The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-03
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The Approaching COntest-PatriOtie
Letter from Ex-Gev. Oglesby,
Of Illinois. 49,


We give below on extract from q
recent letter of Ex-Gov. Oglesby,
in reply to one addressed to him by
prominent Republicans of Illsnois.
The Governor is an able, patriotic
and earnest representative of Re-
publicanism. He was q good SOL
der and a good Governor, and now
truly represents the party in the
Empire State of tho West. He
says:
The Republican party, great in
its acts, great in its history, grand
in its results, standing to-day as a
guardian angel over the Republic,
looking hopefully:to the future, as
it does with supreme satisfaction to
the past, whose, policy for twelve
years is the policy OF the nation,
whose patriotism shines from every
battlefield, whose wisdom is re-
flected in the just and humane laws
under which we live and prosper
to-day, is about to enter once mure
the contest tor the public confidence
and trust. 1t is beset with no Sec
tional prejudices it is hampered
with no narrow local attachments !;
the ordeal of National thoughts,
ideas, and theories, it reaches In its
comprehensive policies over all the
nation, responds to its multiplied
and complex interests, and boldly
meets on every hand the exacting
requirements of busy, intelligent,
bold and patriotic people. It has
dealt with the most difficult ques-
lions of constitutional law, and has
ever found, in the sense OF equal
liberty to all, that just interpreta-
ton which, fully protecting the pri-
vate rights of the citizen, maintaiIl-
ing the national authority, and Sc
cures the supremacy OF the Union.
1t has expanded aud enlarged the
liberties of the people by amend
l ments to the constitution, admitted
on all hands at last, and after form
liable efforts to thWart and defeat
them, to be wise, just and necessary.
Il has unflinchingly maintained the
public faith, and given to the coun-
try q sound currency, whose circu-
lation is as broad as the land, and
adapted to every industrial, COM
mercial, national and individual
want. II has kept steadily in hand
the national finances, and preserved
the public credit against the bitter.
est hostility ever waged by one po-
iitical party against another, and
from . spontaneous and wide sys-
TEN Of internal taxation, forced up.
on us by the enemies of the coun.
, try, eliminates the crude and OBJ.
/ pressiEe, and steadily, year by year
learning by experience, settles bach
into . safe, judicious and universal
ly accepted system, which, by tbs
end Of the present Congress, vii
oppose no industry, hinder no de
velopment, and harass no man viii
ling to bear his just and reasonsbl,
share of the public burdens.
To the reduction of the tariff it i
pledged by every consideration O
expediency and the repeated deelar
r., ations OF party platforms, as fapilf'
as a regard to the enormous va
debt, its annual interest, and pru
dent consideration of the indnstrie
of the country will allow. 1t seek
to build up ne mouopolisss It dis
Z eliminates against no industries; j
looks aloAe to the general goed, an
Il does not fear TO meet every demand
g for relief, for personal protection
for good order, and at last has th
aa7issaetion fspreiding soNerSa1E1