The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-02-27
The Lost Character of the Re-
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publican party. | voted for its cam
dislats. But think their
parry has Iosf elsaracier in this State.
Ii Is led by . acoterie Who, as | am in
formed and believe. gambie all night
10 cheat each other, And intrigue all
day To. pIunder the ptablic. CANNOT
-coAI.EsGE WITH -sUCH-A -A4.ARTY. May
or Hdremyer.
The Republican party lost charcct-
ter by sheitering and perpefuaiing The
proven New York Custom house
frauds fra % which pseTe6 fhe. White
The Republican party lost charac-
ter by sre-eseeting tiesserai 4fsaEa4sssswtse
had used his great. Office as a private
emoiument and not ass public trust,
receiving gifts troar politicians and
giving Office TO q score OF his sreia-
tives. - ~ ~ sttij3.s ;, =.
,The Republican party lost charac-
ter by re-eIecting General G rant after
he had usurped the war-po wer to push
ahead the Santo Doningo iobt s m
The Republican, part = lost eliarae-
ter by prohibiting men, and. Of these
Grant is chief, who set all ic0nstitti-
tional limitations at defiance, Although
these should have bound them mere
ly as men of honor who put the lsnif-
ftary above the civil power and W ho
lent their official Influence to uphold
the carpet baggers in piundering the
Southern States of $500 100000 since
the war closed. ~. -.
The Republican, party lost icharac-'
ter BY toierating in its leadership en-
who used the bayonets of the Uniied
States soldiers aid the patrdhage OF
the United States Government 10 con-
troll conventions and carry elections.
: The Republican party lost character
by WORKING ont no better statesman
slip, to effect It's own c6nannance III
bower, titan 10 ARRAY the leafire black
race OF the South against the Whites,
and to perpetuate thus social and IN
dustriaf dia order. there which prevents
the South from sensfbly sfifsffig at the
burden of our phbfB debt Of over
The Repubiicahhs party 4Sst eharac!'
ter by permitting General Craft %
convert his power to Golfer office and
profit upon I00,000 persons, into an
Instrument TO seeslrf his own Y reg re.slec-
The Republfca,f party iogt afabctefI
when allfts leaders Who had been brf.
bed with Credit Mobilier stock Il wO
Weep Presidents, two Senators, six Or
seven Representatives = made. with
simulated Indignation, open Denial OF y,
the truth. '.7's'i 80, -
% The Republican party lost eharae-
ter when, claiming TO be the tarty OF
great moral ideas, its Representative
mon assnmbled IN tSfafe E4oislatures.
in every stare capi1tal iron SeT = oEa
te Kansas, SET price upon III !neir \.
votes, were the bougng Sa5tIe 81 me. q.
nopollsts ana an 5a Wno sopghl tpi prev
upon the people, ana scarce aanyWpIefEe IaI IS
passed necessary laws except Ior mon5 :
ey.I a5a4i.i..s l,F,s ao,9sssl. .l,.e..f, -.
The Republican party lost lost cifafact "a ter "a
when in the October PenInsyivasnIa
election Its trusted leaa ers orgsaanllzed gam
and executed, an aufnPa5faailteieu P5ait system IN
OF brlbery ana 3i1, coirrqpuoInt CORY ptS t,It snei as
Tweed never dreamed, IRE sY,9 o. i!l9 ana or
frauqsl npo9n tne l1!e paiiotsp9H 5y 6
peaters Two or slree ree iIlnss s 1llIofe n1s y
iherous than eyer repeated II .lfeir As Ypies
I. IN the worst days OF Ihe ne.i{1l1 i{t1lp1s IN me
worst dis,rict o. me worst Wari 9! ali
New o'.pe
ry ana corr Mcorfuptlpn nav Hlaillsllesf1, " ~ =
the census. But Also "a iaatteestied by Re.
nuhfirhn reforh,rrs in tie Cfty of
Philada}ntfa ani, niAdalthe ieF9oiIii6la of
tbeir ,,ro otesf g f,esnlI enafaf Grant had
ha sfe,,ed to t,ardf,ii, oiif 5f1f the leiniten1
t;arv the one ioniy X Pe,lnTIhifea,. nD,o5liii.
cian ailowed 70 l5e convicted sahd sem
tencei FOL. his crime -. 81 jssiAA91o is
sThe Isebubifcam I,,;alrrty lost echaaraltcr
vban the Gove,.,In,cnf II s,iiri,i6a rclI
y on;siapa Ia g;s,J haani Stiiftnlfv rc.
~ rad froi,, he +, ,anIs az fI,e ea5si,.f-
boooefs and negro Ganitifers gl103 itle
hands of resiifcnf taxiJaTypte,r axfiJaTypte,rss XII IN n
eiacfion. III Ieade is.visetI and exc
.c}ted slnlot oto1 p overtime y u the
Stare Goyernuient TIN IN Which drink
en- Juf36e Durelj.. an uunnscrupulous
limited States Attorner-Gene eraI. and
slkt ls1 ~ ".