The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-19
For the REPUBLICAN,.
REyIEW-DRaOCgATIC.

A weak cause is generally shown to
he such by the desperateness ofitssup-
porters; the dangerous nature of a
stream, by its frequent changing of
channel its shifting from bank to bank,
its upheaving ofroots, rocks and sand
banks, obstructing navigation. Its
tendency is te ruin commerce, impede
progress, destroy communication and
confidence. Such has been the course of
the Democratic party. When the
Constitution of the United States was
adopted, it was launched upon the
stream of time for trial. 1t has stood
many gales that have waited it close
upon the rocks. Many false lights
have appeared at different points, and
many syrcns sang their songs to lure
TO destruction. And perhaps at no
time in our history has a greater
number, with more brazon cflrontery
appeared, than at the present. We
note a few:
But recently, the Day Book was
anting most furiously at the "God
and Morality party" for preaching
politics, and lampooning them in such
a spirit as only the evil genius of slav-
cry can begot. Fooled by superior
tactics with the bayonet they return to
their wallowing, and try the effect of
throwing filth and slime over every
honest character connected with the
army, And after exhasting the En-
gilsh language ofvileepithcts, and puz-
cling their own wit to its limited end,
call upon some one or more Of their
narrow souled, weak Drained, innocent
rebels, TO furnish them with new
'list of words" with or without a
meaning,) "that will shame men,"
who labor for an idea out of every
argument in its support. AS a sam
pie of their shameless indccency, aud
villanous profanity, | am induced to
note some Of their leading slang. The
God and Morality party" If there
is ground for such an epithet then the
party must be on theside of Gods cause
and the morals of the country. If
there is no cause for its use, and it is
used, as no doubt is intended in de-
rision, then why is it that men, pro-
fessed christians at that, labor so valiant
ly i6r such a set Of infamous scullions,
whose backencd souls, imbecilc brains
and filthy carcasscs, it would be an
honor to cover with the dark skin and
curly wool of the lowest Caire.
But it is decidedly refreshing, after
listening TO a pack of wide mouthed
Cerbercan hounds, in the goodly city
Of Gotham, to hear response from
some lonely whippoorwilI, as the, 4
tSentiaep (somewhere) "on the bor-
der" of despair as he grinds out his
solemn wall, and hoping to appeasc
both extremes, cries out "good God,'
good Devil" The one shouts in
lcrision, "God and Morality" the
,ther in mock humility claims "Jcsus
Christ as the first Democrat" Now .
whether it is intended to steal the g.,
prestige of the Republican party, {
VI to bring the Savior of man t
lind into disrepute, by associating :
lin with so vile party it |
matters not. Both designs are part ,
If the same hybrid poison, that is 7
triving to find its way in the minds !
# the people and thence into the ca c
'ocious nav Of Uncle Sans patri- '
nony.
But, listen again! Away toward
he setting sun, as the prospects of the
'arty 90 down in darkness, comes q
TIL fainter "thud" as a small dab of O
mud from the "Brick'-yard of La a
'rosse falls upon the head as he terms, t
f "clerical scoundrcls." Villions :
Tho like himself, still cheat the hal h
1r. Who after stealing the livery of r.
eaven to serve the Devil in, cry "stop G
hief drop that plunder" If they ii
lccced in getting it to fail, they pick u u
up to return it the owner, but like .,
le spoons" the owner never gets it. "A
uch are some of the political scaven- St
crs, who with ghoul-like beaks and Ct
eyes still wander like curses d
YER the earth, while through executive ~ y,
emency or some defect in law, JUS al
ce is robbed of her right, and they NJ
ersist in thrusting their cloven feet G
Ito every mans pocket, their filthy 2
ang into his cars, and their virus in r, r.
} his veins. They hang like filthy el
lrasites on the body polite of the ma nc
on, or we might say, they are like ci
nltnros nnl,. thnt thn ono ont. tho dt