The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-03-09
Necessity of the Republican Party.

Necessity of the Republican Party.
In reply to Senators Shurz and
Trumbul. Senator o. P. MORTON
thus gives the reasons-for the CON-
,inuation OF the reatRepublican
Party ,hat are. truthful AMI point
ed The picture be draws Of the
use.made o; that pertyas ladder
to climb up to the summit of their
ambition, and then kicking The
ladder away, Gts certain nepic.
Wayne county. and we commend
it Il. their consideration i: &
Mr.. President, wis speaking al
.ths-time was interrupted, about
the necessity of parties 5. III, this
country that we cannot carry on.
this Government without parties;
that an attack upon the Republican,
party is an attack upsr lis princi-
pies and that stand by the Repnb
lican party not Tor the sake Of the
party, not as partisan, but be-
Cause it is Indispensable to the ex
ecution Of those great principles.
and of tia: policy that l 1believe
are vital TO this couaEy / lise
independence, but 1 do not ike,
independence that reaches to the.
sacrifice OF principle and sacrifice
Of policy and when a man hes
used the party ladder and has
climbed TO the summit of his am.
bilion, and then kicks it down, he
cannot thereby invest himself with
the eli racicr of a great retormer
or OF great patriot Elf We in
tend to stand by Republican prin-
ciples, we have got TO stand by The
Republican party. -
Mr. President. during the war
there were two armies. There
could not be third. Suppose
man had stepped out from the
ranks Of the Uni,n Army and mad
sale 1T is true lam good Union
man, but do not like the way you
are carrying on the war, and there
tnre.if you please, I will fire awhile
at both parties, bat chiefly at the
army to which formerly belonged
what would you have called him?
Now we have not armies, bu: we
have parties, and We shall oalg
have two parties until the great
questions growing out Of the war
are settled AMI when a, man steps
out Of the Republican party and
says, Il do not like certain things,
wherefore if you please, Twill shoot
o little at botlssides. but Chiefly at
the Republican party. what will
! You call him? Laughter. soi
Now Mr.. President, do these
gentlemen who have left the Re-
publican party and united their
fortunes with the Democracy ex-
pect to leaven the whole Demo
cratic lump Do they expect the
mountap to come 10 Mohamined,
or will Mohamme6 have to come
to the mountain? Or rather, will
they not be Dissolved like flies in
vinegar ? Will they not be fused
into the Democratic partly p Ii
I they should even succeed in chang
ing its Lame, they could not
change it's character. II the
| Democratic party should Tor the
time being agree to lay. down lis
name and come over and suppor,
the nominees of the Cincinnati
! Convention, would that change
character ri the Organization T:
/ Would il no,in fact nd in truth lie
simply the old Democratic party
Theywould have the mass OF the
votes;they would have the power;
thtmere change OF name would no
more alter its character than a
mans character is changed by put
ling on another cOat-nut d bit.
| But Mr.. President. this union
on the par. OF these dis'ing uishetl
gentlemen with, the Democratic
party presents, it seems to ME q
very dreary prospect. l once
heard o. a man who was asked to
make "a contribution TO build. q
fence around a cemetery. He
said he could not see the use; those
that were ia could not get ont. and
those that were out did rot wan,
60. get in: Laughter That seems
to me TO be very much the condi-
tion Of the Demociat attic party; but
appears there are so ne who actual
~ do want to get into the Demo-
cratic cemetery.