The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-20
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!: -. yENTIoN To-DA1.

The National hSphpiichh Sohsehs'o.'
meet. in Chicago to-day. pf the work II Is
TO do, We say pothing. either OF ANTICIPATION
~ of instruction. We trust to The Rapresen.
tatives OF the party throughout the Nation.
who have gone thither TO do the work the
party and the nation needs. and 10 do that
nlone. We hope it will not multiply issuee.
The tendency and disposition Of our party ~
20 do that 1t is much easier fer the Deniee-
racy to retain the unity Of It's party organIza-
ton than for the Republican party to do so,
TIE latter il essentially the party Of progress,
and antsgonsms are a condition OF growth.
The Democracy is the party OF Conserva-
tism that is of resistance, that Is, again, Of
the simple condition OF tenacity. Il ressts
because il holds together, and holds together
because II resists TIE Republican, q Hu
rnanitarian and progressive party, is full OF
ideas, full Of positive schemes for the eleva-
so. Of mar, full Of strongly individualized
men, Hith divers positive convictions, is foil
of force. but force along parallel planes is re-
ee|ant in the very degree thai il ia active. In
the esucihle Of wsr these diversities, this ag>
grsgale OF separate forces. we're fused into q
glowing unity OF paramount purpose to sasa
Liberty, Union. aud the very life of Progress
on this Continent. That gave Us oveiwhelm-
.irg success in 1854, and during the VAT.
Now there remains one further bond OF unity
Ans harmony to cont,ol The diyersities of the
.elemaa44 in the PARTY Of Progress IN this
country; that Is Reconstruction. All tie
friends OF Progress and Human Rights, want
10 see Liberty and the possibility for Progress
established successfully in the South 1 pom
cha. Republicans harmonic. and apon thai
alone should The fight be made
This were u good tina for retrospect. 4
Maternal Republican Convention N 81 in Chi.
cago in 1860, and nominated Abraham Lin>
cola and Hannibal flau.lin. Then the Slave
Rulc Of half century vas thrown oil, and
the nation declared fer Freedom l.incolu
aud Hamlin were elected The fsht Was.
whether the territory Of thu Government
should si be surrendered to Slavery. Il
seems now G long way back to the dead IS
sues hat were so threateningy alive then
cas- hafs AAtEi sbBr1. Inc hhifpl
has gone along highway ssresn with dan
gers, and hardships, and suffering, and l,odis
of dead patriots, and carnage, and brave pur
poses. and resolote and high endeayor
has aebis,ei grand Victories Of physical enc
moral menhoodi of Liberty. and Law, ant
Right. TIE nation viii surely not go bael
from its progress now. II certainly is no
rsady 20 surrender its desriy-hought ,ri
umphs. 1t IS not ready to plt itself into IN.
faith keeping. The Republican party may
have blsudered; j, may have Suffered from
che perfdy and dishonesty Of its frierds even
more than from tho ire of is foes
knaves may have Used the covering OF us
success to wrong il aud the people. Eight
years have elapsed, but Abraham I.ncoIn's
Administration is The only Republican Adj
ministrstion And wha. loyal man is there
bnt IN his heart of hearts thanks God fo,
Abraham Lincoln ard Abraham I.ineofn,t
Administration. i.ineoln's Administration
was Republican, Andrew Johnson has been
Democratic. What man Is there, that voted
Tor Mr. Lincoln in 1850, or 81, what l..n;on
man is there who SO rnaeh more esteems An.
drew dohnson's Democratic Administration
thai Abraham Lincoin's Republican Admin
astraiion, that We viii support now The New
lorz Democratic candidate rather than the
Chicago Republican candidate. We DO no,
believe there are any 10 do it. We believe
that nov, as in 1850, the Chicago Republican
candidates will be triumphantlY elected.