The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-05
POLITICAL POINTS.
A Glance at the Coming Campaign Its
Possibilities.
A Review Of the Politics OF the
Past.
Fresh Food for the Thoughtful.

MERIDIAN, March 2.-GEditor HRsALp.l-
On the .sth OF March, 1895. by organic law
chief magistrate OF the United States Il
| to be inaueurated. The signs portend that
| the intervening year 10 to be eventful and
| full OF popular passion and zeal ia many
parts OF the union, though by reason oil
comparative unhnimity in most OF the
southern slater, in them but little commo-
ton and strife are to be expected. The
two great national parties are to have each,
| IN this it's own ranks and among aspiring
men and place hunters, little and unscru-
pulous war OF tactics, and wirepulling,
and ring forming, and legedermaip, oil
bribery and sale, and treacherous promises.
Their each in the states, % well as nggre-
gsted by delegates in national convention,
Is to assemble and wrange and put forth
candidates and form platforms. And
then the Two great contending hosts are 10
confront each other In the desperate strug-
gle by the wager Of the ballot. The quad.
| rennial recurrence OF such unavoidable
conflicts increases their volume and mag
nitude, as the country grows older, and in
cresses In people and wealth and Universities
ia enterprises and material interests,
and q presidential election now Is of more
conseq uence to the civilization OF the period
and the peace Of the continent, than oul
fathers who framed the government prob
ably conceived OF.
The south was republican as the word
was understood in the formation OF the
government and in the early divisions that
led to and KEEP. up the republican and fed
ersl parties. She remained so up to the
late war, and since the route OF carpet bag
government, has beensince the war, and
such she now 10. Our ante-war divisions
and parties were a. to the true republican
principles and the best methods OF carry
| ing them out, and at he same time fncreas-
ing the general grovtH and development OF
the country, and promoting the interest
and welfare Of the people.
Republican now hiss the opposite mean
ing, and we cleave to the same principles
under the more modern name Of democra.
cy. We profess to bs the party basel on
tho true principles OF constitutional govern.
ment, and 10 make war on mod.
ern republication as our fathers
did on Federalism, because It
is not so bottomed. but ia in opposition TO
those principles.
lican party TO power, departure from
the republican principles brought the par
~ so departing into national disfavor. JEFF
erson. had a Herculean task to hurl the
Federsls from power on principle alone,
bat when obtained, the power was held by
his party twenty four years. Tho younger
Adams In 1924, was supposed to be re-
publican in principle, bu: tour yeare devel-
oped his oppositiop, and he had to give
place to Andrew Jackson. Van Buren,
went in as a republican, then called demo.
crst. Four years cooked his goose" and
under cry OF departure from principle and
extravagant abuses, ho gave place to Harri-
son, under the name OF whig. The power
was spatchsd from that party OF the end OF
four years. under the hue and cry OF depart
ure from principle, and opposition TO ter
Ill Al ovtapaiOn hy this apuaYati0p nj
Texas. The party Loaf power again ia iSi5.
war " and developing ' hero, and
BY nominating man assailable upon prin.
cipls, as il related to constitutional slavery.
1t was regsinsd in 1852, under the lead
Of franklin Psarce, upon square ngh. up'
on principle, and finally lost Ia 1860 by ad-
Btstes that protected the rights OF slave
holdsrs, sfssr slavery itself had 9 own into
such disfavor - to array o triumphant
party against it. That party became the
war party, and later the northern sectional
party, aud has held power by. the cohesive
attraction Of sectional hatred on the part
Of the majority section.
since the close OF hostilities to regain it.
Shall we make the fight on principle, or
by the use OF deceptive policy2 This 10 o
question grave enough, and complicated
enough when all the surroundings are
taken In, to puzzle statesmen, much less
private citizen, such as your correspendent.
We don't wish to fight and be the fifth time
beaten. To 70 into battle on grounds
upon which our party is divided
seems discoursging % TO success; and sue
cess without principle 10 barren victory.
II seems 10 me there IS solution OF the
problem In the light Of historic experience.
Principles do not change, but the material
OF which parties are composed change
often, And that Is the SAVIOR OF life to con-
stitutional government: and men Of priu-
chile have had to follow their principles
from one party organization to another.
n the National party ct Chicago plants
itself on sound principles, II will drive of
the dry rot fellows who are opposed to
those principles; but IL is inherent In pop
ulsr government, in the laws OF decay and
Growth, that the waste places will be filed
BY other men who adhere to those princi-
pies. II there are not Npund men In the
Union 10 win victory on that ba.
sis. victory Is not worth winning,
md power should be left IN the
hands of the foes of constitutional govern
ment, until its citizens or subjects, by ex.
learn the value Of Its true pfinci-
ples. III vo have northern democrats and
fail 10 gain northern republicans, enough to
win q Victory. then our condition will be no
worse than Il has been. and is. And IL win-
hing q victory BY the sacrifice Of our princi-
ples is the best We can do. then the beat 10
10 better than the worst. Il.
Their Only Fault.