Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-11-06
why We Honor the Pnrty.

VIC oIC SuopICIOuS u lIl0 u10u VINO
is continually boasting Of his noble
ancestry. To know man, we must
know what he is, not what his fashet
was. Noble descent Is well enough
in lis place, but when man has
nothing better to boast of than his
pedigree, he has reached the bottom,
and Is little better than the snail
that looks up with envy at the
strong-winged eagle In Its lofty
flight. 1t Is nobler to ascend thar
descend; to improve on the family
stock than to deteriorate. To fall
back upon the reputation of our
great-great-grandfather to sustain
our own, Is little better than rObbing
a grave to secure the jewels buried
in it. So with parties; we honor
them for what they are, not for what
they were In days gone by. We SEQ
nothing in Democracy but the shad-
ow of great name. When we ask
what 1t has to commend it to our
confidence, its Tweeds, Garyeys and
Warmoth, with their party 'plundet
concealed from view, point us TO its
honorable past, before slavery cor
rupted its honor, or treason destroy
ed its political virtue. Not so with
the Republican party! We glory in
its past achievements because out of
them have grown it's present strength
and nobility. What It was yestey.
day it is to-day, living, moving
power, eXerting an influence for
good; defending the nation from its
enemies Mt home and abroad; pro-
tecting the liberties Of the people
establishing schools for popular cdu-
cation; reaching out its arms to re-
strain Inonopolies from ehcroaching
upon the rights of the people; holda
ing the scales of justice between
capital and labor; organizing means
to relieve the producers of the West
and the consumers of the East, AMI
exacting from its servants All honest
and economical administration Of
the Government.
For these good and sufficient rca-
sons we honor the Republican party.
We take just pride in it's acheiv-
ments, because they have given birth
to our present aspirations. We have
taken no step back ward. Some OF
our standard-bearers have proven
false but the rank and file were true,
and loyal hands caught up the old
flag and kept it atioat In the van-
guard of civilization. The noblest
army will have It's deserters, tho
noblest party will have its faithless
servants, but neither army nor par
ty can suffer rs long as the great
body remains true to the cause. The
Republican party represents the pro-
gressive ideas Of the people, not the
ambitious designs Of its leaders.
The, detection 0f q leader, the disllon-
esty OF an Official, the failure OfN rep
resentative to reflect the wishes III
his constituents, have no other eff
feet than to arouse the people to
greater caution in the selection OF
their public servants. The great
political body Is sound; its faults are
few, and when discovered, easily
remedied. AS the present cOndi-
ton of the party Is as worthy Of COM
mendation as its past, so the future
will add to, rather than detract, from
its glory. We have much TO do; the
work so we'll accomplished having
brought other and larger duties for
the party to perform To disarm w.
norance, suppress vice, protect laber,
encourage immigration, develop
our wonderful resources, protect the
public credit, adapt the national
currency to the wants Of the public.
and to maintain jnstice and SECURE
honesty in every section Of the land
and every branch ofthe Government,
are duties as imposing as any that
have been laid upon the party IN tho
past. Republic.