Year: 1874

is to act like magic, and cure all tho Ills under
which the country now labOrs.


The Republican organs are almost equally
mechanical in their melodies. They tell us of
what is impending over the country in case
tho Democrats, as is now probable, come to
power First, there is to be endless imitation
and reputation. There is to be Il revival of
Slavery in some modified form. The Consti-
tutional Amendments are to be repealed and
all the results of the war thrown away. The
cotton tax is to be refunded. The losses OF
the Rebels are to be made good to them,
especially in regard to their slaves. AT last,
when all these trines are disposed OF, the Con-
federate debt is to be assumed by the North,
ruin is to be enthrOned, and in the elegant
words of Mr.. Micawber the God OF Day VIII
60 down upon the dreary scene. We do not
know whether any of the organs believe these
predictions. 1t is quite certain that some OF
their readers do believe them, and read them
with faithful shudders. Not so many people
trust them as in 1872, for they had power
enough then to reflect Gen. Grant, and this
year they have not been able to reflect the
Republican majority in Congress- But it IS
hard to think what other influence should
have kept some of the cold wheel-horses " in
their places. The only thing which this year
has reinforced the stolid habit OF party ALE
glance has been tho fear that the Democrats
might cut up just such antics as the RepuD-
lcan papers now declare they WILL


We are not among those who think they are
going to do these things. We do not believe
in the total depravity of parties There are
probably men enough in the Democratic party
of sound Judgment and honest purpose to pre-
vent the adoption of any such mad ana GRIM
inol schemes. We do not think the country is
in any serious danger from these projects
But we are very sure that the Democratic
party is in great danger from them. There Is
at least large minority of the party, VINO are
utterly wrong in relation to the currency, III
relation to the public expenditures the ques-
tions of government involved in the present
condition Of the South, the Constitutional
Amendments, the rights Of electors, and the
responsibilities of the elected. The existence
of this large body Of ignorant and violent par
tisans is the origin and the sole excuse of
these charges made by the Republican organs
against the Democratic party. These charges
cannot be answered by mere defamation about
the party, by references to jackson, or aD"sc
of Grant and Stanton. The late elections
have been won by the solid vote of the Dem
ocrats of all shades of opinion, assisted
by thousands of Republicans who detest
and abhor the very thought of abcttng
the foolish and criminal schemes en-
tertaned by men of the Voorhees, ana
Andrew Johnson class. The immense popular
majority thus obtained cannot be kept intact
by merely calling it Democratic, and say
ing that it means Free Trade and Hard
Money. We shall see after q while what
it is to mean practically At present it means
simply that the people have had enough o.
such an administration as that given us by
Gen. Grant and the Republican leaders. 1t
will not take two years to find ont whether
Voorhees, is stronger than Mcdonald in In
diana; whether Mr.. Tilden or Dick Schell
represents the New-York Democracy whether
Mr.. Thurman or Washington Mclean speaks
for the Democracy of Ohio ; whether the Bay
ards or the Bogys have the South behind
them. The evil cannot be cured by denying
its existence. The intelligent and honest
Democrats of the Tilden and Thurman school,
have their chief foes and must recognize their
chief danger in their own household. The
success Of their ayowed principles depends
entirely upon the vigor and energy which
they display in getting the upper hand OF the
dishonest and ignorant elements in their own
party. There is no danger so great as COM
promise. There is vast floating vote OF
thousands of thoughtful men held by slight
thread of habit to the Republicans, who will
vote for the Opposition two years hence if
their candidates and their avowcd principles
are the better. But the mere name Of Democ-
racy will do nothing 20 attract or deter them.