St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-17


received only with derision, The Democracy
realize, If the Republicans do not, that the
people have delegated to them supreme nation
al power for four years from the fourth Of
March next, which power they are to use
without dictatiou from the Republicans, for
the best interests of the nation, and for the
welfare of all the people without distinction
OF race or sect
After the fourth Of March, the Republican
party will more rapidly shrivel away. Out Of
power it will weaken swiftly. Its internal
feuds and discordant elements will become
still more pronounced. It has been held in
place by the cohesive power of public plum
der That ligament broken, decentralization,
disintegration, confusion and weakness viii
ensue.
The bowling and bosstful outgivings ofthe
Republicans as to what they will do in 1888,
are without real substance or significance.
The proposal to at once reorganize for four
years hence with Blaine as standard bearer,
is the very quintesseuce of faulty. What
four years may accomplish is too far away
in the future, to be discussed or counted
upon.
It is very true that much depends upon the
administrative work Of the new dynasty
about coming into power. If the new ad-
ministratiou shall be wise, just, moderate, If
it shall ego Slow. +" according TO the wise direc-
ton of its selected head, II It shall be conser-
yative, not rash or violent, as there is reason
to expect, a new era Of great salubrity will
emblazon the political horizon, and the un-
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nasty viii be eclipsed by the brightness, and
effulgence Of the new. seeking to accom- plish,
not mere, narrow party ends, but by real
craftsmanship, by disinterested party endea-
vor, strive to restore honesty in public en-
ployment, economy in the direction Of public
affairs, lessening Of the burden of taxation,
in short general and radical renovation Of
public, political and official honesty, and mo-
rality.
All Republicans do not think Blaine is 10
be powerful leader in the future. Many
take more sober, and philosophic view of
the situation, while heated partissns rave on,
and boastfully fling the old ticket to the
breeze for 1888. These latter will be struck
with cooling wave Of frigidity in less than
four years, and the ''grand old party'' will
labor heavily in the political breakers.
There is much significance in the follow
ing utterance OF Mr.. Gorham, Washing tou
Republican politician Of prominence, and
one VINO las w.e.jel lar - influence. He
says:
The defeat OF Blaine has put an end to sham
Republicanism, which has for years been the
concubine of the Democratic Turk II the Re
publicans who are devoted TO justice and equal
rights will cease mistakng the false for the true,
will cease stoning their prophets and enshrining
cheats and prostitutes, there can be reformed
Republican party. IL the Reds and Hastcads aud
Baines are still to be our Aarons in the wilderness.
hen it would be crime to restore q party IN
which they flourish. As for the negro, be
will thrive better by little wholesome neglect
from those who use him only as party shib-
boleth in the north while conspiring agans, him
in the south. The Republic has some dark
problems 10 solve, but the defeat OF the man who
was violently opposed to Malone and coalition in
1881, 1882, and 1885, and to the force bill in 1873.
is surely step forward. Blaine says he was
defeated because Burchard arrested the deser-
ton OF Catholics from the Democratic ranks.
What a coufession He received the votes of
one-thlrd the Democratic party OF the United
states, else he would not have carried ten states
perhaps not six. / shall wait to see whether the
party tries to recover strength by building on lis
disease before l hasten my conclusions as to the
future.
Clearly the Republican party has rested
upon shams and false preteuses. If it had
stood fearlessly, brayely on the rock of
principle it would not have felt the necessity
of IesorIing to the clap-trap of low and dis
honest political intrigue. 1t resorted to
every possible deception, to array in its be-
half implacabe antagonisms. By false pre-
lenses it cooueted the ''Irish vote" by false
coaching it attempted to catch the "Catholic
vote" aud in attempting to avail itself CT
Protestant, ghastly sympathy, and summon
ed DR.. Burchard and his assumed godly Co
horts before the standard bearer, with his
outstretched shibboleth against the domains
of rum, Romanism and Rebellion"
Blaine in his catastrophe attributes his de-
feat to DR.. Burchard's" bluuder" If the party
had relied upon solid, substantial, principles
of enduring value for success, instead of
knavish, empty shams, Burchard's allitera-
ton could not have hurt it. But as sham
was their chief reliance, blunder in its ap-
plication was fatal.
The outlook then is. from all the circum-
stances limited at above aud more that could
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publican party is fatal to its existence. If
the new administration fulils just expecta-
ton, as there is every reason to hope and
expect, the Republican party will drag out a
shattered and disintegrating existence till
1888, andifit retains vitality and conference
enough to go into another campaign, especi-
ally with Blaine as its nominee, the cam
paign of 1888 will be its last The party or
ganiZation will be snuffed out with Blaine as
was the old Wing party with Clay.
Meanwhile the restored and purified Demo-
cratic party, with justice, right and honesty
for its guidance, will have put the country
on a continually advancing march of pros
perity, and will have an assured lease of ma
tional power, as long as that power is used
for the public good and is not abused and
does not degenerate into mere party uses, for
personal benefit and aggrandizment.
The fate of the Presidency stealing, Presi-
dency buying Republican party, is the proph-
ecy of the fate of all future parties, that lose
sight of the public veal In narrow selfshness
and corruption.