The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-09-19
New Party Dreams.

"An era of good feeling" this is. ac-
cording to one acute observer. 1t
closely resembles, he thinks, the times
OF President Monroe. and he is sure
that he sees in the near future a break
ing up and reorganization of parties
Meanwhile, "turn the rascals out'' is
an evidence of the good feeling of the
Democrats. And the two parties, as
thoroughly organized and disciplined
as ever, are confronting each other in
Ohio and Iowa, and preparing for q
struggle in which moderate gain in the
size of majoritles will be hailed by
either party as q great victory. To the
ordinary observer, the signs of an s.era
of good feeling" or of "breaking up
of parties, are not visible to the naked
eye,
The Republican party, for instance.
is more thoroughly united than it has
been at any other time for years. In
1872, and again before the nomination
in 1880, and after the Inauguration in
1881, there were signs of discord.o An
observer might have believed, at these
periods, that reorganization of parties
might result. But there is now no in
dication whatever of probable rupture
among Republicans. Absolute agree
ment as to all details is not to be ex-
pected. There are differences of opin-
ion about some individuals and some
appointments. and some details of the
new tariff. But these and all other diff
ferences that now appear are on all
hands regarded as wholly insignificant
in comparison with the great and patri-
otic objects for which the united party
strives. @ -.i0-a. sl1 sNIf
= Not very long ago, a man who be-
heved that Mr.. ,Watterson and his fol-
lowers were very much in earnest might
have entertained the notion that the
Democratic party was going to pieces.
In words, al all events, there seemed to
be an irreconcilable difference between
the free-traders, who declared it fatal
and shameful cowardice to gloss over
their convictions any longer with mere
tricks of phrase, and the Democratic
trimmers. who charged the defeat of
the party in 1880 to Mr.; Watterson's
impetuous and inexpedient candor.
But that seems an age ago, if one looks
at recent Democratic platforms and
speeches. OF sudden the tricksters
and trimmers have it all their own way,
and the men who professed to have
deep-rooted convictions are accepting
another trick of words,as gleefully as, if
they had never dreamed of free trade
or of ga tariff for revenue only" 1t is
plain enough that there can be no con-
troversy in the Democratic ranks about
any question of principle, because either
faction is ready to sacrifice what it pro-
fesses to consider sacred principles for
the chance of Office. Then as to men,
there may be quarreling. but there is
no leader of commanding thought and
infnanno lil~a ~ na,,O1oo4 4 \
whom faction can rally. Mr.. Tilden.
Is not such leader, nor Mr.. Bayard,
nor Mr.. Mcdonald The nomination
will be dictated by expediency again.
There is not sign of ''breaking up"
though there may be local quarrels Bit
ter enough to make success impossible.
1t may be set down as a "hard-pan
fact" in politics that the Republican
party is not going to pieces so long as
the old Democratic party remains in
existence, with its ancient traditions
and black record, to seize the Govern
ment at the first opportunity. If the
Republican party had no other reason
for being, it would be an all-sufficient
reason that those who rebelled and
sympathized with rebellion can not
safely be left to maintain the fruits of
the war; that those who resisted equal
rights and specie resumption 70 the end
can not safely be left to preserve equal
rights or public honor; that those who
have never ceased to denounce and
assail protective tariff can not safely
be left to enact a new tariff or to admin
lister Che one now in force.
The Democratic party has reason
for continued existence also. For
twenty years and more it has repre-
sented, and it still represents, every
form of resistance to the policy of the
Republican party. When that policy |
has been fully and heartily accepted by
the people, the Democratic party will |
have to die, or TO get itself new reason
for being. At present the hostility to
Republican ideas and measures is as
vindictive, malignant and intense as
ever, though it sways a fewer voters
than it did years aga.-M ?. Tribune.