Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-03-03
The Work q the Republican PARTY.

WE do not insist that the Republican
party shall be kept in operation simply
TO keep one class Of men In power and
keep another class of men out, We would
be glad to SEQ pttblic offices divided among
men Of different political opinions more
than they are, provided that men having
inichievious and false political ideas could
be placed only In positions where their
notions could not BE carried out. When
any party degenerates into mere office
hunting and ofllce-getting machine its
further continuance in being has no in
terest to patriotic men. But this Is not
the chafactef Of the Republican party.
II has in 1t, doubtless, many Who main.
tsin their connection with 1t in the hope
Of getting office, who care little fotyits car
dinal and essential principles. But the or.
panization itseir is uusccd on greatand good
convictions of patriotism, of duty TO the
country, its institutions and its people.
The Republican party Is as essential to
the safety of our institutions and the
inaihtenatice Of Justice and freedom as 1t
ever was. The minds of the people are
more fully convinced of the truth OF. its
doctrines, and the purity of Its aims than
| they ever were before. The aims of the
ruling minds of the Democratic party
make the Republican party necessity to
the well.being of the country. In the
South, the old oligarchy asserts its power.
AS soon as they get control of d State
Legislature we see them sending to the
Senate their most Objectionable and ex-
treme men. Vance, from North Car
olina, and Blair, the author of the Broad
head letter, are their representative men
men of hot and violent temper, and of
inpacticable and extreme views. In
Ohio it is already given out that Valan-
digham must be the next Senator, If that
party shall get a majority. Nor can it be
denied that these men are the best repre-
sentatiou of the general views and
cratic party. The Democratic party is
hostile to the reformations and results
which our party has effected in the past ten
years. 1t is perhaps impossible for them
TO destroy all tie good that we have effect.
ed, but they can do great harm if they
once get into power. They will rule with
q high hand, when the Vances, Blairs, and
Vallendighams rule their councils.
The Democratic party will leave no eft.
fort untried to secure its own supremacy
in the future, even if the negro has to bG
forcibly disenfranchised, and the Fifteenth
Amendment declared imperative. Can WE
permit this. retrogade movement to take
place? Never The tIiumphs we have
achieved we must preserve The Repub
lican party must keep the credit of thu
nation unimpaired--se that the war deb
is honorably paid-and all needful reform
in our government effected. The Demo
cratic party is not party of reform. ]
has no intention to rule except in the in
terest of ignorance, prejudice and caste
Therefore it becomes us, as party, to hea
and reconcile all existing difficulties, an
to close up our ranks for another onset o.
the common foe. So long as the enemy
in front, there must be no dissensions, n
fiinching, and no desertion of the grea
and glorious party which has done s
much for the country and for the interest
of humanity.-T5Iedo Blade.