Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-08-09
The Broad View.

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The Broad View.
Senator Sherman in his admira-
BILE speech at Mansfield, thus alludes
to the proud record of the Republi-
can party and the general results of
its administration: /
"And now let us look at the po-
litical bearings of this campaign.-
The Republican party, whose sue
cessful management Of public affairs
is approved by both or all parties
in three separate national conven-
tions, again presents candidates for
President and Vice President of
the United States. 1t proudly
points to what it has done in the
past-radheres to the same policy,
promises to maintain the same poll
cy, and to continue to effect other
reforms Of an Administrative charac-
ter. 1t promises to complete and
perfect the civil service reform al
ready adopted, SO that honesty, eff
cheney and fidelity shall be the only |
qualifications for Office. 1t promis-
es to abolish the franking privilege.
It promises to continue the reduc-
ton of taxes, and at the semc time
to continue to reduce the public
debt. 1t promises, as far as the
National Government can do SO, to
secure to capital such facilities, and
to labor such rewards, rs to fairly
divide the profits of production, and
to adjust the interest of these two
great servants of civilization. 1t
approves the liberal amnesty alrea-
dy granted to the rebels of the
South, and promises to make it uni
vcrsal as soon rs the public safety
will allow. There is not in it's
platform of principles one that will
not meet with your hearty assent
You have the assurance that as cv-
cry promise it has made in the past
has been fulfilled, SO will every
promise it makes for the future be
fulfilled. 1t is compact, powerful
political organization, whose merits
and strength have been tried
Many Of you have opposed it and
tried hard to defeat it. 1t has sur
yived war, assassination, detection
and temporary defeat, but still
stands in power in the national
councils and in great majority of
the States. 1t occupies the position
of the Republican party Of Jeffer-
son, or the Democratic party of
Jackson. The inevitable disap-
pointments Of political life, and, no
doubt, honest differences Of opinion
carry off some Of our friends, but
their loss is more than supplied by
the sober judgment Of our old ad-
vcrsaries. The Republican party
has been in power long time, and
power is apt to breed weakness and
decay. But where is the evidence
Of this in the Republican party? It's
strength lies in the equity Of its
principles, in the steady and sure
application Of them to practical
measures, which, by their success
and resulting prosperity, have prov
Ell their wisdom. Take any OF the
great measures we have enacted in
to law for the past twelve years.
Which Of them has not proven its
wisdom? We have now the solemn
pledge Of the Democratic party that
they will never seek to reopen them.
Take the whole group of our tinan-
cial measures, embracing taxation,
currency, debt, all our loans laws,
our funding bills, who now seek to
restore the law on either of these
subjects to what it was in old Dem
ocratic times? Who now would
lose the great results of emancipa-
ton, reconstruction, universal suf-
frage and national enforcement of
civil rights? Fellow-citizens, you
are independent men. You are nci-
ther officers nor officc-seekers. You
can take broader view Of political
affairs than men engaged in the
strife. They imagine the skirmish
line in which they are engaged as
the field of battle. Some minor diff
ference or petty disappointment
may lead them to turn their backs
on their old political comrades, but
the great masses of men who are
not moved by minor details will
stand by the old flag and the old
party, if they are satisfied of the
honesty and fidelity Of their public
agents and the general results of
their administration. Take the
broad view of the Republican adj
ministration. Look at the difficult
ties encountered; look at the actual
results; look over a country pros.
porous in all its parts; even the
scars left by a terrible war in the
South rapidly healing; look at your
territories: examine for yourself,
industry in ali its branches; con
over the table of your recens nation
al census; look around you in the
little city in which we live; our pop
ulation doubled in ten years; our
production quadrupled. Remember
the taxes that have been repealed,
the debt that has been paid, the
promptness to expose and punish
public offenders, the fidelity with
which the taxes are collected and
accounted for. Look at these re-
suits of Republican administration,
and then let us count up how many
relations of near and remote degree
General Grant has appointed to mi
nor Offices; whether he has received
any presents from grateful people;
whether he goes to Long Rranchtoo
much; or likes horse race; OF
smokes too many cigars; or has
been SO unwisc as not to humor
Sumner; or to anger Trumbull; or
to underratc Schurz. Now, if Gen
cral Grant was as much Of a politi-
clan rs he might have been; if, in
stead Of fighting our battles and
winning victories without number
over tho enemies of our country, he
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