Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-09-12
"Let lis withdraw our confidence,

IGb us WltluTitW 0uT COHllUeuCc,
they say, from the Republican party,
because it has done everything so
well that it has lett nothing more to
desire. For, the Republican party
having been called to do certain
work, and having dono it well, it
should never be Entrusted with do
ing anything more. But their being
other things to be done in our coun-
try, we should beware of intrusting
them to those who have done well
before.
"Thcrc is, therefore, they insist,
necessity for new party--a party
that will not be open to the obiec.
ton of having done its work we'll
This party is to be made mainly out
of Democrats and past rebels; tor
they alone have not done their work
well, that work having been to break
up the Union.
at seems to us very strange that
any Republican should talk OF letting
the Republican party die when it is
in its greatest strength. Faithful
members OF party are ordinarily
willing to let the party die only
when they sec that it cannot live, or
that it is irres;stably going to disso'
luton.
"But SO far from seeing any signs
of death or dissolution, or even ex-
haustion, IN the Republican PARTY,
the Liberals themselves have COM
planned that it is SO strong and etfec
lively organized that they have had
to groan under the party whip or
tension. And so, not being able to
complain Of their party's failure or
of It's weakness, their next strongest
pretense, after the one that the Re
publican party should be allowed to
die because 1t has done its work so
well, is that it should be allowed to
die because it is too strong and vigor-
Gus to live. But, as if to match their
logic with their policy, the Liberals
have resolved to let the Republican
party die by Withdrawing its unheal
thy elements from it, namely, them
selves, whom, they say, it was in dan
ger OF chrushing out and killing by
it's too great strength.
And as for the new party, the most
commonly alleged reason for its for
nation is that 1t might free the indi-
vlduals from the tyranny of party
Since Grant was to be imposed on
them against their individual prefer
ence, they thought it their duty to
take up another who should be Of
their own principles. Refusing &C
cordingly to submit to Grant be-
cause not of their principles, but
only the nominee of a party, the sub
NIT to Greeley, who IS not of their
principles, for the sole reason that he
is the nominee of party THAT OF
Cincinnati). For Schurz, Sumner,
the tree-traders, and nearly every
other supporter of Greeley, includ.
ing the Democrats, all assert that
Greeley is not their man, but that
they viii now support him beause
nominated.
"1he Liberals accordingly have set
out with the principle not to take up
with any one merely because the
choice of q party, and conclude by
taking up Greeley for no other reas-
on than that he is the choice Of par
,y. They think it wrong to submit
to the choice of the Republican party
when it is not their own. In other
words, they think it wrong to sub
nit TO the decision of their own par
ty when they do not approve it, but
right to submit to that of another
party when they do not approve it.
And 50 they commence to resist the
tyranny OF party. This is like the
professions that they are for princi-
pies as against men in this move
ment, when, being Of every variety
of principle, they all unite on the
single basis OF defeating Grant. Re-
ing for principles and not men, they
would yet, however, have remained
In the Republican party if it had
nominated any other man. And
having left the Republican party be-
cause of one man, they now will not
leave the Liberal party for the same
reason, ccteris pasibas. But many Of
them insisting that Grant is good
enough, and that they merely do not
like his party, would yet have been
willing to remain in his party if it
had taken up any one else The Ma.
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