The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-11-01
Why VIC Honor the Party.


We are suspicious Of the-man who is
continually boasting of bis noble.
ancestry. To know a man, we must
know what he is, not what. his father
was. Noble descent is well enough in
its place, but when man has nothing
better to boast of than his pedigree, he
has reached the bottom, and is little
better than tho snail that looks up with
envy at the strong winged eagle in its
lofty flight. 1t is nobler to<ascend than
descend to improve on the family stock
rather than dcteriorate. TO fall back
upon tho reputation OF our great great.
grandfather TO sustain our own, is little
be'ter than roLbing grave to secure
the jcwels buried in it, SO with parties;
we honor them for what they are, not
what tEey wero in days goue by. We
see nothing in Democracy but the
shadow of Il great name. When we ask
what it has to commend it to our con.
fdcnce, its Tweeds and Garveys and
Yarmouth, with their panty plumber
concealed from view, point us to its
honorable past, before slavery corrupted
its honor, or treason destroyed is
political virtue. Not so with the Repub
licau party We glory in its past
achievements, because out Of them have
grown itsprescnt strength aud nobility.
What it was yesterday it is to day, n
living, moving power, exertin an in
fucnce for good defending the nation
from its enemies ut home aud abroad !;
prote citing the liberties ofthe people !;
establishing schools for popular educa-
ton; reaching out its arinto restrain
monopolies from 'ncroachins upon the
rights of the people holding tho scales
of justice between capital and labor ;
organizing means to re'icyS the pro
ducers Of the West aud the CONSUMERS
of the East, and exacting f.ss., 4. it ser
wants an honest and econoW+Sal adinin
istratiog Of the GovernisSsI.t -=SS.1r .ahese
guCd and sufficient reasons VIC honor the
Republican party. We take just PRIDE
i'll its past achievements, because they
have given birth to our prcscut uspira.
lions. We have taken no step back
wa;d. Some of our standul bearers
have proven false, but the rank aud Glr
were true, and loyal hands caught up
;hc old flag and kept it afoat in tie
vanguard u. civilization. The mobest
army will have lis dcsericrs, the noblest
party will have its faithlcss servants,
but neither army nor party can suffer
as long as the sreat body remains true
to the cause. he Republican party
represents the progressive ilcas Of the
people, not the ambitious dcsi.us Of its
leaders The detection Of a laader, the
dishonesty Of an Official, the failure of i
representative to reflect the wishes OF
! his contituents, have no other effect than
to arouse the people 10 greater caution
N the selection Of their public servants
The great political body is sound its
faults are few, and, when discovered
easily repcdicd. As the present conli-
tion OF the party is as worthy Of com
mcndation as its past. 30 tho future will
add, rather than detract, from its glory.
We have much to do; the worl; SO well
accomp' shed having brought other and
larger duties for the party to perform
10 disarn ignorance, suppress. vice, pro,
tect labor, encourage Immigration, de
velope our wonderful resources, protect
he public credit, adapt the national cur
rency to the wants Of the public, and TO
maintain justice and secure honesty in
every section Of the land and every
branch Of the Government, are duties
us IMPOSING as any that have been laid
upon the party in the past.-Ecchaagc
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