The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-18
THE DISCRIMINATION OF THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY.

There has been a great deal of talk of
late about the Reorganization of the
Republican party. Many affirm that it
has accomplished its work, lived out its
allotted years, and that there is nothing
more for it to do than to "wrap the
mantle of its cloak about it and lie
down to pleasant dreams" living in the
future only in history. Well were it to
do this, no other party in American his
tory could furnish SO brilliant and glo-
rious n record. No other one has ac-
complished such noble deeds-has done
30 much for humanity and civilization.
We are not of those who maintain the
Republican party to be faultless, and
are unwilling to accord any praise to
other parties. On the other hand, we
freely admit that there are bad men in
the Republican ranks men who plum
der and steal and have no object in
view but self-aggrandizement, and who
belong to the party simply because their
connection with IL enables them thus to
[do. We concede the fact also that 9TH
or parties have done much for the coun-
try; but aside from all this, we think
every fair mind must agree with us
when we say that the principles which
this party has contended for, and the re-
suits that have thereby been wrought
are higher, nobler, and have done more
to roll forward the wheels of progress
than any for which any other national
party has been the champion. In con-
sequence of what the Republican party
has done for this country, we to-day
live in a new era. The condition OF
things ten years ago when compared
with the condition of things to-day,
seems to connect that period with the
Dark Ages.
II then the Republican party were to
cease existing to-day, it would still fill
the brightest page in American history.
But we believe the time is not yet ripe
for 1t to become thing only of the past
There will always be issues of some
kind dividing the American people in
sentiment. No better name can be
found than the name republican. The
party has won an identity clearly its
own. We hope 1t will still cling to that
identity and be always found in the flu
ture as in the past contending earnestly
for the right and the truth.
The Press, however, have a duty to
perform in denouncing dishonesty an(
dishonest men. Corruption will exist
until the millennium comes. The power
of continually diminishing it is lodged
with the Press. Let its duty in this re.
spect be faithfully performed.
GEN. GRANT has plated the ship o
State for one year, and we believe W
are safe in saying that no one year o
presidential administration has had s.
little fault found with it as that whicl
expired on the 4th day of March 1871
One year ago, gold was worth aboul
1872; to-day it is worth about liz, /
reduction of 20 per cent. in one year
This fact alone speaks volumes for tn
wise financial policy pursued by the AID
ministration. The bonded debt of tn
United States is to-day SS7, 134, 1928
less than 1t was one year ago. The deb
during the last year of President John
sons administration was reduces
S5,959, 71s.46. The difference between
s87,l34,7S2.S4 and $3.50, 71s.46
SSl, 175, O64.Ss, which shows how mucl
more Grant reduced the debt in tn
first year of his administration thar
johnson reduced it in the last year o
his. Gen. Grants receipts exceed John
sons by sec, $3.50, 5S005. Johnson's dis
bursements exceed Grants by 1851
9Sl.44. Who is sorry, in the face o
these facts, that johnson and his "poli
cy" were substituted by Grant and his
Three years. more of Grant will effec
very great change in reference to tn
state of our Indebtedness, and tn
American people would do we'll I
give him unanimous election to tn
presidential chair for the next term @
four years.