Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-09-22

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must still thank them for making
it. The work which the Repnhli
cans have done has fewer cnemic:
to-day thai. before the New Depart
ure was invented. This is Of great
Importance to the nation whatever
may be It's effect Oh he two parties
The interest of the nation lies IN :he
settlement Of all controversy abou,
the amendments, and The Legislation
which has been enacted for their
enforcement. This New Departure
has caused many Democrats TO re
gard everything c!nbraced within
it's terms as settled beyond further
aispu.ation, ard thousand, who oc-
rupy this position to-day "iil never
be drawn away from it by any ac-
ton OF their present leaders. I: is
in this way that the pretended ac-
ceptance of the Republican policy
by the Democrats Will work good
t" the Republic. The very moment
that the eyes Of the Democratic
leaders opened wide enough to dis
c"ver the popularity of the Rrpub-
lican amendments of the Con>ii,u-
ton, and the measures and policies
based thereon, the nation derived y
benefit, for the New Departure fol-
lowed as a natural result anon the
discovery, and the retreat theretrom.
which is sure to come in time. will
leave fewer Democrats III the land
than ever before. This sill be a
substantial good, and now with a
fcelin. OF pride for the Republican
party because Of its great devotion
to the doctrines on which it was
founded, its fidelity to the equality
Of men, the equality of rights, ci,i
and religious. and it's sturdy xssar
ton Of that element of Justice which
supports and defends the humhest
subject OF law as fully and as firmly
as the highest, !! turn to the disc.;-
Sion Of other questions with which
the party has had to deal, and
which it must trea, in the future,
THE ISSUES THAT BROUGHT RErUBLI-
CANIsM INTO POWER.
The issues which brought the
Republican party into power were
not OF Il financial character, nor did
they. to any considerable degree.
involve what are commonly called
Il I,
These were al ovcrsh&dowed by Tie
prominence Of the slavery question.
In All he discussions Of the times.
the mora! elements were more active
than the material. Ii WAS more :.
question whether or not we should
preserve liberty ana justice through
out the land, and maintain our free
institutions, ihan one Of the cost ot
uyernlEcni, the WAYS and means Of
supplying the same, or OF the ,e.-
..cniagc whicll sh. ull hc levied on
impnrtaii"us; while 4 system Of in
ternal revenue and of National
banking were things nnthouYht Of.
The voice OF the people called nr"n
The party To take possession ot' III,
Government, and to administer il ii
The inter, st Of liberty, jus ice ana
equal ri ght>. 1t oheyed the call
and assumed the rein> Of Govern
mtnt, but did SO in the very face OF
war actually begun, ana was
forced at once TO grapple with tinan-
cial and material questions. and IN
tcrcsts of every conceivable kind,
character and phase, under circum-
stances most trying AMI aeplorahlc.
The credit Of the Government had
been destroyed by the bad iaitl, and
trca>onthlc practices OF the proceed
ing administration. The trea>Er,
WAS empty and confidence lost. The
laws in force could at most, III
times of peace, supply hut about
So, 100000 per annnm. Now hun
irchs Of millions were needed, with
one half our treasury held hy hos
lie forces. No revenue laws could
be there enforced. Armies and
navics had to be created, aud pro
viIcI with all the material of war
y" party ever before had been So
tried. But the Republican party
was equal to the emergency, III d
YOU AL know how triunrhantly il
carried the country through its
four wears Of fiery trial-how it re-
stored confidence, revived the ma
,i"nal credit, souyh out new sourc
es Of revenue. filed the Treasury.
paid the army and navy, and was
ever ready 10 meet any new demand
which the fortunes or miSior,unc>
OF war developed.
COURAGE, BoLDNEss, FIDELITY, Sue
CESS.
are the words which Il scribe the
career of the RcpuhIican party, du
ring the wears OF war. Many ot, is
acts were designed for tefnrorar,
purposes, they We're to cease witt
the war. Some were to reach Owen
into the era ot peace, and test th'
capacity of the party for peacein
administration. The war close!
with the Republicans in power
All evil predictions of failure wrr,
'iisromtitcd The country oau,'
out strong, hut
WITH An ENUHMaUS pERr,
which h,i 10 he provided for and
paid om cSicrGal ana ir'erna
taxes were sh ped o this eni; hu'
the Executive Department Il tn.
Gnyrrnncnt soon broke i,ti'h, an.l
wcat over 10 the enemy. This was
disastrous. .nr i, lost 10 HE Treas
ury through inefficient anI corrupt
officers appointed BY reckless and
,erv.r>e Executive, hundreds o'
millions Of m"neN, and prevented
Congress- from entering upon tha'
rfIid reduction Of taxation So sorth
needed hv heavily bur,i.npd r-n
DE. This difficulty Was cured b,
the election Of 1868, and the inau
rnra,i"n Of President Grant. on til,
t.h ~ March, 1869. From TIA; tim,
on the Republicans we're to ian!l.
III. ,leht in their own way, with hir
mony existing between the Lr.i~'i
tive aud Executive Department.
concerning The policy which shoul,
be pursued. What is the re>u',
| Since the aih al! March and down /.
the Is. Of July last the debt ha
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