The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-10-11
THE CHANGED DEMOCRACY.


for light and transient causes change their
principles, policies and tendencies.
THE CHANGED DEMOCRACY.
What are we to understand by the nomina-
ton of Horace Greeley at Baltimore? Are We
abandoned those principles. theories and
opinions for which 1t has so long contended,
or are-we to believe that Horace Greeley, by
accepting that nomination. has given the lie
to all the professions of long political life
Political organizations have sprung up from
time to time during our history, but they have
all had, or professed to have, some new and
distinct ground upon which to stand. Such
were the Anti-Masopic, Anti-Slavery, and
Know Nothing parties. But this new-fangled
combination. with Greeley at its head, does
not pretend to anything not common to other
parties but is formed, it is said, TO correct
some evil practices in fhe administration Of
the Government. Take from the Cincinnati
and Baltimore platforms what has been adopt
ed and advocated by the Republican party,
and nothing remains but some implied CEN
sures upon toe Administration of President
Grant and commonplace claims to superior
virtue. with an expression in favor OF one
term for the Presidency. Stripped Of all its
high-sounding pretcnsions, this coalition Is
made by faction of sore-hehded Republicans
with the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Democrats
| to divide among themselves the sway OF power
| and the spoils OF office.
THE SENATORIAL CABAL.
Look at tho Senatorial leaders in this bolt.
| Charles Sumner has made y great speech
| against Grant. Does he accuse the President
OF apy lntidelity to the Republican party
| Does be claim that any new departure Is neces-
sary for the sake of principle? Nothing OF
| the kind. He gathers up, with groveling care,
! the filth that venal newspapers and pot-honsc
politicians of the Democratic party have void
| cd upon the President. aud decking 1t with the
| flowers OF his rhetoric, pours 1t from his place
| in the Senate into the ears OF surprised and
sorrowful people. Personal malice prompts
and pervades it all.
| Senator Trumbnll frets and scolds about
civil service reform, Capitalization, and the
| way in which secretary Boutwell, manages the
affairs of tho Treasury.
| Carl Schurz wraps himself in the mantle OF
| self-righteousness and loftily disdains TO az
sociate with the vile and ignoble creatures who
| support the regular nominations OF the He
publican party. l have been wondering for q
year or two how the people OF the United
States managed to get on as We II as they did
| before Providence raised up this immaculate
parsonage to govern and direct our ahairs:
Upton is preacher turned into politician,
and seems to fight Grant, to use Western
expression, from "pure cussedness.'
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BUaBEAg.
One of the numerous accusations brought
against the Republican party at this time II
that it favors the Capitalization Of power IL
the General Government. Let us, for one
moment analyze this clamor about centraliza
ton and see what ideas it involves. DO the
enemies of the Republican party mean TO say
tina, the constitutional amendments exteu(
the jurisdiction of the General Government
and correspondingly reduce the jurisdiction o.
the States? This is undoubtedly so. Ina
| a. III for oh pnnaftfntIOna
amendments were passed. To establish TN
supremacy OF the Union, nd to provide lib
| erty and suffrage and otherrights, and to pro
| tect citizens everywhere in their enjoyment
was the end to be accomplished by thes
amendments. Can the supporters OF Horac
Greeley now object to the centralizlng tenden
| cies OF these new constitutional provision
when both of the platforms upon which the
stand commit them fully to their advocacy an
support Do the enemies Of the Republica
: party mean to say that they will, if they hav
, the power, repeal the laws that have bee
passed to enforce these amendments! Con
eress is expressly empowered in each one Q
) them to enforce 1t by appropriate Legislation
. and every man of sense knows that constitu
? tiopal provisions which are intended to pre-
, | tect personal rights cannot enforce then
selves, and without legislation to that en-
/: would be dead letters upon the statute booi
Take, for example, that amendment wmc
. guarantees suffrage to the colored people
the country. suppose they are deprived
| that suffrage, what remedy have they IT thei
!, IL no act providing punishment for such
! | violation of the Constitution
THE KUKLUx ACT.
Q Considerable is said about the Kuklux &C
r When the colored people Of the South wei
4 epfranchised, combinations OF lawiess me
;. we're formed to deprive them Of tho right Q
suffrage by terror and violence, and to tha
Z end nnmberless whippings, burnings5 an
< murders we're committed in different local
q ties. To abolish this secret, oath-bound an
d ipsurrectionary association OF persons, ana
preyept the commission OF crime by the
upon persons whose only ohense was deS
y tion to the Union or adherence to the kepu
D, lican party, this Kuklux act was passed. a
q. those acts Of Congress, which are suppose
=, to indicate the Capitalization OF power, we :,
e nassed to enforce certain PROVISIONS OF u
er Constitution, and protect the constitution
lie rights of the citizen, and we're therefore, IL
ye only within the power, but It was the 1uty
,r ToIoress to enact them. Does Mr.. Greer
y,sjs 10 be understood as saying that II he
o elected President he will favor the repeal
)n these acts Of Congress, and 80 ai0w GlIin !.
nv to he perpetrated upon citizens of the oh,e M
States contrary to tbs provisions OF Inc 20
,w stitution. with no interpositioh on tne pa.r ~,
:" the General Government to prevent OF Pu
;sh them All the acts Of Congress- ~h,
! are 90 bitterly denounced by the uree