Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-06-21
The Future Ofthe Republican Party.

The Future Ofthe Republican Party.
Political parties are convcnient and U.s.
f1l. because hey are TIE enbOdineui %
great ideas. in which the public has gen
er4l interest. When in 1854. bOlh the great
national PARTIES Of that day abandoned
their nationality. AMI became Tic mere Or
Gans Of a base ohgarrhy; the rcpgh'ic an
party became necessity. hence it, organi-
ration IL was formed for grand and no.
ble purpose: % break The iron rule Of tie
slave Powcr; STAY the farther sTrcad Of the
vale system Of involuntary servituie an,l ~.
store the government % The PRINCIPLES Of iis
early Founders. As The agent Of free pin.
eiPies. snd a free government il has there
fore. fui6iied the great OBJ cct Gifts mission
with eminent success. In tie election q
Lincoln. !; Effected peaceful rvvoluiion q
thc government. ani throurh the var Of
the rebellion. riarshalicd The los Al bsar;. 20
The confici. until treason vas pat down.
ard the hcrcsy Of secession squeiched.
Since the rebci- laid down their arns. "a
has eontendea step bv step. (eoins forward
with n steady TRAD , Tor lust .ni e7uiia-
BE rrconsfrpction % nc rcbel sfates: doin-
jusiice 90 ST. snd securing ample ruaran;ees
for the futurr. IL This. = has ihus fsr been
snccessful IL now looks as fhou-h IRE
South would =. accept the situafiou. - snd
reorcanize under the lead of the lafe Con-
grcss. and Pot me MACHINERY Of their STATE
governncnts into operation. giving 90 al.
white and black. tseir right under the con.
sti,ution an laws.
Aiter ful settlement OF ell questions
growing out Of Tie ~ar. &c nav reasonably
look Tor changes IN political examinations.
i; = now qGIte evident that tho % called
democratic party VII. In short ine. BE-
come completely domorslizel. ,nd broken
70. Il fought the Covernmen; through ihe
entire wait has fought 4 step ~ step.
N 10 Efforts 90 reor-anize. carrTin- a. IT,
mast bead the traitorous flag. until !, hss
become perfectly odi0us 20 the loyal scat.
Hent q the country. r. Lope has been 20
JOIN tie South. and rcorganize their parry
a. betor- the var. With the expedition os a
. united Sou'h- to aid The party ~ the
North. Bot this long chcr;shcd hope -
fat sliding oct from Under thcm. The ~.
cent letters and speeches g Gov. Or IL
South Csrolina. a g, "a. Lor -stree'. All
other prominent RECONSTRUCTED rebels ir.ii.
cafe deposition on their part. % abandoa
ihc old democrafic orranizafion q tie No-th
and have no fuihcr connection With IL
II prominent soutLern politicians earn INTO
practical effect their avowed Purposes IN
tbs regard. it vii work TIE demolition q
the Nortlern demooratic OF ganization. Tie
question comes %. bow vii GLANCE of tLis
kind affect TIE republican party? Wb,ib.
er toe rcpubiican party .han remain intact.
a. az present organized. viii lrpend upcn
iis iuiure action. SO loug a. he .ifc a.
The government vas tie great issue. ,ha'
absorbed at other questions ani since tbe
var 20 vital has been the question of recon
s'ruction. i has virtually pat every Ting
else one side. Hereafter. other qaestions
VII engros' the pubiic mind, ara prom.
nent among them. vii stand the qur.-ion
81 finance There must ie a more -.
81 economy. snd less extravaesn-. a. n
l. --' = 49, t'I-i'fiNs AtA n -rnfHlI
reelection Of he burdens oftaxaiion. Iffba
reTuhiican party plants itself sguarcly uron
TIE right side 81 these issues. the peon,e
III rally arouad i's standard ard su.fsl.
not soulc new party vii rise ~ and
ia&e pc place. TIE var las oriaiiel unon
us an immense debt. We have our national
debt q over two billions. OR .,ate d.b,..
AMI our town debts and thsv have AL 90.
20 IT, pad. To 10 fhis. 90 -nu.. a. -. .
siiy Be heavily tarei. The psosi. -,--..
snd ill not c0dare fhe recki-s. etc..
game. that has characterized p5-ti., 81
our nafionai ard state Lcgi.'aia-r. a,
rng a ieE years iast past. Gigantic sriad.
ing scbemes % rob tbe putiie Tres,arr.
~hich never coail have stood a uomenf.
vhen our pubie dsbt vas comnar.tiselv
nothing nov fnd favor. and many Of diem
are Jog rolled through orr legislative Hail..
ard the Treasury depleted ai million. ,,,-
H'Hiions. O. g INTO fhs pockets 81 s,s,s.
and spccuniors. 1.-THE immense s.r,. A..
rived from osr tariff imports. rni tie I.te-.
nal Revenue Department couid de horss,f,
appropriated % re reduction Of The n.b. .
iie debt. instead q being nearly al sb. /
soroed n sHrusi expenditure. the peo,.is I
wruIH rNr.rf.fT.. 81 - -.