The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-14
Gpsnime State JonrnaI.
PARTY NAME AND PARTY PRIN-
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We recognize the fact, that in this gov.
eminent there are two separate and dis
tinct parties in name, viz: Republican
and Democrat. We know what the prin-
cipleo of the Republican party have been
and are now. The Republican party ad-
vocated the fullest liberty for the people
the Democracy was willing to grant it to
the few. Even in the days of slavery the
colored man was not the only one who was
deprived of liberty, because, be was as free
as the white, except that the white could
not be bought and sold. The Republican
party was the first 10 Virginia
to establish "free schools" Democ-
racy opposed them they are opposed
to them to-day. Republicans desire
that all men should have equal protection
under the law; Democrats oppose it. Re-
publicans are in favor of anicersdl suffrage;
Democrats want restricted suffrage with
property qualification, but, "dollars do not
make men," Democrats demand an edu.
cational qualification and are at the same
time opposed to free schools.
In 1864 the Democrats declared that the
War for the maintainance of the Union
was failure the Republicans said it was
not. In 1868 the Democrats declared the
reconstruction measures of Congress un-
constitutional, revolutionary, null and
void that the negro ,cds not free, or IF
free, he should not vote. The Republican
party said, that the reconstruction acts Of
Congress were constitutional, that they
we're just, and should be enforced. The
Republican party has been consistent; it |
1ad its high and noble principles in the
and now it has accomplished
his: : 1t has saved the Union it has done
way with slavery it has established the
principle that man may be man, even
hough he has to "earn his bread by the
weat of his face" It has established
rec schools, or forced the Democrats to
o so.
The Democrats wanted to repudiate the
ational debt, the Republicans said no, it
aall be paid to the last farthing, and what
as already been accomplished shows how
ue they are to their promise, and before !
le Democracy could fairly recover from
leir defeat in 1868, the finances of the
overnnent were in SO healthy condition
lat they now say let us pay the debt.
es, after fighting every just measure put
nth by the Republicans, after doing all
lie harm it is possible for them to do, they |
ow come in and say, we go for the 14th
I'd 18th amendments We are sure the
u-Klux bill will have good effect. The
stional debt are mean to pay and as for
g negroes, we were their Uery best friends; 3
I'd now that they find they cannot elect +
Democrat, they ask for General Sher- ;
an, but Sherman says No, he wal not :
N on either ticket. y
Gen. Sherman views it just as all good q
'publicans do. That General Grant is Q
e best man for President we have got in !
e whole country, and we will keep him y
The whole matter of parties and b
inciples, can be summed up in this, the C
have name and very bad p
e, they have no principles of their own
cept such as honest men should be
named of, and their last "new departure" Is Is
but a feloneous attempt to take, steal OF
d carry away the principles of the Re- al
biican party. So
Y,