Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-08-18
Stand Firm.

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If there ever was time in the history
of the Republican party when every
member should stand firm, it is now.
Self respect demands it, consistency de-
mands it, and the progressive interests
stability of the Republican party in the
United States Is there a people in any
country who have accomplished SO
much for the preservation and puriti-
cation of constitutional government as
the people of the United States acting
through this party? Its history is writ
ten, and all that can be said or done
hereafter by the opposition cannot alter
it. We were informed that there was
no authority to cOcrce rebels, that the
war was Republican war, and the re-
sponsibility of conducting the country
safely through it visited upon the peo-
pie acting through the Republican par
ty. Every other party was utterly
powerless, or wished to dodge the re-
sponsibility, and innational convention
assembled fOuryears ago, the Democratic
party pronounced the war failure, and
decreed not another man, and not an
other dollar, for peace through victory.
But in spite of this party opposition,
our armies were kept recruited, Abra-
ham Lincoln was again elected Presi-
dent by the loyal masses while a draft
was pending, and in due time glorious
victory crowned our efforts, and peace
followed. The Democratic organization
did not SO desire peace, but would rath-
er the result would have been a failure.
in order that their oft repeated-'I told
you so''-might prove true. If the De-
mocratic party had desired, peace might
have been had three years earlier
than it came, and at q saving of hun
dreds of thousands of valuable lives, and
millions of dollars to the United States
Government. Then who is not proud
that he has belonged to the Republican
party, that he has also been permitted
to live through the most important
period of our country's history to the
present time? And so living, is there
any one who will renounce his patriot
ism and political faith and go over the
enemy or, what is worse, attempt to
disorganize the party by boiling its
nominations of good men when fairly
made No, every man should stand
firm, for the Republican party has much
to accomplish yet in defence of it's prin-
ciples, founded upon the immortal De-
claration of Independence. The debt
which was necessarily contracted to pre-
serve the Government is yet to be paid
in accordance with the agreement which
was made at the time. 1t remains for
the opposition to repudiate. If party
will prove false to its country in war
will it not prove false to its country in
everything when it appears to be for its
temporary advantage to do so. There
is every reason why Republicans should
stand firm and be united in this cam
paign. We should begin at home and
unite in Franklin County. The Demo.
Gratis IN the county are joined to theii
idols let them alone. They will sup
port their ticket solid.
Shall our strength be thrown away
in discussions, and we beaten at last in
our county ticket ? Is it impossible
for Republicans here to sacrifice little
personal feeling to the success of oul
county ticket? Do they remember the
great sacrifices which have been made
for them by hundreds of thousands who
have given their lives for the good of the
country and their liberties? Really, il
does seem to us that republican who
cannot do this, is unworthy to be known,
or to receive the mantle of victory which
has fallen upon him.