The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-08-14

their elevation. And they clamor.
ously insist that they are the only
friends Of cur Unien-a Union that
can only have a sure foundation in
fraternal regard and common de-
sire to promote the peace, the order
and the happiness Of all sections Of
our land.
Events in Congress since the ad-
journment Of tho Convention has
vastly increased the Importance Of
a political victory by those who are
seeking to bring back economy, sim
plicity and justice in the admins
tration Of our national affairs. Many
Republicans have heretofore chung
to their party who have regretted
the extremes Of violence to which it
has run. They have cherished .
faith that while the action Of their
political friends has been mistaken,
their motives have been good. They
must new see that the Republican
party is in that condition that it
cannot carry out wise and peace
full policy, whatever its motives may
be. It is q misfortune, not only to
country, but to governing party
itself, when it's action is unchecked
by any form of opposition. It has
been the misfortune of the Repub
lican party that the events Of the
past few years haven given it SO
much power that it has been able to
shackle the executive, to trammel
the judiciary, and to carry out the
views Of the most unwise and vio-
lent of its members, When this
state of things exists in any party,
it has ever been found that the So
Der judgment Of its ablest leaders do
not control. There is hardly an
able man who helped build up the
Republican organization who has not
within the past three years warned
it against its excuses, who has not
been borne down and forced to give
up his convictions Of what the inter-
ests Of the country called for; or, if
too patriotic to do this, who has not
been driven from its ranks. If this
has been the case heretofore, what
will be its action now with this new
infusion of men who, without de-
cent respect for the views Of those
who had just given them their po-
sition. begin their legislative career
with calls for arms, with demands
that their States shall be regarded
as in condition of civil war, and
with declaration that they are
ready and anxious to degrade the
President of the United States
whenever they can persuade or force
Congress to bring forward new ar
ticles of impeachment?
The Republican party, as we'll as
we, are interested in putting some
check upon this violence. 1t must
be clear to every thinking man that
a division of political power tends to
check the violence Of party action
and to assure the peace and good
order of society. 1 he election of
Democratic executive and major
ity of Democratic members to the
House Of Representatives would not
give to that party organization the
power to make sudden or violent
changes, but it would serve to check
those extreme measures which have
been deplored by the best men of
both political organizations. The
result would most certainly lead to
that peaceful restoration Of the I'm.
ion and reesta blishmcnt Of fraternal
relationship which the country de-
sircs. I am sure that the best men
of the Republican party deplorc as
deeply as I do the spirit of violence
shown by those recently admitted to
seats in Congress from the SOUTH
The condition Of civil war which
they contemplate must be abhor.
rent to every right thinking man.
l have no mere personal wishes
which mislead my judgment in re-
gard to the pending election. No
man who has weighed and measured
the duties Of the Office of President
of the United States, can fail to be
impressed with the cares and tolls
Of him who is to meet its demands.
It is not merely to float with popu-
lar currents, without policy or q
purpose. On the contrary, while
our Constitution gives just weight
to tn public will, it's distinguishing
feature is that it seeks to protect
the rights Of minorities. It's great
est glory is that it puts restraints
upon power It gives force and form
to those maxims and principles of
civil liberty for which the martyrs
of freedom have struggled through
ages. It declares the right Of the
people ito be secure in their persons,
''houses and papers, against unreas-
.onable searches and seizures. That
Congress shall make no law re-
"spccting an establishment Of re-
"ligion or the free exercise thereof,
cor abridging the freedom ofspeoch
''or Of the press, or the right Of the
.spcople to petition for redress of
grievances. It secures the right
"of a speedy and public trial BY an
Impartial jury
No man can rightfully enter upon
the duties Of the Presidential Office,
unless he is not only willing to car
ry out the wishes Of the people ex-
pressed in q constitutional way, but