The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-04-22
An Empire. -
We copy the Prospectus Of new
paper recently started in Ne* Iork 5
TUE IMPERIALIST.

paper recently started in Ne* York
TUE IMPERIALIST.
"For the first time in the history
Of the United States, an American
journal dares to proclaim, as false and
pernicious In their influence, the Dem
ocratic doemas Of popular Sover.
eighty" aud Equality" and to de-
mand that on tho ruins Of this un
fortunate Republic shall be reared
the firm and substantial structure oI
an EMPIRE.
The creed Of The Imperialist i,
revolutionary; its mission, to prepar,
the minds of the American people for
the revolution that has already be.
gun throughout the country.
"Tho conductors Of this journal
believe Democracy 10 be failure.
Tho theoretically plausible, in its
practical workings it has been found
totally inadequate to the wants Of the
American people.
"Wo believe that The National
faith, if left 10 the keeping Of the
populncc, will be sulliod by the sure
population Of ,hc National debt, and
thatAn
IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT CAN
ALONE PROTECT TUE RIdnTs OF
NATIONAL CREDITORS.
"We believe that an Imperial Gov.
ernmont, in its patornal relation to
the people, will care equally for all
citizens, aud, while goaraptcei6s Sc
ourity to tho rights Of capital, will
jcalously protect the interests of in.
dustrial classes.
1--WE believe that tho Republic
means lawlcssncss, corruption, insecu,
rity to persons aud property, robbery
Of tho public creditors, aud civil war !;
that the Empire means law, order,
security, pablo fnith, aud peace.
"This creed Tie Imperialist will
advocate earnestly. fearlossly, and
without compromise, aud many will
Ind in tho open expression of CON
victions aud opinions long held aud
cherished in secret. It's columns will
DO free from the low yuIgarismS which
have heretofore disgraced American
Journalism, aud ip the discussions Of
political and social Questions, will
unite the high tone and thorough
culture Of the weekly English press,
with the moro popular feaeures Of
the day"
The parties starting The Imperial,
ist show specimen of idiocy most
astonishing.
Wo would not have given any at
tentiou to the subject, aud much less
published the prospectus of the pa
per, had not the Cincinnati Enquirer
aud the lesser lights of the Democra
cy-Stdtcsmaa, Forum etc--tnkcn up
tho matter aud made n great howl
over it, and claimed that Republicans
were at tho bottom oft. The Eaguir-
rr even charges that it is published |
under tho auspices Of the Now York |
Union League. Such assertions and |
charges are ridiculous enough to fll |
even the measure of Democratic folly. |
Not only do these papers charge these
Lhings, but they work themselves up |
into perfect fury, and sweat at
every pore with demonstrations aud
If these papers want to fight air
o. what is tho same, tho Imperial
Government we have not the slight.
est objection, but We do object to
their trying to saddle the idea upon
the Republican party, 1t is not in
their line, That party is we'll salts.
fed with our Government as it is aud
will oppose any change,
1t is within our remembrance when
these same papers did not feel hor-
riied at tho idea of a Southern Con-
iederacy-in fact rather advocated
allowing tho South togo by itself, at
the same time knowing that tho poo-
pie of that section had all tho slO-
mcuts to constitute au Empire and
had tho will as we'll.
We hope tho Democratic papers
will keep their linen on-tho RcpSb-
lican party is all right.