it demurs to each aggression of the progressive party, and aims to save its credit by a respectable amount of growling,

it is now conservative only in affecting to resist the next innovation, which will tomorrow be forced upon its timidity

American conservatism is merely the shadow that follows Radicalism as it moves forward towards perdition. It remains behind it, but never retards it, and always advances near its leader. . . . Its impotency is not hard, indeed, to explain. It is worthless because it is the conservatism of expediency only, and not of sturdy principle. It intends to risk nothing serious for the sake of the truth, and has no idea of being guilty of the folly of martyrdom.

its “bark is worse than its bite,” BARK BARK BARK

The only practical purpose which it now serves in American politics is to give enough exercise to Radicalism to keep it “in wind,” and to prevent its becoming pursy and lazy, from having nothing to whip.

Nothing to whip you with. Need Obama to whip you, mean while never arresting him for his criminal acts of treason. Whip.