The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-04-20
Republican York.

In courage and statesmanlike devotion the Re-
publican party stands paramount to any other
party that has had existence in the American Re-
public. 1t years ago unfurled its banner in the
uncompromising vindcation ofright. 1t did not
stop to ask whether the extension of that right
was to rich man or poor one, whether to a
black man or white one, whether to men with
blue blood 10 their veins and royal families at
tached to their names or men with common blood
and no pretension to any aristocratic titles
This non-recognition of any distinction between
the exalted and the lowly, between the preten-
tious and the humble, between the aristocracy
and the democracy of the land has been the
front and force of its offending in the eyes of the
Democratic party. This has been its chief sin in
the estimation of the aristocratic and overbear-
ing men of the land. Yet this party has the
motto of ''equal rights" nailed to its mast head,
has never failed in the establishment of a refor-
nation that it has undertaken. And we are firm
in our faith in its ultimate ability to establish in
its most vital and important reality the full and
free enjoyment Of this glorious principle to all
the inhabitants of the American nation, not
withstanding the acrimonious and bitter opposi-
ton and denunciation of the Democratic party
And we go one step further and say that we
believe the condition ofits life usefulness and exist
ence depend upon its invariable devotion to the
principles of right Its life is its steady adhesion
to the principles of equal justice to all men. Its
usefulness will cease when it fails to fight the bat
tie Of the weak against the strong, the oppressed
against the oppressor. Its existence will termi-
nate when it fails to wage unceasing warfare
for the final triumph OF right, justice and equali-
ty throughout the length and breadth of theland.
No one who has observed the course, conduct
and triumph of the Republican party against IN
precedented odds will fail to recognize these
statements as correct, unless he be imbued with
the veriest prejudice. This is simply its history.
1t is nothing more than picture of its progress,
use and end. No unbiased mind will dispute the
point with u.s. No one who knows any thing
of its conflicts can justly entertain doubt about
the correctness Of those facts. And then there
is no immediate danger OF its dissolution or dis
memberDeut in view of the failure of a condition
for its existence and usefulness. There is yet
ample WORK TO employ its patriotic brains and
give work to those who have grown grey and
grave and wise in its service Before 1t is vast
field of employment for its ample powers and
deepest devo;ions.
While the spirit of the rebellion mutters and
growls its reluctantly suppressed treason and
vengeance, while there are men who only obey
the constitution and the laws because there is
government patriotic enough to enforce them,
while there are men who are only willing to accord
TO others the same rights they claim for themselves
because the strong arm of Republication is more
potent than their wills to ignore it, while there
are those among the voting masses of the Repub
lie who are willing to be patriots only when in
power and rebellious when the sceptre passes
from them by the supreme will of the people,
while there is any considerable portion of the
people who do not cherish in their hearts deep,
abiding patriotic devotion to the perpetuity of
the American Republic and the PRONUNCIATION of
pure Republican principles on every inch Of our
domain, there will be ample work to keep the
Republican phalaux in line of battle.
These conditions must preserve its existence or
at least demand it existence-for some time in
the future. The work upon its hands to-day is
The working out those conditions 10 American
society that shall no longer demand its agitatng,
educating progressive influences. And while
she keeps in the path of right, she may fill the
sails till the canvass crack, and all will be safe.