San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-28
PARTY DISSATISFACTION.

That there is q palpable weakening
of the bonds that bind men in party
lines Is evident to the most casual
observation. That this weakening of
party lines is destined to lead to new
com binations and in the end create
new political parties cannot be doubt
ed by those who intelligently read
the presents in the light OF the past.
There are but two real parties in this
country today, democratic party
and republican party. The so-cslled
third party is not real political en-
tity, but protest against some of
the settled conditions into which the
old parties have become fixed. That
the mission of the third party will
have been accomplished when this
protest will have been made effectual
in stirring the stagnant waters of The
old parties is reasonably certain. 1t
is also certain that the dividing lines
between the democrats and the res
publicans are not searly as broad or as
divisional as they were q few years
ago. The principal reason for this
condition of affairs Is tnat the
democracy has abandoned one by
one the antagonisGc positions that
1t formerly occupied and is now
very largely the ground
taken by the republicans twen-
ty years ago. A review of the polIti.
cal field shows how generally true
this position is. The democrats have
accepted the conclusion of the war
and those issues are settled. The re-
publican policy of internal improve
ments is also accepted by the demo-
cracy, aud it is the exception and not
the rule when they make war on'"sthis |
policy. The republican policy of
finance is the financial policy that is
today in favor with the business end |
of the democracy, and their denuncia-
ton of the attempt to resuscitate the
old wildcat banking system is heard
on every hand. The foreign policy of
the republican party, calling for q
vigorous defence of American rights
and American citizens in foreign |
parts is now the accepted policy of
the democracy. The democrats as a |
party no longer make war no the
system of subsidies by which it is at
tempted to restore to the American
people their share in the carrying
trade of the world, nor do they ill.,
Weigh against the creation of an
American navy and system of coast
defepces as they once did. The demo.
cracy is not unit in opposing the
protection policies of the republican
party, and when this campaign ends
with the triumph of protectlon..and re-
ciprocity the war on American indus
tries waged by the free trade democr-
scy will be at an end for years to
come. Neither the republicans nor
the democrats are agreed among
themselves on the free coinage ques-
ton, and on this matter there are no
party lines. The only other question
that is taken as dividing the parties
is the position held by the republic
cans In favor of free ballot and q
fair count, and now that the demo.
Gratis are looking to the colored voter
for share OF their support that cues
ton will not long divide the parties.
The force bill will be outlawed by
state enactments looking to the Sc
curity of the voters at the polls, and
all that was intended to be accom-
plished by the force bill will be
secured through state laws. This be-
ing the case there will gradually grow
into being a new adjustment of par
ties on other issues, notably the labor
question, governmentControl of tele-
graphs and railroads, and In this new
adjustment the old party lines of to-
day will be obliterated and the old
animosities die out.