The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-11-21
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

will not longer be governed by the
dictates of leaders. There is a wide
spTead belief that corrupt men have
had too great q sway in TIE Repub-
lican party, aud there isa determine
alton 10 have u change. The people
lovethe principles -of4he old party,
and are proud OF its, trinmphs, but
they are determined il shall not be
made an engine Of Corruption. The
protesting thunders roll up from
every State, through the ballot box,
and it is plain 10 be seen that there
must be some changes made, both
In policy and commanders, or the
good Republican ship Is sfoundered.
The scourging which leone of the
party leaders passed through last
winter, in Congress, and the general
Encouragement OF financial ques-
lions, have led the thinking masses
to look about them. The public
faith is partially destroyed, even in
the national nets ndFman1f o ftheir
names are covered with ighopihS.
If the party cannot rid itself OF these
and inscribe upon its banners the
new issues; lift cannot take up and
fight for the rights of the people as
of old, it must suffer defeat and
death. 1t remains to be seen whether
the leeches and robbers who have
committed their innuinersble crimes
in the name of Disqualification can
be shaken of, or. whether their hold
WIN sap tho life-hiood of the old
party. Ths Republican party has
done more for Amsrica-more for
humanity-than all the parties that
ever existed in the country, and the
people love It. 1t can de much yet,
Just as those who control it, will.
TIE people want reform-tSWe re-
foFm-of existing abuses. II the
Republican party win not give it to
them, they will seek it elsewhere.
The noise of the demagogue, always
the outgrowth of political revolu-
tons, means nothing; but he who
sees nothing in the change of public
sentiment as expressed in the late
elections, but the clsmor of the
the demagogue, is, incur Estimation,
badly fooled. In hundreds of in
stances, all over the country, in the
past the Republican party has been
brought to shame by the nominal.
ton and election of bad men to i'm
portant Offices. Wherever that class
was put up this year the people
turned out and. voted them
down. Nomination does not mean
election now, Republicans, Demo-
Gratis, and members of all parties,
have united to beat bad nominal
tious. The people are waxing up
TO their interests, aud no longer can
little cliques and rings elect their
men-at least this is true to a far
greater extent than it has ever been
before, ard it will be true, to still
greater extent hereafter. The cry
for purer politics is beginning to
have some meaning. Let Republic
cans determine that the party shall
be purified and kept up to the de-
mands of the people. II can then
retain the confidence of the people
and march on to new conquests.
The welfare of the masses is above
party-above the interests of politi-
cal managers. The party must be
the servant OF the people, and the
promoter of pure government. The
Democratic party died of innate
rottenness. 1t was the engine of
corruption. The rights of the masses
were trampled under foot. One
hundred thousand nabobs contI oled
it for their selfish and corrupt pur-
poses. The millions of free Ameri-
cans rose up in their might and put
their feet upon its neck and it was
not. Nabob Republicans are as I'M
popular as nabob Democrats. Credit
mobilier, salary steal, and laws that
make the rich richer and the poor
poorer are as hateful as slavery was.
If the Republican party does not
keep pace with the demands of the
people it must fall back and take
its place among the things that
were. 1t has a proud record, but it
cannot live on that. 1t must come
up to the work of the present and
future, pure, free, fresh and vigOr-
Gus.
Let the Republican managers take |
warning from the fate of the Demo-
cratic party. Let the dead weights
be cut off. We trust the lesson of
the fall elections win not be lost,
but that the old ship will be rightcd
up and steered clear of breakers, The
people are the masters of the situa-
ton, and they always conquer. In
party sense the approaching ses-
sion of Congress is important, It |
may heal the widespread dissatis-
faction, or it may end the days of
the Republican party. It's proceed
ings will be watched with a great |
deal moro than the usual interest.