The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1883-01-19

by thousands and oven hundreds of
thousands. The Leaders of these inde-
pendent masses tell us that their act on
is like that of the "Conscience Wings"
and Free Sellers thitty-four years ago,
and that "refo, m within the party" can
hest be accomplished by its overthrow.
They say that as long as party sue
ceeds by corrupt methods and unprinci-
pied leaders, it will continue and wax
stronger in its evil ways, and that the
first thing to be done is to crush it.
This is exactly what the Republican
boilers of 1872 told their political
brethren, and it was Just as true then as
it is TO day. But "time makes more
converts than reason.n 1t took the old
Wings long while to find out that the
Free Soiers were right; but at last they
made the discovery, and were glad to
be admitted into the new communion.
So it has taken the Republican boilers
of 1882 ten years TO find out that the
men they so bitterly denounced in 1879
were right, and that boiling is divine
prerogative, but they have al last
been enlightened, while they have abun-
dant reason for following in the foot
steps of theirWhig predecessors in their
future political action. The change is
wonderful. The elections OF this year
will be remembered as a great epoch in
American politics. They show that the
sober second thought of the people can
be trusted, and strengthen the faith of
good men in popular institutions. What
a pity it is that Greeley and Sumner
could not have lived to witness their
splendid vindication in the political
revolution of 1882! 1t is almost enough
to make them turn over in their graves.
They were hunted to death because they
rebelled against the political buccaneers
at the party helm. They were in
solenty reminded that "the Republican
party is stronger than any man in the
party" and that they must obey its
orders or be shot as deserters, They
were branded as apostates, rebels and
renegades; but they We're right alter
all, and history has already so made its
record, while Cameron, ConkIing and
the other once famous Republican bosses
have tumb,ed themselves and their
machine into common ditch. Let Us
rejoice.
This rout of the Republicans is final.
They talk about rallying their forces for
another engagement, but they do not
believe their own words. They feel that
| the bolt which has shivered their or
/ ganizaton is the bolt OF death Their
| defeat is like the de eat of the Wings in
1852, when they carried only four States
and forty-two electoral votes. They
said it was not much of shower, and
that they would again rally, as they had
so often done before; but their forces were
never rallied. Hatred of the Democ-
racy had long held the party together,
but it was dead in its trespasses, and no
hand could save it, The Republicans
talk about gathering new life from the
blunders and mistakes of the Democ-
racy; but this ammunition has been
used too often to be any longer availa-
BILE. 1t is not safe to count on extensive
Democratic laundering, and no amount
of it would reconcile the Republican
boilers of to-day to the longer rule of
their leaders. These leaders, no doubt,
are quiteready to change their base since
the late elections. They are prepared
to make any required professions OF po-
litcal righteousness; but they have
SiHHtu bo ionS nv "'''h-'No "
pentance will now be accepted. We
do not say that the Republicans who
have deserted the old banner are con-
verted Democrats they are Rcpub-
licans still, and perhaps as ready as
ever TO boast that they put down the
Rebellion and freed the slaves, but they
no longer consider this a sufficient rea-
son for fighting under a flag which has
been thoroughly dishonored and under
Captains whose touch is pollution.
For this we honor them, and we
honor the old party itself for having
virtue enough TO commit suicide. We
wish it had performed this act of de-
cency and duty sooner, but it is still very
timely, and we are duly thankful for it.
We take off our hat to the remains OF
the departed as they pass to their inal
restng-pl - Indiana State Sentlncl.