Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-01
The Republican Party, Compromising
With the Easny.

st-ange. dat a; ih;s late dAy. ne ind
men Wiling totranrie Priueiple N the dust.
to esins miserable POlicv. A. a party nan.
Ne hsre Al-sys stood by ,hs rePublioaa
party from It's earliest orss.irsfiO- u sbe
present dsy; snd ~e stand b, a $50. ansl
shall cootinue. secordhag 10 the best q our
ability TO hght IN its ra,ks. against It's enc
mes. come from whatever quarter thew nav.
While 90 cav tins 40 never sail ag-ce 10
indOr-e everything thas the party does. and
When u taxes . position thAt Ne boasstl,
bsiseVe wrong. ~e shall al back upon or
" rsssrved right 10 say 80. ~bensysr &c
ihsHk tbs sxis, acies u TIE ease d~aaud a.
The republican PAuy has Away ol-imed
20 De party OF moral ideas : that IN
building hs party platform. il has reoog
nIzsd moral accountability 70 the Great
God. Who reigns and rules over al While
the democrats party bAs been catering 20
the dehssed specifies % men. and making
appeals 20 their dePraved NATURES. By cPc--
ly opposing good and wholesome ars
against insOxiosi iag driak-. the rep1biicas
party has net iens nssli 70 such base zses.
WAiie tn Se@oorAiie party has besn in
tsD-s past The unblnshing advocate and
aPologisi Of Airic.n slavery. and by party
action done -hat "a eould TO spread IL over
free territorv. the rvpsblican Organization
has adopted the " moral dea. thai both
slavery snd slavery extension vers -rOng
Wien al thr01gh the var. ibe drmOcrAiic
party opposed every novsnrni that "a
vorrd ihe ernaaciPation % the slaves. the
republican party stood uanially B., Presi-
dent Lincoln and she friends Of freedom.
AHd SiHdicAfSd the right
Notviihs' adding aa ihis. there has been
within ie~ months past. soue VERY plain
inl'caiions an some ofthe States. ,b.t the
rePubTcaa marty va disposed 20 sho- The
De- ~hi'e fAE ~hen heing ~ enemies u
OH Mas~achnsctts. where tie tepub .ss-an
parry = 30 forty thousand s-rout. = A. tbeir
81 e. convention. they attempted O. dodge
grsat moral iss1~ Tor 81 upon shen by
The democratic party. This lat named
party has drss-rsl HE tersperanoe question
inio poli'lcs. Il has arrayed itself a. DO
htlcai oIgaaizaiion against thr probibiforv
llss 81 thsi Sat-. ard for thc sake Of The
chsnors Of political success. has prostifuie,l
The ~hole party, b. assuming 'he cause o.
the Infamous an deb4sched trafscking IN
intoxicating drinks. and piedgiug iisclf %
open The food gatas Of destruction an re-
m upon the community. provided !; sci.
INTO power. When a great polisical organ
ration. Ike the democratic party. plans
itself boldly agsinss the safe ard ~ksle-
some restraints embodied IN tbs proLibiio-
~ laws Of State. thereby forcin- tho Set
;lcnen; Of th- ques'icu 81 the polls. tie -
sue should be met by their opponcnt. wi,h
4 bold uncompromi.ing front. Instead q
doing tins. cur friend. ~ Massaeba-ett.
bowed their heads before TIE storm rais~d
By the ungodiv rum power IN Thai STATE.
and 10 their State ccnVentiou. ignored the
issue They ia his becau.e tbey we've
afraid they shouid lose votes A. IN N.in..
80 Il . N tse oid Bay Stafe.-,le teur~r-
ance m~n ~ho favor rrohsai'ion make up
90 over~hs luiifr as jcrify e ~ navy sra
~sen sou undertake o. hn thin 90 tLe
iace % phase the fraction Of tie par,
kno~n a. the rum element you arrav tbe
party against a uasjority % 90. best men.
~ho hgb; your barsl,-s. sid 80 yosr victo-
res. The rrpubhcans Of Massachusetf.
~in not gam. but io-e votes. b. he time
ssving PO6cy tb~y hav~ a5opsed All "a
Gonsi issoes in this esnvs.s az con.
pleteiy ignored; ard the r,pubTcan party
Ill Be Compelled % sehs oct tbe battle on .
ar line ehosen ~ their ensaie.-Prohibi. .
non or license.
II Nev Tort. ~ repnhHrans h,ve male
asfiH more serious mistake n firsir Stsfe
o0uveufi0n they passed the i0lio-irg re-
solve Z" Resairef. thar no person should
b. is- b. deprived Of b. rirhf % pebble 90
private recreation Or rastine. On ary dsv
Of the vesk provided fhft no pe-so- n
exercising This right .hau vloiue pasEc o.
DR. or drcorum. or ~ propsr resrect d..
20 pabiie ~or.hir. ard shsi the excise a..
and other existing iars shall 30 iuess,d
acc0r1ingiy~
Bv this resolution. fhe rcpsbiican party
s'snd pledged 90 rcpeni the excise AVS %
Me- York. whieh sh1t up the erog shops
on thc Sahbaih lay. TIE az bas ben en-.
forced In NJ York ciy anI other age
Piacrs. 18th i.se happie.t eject 5pon The
~0oie community. Ihs rum hni lager beer
-hops. ~hirh before o. pas.are n ,he.e
hr- rrrr Kept open uron the sahta,h ds,.
t.f nlir places 81 rahi'e rssort a-d rscr-
tii.- i1r -lr sir-rn iri ic~ntious i-saeI
h1rdes thtt frr7ieaf Oh 81 iarge cites. havs
ben 1ai-r fhe ls~ cis.e,l This res'lu-