Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-09-07

would long since have reach a par
value and the premium on gold would
have sunk down to a mean nominal
figure.
Gentlemen, to me politics is not
matter in which man may have q
different morality and be less con
scientious and honest than in otlier
civil relations life. Guided by this
view have in my observations ao
stained from all Intentional misrep-
resentation of facts. i do not wish to
gain any friendsto my views under
false pretere IS. The conclusions to
be drawn 1 IN my criticism of the
parties folio of themselves.
That whic the Democratic party
promises to is just as bad as that
which it has ne. with it no recon.
citation is any longer possible, andthe
sooner it utterly coll9pses the bet
ter. lis f:eetrade and financial, policy
would bring about the material its pol
icy of reputation, moral ruin of the
country, not to mention all the other
dangers which its investment with au
thority over the country would pro.
duce. Therefore it is yet too soon
to relax the discipline which enable
The Republican party to come out
victorious from so many Conflicts
As long as the Democratic party con-
tinucs to hope for victory, the fruits
of the four years war are not secured,
and the great mission of the Repub-
lican party is not eonsummated, or
the latest revelation of the swindles
OF the New York Democracy inspire
so much confidence that we can afford
without risk TO surrender the rule and
the treasures of our State TO the De-
mocracy.
Where stood that party, with the
exception of the German Democrats,
at the time of the German French
war; Why, on the side of France
If the German DEMOCRATS have evor
ask themselves that question they
must have perceived that Irland lords
it over the party, and that Gcrman
sympathies were sacrificed ITO Irish
sympathies, as has always been done.
The key to this secret. is well as to
the one that tine Republican press OF
the country almost unanimously SYM
pathized with the cause of Germany is
not difficult to fiRd. But even in-the
Republican party heard parties say
it is not as it should be. OF course
everything is not as it should be. and
l have no great hopes that the time
will ever come shat it will. / believe
neither in the infallibilty nor the i'm
maculateness of either man or parties,
for 90 man cfrs while lie strives"
The question for US today is whether
the past of The Republican party
gives us guaranty for the future.
Who will deny it? Is not the ma
terial out of which it was formed a
solid and sound material? ? If it is not,
where will you find it? The leading
principles of the party are those OF
liberty and progress. Its foundations
are sc firm as to have withstood for
sixteen years the most violent storms.
But it hos grown older, more reflect
ing, more conservative, like all of us,
like all parties which from an oposi-
tonal step into q dominant position.
1t has also grown richer and more
powerful, and, therefore, many par
asitic plant has enfold its trunk, as
this usually happens in The world.
If then the trunk sends out corrupt
excrescenees, ahd its growth is threat
ened with weeds, are we to cut down
the trunk instead of severing excrcs
cencis, evterminatihg the weeds and
rejuven;, ting the tree.
l say, therefore, let us stand togeth-
er. In the Republican party there
is room enough for all who mean well
about liberty and their country.
Reform Rejuvenate! But do not
lay your hand on the sound trunk,
whose roots, piths, and heart are stii
so sound, and at whose fruits genler-
ations after us will still be delighted,
blasting the tree that yielded them.