The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-01-18
moderate ilppmbliCnna.

may uv'vnS' Always uneasy, always
wavoring fearful ol thi. an terr.fs ]
at that , never satisfied md ever com
planning. that party is best OF which
has the lowas; Of them in its ranks
and still better on When IL shasc it,
self lo)sj from all OF them We 4 ID
in thc,clitprill column of the l. btu,t
. courier souc sjlnl remarks on the
S1lj'ct oi NO lcrn'o R'plj,irans,'
which we take the liberty of using. a.,
conveying substantially our own sen
timents. tn, Go ,r'cr say. Men
who desire 70 BE- M ietR' in their ut.
tlthm,r.s or their convictions are gen
orally 2 half hearted class who totally
ihil III sscinlncss in times Of cmerscn,
ci,s. 1t is the through gong Of u
man. who bn,iycs fGily in what he
takes hold Of that achieves desirable
results an | pushes the world on in it.
great movements Of progress. MT
srdt- men, in the sensc may natter
themselves with that term, never yet
bore alJ', great calss, 0. alh,a:eI
mar;yr-lika, 70 crcn' principle ul,il
10 wore ih1 laurcl-wrcalhs of victory
The mo!erais kind mIvc along in
doubt AMI weakness, ever ready t.
complain and fad faux anl despair OF
ultimate Success whilJ ho OF consc,-
enlious aud fiery legotioa is file all
through with ni' cause AMI resp-ni
res in biz cJUlct n, slch word n,
fall ln our htn struggle for the life
oE the the nation, what weight on
the men Of fail loyal cjarirticns were
the moderate AMI doubtful kind whose
sricclDg complaints hung Ike an in
cubus on the efforts Of those who felt
thai tho conflict involved conlin
ucl Union, or death ~ the nation and
TO lib,rty ,
AMI t, day the ouly danger 10 the
principles that ,riumph,d in tha,
deadly conflict n,ws from men VIII
ike to style themselves "moderaios,
who strangely seem t. take pride in
being rcilhcr fish or flesh. having su,-
pended III, phammcd's coffin be-
tween heaven All clr.h. not Knowing
exactly whether th3y may drop into
tho lap Of Rcpuhiranism or D,mIc-
racy. How long wouli Republican
asccn lancy be maiutlincl with tho
spirit of thes, Dl,i'rd'5 prevailing in
tho party Indeed, they are no, in
,hl conilict for the maintenance Of
tho party asccnJenty. Ia,tcad ol
being brave anl determined -. ..crs
IN the cause, with amor on an con-
yictoGs 50 cnrnrs, as t. max, them
heroes, they are more like the des.
piscd camp-!o!iJwcrs who are willing
to hang 0n 10 the rear Of cilhor army
and tJ participate in The sp.iis OF VIC
tory with the sile that wins. IN
nearly all comnuuiiic, this class is
found. bat wherever found thry are
ike N'Clc!lan at the head OF tho Ioyll
army, alraiI t. move lost lac should
hurt the enemy.
Some of these "molcra.cs" 10 not T
know now where they will be found
IN The coming Presidential contest. .
VI Cieilan-I,ic, they are waiting for
something TO turn up to shape their
course, insical o! having for their
North star the light which has dircc.
ted the Republican party in It's ANA
ziug strides of progress. They socm
to be open for negotiations with the
defeated aud bual'l Democracy, ~,
j'iug able II So, mUch MB,r,urc in the
character OF the partic, one Of which
lbcttcd treason in it, schemes to de.
s,roy our nationality and liberty tor
the world, while the other bore algtt.
above prrjIdica OF arialocracies AMI
hostility OF c1S'rs, the banner Of tha
free - the establishment, OF freedom
on this ceniiucn, and the pro.r,s, Of
liberty throughout tho world. The
moral ob.iqnily Of him who is 81 mo-
dcrato as 10 see 10 difference between
these two radically di!lcLcnt or ani.
zliioas shows a blindness 4, deep anil
lark as nA,urah,ts describe in the fish
Of Mammoth Cave, whore ray Of
light has never reached.
In eparinE, them jr the coming
civic battle, earnest, believing men
must g TO th, front, ani with that
liberty and progress for which the
Republican party has done so much,
Inscribed on their bauuors and ougra
we'd on their hearts, keep the oil fla
flying and the CID principles which
have struggled with Wrong since thn
wor,l began the ascendant in tho di-
reg,.Og Of our national Government.
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