Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-09-24
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Jews and FereigAers.

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We may Just as well also ask which Is
the most conservative nnd therefore the
cheapest party because the most conseryaz
tive in principles will incur the least ex-
penscs by Innovations upon existing con.
ditions, White the cheapest win not uineei
cssafily undermine of1tounteraea the mate.
rial prosperity of the peoplo1 and ecnse'
| quenrly the benefits of such prosperity, and
therefore he the most conservative as- 40
objects Of life. -.
| While thus tho word conservative means
simply the maintenance Of established prin.
ciples as causes of subsequent effects ii be-
comes modified in its meaning by Its con-
junction with tho word cheap because this
/ latter derives its valuation from the man
ncr in which u fulfills the requirements OF
our necessities 'ri "ii ii-<a sift lsli,
Our necessities are never alike during
different periods or moments and conse-
quently the term cheap will always be a
relative one. Consequently also we can use
the term conservative only in o modified
manner. "Afi r' 'ihi 9-t i}~A .shts- I
And in this regard It does 70, matter
whether we speak OF u nation or an indi-
vidual this pricinal is even valid through:
out every instance Of organic life, for in
the same way, an organic being goes thro'
its different stages of development SO do
nation. io a
| Our nation grew from small nuclei, into
one ofits present dimensions, but theseido
not represent any degree of maturity; ma.
turity will perhaps not bc reached in hun
dreds ofyears TO come. But while we are
growing and developing every day new
necessities II involves upon statesman
not to be conservative in the absolute sense
of the word, because such would bc ne
CATION ol the primary conditions OF our or
ganization at the expense Of necessary con
yulsiye disturbances, that Is, a true states
man will not conserve anything just be-
cause II exists but to lend an assisting hand
to those changes which Of necessity must
take place. @s-4- ''l.-
This assistance Is derived at by ~
tional consideration of the relation existing
bctwcOn the past and the present, not In
our country alone but in.hc whole civilized
world and as far back as positive l,is,ory
does lead us, an consequently by n ration
al conclusion as to the course of events in
the future by way Of logical sequence.
T, -.Atrue statesman is therefore rejecting
f.Ar his instruction upon the fundamental
premises with u view TO the present but al
| So 10 the future. -.-,.....
\ party which follows this course, which
endorses the principle Of progress US the
principle Of life and existence hut which
PROGRESSES upon the basis of the realities Of
life is truly cOnservsti r....-.
1t is also the cheapest because whatever
sacrifices have to be brought they are com
mensuratc TO the necessities not alone of
the present but also. OF the future thereby
obviating abruptness cOnvulsiye dis
iurbances and consequently costly anar-
chy. ~,
y party on the other side which neither
uses the past Us an instructive element,
which elings merely and blindly to the
present or denies any changes during the
presence on account OF the valuation,
party which has no idea Of ille requirement
Of the future and for the sake of the pas,
which IL would preserve for ever ii possible
cannot bring sacrifice 10 forcshadow SO
to say the coming events. .-i''i i'' '''''i
Such party may ever 81 much talk Of
progressive Developments, OF our civiliza
tion, it will nevertheless represent the dis.
turbiny anarchical element in the course
OF nation's life because it rather risks
abrupt revolutions and disturbances. il re-
semblcs the causes which produce those
gigantic and fearful outbreaks in physical
nature. - -.,..,.-.- 80.
ofcourc such party is NOT the cheapest
but the most costly. .....f, ...ft.... ..-.....
I shall show that the Republican party
is the most conservative and tho cheapest,
while the. Democrrtic party is that of an
apshy and abrupt disturbance and therefore
the most costly. 4f,- .-.i..,..., 81
The Declaration of Indie pchdence laid
down principles which refers id a gener-
al resard, TO the true condition of man S ex-
isichcc, although political existing forms
at tlc time of its issue did not answer tbe
real and Radical meaning of the annuncia
lion.
It,was but natural that those wrongs shoe
be discussed aud remedies sought for.
But while on the one side this was done
on The other it was sought to f,rtify not
alone these wrongs but 10 extend them.--.
Between these two parties arose the .Repub
licar party as the true conservative one i'm
asmuch as it maintained merely the non
extension; guaranteeing non interference
where the wrong by apparent justifiabie
legislation did exist. aa!
Democracy not conted with tins conser-
vative policy OF ihe. Republican party,
caused rebellion. The suppression of
this rebellion cost immense treasures and
lives and consequently Democracy proved
= very costly party, burdening the nation
with an immense debt. tsu
Our civil war had its consequences in re
gard TO public institutions. The slaves
were emancipated and sfieaward endowed
with the civil and with tho political rights
and privileges Of ali other citizncs in the
former rebel States- This was in accord
ance with the true spirit OF conservatism,
because true repalIc can exist only ia
peace and prosperity upon the principles
of equality before the law of all resident
citizens.
The creation of an exceptional condition
for mass of four millions with its natural
increase in course Of time, could only take