Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-30
The True Reform z rty OF the Couu-
try.
From the MIlw.uke, ssn,ir.,


1t is enough To make the devil
blush for shame to hear some men in
Wisconsin talk about reform. who
have always adhered to that party
in politics in this country that has
forever opposed genuine reform.
Look at the history of the past. and
note the splendid reformatory meas
ures that have been secured to the
people of the United States by the
Republicans, and tell us what poIiti-
cal party in ancient or modern times
in any civilized country in the world,
has achieved such a series of brilliant
successes.
!. 1t has abolished slavery in
America and made practical the prip.
cIpIes of the great Declaration of In
dependence. La this sublime effort
IN favor of human liberty and equal
rights it was vigorously and insane
" opposed to the last by the Demo-
cratic party.
III. 1t has lifted into citizenship
tour millions of slaves, and secured
their freedom and civil equality by
constitutional amendments-which
great reform was fought to the bit
Ter end by the loudmouthed Reform.
ers of to-day.
III 1t has passed homestead
act by which a portion Of the public
domain may be obtained by tho poor
of this and other lands. thus securing
homes and a competency among The
agricultural classes of the nation,
who are the conservatoIs o. that vir-
tue, mortality and independence upon
which our prosperity and greatness
depend.
Nv 1t has spanned the continent
from ocean to ocean with great
iron thoroughrare, which, like sa-
cred ligament, binds the brotherhood
IT States in the hour of peace, and,
" ntfording means of daily commun-
ication, holds them to their allegiance
in time # war.
V /. has abolished the old Wild
cat system of banking that sprung
up under Democratic rule, and has
established national currency which
aas proved to be the best and the
safest that has ever been circulated
among the people of these States.
vi 1t has established the Chris.
ian precedent OF settling important
oational differences by arbitration.
instead of by the bloody Rrpitrament
Il the sword. and in this gigantic
stride onward in the interest OF
universal peace among nations, it
will shine upon the page Of Historic
grandeur with an unbalanced lustre
through al the coming ages.
VII. 1t has fetLered out, exposed
and punished the Credit Mobilier
swindlers, and held up to the public
execration of mankind the guilty
men in its own ranks who have been
unfaithtul to their public trusts.
VIII. 1t has denounced the act
of it's own Congress for passing the
back-pay act, and will force it to
make speedy restitution.
TX. 1t is the only party in this
country that has carried reform into
it's own ranks by expeling members
of both Houses of Congress tor cor
rupt practices, and by Furnishing pub
lie officers who were defaultere to the
Government
y. Finally, it has abolished the
ranking privilege, cheapened pos
tage, lessened taxation. inaugurated
civil-service reform, tostered educa-
ton developed our resources, pro-
tected our industries maintained the
public credit, paid millions of the
national debt, improved Western
barbors. dealt more fairly with the
Indians, exposed the Tammany ring
of corruptionists. and has carried
out every measure Of relief and re-
form to which it stood pledged by
any platform of its nat onal conven-
ton.
A party with such brilliant rec
ord IN the past, and with such good
intentions for The future, can be safe
ly entrusted with the administration
Of our national affairs, rather than
turn them over TO the class Of men,
no matter by what name they are
now known, that have blindly and
persistently opposed all the reforma-
tory measures that are and are to be
the pride and glory OF Republican,
ism.