Year: 1872

Il HEKALU, IHUKSDAY i,
democratic combativeness against everything
of republican complexion, and the tits over
the issues of the past will have become affairs
of a day gone by. The supporters of Greeley,
the associates Of Sumner. must become the
champions of negro rights as well as of the
rights of white men. 1t may be novel
sight to see Fernando Wood advo-
eating the cause of our cclored fellow
citizens and Congressman Cox growing elo-
quent in praise of republican principles; but it
is one we are bound to expect soon to witness
on the floors of Congress, provided always
that those two brilliant liberal brands should
be plucked from the burning Of November.


Now, we can see in this great encourage
ment for the opposition and good hope for the
country; for certainly the iberal-democratic
minority will have splendid opportunity
before them to win popular confidence and to
build themselves up into powerful and prob
ably successful party, as well as to be OF
signal service to the public interests. If they
are guided by q wise and prudent policy they
will not only carefully avoid all factious oppo-
sition to the administration and its measures,
but will support every good act originating
with the majority and champion every desra-
bic recommendation that may be made by the
President The wishes of the people on the
most prominent questions of the day are
now tolerably well known, and it is proba-
bic that many of the suggestions Of Presi-
dent Grant in his Messages to Congress will
be based upon what he has learned of popular
sentiment in this campaign. This may be
especially the case in regard to Cuban affairs
and the treatment Of the South, and in all
these matters the President should find warm
opposition should stand fearlessly and reso-
lutely up against bad measures, and should
hold the majority to strict accountability;
but it should show, by an entire absence of
factional spirit and by an honest advocacy of
all good measures, the sincerity of the re-
form professions in which the coalition move
ment had its birth and upon which it has
fought its present battle. The future position
of President Grant will favor such a policy.
-Four years ago he was elected by living,
vigorous republican organization, with its
ranks solid and compact and its mission yet
to be completed. He naturally regarded it as
point Of honor to adhere to the policy Of the
party to which he was indebted for his
nomination and election. He is now in
dependent Of any distinctive political organ
ization and will owe his success to
people Of all shades Of political opinion. He
will, therefore, be free to mark out o course
for himself and to follow it in spite Of the ad-
visers who have heretofore surrounded him.
In so doing it is by no means improbable that
he may find himself opposed by the Congress
sional politicians who now profess to be his
warmest supporters, but whose selfish schemes
have come SO near accomplishing his defeat.
In that event the liberals and democrats may,
after oil, become tho instruments through
whom he will be enabled to secure peace and
justice for the South, reconciliation between
all the States, substantial civil service reform
and liberalization of our policy towards the
unfortunate Cubans. Under these circum-
stances it is desirable that the liberal cam
paign should be prosecuted vigorously to the
end for a strong and honest opposition in
Congress is always beneficial to the country.
Whatever may be their number when the cleo
ton closes, they will form the nucleus for
party that may become powerful in
the not distant future if they will
regulate their opposition, as we have sug-
gested, by the public interests; making no
factious fight against the administration, sup
porting oil good measures of reform and COM
batting only what is bad and corrupt. The
destruction Of the old copperhead democracy
Of the past, with oil its worn-out prejudices
and dead issues, and the building up in its
place of new, liberal democracy, based on
the living issues of the hour, prepares the
way for such policy. It will encourage
President Grant to Independent action, for he
must now see the splendid opportunity within
his reach to build up for himself q fame in
peace that will almost rival his renown in war;


In this light we regard the great liberal move
ment as beneficial in the present and as full
of promise, and we can readily see how its
promoters, even if defeated in their first
battle, may, with prudence, sincerity and
honesty on their side, lay the foundation of
certain victory in the future.


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