The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-15

the Unremisting Tendency az Newspapers
20 Evolve New Political Conditions

paper is never wholly abandoned in the
United States. In some Journal. some
where between the Rio Grande and
Portland. there j. always an article on
The Future Of Parties; or on Tho
New Democracy or one entitled AZ
ter Republicanism- What" The un-
rcmitting tendency Of newspapers 10 dis
cuss this subject has sprung from an
American fondncss for intellectual
speculation and from the availability Of
the matter as topic when news j.
scarce or late q new reason has arisen
for resort TO such discussion. There Is
number Of detached thinkers who
have papers but who lind themselves
men without party. They are inclined
10 make a new party 10 suit themselves
or TO make over one Of the existing
parties IN their likeness The Green
back party i not 10 their taste for
they are sane on finance. The Labor
party does not please them. for i has
50 many men Of enthusiasm and unin-
formed earnestness in IL The Pro-
hibiiion party Is unsatisfactory 10 them
for the same reason. and because these
new creators or these persistent re-cre-
a,ors know good wine and delight 10
treat themselves TO generous living. as
an offset to acrid thinking. These gent
lcmen.haye tried 10 new make the Repub-
lican party. but failing to do 50. doubt
less out Of the highest motives. they
left il. The Republican party wa after
ward defeated. Whether il was defeated
because they left il or whether their
leaving it was only 9 coincidence. j.
disputed Probably the former j. the
case Anyway. they do not feel kindly
toward the Republican party. Ii does
not feel kindly toward them.
This j. then the situation: A new
party or the articulation of these men
with the Democracy. They are first
discussing that which we have named
a the second alternative. The avidity
Of the American mind for speculation.
the frequent dearth of news and the
partyless condition of these active and
suggestive gentlemen combine TO rem
der their propositions for making the
Democratic party agreeable or tolerable
to them interesting. We have been inn
pressed with the peculiarly personal
character Of their reflections Their
deer asing objection 10 the Democratic
party i owing 10 the fact that certain
kind of men are in IL Their increasing
favor toward the Democratic party Is
avoweily based on their belief that
fewer men of the Kind intimafed are in
il. aud that they are. as these detached
thinkers hope. inclined to leave il. II
i remarkable that this estimate Of
parties by groups Of individuals should
occur. II was hardly ever INDUCED in
before by men who have really made
parties Party makers in fact never re-
garied the personnel of voters in the
United States but once. The native
American party described itself BY it,
name. It, name OF itself showed what
men il excluded and anfagonized. II
carried one State in one national cleo
ton. lts adherents have ever since
been magnifying the resources Of per-
jury TO establish the idea that they new
er belonged 10 il All other party
makers or party renoyators have here
tofore been very fond Of all kinds Of
voters. the more the better They have
tried for votes with principles. isms OF
reforms. preferring such a. they thought
would he likely 20 attract the larg 81
number Of voters. The practice Of de.
termining adhesion or opposition 10 .
party. by the fact of whether certain
kind Of men support il or desert H. j.
almost novel Ii j. modification 81
the old Know Nothing idea. A. VIII b.
seen. but il j. unique modification.
One OF the Organs ~ this movement
has set up theological and social ie-
for admission into the new party. should
one b. founded. Ii not. the test viii ~
converted into condition on which tn,
detached thinkers may consent 10 joif
the Democracy. The organ uses man,
words. but what il means j. this: The
new party. or the renewed Democrac,
whichever be the result will make
the membership Of Irish Catholic citi
zen- a. difficult and few rs possible: i
will try to drive them over into Repub
licanism. That done. the intended r.
cruit- will flock in and take thei
places. The excuse for this i the be-
lief of the organ that when the de
tached thinkers ..sidled up toward tn
Democracy number Of the voters Z
whom il objects. left 1t. The supersen
sitivencss which rcsents the fact now |
due to a misconception 81 the cause
, II was the nomination ~ Blaine which
cost the Dcmocra y some adherents II
not the opposition Of these detacheI
. thinkers to him. II they decline to FL
lowship with the Democrats who ma
return or with their more thoughtful
compatriots who did not 20 of. the
! are very frank 10 say 30. and the
should o. very frankly answered.
\ The Democratic party j. not swap
ping. expelling or soliciting voters.
) leaves the citizens free 10 settle his ow
personal relation TO parties. II i
J. party of JetferSonian principles, ps
triotic policy and reform practice Sue