The Shasta courier., 1872-11-02
ALAsT APPEAL.

tue freSluentlal contest VIII pe ueciueu-
Grant or Greeley will have been chosen to
rule the nation for the next four years.
The signs Of the times are auspicious for
Republican triumph, and if the victory is
not won it will be through an overweening
confidence which permits the battle to go
by default. In the result Of this contest
every citizen must feel deep and abiding
interest, for while, to judge by the plat
forms of the two parties there is but little
principle at stake, in reality, the present
canvass is one in which may be lost the re-
suits of the past twelve years of Republican
rule.
Viewed in this light then, the car vass is
one of more than ordinary political signif-
cance. In the cause of good government
all should be active-and that cause is that
Of the Republican party. Parties, like
men. are to be judged by their acts, and
the Republican record is one which can
safely challenge scrutiny. 1t is one with
which are associated deeds and measures,
which will go down to posteritv on the
brightest pages Ct our eouutry's history.
In its record will be marked that era when
our country was redeemed from the blight
of slavery when the bigoted distinctions
of caste and color were swept into oblivion,
and the humblest citizen was placed on
political equality with the most exalted
Should it to-day surrender the government.
into other hands, it would leave the coun-
try on terms Of amity with all other nations;
its financial capacity fully established con-
fidsnce in its power and resources strength
ened at home and abroad while through
out the land peace, plenty and prosperity
reign. 1t has had to meet and deal with
questions that human foresight could not
predict would arise, and it has disposed Of
these questions in manner in accordance
with the liberal and progressive spirit of the
age. When the country emerged from the
long struggle with the rebellion bleeding
at every pore, the party set its hand to the
task of healing that bitterness of feeling
which yet remained between the vanquish-
ed and the yictors, and who will say it has
not succeeded well? 1t placed at the head
of the government one who, while an un-
releEting foe to those in arms against the
unity of the Republic, yet proved as mag
unanimous in victory as he had been lnyin-
ible il cbattlc.
Toward the defeated people of the South
most liberal policy has been pursued, po.
litical offences have not been punished save
by temporary disfranchisement, and even
that disability is now removed. Every State
will this year have its vote in the Electoral
College; and the only distinction now made
between the late enemies and friends of the
country, is in the disability to hold office of
two Or three hundred of those most promi.
nent leaders of the rebellion, who having
once violated their solemn obligations, are
now denied the opportunity of violating
them again.
1t would be an act Of national insanity
on the part of the American people, to
change an administration so national in its
policy, for the rule of the double-dealing
class of politicians who have placed Mr.
Greeley before the people for their sufrages.
With them it is question, not of principle,
but of men. They seek only the election
of the man who will best serve their own
selfish purposes To accomplish this, the
Democratic politicians who assembled at
Baltimore, sacrificed every principle for
which the party had contended in past
years. IF they were honest in this then the
Democratic party of the past few years has
been contending for great wrongs; if they
are not sincere, then they and their action
in endorsing the Cincinnati platform is not
worthy of the confidence of the people
The result of the elections held since the
Presidential tickets were nominated has
demonstrated this to be the case, that the
Greeley movement has not the peoples con-
fidence, and in nearly every State Demo-
cratic electoral tickets favorable to OCon
or and Adams have been placed in the
field. In this State the true Democracy
will vote not only for the Electoral ticket
but for Democratic members OF Congress
as we'll. They propose to have nothing to
do with Greeleyism in any form it may be
presented.
Let us not lose the vote of this State to
General Grant by having too great conf
denee of our own power. Let no Re-
publican refrain from voting because he
thinks the success of our nominees are as
sured. Let the endorsement of the people
of Republican principles he so emphatic,
that the followers of Mr.. Greeley will be
taught that principles, not personal aims
are contended for in great National con-
test. The voice of our brethren in the
East tells us, in unmlstakeable language
what their verdict next Tuesday will be.
Maine, Vermont, North Carolina, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Nebraska have
spoken. Let California, Oregon and Ne
vada range themselves side by side in the
declaration that, the Republican party is
the party of the Nation, that the success of
its principlesis is theprosperity of the coun-
try.
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