The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-19
REPUBLICAN, DISBANDMEN7.
Must II He, or tnn IL Ret


To THE EDiTon OF THE suS-Su. The alert
political morali2ers which every Presidential
election brings conspcuously to tho surface
have already as good a. decided that tho l,epub.
lican party is dead. and that. following in tn,
footsteps Of other oi,ical parties. more rar.
ticulariy tho Wings. its members must soon
disband. In anticipation OF such n result
obituaries and rctros Poets have begun t. an
roar. and some OF the most imrressionahle
individuals have even gone SO far as to tako
formal leave OF the Republican party and to
begin an appraisal Of its remaining political
assets.
Those who remember how, during tho TWEEN
ty-ilve years o! Republican asccndancy. tho
Democratic rarty WAS With becoming. or I'M
becoming. regularity killed off every four
years, will have littlo patience with the at
tempted dern station OF five million Repub!i-
cans. and. even among those who rcloco in tho
possession Of no such memories. n little con-
sidcration OF tho plain facts will confound the
conclusions Of the moralizrrs.
Political parties do not die in tho United
states: they arc SUPERSEDED. The Wig party
ala not tic even when overwhelmingly Ccfeat-
Ell in 1902. it was superseded. not immedi-
htcly. but ultimately. by u new party. repre-
sentInS tho new ISSUE Of opposition to the en-
croachments of slavery. Tho Whig forces
gradually dsintcgratod. those on the south
side of Mason and DiXons limo ranging them
selves generally with tho Democrats. and
those on the north side with tho Republicans
or Democrats as interest. conviction ENVIRON
ment dictated. On the basis Of ths newly pre-
sentod and overshadowing issue of slavery
there was REIMBURSEMENT of parties. Tho
Wings distanded because there was no con-
currcnco OF opinion among them OH this ques-
ton. Tho Republican party was agreed, anil
mus 10. task vi opposing the Democracy fell
10 rs lot and became the mission OF its leaders.
AT tho Present time. the Democratic PARTY
stands Tor constitutiona methods. frugal al
Mintsttn,ion. home rule. and white mans
gained II glorious and ringing victory. Against
these princiIl les, and IN favor of alternative
nhtcrnnlism State aid. and rule Of iorce-is ar
rnvc'l ana nrrayed only)the Kepubiican party
While this condition o. things continucsthcse
Two pattte, must cont nue to confront each
ss;,ronse; neither thinks Of surrondcring them.
us we arc told, in tho footsteps OF many pred
e Gee, to transfer the task of combating
en S IN iy no H. royus ,nGr m"w
and ayoweh. il not, approved. aims, pro-
supremacy. tho Republican iarty is likely to
MAJ ine nj nen Of oprosi,on unm9ics ,r;
l'opulis,s. so.caIle /. have. Tor reasSms which
have been made amiliarto readers of TIE S,'X
returned I" the Democratic rank in the South.
while in tho imr9rtant manufacturing States
O. tho iaSt the great centres OF en-
liGhtcnm"n,. Industrial activity. invention
sSanlta, and thrift. the roEuli.ts practically
deed /. certain following basoi upon the sill
Yer agitation; and If that question should. or
IN american politics. tho Slverites would
iroh@hly get more .! their recruits from tho
Demo 'iatic than from the Republican ranks
Certainly nil vast experience indicates that
such would he tho case.
it, ia" distinguishing lin" lctwcrn the two
parties. and !: democrats Administration he
came tho Instrument OF its mod llcntion. then
surely the kciuhicans. Ut solutclv committed
t. tho doctrine OF protection. will rally to their
ranks, all those WHO oppose the principle in
soiyn! in sweerinE reductions or an exclu-
Asa matter Of fact. on neither roint--silver
coinage or customs dnty-is the line Of polit-
too many differences concerning both in the
TIVE SamGs t ronr,Enng the question
no possible difference Of opinion. The Demo
Gratis are all ranged OF, one side til. Rcpubli-
ton. the situation. tho prospect Tho Renub-
licans have been overthrown. but they will
not dishand until a political heir appears in
consider and attack the Democracy at somo
vulnerable roint. and thus wipe out the mem
sense as general or as humilatinG as was tie
one which overlook the Democracy in 1872.
and which le! to many dire and since unful
1t looks. indeed. n good deal as If the lIcpub-
linan party would continue in business at the
old stand for some years to come. and if the
ono condition Of its retirement is to he the
setting W. of new party. made W of inccn;
diary cranks, impract irabe radicals. and wild
aGitators. IT will be the sincere wish OF every
patriotic American that tho Democracy may
for II long time to come have no other antago-
mist to meet in honorable political contro-
versy than thr Republicans. Five million
American freemcn don't disband SO easily.
Their best Guns may DO spiked. but their
flags are still lying.
BEATEN But CNDIsMAYEp
New YORK. Nov. IL.