The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-12-17
IUR ENQUIRER. wEDNEsD Az, DECEMBER L h 1873
T1HE CINCINNATI GAZETTE
A Paper Of Established Reputation,
n a-ADApTED TO TuE-
Hreside, Farmer, Mechanic,
( Manufacturer, Merchant,
Banker, Professional
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,, nne y. comlns year promises TO he an eventful
one @ III poltles, Lending questions are to be
tnot M uiiu ueGldeus anu above all IL Is TO be de-
s so'niiiicu wnetner Cne Republican party shall
DC purgod OF all Its questionable features and
retnineu IN power, or whether tho Govern
mehtb bhhll pc suffered to fall into the hands OF
inc Oh Dcmocratie. organization. The new
party movement which brought ont Horace
iHc,nsey it,o,s y iIr tne rresidency IN 1874 d showed
Itseli feeble in ohio and New York In 1879 has
iailed utterly. II has assisted in restoring tn
liie the Democratic party, but IL Is now en-
tlrely out OF the field ofpOlitics, and there arc
Dnt Two organizations before the countrywide
Pu9iiSan n and Dem0cratic. In view Of this
IiCt r Ehe Gasene holds;
!. That the restoration Of the Democratic
party TO power would be o national calamity.
~ ~ is tile same now that IL was in 1850, when
tIe MISSOURI pompronlise was repealed and
Gne ingiuwe isn slave law adopted; the same as il
was IN iooV, Wnen the great rebellion was Or
ganlLeai the same as 1T was from 1860 to 1866
when, as party 1t sympathized with the reb-
ols. Inc results OF the war ave not been ac-
Sepeeu py II IN good faith. II owes debt Ia
its southern friends, which If paid would en-
TAIL heavy burden upon the nation. II
would pay for the emancipated slaves, and as-
sumo part OF the expenses incurred by the
9s 2outh IN lts enorts to destroy the Government
,Cls essentially corrupt party. Wherever II
mas power 1t squanders aud stenls. The
Laminany ring san illustration Of Democrat
~ T rule. N New ork millions were stolen by
Deuho1Tntic olhclais, and to this day not one
Oh the thleves has been punished.
!, =. Inc Inc 0dsete holds that In 80 far as the
cp cmepuDilGan party has erred, it should be re-
nat aol,neu IN oraer that u may be worthy of iti
RrGat ~ m MISSIONS Is the party OF the people
~ ~ .he purity OF freedom. IL IS progressive
iood no. .leu 70 tne past nor the present, but
uaunis osras,is as IL progresses, IL IS capable oi
6aaian bss .nv ~, lTo, udopphg whatever the
aaSmrn n%s ns ousiveu ana taking hold OF every
a,' iussuie vi reform Which experience may have
ao aemons1ratsa T as Just and in the line Of pro-
ronnod 10 M Tlis emu every dead weight must be
ntVpRo'' ,a ~ lahu grant JOBS, raliroad mo-
nrI"tioSs snS thorSS @ gra9S,ana extravagant appro-
PIE pr"''InS I .nvre inust De stop, ana hepuDli-
6owc,ver v"one n,,eh hhsm ths, eney may nave stood
nor.v o.,d Auon ~ onoy may nave uone lor tne
paysai1u p"aSy anu 'nG county, VINO nave connected
u,cnsJiNes VIZ ,, Wlta schemes offensive to an hon
U,o piuo1i,v, nv, mlusC DC oruereu 10 the rear No
iin H." 10 W. ins vi Posltloh IN the hepuD-
lon ar uS "no mso uo1s iVG s.an9 ABOVE suspic-
oIra Vh, Vr wnJ uses POSITION OF sacred trust to
nn,t,, %r""oo ~ p,iNaoe iiitoresIs. me hepupllcan
r resns ct @ and S coSdeo St anlesS e commands 1he
tSSspv.tO anu Cohndehee OF the people In order
"v w nrgna ~ dE may maye OVt ~ should be thorough;
Jevpptn et a'tu s W tnat chu inc Gdsene viii
nortono 20 ~ J'aI viU,tS, lavlng IN view the i'm
rtDnch port" Tioi oh Sontinung IN power the great
p"vcs of Nmn'.i I "a,o hinu sooohu to none IN the
% M ta,n', a,.o l,, lioil u nlstoIy'
o,,' ~ '",,,ois , ll'oNuunent Is an honest one,
s'',. 49," ~ n"S U Wul hpuIuy, anu VIII nave our
nappUi'' uo not recognize IL as political
p,Ini h"C vla, 70 NC sucn, Dut III mas
MA Rn'nhIi.n, nvn W. uvsiIe W see engraited
o"s,'"di, ,',hi1a pirSivIins, anu IL ihciudes
",'t%' ~ ,iv Nc sti lnoor 10 nave carried
w. II A., Wv nGipup'uan ivan parry. -....
MI =; uo % m"',S"s ~ D. s"ners from intcmperance.
maw not ho y, s,,I emU Snuat wis pi tne uay. IL
h,,f! nO' so r ~ suppivssod W pI9hiDltory laws,
po j;o,to "i 20 p p,aV'.Sapie, iegislatlon should
J; o0'Si S nsalhsU !hc trnnc IN intoxicating
RnmnIi ,,Ns; ms oilu Is attaihanle through the
RcpuDllcah party, and we call upon temper
ance reiOrners 10 throw their influence in
this I'M, ulreetlon, rathcr tnan fritter it away
through separate political organizations.
D. 50 Salled organs OF public opinion that de-
serted lhe Republican party in 1872 and joined
the opposition, are dangerous guides, and are
10 ne avoided, not followed. Our observation
10 that thc faction That controlled tho Cincln-
uati convention IN 1872, and now makes tho
louacSt PROFESSIONS OF honesty, Ia made up
mann OF men VINO Drought disgrace upon the
ihepuDllcsn party, ana having lost standing z
oecauseoi their Dnd haDits, are now seeking u
place IN some party thaC VIII recognize them
as % icMhcrs:
o, lhe financial questions Is one of para
mount Importance. Extremes arc to be
Woiueu; specie payments are IN tho future.
CONTRACTION aC present, would be disastrous.
Expansion would also be destructive. The
tional bank act needs to be amended in or
der THAT those institutions may be operated
w. rue interests oI the Industrial classes rather
ahustork ana mercantile gamblers. A return