The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-01
AN EFFORT TO UTILIZE SENTIMENT.

AN EFFORT TO UTILIZE SENTIMENT.
The last ditch has been reached more
than once IN the past double decade, and II
seems that great party has just dropped
into this remote intrencament. IL has
been evident that the bloat of success, the
unlimited exercise Of power and the stran-
guation of all criticism by appeals TO
purely sectional prejudice, have couupred
aud doomed the republican party to such
an obvious extent that their hold upon ad
minlstrative reins has only become mat
er of time. For two national campaigns
they have only retained control OF the gov
eminent by fraud in one instance and
accident Ia the other. The bloody
shirt has not only been washed,
but rotted by the sodacleans-
sing process. War issues have been aban-
dlned, and a strong, very strong, DISPOSE
ton manifested by western republicans TO
abandon an alliance with the New England
scnti ment, based on nausht but passion,
and resulting in nothing but pecuniary
loss. Their party leaders have nearly all
committed hari kari or murdered each
other, aud the national legislation has, only
in the past few months, pronounced the
epitaph OF repubicanism in the passage of
the Infamous tariff bill. The question be-
fore republicans arising with BAN
QUO ghost obstinacy as to being
downed Is, and for some time
has been, "Iiow can we keep our grip
Shall We endeavor still further to iasten
our fangs into the body polite or emulate
the noble o'possum in holding on by the
tailor From abundant intimation
we think the rng.masters have about de-
termlned, or will determine, upon the adop-
ton Of tho last mentioned policy, ROBERT
LINcott, the son Of the great ABRAHAM,
seems to loom up as the beacon .oi repub-
lican hope. lie isa yonng man, and now
| secretary Of war, ia times of piping peace.
Possessed ofno towering talents, but owing
what little success In life he has had to the
prominence of his father, he is TO be put
upon the presidential ticket with the sole
view of succeeding his ancestor. As law
yer he was not eminent and IN the capacity
OF minister Of war has failed to de.
velop moro than the mercst ca
paoily fos routine work, with only
an inclination occasionally displayed
TO demagogue with the negro element. As
Americans, can we endorse this hereditary
prcierment2 AS citizens Of republic, do
we not holly feel the danger of such inno-
walton of democratic sentiment and praC-
tce2 Shall we elect tue son of father be-
cause he is his fathers SOM The issue is
not now presented, but journalistic duty
requires the exercise OF prophetic judy
ment, and the HERALD is not alone in its
apprehension of this banelul precedent
being engraited upon what VIC are proud to
recognize as the American free government,
the desire to not only look ahead but to
point ahead, and II Is with patriotic pride
that we refer to the fact that no case in the
past of American history can no instancod
where the parallel can be drawn. JonN
QUINCY ADAMS was the son OF
n president and president him
self, but not until nearly quarter OF
a century had elapsed, through which he
had amply demonstrated both his great
ness and his patriotism. Nor was he elected
by the people; congress, under the old sys.
tem empowered him and he only held Of.
fec one term. The thrd.term idea has
been repudated by the people ON the
square principle that the advice OF WASH.
tNGroE should be taken aud American
jealousy aroused TO action on the slightest
alarm. The owl can hoot, but the Eagle Is
ever on the watch, and the great founders
of our republic have adopted the Romans
bird as the representative OF
their vigilance and relentless hostility
TO all who would enCroarh upon these
dearly bought liberties. 1t may bc that
this shodowy ioreboding will vanish into
thin air, Perhaps 80, but We fear that uu.
less patriotic republicans throttle the idea
and stamp it out of existence, the pohti-
clans of their party will, in the very acme
of desperation, take advantage of the iguo.
rance of large portion of their people, and
iniliota wound upon popular government
which ages may not cure. 1t is the duty of
the press to iamiliariae the public mind
with this new idea, anu thus forestall the
public in the effort that seems to he taking
shape to control tho momentous destinies
Of the country through mere sentiment.
Forewarned is lorearmod.