National Republican., 1883-12-01
Party Prospects.


and patriotism of tho people. The wrangles
of flctions, the jealousies between individuals
the disputes over matters of administration,
and tho dangerous indifferentism over great
questions supposed to have been settled, no
longer threaten the republican party of the
nation. Each element in the party is looking
beyond its own circle, aud realizing that a re-
union of all can alone avert the
dire disaster of southern ascendency.
Neither the business interests of tho
country nor the laboring interests are pre-.
pared to surrender tho custody Of tho public
trensury or the preservation of tho public
poaqc into the hands of tho unthrifty aud tho
violent, who, as wo have just seen, still die
tate to tho democratic party of the south.
The banker, the manufacturer, tho railway
manager, and the merchant well know that
with democratic administration at Wash
ington, with subserviont congress at it's
back, both dominated as they would be by
the representatives of southotn bourbonism,
values would bo sure to receive q shock from
which it would take years to recover. A
few financial gamblers might profit by panics
under democratic rule but capital legti-
matsly employed wants peace and quiet
Labor knows that bourbonsm is aristoc.
racy in its most offensive and aggrcs-
sive form. Southern rage against the
negro cannot be allayed by increasing south
orn power, and il cannot be made tho govern
ing principle of this country without trans
fcrring to the north the disorders with which
it now afllicts the south. This, as .the people
will see, is no more n party question than
was the preservation of the union. The sub
stantial unanimity of tho northern republi.
can and Independent press on this general
subject is ono of the most hopeful signs of
the tmes.
The tariff question is rapidly taking its
place in the discussions of the day. On the
one side is the republican party, born in fl ght
for iree labor, and inspired by the wants of
the ircat masses of the people which constitute
its power, firmly bent upon preserving the
policy of protection to American labor The
artisans and factory employees of this country
are not to be cheated in this matter. They
know the democratic party is for free trade,
qualified only by tho absolute revenue re-
guiremcnts of the government This they
know means the substitution of English
made goods for those that arc now made by
the labor of their hands. They know that
protection duties alone prevent English goods
from underselling American goods The
farmers know that they can get more. for
their products with large manufacturing
our Whole people were driven to farm ing and
were compelled to send abroad what they
now soil at home. They know that if the
free trade democracy could close all our fac
tories by giving the English a monopoly
through low wages, the imported goods would
be daarer in our market than they now are
undor the laws of competition with home
manufactured articles. The old free trade
hag of democracy--th withered paramour o.
English monopoly-is standing before the
glass in broad daylight and in the public
view, putting on over her wrinkles coat oi
protection paint an inch thick, while men
like Charles A. Dana and John b. Gordon
plans that she shall thus disguise herself
The old party has been overtaken with
dementia ii she imagines that, in this day OF
telcgraphs, newspapers. and general intelli-
gencc, she can SO masquerade as not to be
discovered Of all men. Bottom, the weaver,
promised that if he might only play tn,
Lions part in the most doleful tragedy O.
"Pyramus and Thisbe " he would "aggravatC
his voice so that he would roar you as
gently as any sucking dove" The AtheniaI
clowns, among whom Bully Bottom was
bright particular star, would have
relished the mock play in which few
democratic leaders now rehearse as democratic
protcctionists until after the clouds rolls by
The business men and workingmen being
thus invited by democratic folly to marsha
themselves as hitherto under the republican
banner in 1854, it only remains for the repre-.
sentatives of the party to keep step to the
music of protection for life and protec
tion for labor and victory is within
reach. As to who the standard beare
shall be, that will be for fairly.chosen
convention to say. The revival of republi-
can patriotism everywhere visible in
sures whoever may be selected the
hearty support of all who would have
preferred another. There arc no lines of de
narration as to men or principles within thu
republican party. As to tho great elemen
which is inclined to support the republican
party on all great occasions, but which claim
tho tight to criticiso and demand here ant
there changes in modes of administration
they have scon much concession made +
their viows, and they cannot doubt tn
gcnctal purpose of the party to prove al
things, and to hold fast that which is good
Altogether, it may be said that never upor
tho assembling of congress prior to presi
dental campaign have the republican part,
prospects looked brighter
Polysumy.
Wo do not sec how there can bo any col
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