The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-10
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1868.
ssRadicaIism in Philadelphia


"RADIcALrsM, which means roofing "a hog
gish prsotice), is in truth the roofing up OF
all that il is the interest OF society to keep
m and steadfsst." So says our neighbor,
the Age, this morning, and forthwith proceeds
to state wherein radicalism has "rooted." 1t
sums up its grievances and insinuates its
hopes in couple Of paragraphs
"In short, radlcalism roots till 1t leaves
country without any settled law at all, except
the caprice of the dominant party OF the nour;
q condition Of anarchy, into which Mexico mas
under the sword of military dietator-of
whom IL has tried several Tne security OF a
IeH Sha coe orssson S on OF the poSusr will; the main
tepance 6f all the guarantees OF popular liberty
due DIVISION OF the powers OF government into
executive, judicial, and legislative
La habit " Ct as psSRs hope GS we
always hope for The best, that with The
accession OF the new PresIdent there may 6e
constitutional government. Let as all help to-
wards its restoration. Freeman of all parties,
every man, Democrat, Republican, or radical,
has stake in 1t. The war, it was said, could
not end till Grant was elected; well, he is
elected; now let us hear no more OF war as
an excuse for every kind Of interruption to the
due course of civil administration Let our
radical neighbors here consider this calmly"
We accept the definition of radicalism as
given by the Age, inelegant as it is. 1t does
mean "uprooting," but of what HmeanS the
uproonns of treason and treason sympathizers.
Eight years ago the radical party came in
power. 1t found the nation divided. One
half of the land was filed with open and
avowed traitors. The other half was filled,
to q large extent, with concealed and oowardly
sympathizers. 1t found these parties attack
ing the Government. They were challenging
the people who were loyal to accept the issue.
The radical party accepted the issue, and
rooted out treason and crushed out its sym
pathizers, until, be their sentiments what they
may, none are found, with Grant as President
to venture to express them. 1t means uproOt-
ing slarery. 1t found four millions of human
beings in condition worse than death. 1t
took its strong arm, and helped the weak to
rise by it. 1t abolished, 1t uprooted slaUery and
the Age is right in defining the word as it
does. 1t found the State of Pennsylvania
with credit impaired and wel-nigh ruined.
IL uprooted the Democratic doctrine of negLecting
to pay debts, and redeemed the credit of the State.
The Republican party did this. To no one
man belongs the credit. 1t was the uprooting,
the radical party, and all the merit of it goes
to the credit of that party. 1t found subser
Went spirit abroad IN the land, which would
lay our national enterprise at the feet of British
manufacturers. 1t found free trade almost pre-
dominating. 1t uprOoted free trade, and by
Just system of tariff it afforded and affords the
needed protection to American industry. 1t
found millions of acres of land lying
unimproved and stagnant as to use
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one but the Government. 1t established
the Homestead system and uprooted the ground
by means of the ten thousand ploughS of hardy
settlers. Miles upon miles of nop-yielding land
have been rescued FROM a wilderness of wood
and bramble by this party which sought to
@'root'' up the established order of things. 1t
found the continent divided by hundreds OF
miles of prairie and wild and dangerous lands.
II uprooted that land, uprooted the mountains
them elUeS, and built the Pacific Railroad. Who
did this 1t was the Republican party. The
Democracy opposed 1t. 1t was the votes of
our representatives and the skill of our men
Alone that saved the plan from defeat, and is
now about completing the greatest enterprise
of this or of any age. Yes, thank God our
system has been to uproot wrong. Oppression,
treason, stagnanoy, and sycophancy have all
been uprooted by radicalism, and We glory in
the fact.
Now what does Democratic radicalism seek
to uproot? The Age says that ''radicalism
roots until 1t leaves a country with no settled
law, save the caprice of the dominant party"
Why, this is a most exquisite joke The
charge laid at the door of Republicanism is the
acme OF the Democratic perfection of self-gov-
eminent. We mean it literally that We have
the best of evidence that it is the aim and
purpose of the Democracy to establish just
such an order of things. Look at the Fourth
ward. There an opportunity was offered for
the Democratic idea to be carried out. The
Democratic philosophy there found its Area
dia. We need not quote facts to show the
reader that the very charge made against the
radical Republicans was put in operation by
the radical Democrats. Was not the "cause
of the Democratic party" the only law known
there But we need 60 no further. The
Democracy does indeed favor the Union as it
was-a Union with treason as its soul,
slavery as its cornerstone, free-trade sub
serviency as it's pried,eu, and the resources oi
the country undeveloped as its capital. Thank
Heaven that the uprooting party came when
il did to save the nation from destruction
GENERAL GRANTS prominent political friend
ood oau;sar far ba m W ha said In IN ay.