The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-10-20
THE INUE.

In this State, outside of the journalistic
contest, there can be but very little interest
in this campaign in the discussion of the is
sues made up between the Republican and
Democratic parties throughout the country.
Even as the Democratic party is now organ
lied, in its national character, if it cannot be
considered as having any such character, it
is only negative organization, holding
itself together simply by the cohesive force Of
long party discipline, coupled with the
stimulating dream of future success and the
possession of power and Office. 1t simply
opposes the Republican party. The princi-
pies that it pledges itself to in its many plat
forms, outside Of those which furnished the
the basis Of its organization forty years ago,
and which have been definitely and forever
settled, are those that stand over against those
which the nation has recognized, which they
must make operative, and which the party
would not dare carry into practice were
it to succeed to power. So the real issue in
this State, where the Republicans have a
majority of over 30, 900, is in the election Of
mcn-men qualified BY their native endow-
mcnts, education, experience and aptitude
for public trust to office. 1.-THE Republican
party goes down any time in the near future
in this State or elsexhere, it will not be
because its professed principles are not in
perfect harmony with the regular and natu-
raj progress Of this Nation toward a more
perfect form of government, but because bad
men, inefficient and unqualified men, who
have no power TO conceive the possible COM
Pleteness of this system Of governmental
Its adoption to the best growth and largest
happiness of the people-the masses, whose
vision Is narrowed to the achievement OF
their own selfish ambitions, the
success of their own personal
schemes, get into places of great trust and
vast influence. 1t is the habit Of men who
have had large experience in guiding the
sentiment and action of party, as soon as
they find reform inevitable, to not only
join the reformers, with great show of SYM
patty with their movement, but also to
adroitly insinuate themselves in their old
places of voluntary rudders for the party
guidance. They see fearful portents of
storms ahead if any bold mariner seeks to
urge the craft on its appointed way.
Their pretended timidity is the growth of
subtle policy. They have their plans and
charts, and, If they have been forced to yield
in one instance to change of line or course,
they mean to bring the craft back, by cum
ming navigation, to its old route. Now,
metaphor aside because it is growing trouble
some to scribbler for a daily newspaper,
We have a perfect faith that the decision of
the Republican party in the Convention that
nominated Mr.. Lowe for Congress, and the
members of the State ticket meant that they
would henceforth repudiate corrupt and ras-
cally men; that they would no longer MAIN
tain such in Office, or consent to their pre-
tention to be considered as the opponents of
the party faith, or as the guardians of their
higher interests. Above all, we frankly state
j. as our perfect trust, that the Republican
party of Kansas meant by their decision then
to set aside and reduce to the lowly ways of
life, by solemn sentence, such of their SER
wants intrnsted with large responsibilities,
the care of vast interests, who have proved
recreant, who have availed themselves Of the
opportunities thus afforded to run riot in the
waste of the peoples money to enrich them
selves and friends. Certainly the sublime
aspiration is, of all good men, to plant the
party upon a basis of action that will in some
degree, harmonic with the moral and pro-
Sressive quality Of its principles and advO-
cacy. Herein, we take it, lies the real issue
here i'm Kansas.