Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-07

Republican organs take delight in as
surfing the country that the Democratic
party is bound to blunder and waste the
opportunities that now confront, or that
may vet await it. The expectation that the
Democrats viii '.slip up is about all the
consolation the Radical organs can take.
The foremost Republicans are cautious,
if not gloomy. in their Outgiyings as TO
the future Of their party. The boastiul
snirit that formerly characterized them Is
cone. and not a few Of them despair Of
their partv's success. Occasionally an
organ sounds the alarm and exposes the
condition Of the grand old party" but
only to suggest remedies that are difficult,
if not impossible, Of application. Thus
the Philadelphia Press is moved to re-
mark:
what the Republican party most needs
i TO BE- quickened and reinvigOrated with
new vitality and power. 1t is inert and
lethargic: il is resting upon what il has
done. rather than liftingupnew standards;
it i sounding no bugle blasts to arouse
the people; and it wants some new mspi-
ration for its forces. If the President
should make some changes in his Cabinet
which should mean more life and charac-
ter. and if he would adopt more positive
policy. he would do much to meet this
want. He i doing very well, as far as he
/ goes
This i a fair diagnosis Of the case Ofthe
grand old party" Ii Is very ''inert'
/ and not a little ..lethargic." But where
/ is the tonic that can restore it to be hadl
/ II mas been living on its past and quite
/ luxUriously for a long time. and needs
a change Of diet. but the prOvender is
I hard TO procure. II lifts no new stan
/ dards" because il can devise none. The
/ -.bl0Ody shirt was its alluring gonfalOn.
/ but the old ensign is tattered, torn and
/ faded. Its forces are disOrganized. Its
/ great leaders are dead. and those that led
/ it 10 its last triumph are listless or
/ Disguised. The President could not i'm
/ prove bis Cabinet with the material
/ available He cannot improve his policy
I TO the satisfaction of the critics within
/ his party without dissatisfYing his friends.
/ He i. for the most part, doing the best he
/ can. He was an accidental nOmi-
nee tor the Vice Presidency. and
/ is an accidental President. He is
not a leader nor a statesman, and can
I originate nothing noteworthy. He con-
duets himself much better than any of his
Immediate predecessors, and this is his
strongest card.
The Republican party was long held
/ together by the cement Of ''public plum
4 der and while its leaders were harmO-
NOUS upon the question Of its disribu-
ton all went well. but they have fallen
/ ont with each other over the spOils, and
neither faction is willing to yield. There
are feints at harmony, but the crack of
/ Guiteau's pistol yet echoes through the
land. and while the men whom the assas-
sin served control affairs there can be no
harmony.
The Republican party may face the con-
/ fict Of 1854. in fair array. Il may pos
sibly come out Of it successful, but it
will only triumph by the employment OF
means such as it has never vet resorted
To. From the present indications the
chances Of success are clearly with the
Democrats. and only laundering, such as
they have never yet peTpetrated can
prevent their return 10 power. \ brave
and sustained battle for Democratic prin-
ciples cannot but result in Democratic
supremacy.