Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-04-17
HOW BEST TO SERVE the REBuBLI
CAN PARTY.

and sense ofjustice. 1twas createt
by patriotic and god-fearing men
who braved the wrath of society an(
wealth, the immense political infu
ence of the slave holding class, ana
all manner of insults and persecu
tions,an who devoted the bestyear
of their life to secure its ascendancy
As soon as it obtained power tn
Shareholders rebellion tried its cour
age patriotism, and wisdom :but the
people rallied to its support, ant
thus it was enable to raise the arm
les and supplies necessary to up
hold the unity of the American na
ton.
The Republican party, In its pas
has only been another name for th'
nation. 1t enriched the free home
stead law, abolished slavery, enfran
chised the slaves, swept from thu
statute books nearly every State thu
remaining infringeme1ts upon thu
equal civil rights of all, and secured
these fruits of the war in solemn
amendments engrafted in the Con
stitution of the United States.
We are now told that its mission
is ended-its task accomplished and
that, therefore,it must die. But We
are unable to preceive why the par
ty that has been so capable, honest
and progressive in the past and
whose achievements constitute the
brightest pages in American history
should suddenly become incapable te
grasp the issue of the future as they
arise; and we are fully convinced
that if the Republican party is inca
pable of solving the pending ones
tions of public policy no one els e il
because no other party has pur
forward any programme, plain ant
consistent,pointing the way to The
future. ..a5.
The perpetuity and ascendancy .
the Republican party need not giv'
any one the slightest concern
Schemes for its continuance in powel
by patronage by alliances with grea
monoplies, by systems of manoeuvr
vres, ,electioneering, and wire-pulling
are utterly worthless. All efforts il
this directions are not merelya vast
of power, but quite often positively
injurious. He alone serves the par
ty who serves the country; he alon'
contributes to the growth ant
strength of the party who advance!
the cause Of justice, order, educa
tion and public and personal moral
ity ;he alone is entitledto rank as Oh,
foremost Republican who deserves
best of his country's gratitude.
Every philanthrophist, statesman
philosopher or publicist, who give
birth to new thought, whose effec
is to lift the burdens from the mass.
es and to teach them to better citi
zens and men, is the real leader O
the party. ii ~a sls4lss toit
Whenever the aims of the Repub
lican party become selfish and cor
rupt, it will necessarily fall to
pieces, because the conscience an6
independent thought of the nation
which it contains, will never sup
port it in bad practices. In dealing
therefore with all measures of pub.
lie policy we may dismiss party en-
tirely from view and simply ask the
question: Is it best for the country
for if we do this we can safely trust
to the intelligence and conscience Of
the people, who will, in their own
interest, continue its ascendancy.
In a republic political parties are
essential means, but they are not ends
therefore the editor who, in the re-
motest part of our land, contributes
one idea or thought towards the So
luton of the intricate questions Of
social reorganization need not be
afraid that it is lost because it bears
not immediate fruit. We must moi
be impatient like children who dig
up every day the seeds that they
have planted to find they will moi
sprout. The growth of ideas and
the development of the national life
are slow when compared with hu-
man existence. Three thousand
years are to the life of q nation nc
more than eighty, years to the indi
vidual. He who plants a tree, know
ing that he will never enjoy its fruit
IS no less benefactor than he who
expects the benefit of the fruition.
The rising generation We welcome
with joy. The Republican party
places no limitation upon theil
thoughts, it fetters not their ener.
gies, it encourages investigation, land
it accepts them as brothers and
friends upon the sole condition that
they seek diligently and disinteres
tedly the advancement of the com.
mon welfare, SO that the happiness
Of all classes may be secured.
With aims like these inscribed up
on its banners, and a steadfast ad
herence to principles so honorable
and grand,the life of the Republican
party will equal the life of the ma
ton, while truth and justice viii
set the seal of immortality upon its
~ aHiE1 MRS. l0T.,s l.. Hi.ii
'Gris," in one of his funny artic-
les, says that Mrs. Lot on her way
from Sodom probably met a woman
and the natural impulse of the fe-