The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-31
TIE TWO PARTIES.

The rapid progress of events in the
United States during the past few years
has necessitated like changes in the opin-
During all this time one phase of party
history is remarkable. 1t is this that
while the Republican party has boldly
grasped every new issue presented, and
given every problem solution which
has strengthened republican institutions
in the land, Democracy has chung to
the old ruins of those evils which had
sapped the foundations of government
and we'll nigh destroyed the country.
This was manifested in the course OF
parties at the beginning of the rebellion.
Republicans organized armies, built ma
vies and crushed the rebellion. DemOc-
rlcy opposed a resort to arms, denounc-
ed the draft and did everything that
could be done except waging open war
to secure triumph for the rebels and
accomplish the ruin of the country.
Republicanism voted supplies, filled up
sary in order to preserve the nation,
struck down the institution of slavery
While Democracy pronounced the war
failure and demanded the withdrawal
of Union troops, Republicanism checred
the soldiers on and sent new armies to
the field. The result of Republican rule
was the eradication of slavery, upon
which rebellion had been built, and the
preservation of the nation so far as war
could effect that end. But war does not
settle questions of future governmental
policy, it only opens the way. The
results of the war must be confirmed
and the questions evolved settled at the
ballot box or the victory in the field
may be an empty triumph. The defeat
of the British armies by the CoIonists
would not have built up a Republic had
Revolutionary heroes neglected 10 form
a constitution and a government, taking
advantage not only of the lessons of
the war but the defeat of the enemy.
The same result will follow the war of
rebellion if cur people are wise. The
enemy has been defeated, and although
no effort should be made TO Cypress. we
should be, careful 10 settle all ques-
tons raised in such way that no evil
| shall result in the future. Freedom of
speech and the press, the protection of
| life, liberty and property should De full
| ~ secured, and to every rebel State. a
free republican government should be
given. These are the only objects of
the Republican party in the work of re-
construction, and it is for the people to
decide in this contest whether the par
ty which has preserved the nation in
the most gigantic war of the world
shall be entrusted with the rebuilding
of State governments which the rebels
destroyed.
In the coming contest, under the lead
of Grant and COlfax, the Republican
party favor the formation of new and
loyal State governments in the South,
while the Democratic party would le-
galize the State governments which
were born of the Southern Confederacy.
The Union party advocates faithful
performance of all contracts made by
the government, while Democracy
" ouid stain the national name by de-
frauding national creditors. The battle
is TO be fought solely upon national is
sues. and IL becomes every man to close
" serntinize the position of parties
and support that which is pledged to
build up the nation and maintain the