The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-07-19
For the Noriherner.


shivering, the Decatur REpUBLIcAN. en-
couraged by the forced breeze from Bal
timore, has at length declared il, inten
tions to support Greeley and Brown, the
candidates Of the Democratic Rebel
combination. Il proceeds - give Z
few Of the reasons which have deter.
mined it TO take position against the
Republican party, made honorable by
4 grand record in the past, and in IA
vor OF au organization % ccpsciously y
deprayed, and whose record iu the re.
cent past has been % disgraceful, as to
coInpe! it voluntarily to surrender rs
identity, and accept Of weak .kneed and
yacilating Republican as is candidate
for the Presidency.
The first reason i the evident dis
position and tendency of the party il
power TO consider It's party interests par
amount TO the Interests Of the nation. y
Well, has not the party on; OF power
always considered It's interests before
those of it's country, conspicuous y when
it lent It's aid, morally and otherwise, to
those who struggled four long years TO
overthrow the Government No 30.
litical equalization in this country ever
used the party lash, or exhibited the
tyranny Of the caucus system 20 the ex.
tent the Democratic party has.
Again, noble men, champions of hu.
man liberty, who have ever been at the
front in the battle for justice TO all men
have been driven from the ranks of the
party" did not know before that any
man could be driven from bis party if
he did not choose to 90. Bu, the no.
blest'roman Of them all, fell on the
"foor of the Senate Chamber bathed in
his own blood To make atonement for
that great crime, the editor Of the Rr.
PUBLICAN is going 70 lend the influence
OF his sheet 10 reipstate 10 power the
very men who she'd that costly blood
That the executive regards himself
"the honored and petted SIN of the com.
try, rather than its responsible public
s'rcont, Is reason to- frivolous 70
mention.
But the party sought 70 pass a law
giving the President dangerous and
unjustifable power over the ballot box. ="
Yes, Congress did seek to DO something
to purify elections, and insure an hon.
est expression Of the people through the
ballot box and nobody was "disgusted'
al the attempt except the Democratic
party which had been in the habit for
some years Of polling from forty TO fifty
thousand illegal vote, in the city Of
New York alone. Horace Greeley be;n.
the Judge 70 elevate such q party to
power, Mr. BErrEloAN. is q roor way
to correct existing evils.
Auother reason given fJr supporting
tie Democrat: party IS -ao, the rank
and lie Of that party nave cast of, or
are casting of, r'ae Oh ro,icy Of It's
lsalers.' and have pledged themselves
to maintain in ,ac,. al. ,aat she Repub.
lican party ha- accomplished in is bril-.
liant career, against the determined 9p.
position ot lie Democratic party in Con.
-re,, and elsewhere. Wopld it not be
wiser To trust the party that ha, pcrfec.
ted the great measures enumerated and
approved BY the REpuBLIcAy, and made
them part Of the organic law Of the
land, than the party which has opposed
these measures at every step, and now
only promises to maintain them The
Democratic party La, proved itself too
thoroughly untrustworthy to gain the
confidence OF the country. and It's Dr5m-
is-s made only 70 get into power, will
be received with great caution especial.
" since It's afiiliation with ell the trait