Year: 1874

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PARTY ALL1AAcEs.-Every great re-
form movement naturally and inevitably
absorbs all, or nearly all, the minority
elements of the country; but is never
successful until it assumes q definite
and independent party organization
Tho Anti-Slavery movement for years
had the sympathies of considerable
portion of both of the old parties, but
would never have succeeded but by the
dissolution of one of those parties and
becoming the executor of its assets IN
der a new party name. So long as the
Whig party lived. no third party stood
the ghost of chance of success; every
effort to incorporate the new movement
into either of the old political parties,
even by conceding every principle con-
tended for, proved abortive. History is
repeating itself. The Bourbon Democ-
racy are now calculating upon the Farm
ers' movement to recruit their forces
and restore the party to power; but they
reckon without their host. The Boston
Post takes the following cheerful view
of the situation:


GA fresh, popular element has thus
been infused into the Democratic party,
which at once renovates its character
and gives it an invincibls position
With that reinforcement secured, it is
prepared to deal authoritatively with
the important problems Of the future.
The opposition press naturally prefers
to regard this movement of ths farmers
as an impulsive. wayward and temporary
affair, whose strength is already spent
with its first exertion, but victory is not
usually source of discouragement, nor
is a union which has been rewarded
with success apt to fall away and dissi-
pate itself Such alliances become the
firmer for their triumphs, and the pres.
ent case will be no exception. 1t may
suit the conpiacency of Administration
| journals to assume that the farmers will
either come back to a party alliance
which they have repudiated with such
triumphant vigor, or at the most organ
ize political party that will run be-
tween the Adm inistration and the De-
mocracy; but time will be sure to do
what reflection appears to be incapable
of doing now, and that is. convince that
class of discounted unbelievers that it
is easier to work in and through polit-
ical organization already established,
and at this time the only enduring one
in the country, than to hazard future
successes by attempting what is requir-
ed neither by a variance of principles
nor separation of sympathies.


This city editor argues well from his
own standpoint. but he assumes much
morerthan the facts will warrant, when
he represents that the farmers left one
parry with any intention of joining the
other, or that any of the Republican
party defeats which he alludes to show
Democratic party triumph or increase
of party strength. 1t was the disband-
ment of the Democratic party which
secured these results, and any attempt
to revive that party organization where
these successes were achieved, would be
properly deemed an act of treachery to
its allies, which would bring upon it
disgraceful defeat.


CARPFT-BAG GovERNMENT.-The Bel
bingham Bay Nail ridicules our objec-
ton to the announced policy of the
President of making future Territorial
appointments outside of the Territories,
manifestly regarding such objections as
facticus and disloyal; that the citizens
of the Territories are but subjects of
arbitrary power. with no rights which
they do not derive from the General
Government: that the President is the
Government, and that,


Enough for the rabble to know of their
lords,


Is what the dim light of taxation af-
| ferds"


Even in our Republican government.
based upon the equality of man and the
right of self-government. there are no
inconsiderable numbers who are willing
to surrender their manhood to become
the toadies and lick-spittles of men in
official stations, that "thrift may follow
fawning" If there are any men on
earth who are fairly entitled to the right
of self government, they are these who
have braved the perils and endured the
tolls and hardships of retaining Terri
tories and adding new States to the
Union. Yet supsrcilious jackanapes
comes here from the great centre of cor
ruption, at Washington. to sneer at the
pretensions of the people to self-goy>
ernment.