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votes only. There will be no bolt, nor any
discussion of tho tariff. And THE TRIBUNE's
only regret is for our poor dear Samuel Cox.
NEw pARTIES ANp Old RUBBIsH.

NEW PARTIES AND OLD RUBBISH.
The incubation Of parties continues. At
Chicago an Anti Monopoly Convention has dis
tinguished itself by casting out Kearney, but
has not done anything else to distinguish itself
or to give life to the added egg that goes ny
the name of the Anti Monopoly party. From
Wisconsin comes report that National Tenn
perance Convention is presently to be called.
1t would be strange if some worthy but not
very practical men should not be persuaded
that the true way to overcome the evils OF in
temperance Is to put up temperance candi-
date for the Presidency. And it would be still
more strange if some foxy Democrats, and a
host of politicians out of Office, should not en-
Enthusiastically encourage such movement.
According to the report, it is already certain
that Temperance candidate for the Presl-
dency will be nominated. One certainly will
be unless Democratic schemers have forgotten
their familiar methods. A melancholy expert
ence of many years has not yet taught them
that crooked roads generally lead nowhere.
This is free country. II man wants to
throw away his vote, no one can stop him.
Tho privilege of choosing the rulers of this
nation is not forced upon anybody; man can
disfranchise himself if he pleases. But it1ay
be SIS well, before enlisting in any side-show,
for next year, to consider little what they
mean. The tendency of these performances
ia to divide and fritter away the Republican
vote, 90 that Democratic candidate may no
elected who, on a straight issue between the
two great parties, would be- Overwhelmingly
beaten.
There are many sincere men who desire po-
litical changes not contemplated by either OF
the two great parties. Nine-tenths OF these
men are OF Republican convictions, for the
number of Democrats who intelligeDtly desire
any change, except reversal OF the national
engine, an undoing Of good things done since
1860, is comparatively very small. These ad-
vocates of some especial change being mostly
of Republican antecedents, feel dlsplcased be-
cause that party does not in all respects meet
their wishes. But they are apt to forget one
thing-that no real reform OF any kind can
possibly make any Roadway, except through
Republican agencies, until the Democratic
party has been put out of the way. The pres
ence of that party in the political field, with
its chronic longing to undo what has oeen
done, makes every new organization Tor re-
form mpoteDt and foolish.
The right thing to do now, for men who wish
to bring new questions definitely before the
people. is to clear away tile Democratic rub
Dish. 1t blocks all paths that lead forward
Every movement, except one of reaction, II
stubbornly resists. Its immense power at the
South, consolidated by systematic disregard OF
| the principles of free government, imperls the
| country. When this rubbish can be- removed,
so that loyal Northern meu can divide their
votes without danger of producing disastrous
reaction, then new questions can be made the
basis of political action. Until then, the
aputrid remnisce nee" called Democracy will
stop every path, and the man who does not
vote to get it out of the way fails to take the
only course by which any real reform can be
promoted.