Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-08-17

Yonship, exalted thcm 10 inc hVlbhN VI Wv"
and political rights and privileges, and made
the nation free in fact as well as in name
should not shrink from the less momcntous
and les. embarrassing questions now before
them
Patriotism, principle, the continued cx,s-
tcnce, reputation aud renown OF the hepuph,
can PARTY, and due sense OF sclt-respect ana
pride of character demand that Republicans
now. as in the past, should have ialtn IN TINS
capacity to carry forward to completion re-
forms 80 auspiciously begun. 1t came INTO
beinqas an organization oil reform and progress
and should be ever ready to accept the living
issues Of the hour and march abreast win inc
spirit of the age, Unaded it has fought the
battles Of reform with constancy and courage
Nor In the work still before it can it hope Tor
aid from those who still cling to the traditions
of the past, pride themselves on their conser-
vatism. and who, during the conflicts OF the
last twenty years have resisted all reform,
and mourned over every oiiete and hateful
abuse as it fell If there are Republicans
who are weary of the asoendency Of a party
which has achieved such browning victories,
who are tired Of the responsibility OF power,
and would rolinguish it to other hands they
should remember that there are none worthy
to accept IT, For surely they cannot fail to
see that the Democratic party by its policy
during the closing years Of its power, aud by
its blind and unrelentng opposition to reform
atory measures while out Of power-eyen now
as ii smtten by judicial blindness, refusing to
accept the Constitutional Amendments asked
r. and dual-has demonstrated its utter incapa-
city for such a trust.
I Accustomed to success even against fearful
odds, aud undertaking perhaps the intrinsic
difficulties Of the pending issues, many Repub-
lcans looked to Gen. Grants administration
with high raised expectations. or course
they have been impatient and not always sat
.i,fod with results. But while these expecta-
tous have not been fully realized in the action
of either the President or Of Congress, much
has been achieved; enough, at any rate, TO
satisfy them that the difficult problems will be
wrought out and the hoped forrcsults accom-
3 plished.
D. Gen Grant came into office pledged to
. maintain uyiolate the public faith, reduce the
s national debt diminish taxation, appreciate
{ the currency, reform abuses in the civil and
I military service, and maintain order in the
States lately in rebellion. BY the combined
10 action Of the President the heads of depart
T. ments, Congress and the general Of the army,
-. IT, boyo boon corrected and nanv
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