Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-08-27
The Address.

The Address of the Republican Congress
sional Committee, to be found on our first
page, is calm, careful. and correct in statement,
and commands confidence from its manly spir.
is, AMI freedom from partlsunship.
The address refers with n just pride to the
history ofthe Republican party which II d-
vdes into four eras the period of its struggle
for power the civil war reconstruction and
the thorough collection of revenue, and tho
great reduction of expenditure and of taxation
of our present administration. The grand is.
sues Of Free Soil, Of the perpctuily Of the
Union, and of universal male suffrage have
bern decided one after another, and the decis-
ions have been made irrevcrsiblr by consttu.
tional amendments Throughout the fifteen
years OF the existence of Republlcansm, lie
policy has been opposed by the Democratic
party. Before the war; during tho war, since
the war, that organization has mlsohievousy
opposed reforms now conceded by candid
II ell to have been unavoidable. Such an un-
varying career OF error is sunpaIall,lcd. Noth-
ing, in fact, has preserved that party but tie
great influx of foreign emigrunts
With such u record, now matter Of history,
the Republican party has manifest right to the
continued control of affairs unless its present
administration and policy are IA plainly wrong
as its pas. administration and policy have been
plainly right. On this vital point the commit
tee refer with confidence 10 the results of the
first year OF Grants presidency, The figures
tell the whole story The present republican
Congress has relieved the enormous burden
nm Nrn La In fran A If.u,r
bellion. by reducing taxation more than $780,
100000. 1t has also provided for the funding
OF our debt at u lower rate Of interest 49,.
With such proof Of the honesty and econo'
my of the party in power, there can be little
fear of its supersGdure by an organization
which started rebellion and suggested repudia
tion, Nevertheless, there is reason to tear tenn
pornry loss in the coming campaign, We do
not imagine that the next Congress cun by any
possibility be democratic, but there Is reason
To fear an increase of the democratic strength.
The causes for such u change are obvious. In
| 1858 the irightihl blunders OF the democracy
gave ms every northern state except Oregon
(they only held New York and New Jersey
! by fraud. Now that reconstruction Is out OI
the way aud the rebellion and It's effects wear
ing OIL, there is probability OF their making
some gains, In the amendments of the Tariff
differences are likely TO arise. From this caus,
we expect gains in the West Then at thu
South some Of the Republican State admins
trauons, headed by carpet-baggers and elected
by negroes, have proved exirayagant and cor
rupt. This style Of proceeding has just re
ceiyed sharp rebuke In North Car0llna, pro
bahly not the only southern state where lik
results may be looked for. On tho other hant
the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment
gives us some congr, ssmen in the border states
! We shall be agreeably disappointed II th'
elections Of 1870 are not ofa somewhat reac
3 iionary tendency. Everything indicates sucl
, result and II temporary check, prelimlnar
to the next grand move en- the enemy's work
In 1872. viii probably not be without II Is salr
tary influence upon us