Year: 1869

form Of statss@splike policy with view to tho
pfessnt Or future. It reposes upon General


Grant, and bis strength lies upon bis splendid


military record and the issues Of the war.


But this state Of things cannot last. The


past cannot be evoked to serve political parties


forever The people become tired OF that.


There are great and living questions that must


come prominently In the foreground, and it is


upon these that parties must be organized and


exist hereafter. General Grant may make


record during his administration, and probably


will, that must make him the candidate of the


republican party for 1872. He may, in the


economical administration Of the government,


in closing up the Southern reoonstruc-


tion question, in placing the finances of
the country on good foundation, and in


settling the Cuban question so az to extend the
area, grandeur and commerce of the republic,
raise new issues for the next Presidential
election. He may, in fact, make platform
for the republican party as well as for himself


and become the most formid able competitor





The republican party has nothing to stand
upon but General Grant, and therefore we con-
clude he must be the Presidential standard
bearer for the next term.


How is it with the democratic partya 1t is,
as we have remarked, still strong With pro-
per management there is fair prospect before


1t. But it is in critical situation. With all
Its strength it is on the eve of dissolution un-
less it abandons past issues and adapts itself
to the spirit and exigencies Of the times The
late war weakened it, and has kept it out Of
power because it opposed popular opinion in
the prosecution Of the war, and has not
acquiesced in the unalterable revolution pro-
duced by that event. 1t is much in the same
position as the old federal party was which
opposed the war of 1919. The Hartford Con-
vention and opposition to the war against
Great Britain broke the federal party to pieces.
After the second election of Monroe, in 1920,
1t ceased to exist The consequence was that,
there being no regular organized parties in the
Presidential election Of 1894, it was scrub
race and resulted in the choice of Adams by
the House of Representatives. In 1928 Jack
son was elected, and then were formed the
democratic party and the national republican
party which was afterwards known as the
whig party. With varying fortunes but
mostly in power at the White House, the
democrats ruled the country till the slavery
issue made Mr.. Lincoln President In 1860 and
brought on the war. Since that time they have
neither had the administration nor any con-
siderable party in Congress. They had some
chance in the Presidential race Of 1868, but
they lost their opportunity by adhering TO
thoir old dogmas and not frankly accepting
the issues Of the war. They have one more
chance left in 1872. If they fail then the party
will follow inevitably the fate Of the old
federal party, and cease to exist. They must
have candidate capable Of competing with
General Grant both In his war record and
upon the living issues of the day. We did
think Chief Justice Chase was the man,
and had he been nominated In 1868,
instead Of that old FOSSIL Seymour,
he might possibly have been elected.
But his day Is past. He Is worn out. The
only one to nominate as competitor with
General Grant, who has chance Of success,
appears to be General Thomas. His
war record is scarcely less distinguished
than that of General Grant. He won the
first really great and important battle as
we'll as the ono most decisive of the war. He
Is man Of splendid requirements, solid and
large brain, high-toned gentleman Of ire
proachabls character, and virginian who
could probably carry the whole South, negroes
and ell, in Presidential contest. Such
ticket as Thomas and Hancock for the demo-
cratic party, with atform based ON the
living issues of the day, would be hard to beat
even with General Grant as the opposing can
didatc. What do the democrats saya Will
they abandon their old party hacks and
dogmas and take up such man as General
Thomas for 1922 Or will they cling to their
folly and idols and suffer the fate Of the old
federal party! They may learn wisdom, but
looking to their history for the last eight or ten
years we have little hope for their future.


SHE BEATS BARNUM. Stowe is pos
sessed Of the genius for advertising In an emil
nent degree. Her vampire assault on Byrons
sister Is comprehensive, now that she explains
that she has book In press relating to Byron.
She wanted to make grand preliminary ex-
element to attract attention to her book, and
did not care what womans good name might
stand in the way. What must the world think
Of moralist who thus deliberately sacrifices
the reputation of another woman simply to put
money in her own purse3


CHEATING BoTH CANDIDATES. According to
Rufus Andrews, Benedict, the regular republi-
can nominee for the Supreme Court, was