Show HEREAFTEU says Harpers Weekly and so long as the present situation continues con-tinues mere party spirit will avail still less than before If the Republican party would once more arouse enthusiasm and inspire the oldtime devotion it ought to know that it cannot be done by the desperate des-perate endeavor to make the party itself a fetish but by taking the lead not only in specific measures of progress and reform re-form but in elevating the whole tone of political morality and methods It must prove its sincerity by the kind of candidates that it selects for its representatives and not hope to frighten patriotic honorable and intelligent citizens into the suppo of unworthy un-worthy candidates by bellowing t aft the rebel brigadiers are coining and that the Republican party whatever it may do is the ark of safety The opening of the new Administration presents a great opportunity op-portunity to both parties There are Democrats who appreciate it no less than Republicans Indeed tha country is more interested in the general character of administration than in specific measures meas-ures of policy except so far as they promote pro-mote honest economical and efficient government The signs of the times are plain enough The future belongs to those who not only read them correctly but who act accordingly I |