Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-02-29
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The Columbus (Ohio) WeaboSs gives
the aonowing sound review and opin.
ID Of thesRadical policy and the de-
ception practiced by that party. 1t
says:
When, in 1850, the Republican party
entered the great contest, the leaders
found it absolutely necessary to bap-
tie the party with glorious name.
They called it the great party OF Pro-
gress and Liberty. How many thousand
sentimental Germans were cheated by
that treacherous name! They did not
listen>to the warnings of the Democrat
ic press not to Join any sectional party;
they would not believe in the prophesy
that civil war would be the unavoida-
BILE consequence of their action; but
the name of the party of Progress and
Liberty made them march behind the
drum of cunning politicians, and, with
oilcloth caps over their ears and lamps
in their hands, they saved the country
and carried the sectional party to the
victory. For seven years it has had
unlimited sway over the country, and it
has indeed proved to be the partygof
progress. The two-cents revenue stamp
on every receipt, the dirty little slips of
paper which we use as money, the
United States tax collector, everything
we drink and eat or need, in every form
or shape. reminds us of the progress
we have made; and many of the Ger
man dreamers must have had already,
in their lucid intervals, the disloyal
idea that Radical progress, if nothing
else, is at least very costly luxury.
In 1860, the United States had no pub
lie debt at all; to-day, mortgage OF
upwards of three thousand millions of
dollars is imposed upon our real estate,
and with the amount of our annual In
terest we might purchase half dozen
German duchies,
Is that not great progress? I
In former times Uncle Sam never
used to levy direct taxes, and the small
burdens of the people were equally dr.
vided among all classes. Now, it is
only the stupid and honest folks, or
those who cannot help it, who pay the
taxes. whilst the smart ones divide
their dues to the Government with the
officials, whereby one can see that, even
in morality, we have made very great
progress.
Previous to 1860, our army was so
small that we were ashamed of it, The
party of progress has corrected that
mistake. We have now an immense
army, and Generals enough to com
n,and a still greater one, f
= The notions of our fathers in regard
to the dangers of great army to re-
publican institutions, and their belief
that great national debt was a curse
to any nation was declared as antiquat-
ed by the party of progresses ridicu-
lous and disloyal.
Previous to 1860, we had great,
free and strong Union, governed by
the simplest laws, and based upon the
federal Constitution. We have now
an improved Union; improved by five
military despotisms, by a Freedman's
Bureau, and by threefourths ia mill
ion Of registered negro voters. Even
Washington and jefferson have been
improved; Stevens and Ben Wade are
the progressive patterns of them,
Our German sentimentalists may be
assured that their progressive friends
have not finished their work. They
have now arrived at the abolition of
the Supreme Court, and at the dictator
ship Of General Grant over the ten
Southern States; and, when they are
done in the South, they will, the negro
helping, commence their progressive
system in the North. They will give
to Ohio a republican form Of govern
,nent, which we have not, they say, for
we refused the right of suffrage to the
negro. If you do not like it, they will
do it any way at the point of The bayo-
net. You have from the start believed
this kind of rule to DO progress; you
have no right to complain Of it now.
Their progress is like train, which at
full speed runs off the track whilst YOU
arc on it. 1t will ruin itself, hnt not
l'efureit has ruined you.
II xuas. q cruel iaLa of Mr. Paunanhs