St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-01
The Republican Party

There never was a time since ths organ
'isation Of the Republican party when it,
fortunes promised fairer than they do to
day. Scarcely mail arrives but We hear
ofsuccessess in localities heretofore largely
democratic; and of large accessions to the
party from sources where we had least rea-
son to expect it. The truth is, the Re-
publican party is founded upon a sound,
national basis, according to that interpre-
tation of nationality, which admits that
slavery can have any legal right to exist
upon any square foot Of American SOIL
Its principles are so simple they are easily
within the comprehension Of all; and at
the same time are broad enough to admit
of the most extended Of philosophical in
designations. It is the only political par
ty where the statesman can meet the hum
hlest of his constituents and behold the
logical harmonies Of his system, as. it de-
velopcs itself in the old fashioned symbols
Of common sense. The learned adhere to
the party because its principles are emf
nently logical deductions from nature, aud
the ignorant for the additional reason that
it is the only party which expresses itself
within the scope of their intelligence.
The Republican party must sooner or
later, absorb the intellect and the bone and
=.;new Of tn country. Nothing more fully
convinces US Of the certain success of the
Republican party in October, than the ac-
ton of the late, SO called Democratic, State
Convention. That Convention must Ger
tainly have been composcdo of sbrewd men,
OF they never would have seen as clearly
IS they appear to have done, much less
have provided for, the disasters which are
sure to overtake their ticket. In antici-
patton Of certain defeat, they have laid
down the planks of platform which will
enable the statesmen of the party to cross
over to the Republican organization next
year without sacrificing consistency; but
they have placed on that platform only
such men as they can we'll afford to sacri.
Zee. Not man Of any political merit, OF
Of any enlarged and statesmanlike views
has risked his fortunes in the adventures
The Convention met, slammed, anu i'd
jsurned without even going through the
.tereotypea ceremonies which are necess
ary to political responsibility. What par
~ with any show Of success would hav'
dared to entrust its fortunes with fuct
men as the democrats have placed upo'
their State ticket Does any one ssppos'
that GEORGE l.. BECKER and SYLvANut
B.. LOWRY, and JIM CAvANAUaH ane
SAM Able and others of that ilk ~oult
have been nominated except for the spec
i'll purpose Of being beaten. Wou'd 1
y hopeful party insult the intelligence Of It
members by asking them to he'll
elect men whose characters are an out
rage upon intelligence, manhood an
responsibility We believe not; and henc
=, We infer the wisdom Of the Democrat
Convention, in nominating the ticket ]
did,. We have IL along had strong hope
sc tho success. Of the Republican party tn
coming al, Ne say hopes, for although
fall. III abort oof our idea Of what 2 part
devotsd q the sacred cause Of Freedo'
4 ought 10 BE, still We think it the on
hope &c our nearly ruined country. Ther
;fers u have hoped for its SUCCESS; b
:s= e, tha4 democrats have virtual
S l.ninned TIE feads in Minnesota, one. 9
lastof sSsir hoping grounds aod %: ie'