The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-15

Equal - the Emergency.
The following extract from an edi-
torial in the Inter Ocean Of the 18th,
contains sense and pith. and should be
needed by every Republican, who has
the best interest of his country and
party at heart:
Hitherto during its whole history
the Republican party has proved itself
equal TO every emergency. That it will
meet squarely and manfully the econ
omic demand of the hour as it met the
terrible exigency of war and the more
delicate questions of emancipation and
reconstruction, there is no room to
doubt. There is chaos in finance,
trade, and commerce. So far as gov
ernmental aid is to be invoked to
bring order out of this chaos it must
be sought at the hands Of the Repub-
lican party. To carp at the party in
power in an emergency like the pres
ent is to betray an infidelity to the
well-being of the country. no whit
less reprehensible than the want Of
patriotism displayed by the Democrats
of the North during the late war, in
giving moral aid and comfort to the
rebellion. Northern men vehemently
declared then that the South could
not be conquered; Democratic con.
ventions resolved that the war was a
failure, and demanded cessation OF
hostilities with view to the patch
ing up of q dishonorablc peace. Lib
eral, Democratic, and Independent
newspaper editors sneeringly assert
now that the Republican party is cor.
rupt, debased by the tyranny of eau.
Gus, and demoralized by local defeats
But as neither denunciations mol
resolutions had the effect to defer the
country from giving to the Republican
. party hearty support then in it,
prosecution of the war, SO now, neither
the cowardly falsehoods nor the base
/ less insinuations against the patriotism
! honor, and integrity Of the great party
. Of the nation, uttered by reckless
journalists and disappointed politi
clans, will cause the people to with
/. draw from it the earnest support nee
! essary to the fulfillment Of its mission
as the conservator of the economic in
terests of the country.
The situation is grave enough t,
excite feelings of apprehension in th,
minds of all who are brought in con
tact with the currents Of trade, nov
Frustrated and in danger Of cntir,
collapse. The people look anxiousl.
to the reassembling of Congress al
the only source of relief. To intimat.
that the Republican majority in tina
body possesses neither the virtue no
the capacity to devise and apply
remedy, is to declare that trade an,
commerce must continue to languisl
until the stagnation in every depart
ment is complete, for if a Republican
Congress cannot solve the problem i
must remain unsolved. 1t therefor
behooves Republicans to strengthen
party lines in order that the mora
force of public sentiment behind tn
majority in Congress may be excrte'
with the greatest possible effect. 4
great work opens before the approach
ing session of Congress-; the value o
party discipline, or the demoralizin
influence of the wrangles of faction
will find illustration in the manner i
which the Republican party in tn
national legislature shall meet an
grapple with economic questions de
handing prompt attention. One g
those great opportunities. ofwhich th
Republican party has had man.
awaits the assembling Of Congress. LIZ
Republicans everywhere strengthe
the hands Of their representatives g
that, sure of confidence and support a
home, they may legislate fearlessly an
wisely.