed It's Detter
minds are prepared TO supply ii with
new views. For many years deW-
ocratic successes have only rep
resented republican dIsailection' There Is
no possibility OF harmony between the
natural republican and the natural demo-
crat. Oil and water will mix sooner. But
the republicans have long been compelled
to punish their own leaders by putting
democrats in their places, and 1t is upon
this Fictitious support that the democracy
now lives. Upon such Fictitious support,
however, no party can long maintain Itself
The democrats have no issues and no prin-
clples. They are only less corrupt than
the republican "bosses" because they have
had fewer opportunities. And when new
party takes tho field, with new and living
issues, the old democratic party Will
havc to be reconstructed to meet the
emergency and while it must retain its
more stable land stupid elements by The
force of grayitaiicn, it will be compelled to
infuse new life into its management, and
new ideas. The time, in short, is propitious
to tho evolution OF new parties. The use
fulness and the reasons for existence OF the
old ones have disappeared These re-
marks, while admittingln great deal, fore
shadow the plan of operations for 1881. In
the next two years few of the stalwart
leaders will be expected TO lead oil in the
organization of an "honcsty and reform"
party to catch tho votes of the disallected
democrats, and the republicans will come
up to man to the support of their nom
necs and continue to hold the country
IL is n splendid scheme, but 1t is doubtful
ii 1t will work well for n second time. The
overwhelming and truly astounding ma
iorities throughout the country last week
for the democracy indicate beyond doubt
that that party has principles for which i
is lighting, as it would be prcposterous tC
suppose that everywhere and at the sam,
time personal differences had occasione,
the result. 1t is opposed to political as
sessments; to machine politics. it is tn
friend of the lab0rer and the unaltera6
Toe of monopoly and high tariffs; opposes
to extravaganza in appropriations an,
federal Interference in state elec
tons. and rs n consequenc
liz has the country. These ar
all live issues and the democracy is straigh
on them all. 1t is party of progress, AM
ifcnre and caution characterize its move
ments for the next two years II will be abb
to bury repubicanism beyond hope of re
surreclidn. There is no necessity Tor a ney
party, and the democrats will be exceed
ingly foolish to allow their opponentsto sin
to them the siren song of "a dead past an
a new start all around The time is no
"proptious Tor the evolution Of new pa
ties" 1t il, ON the other hand, only b
maintaining the old party organization
and discipline with the issues of momer
now before the country that anything Xix
u definite policy can control tho next AZ
ministration, whether IL be democratic c