The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-09-16
OUR PARTY.

The history of the Republican party
is the history of our nation Whenever
the situation of the country demanded an
advance, that party entered upon its dur
ties, took up new points in its platform
and proved itself equal to the greatest
crisis this country ever had to overcome.
The faith of this nation during the war
rested upon the continuance of the Re-
publican majority in Congress, and on
the reelection Of Lincoln, Just as much
as the national credit abroad depended
on the declarations of the Republican
conventions and Of the Republican Con-
gress. During the conflict for the main
talncnce of the results of the war, be-
tween johnson and the Republican Con-
"ress, the people were again found on the
side of the Republicans. and the election
of Grant was renewed vote of faith in
this party.
We are fully confd ,nt, that our party
is still equal to the new demands which
the questions of finance, revenue and
civil service will require. To solve these
questions depends not so much on alb
Stract reasoning, as on considerations of
the accompanying circumstances, this
will be clear to any one acquainted with
the state of our national debt, anu the
peculiar party life in the United States,
and that the Republican party is the
ablest and most proper to solve these
new questions must be Acknowledged by
every one acquainted with It's component
parts and also with those Of the party
broken up within itself-still calling it
self Democratic.
To pu. our great national issues into
the hands Of Democratic administration,
now. would be like putting precious
freight on a vessel without compass or
rudder; would throw our finances and
revenues into a rUinous turmoil; destroy
our national credit, and co1jarc up po-
!tical chaos which never could be rem
etiied.
The New York Nation. which is Ger
talnly not Republican paper, speaks Of
! the component parts Of the Republican
party as follows: That party contains
within its ranks almost all the retormers
and men of reformatory tendencies in this
cnuutry We might indeed express the
! difference between the two great parties
as follows:
according to the views of the Repub-
licans the world needs very many i'm
provements, and it is the duty Of every
IN to work constantly for its ameliora-
ton; while viewed from the democratic
andpoint, the world is sufficiently good
/ Just as ii is, and if matters arc only left
alone and the rights Of the liquor deal
ers are properly respected, more happi-
ness could be enjoyed in it. than in any
other manner.
The Missouri Democrat says on the
same subject: 1--WE cannot conceive how
the enemies of the Republican party car
ever succeed i'll forming better party
than the Republican Parties are, after
all, only a nnion of single persons, and
they must express the will aud the views
of those single individuals .
There are in this, as iii every other free
country, two parties by necessity: the
one, the party of intelligence, moral pow.
er and progressive ideas; the other, that
of ignorance, prejudice and stubborn con
servatisu The Republican party now
embodies the clements Of progress, Of
reason and conscience. The genuine radi
icailsm Of the country and all the hope:
Of every true patriot are founded on the
advancement of that party. The demo
cratic party contains the clements which
desire neither progress, nor intelligence
nor conscientiousness it is the cmbodi
ment of ignorance, prejudice and decep
ton. The incapahility of the democrac,
to raise itself to the height of the pres
ent situation has been proven during tn
last eight years. also that its rcgencra
ton is wholly impossible, and thata ne1
!, and better, party of opposition can onl
he possible after its entire dissolution.
And this is the great reason why 1T
. the duty of every citizen who has tn
best interests of his country at heart.
support and strengthen the Repuhlica
organization-the party which is and eve
!: will be the party of reform and progres.
and which alone can solve the great que
tons presenting themselves, and remov
the wrongs and abuses which may score
/, " have entered into the present admir-
: istration,
= With these considerations we call upo
: every thinking democrat to come ov,