Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-23
THE RUTLAND HERALD
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1871.
The Republican Party and Side Is
sues.


The Rutland HERALD intends to be a
exponent of the views of the Republica
party. The principles of that party al
its principles. The interests of that pa
ty are it's interests So far as it under
stands what ia best for the party, SO ia
it labors for the party's good. The HEf
AID is simply and substantially poiit
paper. We bold that the safety OF th
8 ate is best subserved by the Republica
p.rty. We feel that in upholding Reput
llcanism we are upholding the best inter
ests of the State. The integrity of tn
organic ,iion of the party is essential t
its power The HERALD and the politica
organization it sustains has upiforml,
shown it's sympathy for every association
having in view the public good. The,
have always been on the side of morality
Whatever of law has been passed in thi
State, in the interests of temperance, ha'
ben enacted by Republican Legislatures
Whatever of eficent aid by the public
prints in this State. that has been given
to the temperance cause, has been giveI
by the Republican papers.
Az the Republican party is the respon.
sible one in Vermont, as it is the domi.
nsnt party, holding in its hands legisla-
tive and executive control, it is by the
g., Sc PC hnnn1 T.
be prudent. 1t cannot without periling
it, own existence, lend itself to collateral
i-sues. 1t cannot lend its power to any
body of men having special objects in
view, and this however much it may sym
patbize with the purpose of any society OF
organ ization having these special pur-
poses in view. The several churches in
V~rmont are organiZ 4tions under divine
law for good and the accomplishment Of
u-efnl purposes among men, and the Re-
publican party may be said to sympathise
with them in all their general aims and
purposes, but it could not and would not
hazard its power by becoming the special
advocate of either one of them as dis
tinot church organization. The Repub-
lican party embraces men of all creeds,
and therefore it must be respectful to all
creeds, hut the special advocate of none.
The Republican party embraces a larg
minority of the temperance men, 1t has
always sympathized with the purposes of
the temperance movement, and has enact
cd statutes for the prohibition and re-
straint of the sale OF Intoxicating drinks.
The Republican party never has yet, and
we think it never will be, handed over
bound and gagged onny special collateral
issues Whatever of public good is en-
braced in the objects of the various organ
isations for the promotion of the cause
of temperance, the party will be happy to
carry into effect. Whatever temperance
measures may be inaugurated for the
spread Of the cause, the party are salts
fed are sound and practicable, it stands
ready to put in force, by legislative enact
ment. The Republican party always lie.
tens to reason, is open to conviction, rea-
dy to adopt and resolute to execute. 1t
may be convinced but it cannot be bullied,
and no outcry of over Jealous advocacy
can thrust it into position to play second
to any issue in the land. The press, like
the party it represents, grows conserva-
tive by the long possession of power. At
least all of it does that Yields real power.
We think we can say both for the Re-
publican party and for the Republican
press, that while they are not to be dr70e11
into collateral plrtisanship, they are not
to be angere3 Into opposition to temper
ance. While we are not to be driven into
indiscriminate advocacy of GLASS ideas,
we are not to be driven into opposition of
any we'll meaning, well tempered and
feasible measures for promoting the cause
of temperance. We have views of our
own in reference to extreme men and
measures which we shall urge in our own
way aud at our own good leisure. While
we question no mans opinion, we will
maintain our own. While we shall chron-
icle, as usual, proceedings of public meet
ings, we sssail no man unless he sees fit
to 20 out of his way to assail us, and not
then, unless he is worth the powder. We
do not care how many subscribers a news
paper making temperance its speciality
may get, whether they are worth the
taking or not, and we do not ask anybody
to take our paper unless in so-doing he is
satisfied he gets his moneys worth
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