The Placer herald., 1873-12-20
COWARDLY REPUBLICANISM.

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an article advocating genuine Republican
doctrine, that the sight of one invoiuntariy
calls up vivid recolections of the past. The
principles of this pirty have become so OBJ
noxious, that not one journal in hundred,
pretending TO be Republican in sentiment, ,
dare proclaim them. To the Horse Pa
per alone belongs the credit of tenaciously
adhering to the true doctrines Of the Re-
publican party, and, while we admire its
boldness, we would advise its editor to be
prepared for hotter place than Fort Yuma
It says: "The Republican party is the party
of the government; its policy is the policy OF
the government" Again it says: awe
are in favor of all railroads particularly the
Central Pacific Railroads * *By announcing
ourselves as friend of the Central Pacific
Company, we are we'll assured in our own
mind, that we do no violence to our Repub-
lcan principles; and if there are timid souls
who think otherwise, we have no contest
WIN lt tuCu PilCuCo iubO thO ieO-
publican leaders, and calls then set of
moral towards for trying to disguise their
true principles. On this it is right. 1t has
been really amusing to watch the cowardly
actions Of the leaders of the Republican
party; and why is this a? Because Repubi-
canism, as taught by the old Republican
party, is wrong. Its inherent principles are
in direct opposition to the nature of our gov
ernment. 1t and them can never thrive to-
ether. One or the other must 60 down.
Republicans see this as well as we do.
They are beginning to realize that the con-
tinued ascendency of the principles or the
doctrines of their party will be the ruin of
the country, and the ultimate destruction of
our admirable form of government. A ma
jority of them prefer the party should sink
rather than see our country longer dsgraced
Hence the cause of SO many deserving their
standard. For that class who come out
openly and oppose the party because they
know its workings oppose the best interests
of the people and the nation, there are hopes
because we know they still retain some love
for the institutions founde by our fathers,
and would rather sacrifice party than them
For that class who still boldly and tena
cously cling to the party principles, because
they believe them to be the principles of
progress and good government, we have no
fear, because we know their doctrines are
becoming too well understood to have any
further damaging effect But there is a
party ,and class of newspapers of which it
would be we'll to beware. These are the
cowardly Republicans referred to above, who,
as the Horse Paper aptly remarks, "with
pale faces and affrghted looks" are trying
to crowd their unpopular principles, for the
time being, into darkness. "Certainly, "
they say to each other, eve believe in the e
things; but great God how can we win if
we let the fact be known to the people. The
people are beginning to understand us too
well; they will not swallow our doctrines, and
if we expect their favor we must hide our
views on certain questions for the present, at
least, and if we come out triumphant then
| will be time enough to let them know what
we think on such and such questions. " This
is becoming the condition of the Rspubli-
can party throughout the nation, but in no
| little corner has this cowardice been carried
so far as in this very county of Placer. We
have here an organization still pretending to
be Republicans, but they dare not advocate
one principle of the larty. We have in the
county journal pretending to defend the
principles of that party, but for at least ten
months it has never dared to utter a SEN
tence in defence of its dying cause. These
principles are as deep seated, and as fondly
cherished in the breasts of he conductors OF
said journal and the leaders of said party as
ever, and they only wait for their lost pow
er to again belch them forth with accumu-
lated force, made blghting by the spirit Of
their vengeance. A moet marked illustra-
tion of this cowardly practice was given by
the Republicans of Placer in the last cam
paign. Their offending principles were showed
off into darkness, land they hope by denying
them, they may again obtain favor with the
people. But here theirs is forlorn hope;
the people have rebuked them forever
For it has become settled fact in the breas
of every honest citizen, that all the goot
that ever emanated from the Republicans O.
Placer, was forced out of them by spirited
opposition.
IMPORTANT DECISION 1t was decided b,
the Supreme Court of the United States
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