Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-11
DALLAS, SATURDAY, JAN. IL.
A Sensible View.

4WC 0@& AZ lSHUCE vi I0Ds Atm fOOu-
Ddemus the late Democratic conference
at Columbus, Ohio, which conference
was led aud controlled by Peudleton,
Vallandigham and Col. McCook Val>
2andigham declared that the Demo
cratic party must restore the old fed
.eral Republic as our fathers made it.
The Sun remarks, I" do the great lights
of Democracy see no further than
this 7" and goes on to argue that the
Republican party will not be fools
enough TO re-nominate Gen. Grant for
President in 1872, bat that they will
put forth strong man and tina: if
the Democracy win, they must draw to
their ranks o large number of Republi-
cans; that it can only be accomplished
By very judicious management; that
those men who seem disposed to leave
the Republican party and join with the
Democracy, are respectable class of
men, and men Of progress, and not fos-
,silized politicians who NOPE about in
grave yards; and that they are class
of men who will not be satisfied to take
q ack seat in any organization into
which they may go; and the editor
very strongly intimates to his party
that in order to achieve success, they
must not only discard such men as
Vallandigham and Pendleton, but must
select some of the Republicans who are
willing TO come into their ranks as their
standard bearers. This is plain talk,
aud means Chase for President. We
like the Sun's conservatism and frank
ness. The truth is, 4he Sua displays
more ingenuity and wisdom in politics
than oil the other Democratic papers in
New York but the Sun will find that
If il undertakes TO steal the radicalism
Of the Repubiiea0 party, to Wit, uuiver-
sai suffrage, and incorporate that into
the Democratic creed, it will overshoot
the mark, and Democracy will find
itself in Q still worse dilemma than
they would be TO stand upon the Ohio
plntform, which is peaccable secession
and slavery.
We lsbored with the Union party
during the war to prevent the success
of that damnab!e heresy, secession, and
we have remained with that party
since aAe war, and during its change of
name, and to some extent, principles,
and still remain, but not to endorse that
other and equally great polical hereti
cal policy Of establishing African citi-
Eenship and suffrage, thereby opening
&he doors and extending q special invi>
tatioO to all Africa; the greatest mass
Of superstition and ignorance on the
globe, to Swarm into our midst, who
will, with the countless Asiatics who
are already in sight, overrun our coun-
sry, spread heathanism and idolatry
broadcast in the land, degrade and
destroy our moral powers, mix mp with
our posterity, and send us finally into
che condition in which we now behold
Mexico aud many portions of South
America. Weagree with the Sun, there
must be revolutions in politics in this
Government, aud that quickly, or We
shall be compelled to 60 down in the
morning of life, and be counted among
the things that were and we suggest
to the San that the following reforms
mast be made in order to perpetuity
and to get rid of those miserable relics
of monarchy that have so long fingered
about our woald>be Republican inst;tu-
tons: We must establish by fuuda.
mental law that ours is national Gov
erament by the whole people--not a
confederation OF Governments we must
extend the ballot, b4t confne it strictly
20 our own race we must abolish all
life Offices and establish short tenures !;
We must allow the people to vote di
rectly for President and Vice President
Of the United States the people must
take away from the President large
portions Of his appointing power; the
people must declare that there shall be
no uniting of State and Church in. this
Government, and 20 more squandering
of the public moneys; and they
must introduce into their criminal
code, heavy penalties to be visited uFon
any person or persons who shall give,
or offer TO give, any money or valuable
thing to the President of the United
States during his continuance in Office ;
and also upon any President who shall,
durinp hia official form rive or nHar