Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-09
ruE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

In onr edition of yesterday we took
,ooosion to show how shallow and ludi-
IONS is the mock heroism and virtue of
.ho Democratic party, as exemplified by
w., ' facts of its record in the passage of
, ,b ,.back pay salary steal" We there
- sbowed that the Democratic repre-
natives in Congress did most of the
cork and pocketed the greatest share OF
the plumber.
This osalary grab /" matter is but one
Of the general charges OF corruption
and allegations, by Democrats, that the
panublican party has pushed the coun-
,rvand is still impelling it upon the
highway to ruin.
Il viii be well for us to, for moment,
Wow tbe actual state of affairs that to-
5av exist-and has for a long time pre-
vailed under a Republican administra-
ton.
LET MS first remark that when the pres
emit Republican party came into exist
cocc, this Republic was cursed with the
b,rbarous system of African slavery.
only a little more than twelve years
AGO. and yet within that twelve years Is
measured the whole distance between
freedom and slavery in this country. 1t
is the history of the Republican party
and It is the history Of the disenthrall-
mcot Of new race, and their elevation
10 manhood and all the rights of Amer
lean citizenship.
The Republican party has composed
the administration for more than a de
rlde, and the growth, development and
or,sperty of the nation under its regime
is unparalleled.
Since the Inauguration of General
Grant nearly 100000, 900 of the ma
tonal debt has been paid off, and within
that time the annual taxation has been
reduced by Republican Congress over
sl3O, 100000
Within that time the credit of the ma
ton has been improved and established
throughout Europe and the rest of the
world. and our difficulties with England
have been settled upon an honorable and
advantageous basis. Not only has Eng
land passed into our public exchecquer
the comfortable little sum of $15, 900, 900,
but the decisions established by the
Geneva Court Of Arbitration have done
more than has been done for centurie,
tswarr the establishment of sound rules
of international law. The decisions OF
this tribunal, while they averted war in
This case, will go far toward preventing
rhr possibility of war between othel
countries in the future. 1t is indeeC
Ibc proudcst triumph in the history OF
diplomacy for the last centuary.
Never before in the history of the ma
ZION was the government, in all its vari
0ns departments, administered NOR
economically in accord with the law o
with AZ much system, as it has been un
Ter the administration of the Republican
party.
When we take into consideration tn
magnitude of the government, the vas
amounts of money collected and dis
bursed, as compared with former times
it may truthfuly be said there are few
er defalcations, less malfeiBence in Oh
fee and more fidelity to official dutie
than at any formes period in the histor
Of the country.
The present republican administratio
has done more toward an improvement
and perfection of the civil service tina
al preceding administrations.
The financial administration Of tn
republican party gives assurance to tn
country, even under the present none
tary difficulties, of stability and comic
ence.
The standard Of public morals in thi
country was never so high as it is tc
day.
Every investigation that has take
place upon the floor of Congress durin
the last decade, not excepting the inve'
tigation of the New York custom hous
and the Credit Mobilier scandal, was o.
dered by republican House and Sci
ate
As was recently spoken by a distil
guished statesman: "When we loo
back through a period of only twel7
years and find that the republican part
suppressed the mightiest rebellion in hi
tory, preserved the Union, abolishe
slavery, elevated 100000 of poop
from the condition of slaves to the el
ioyment of civil and political rights, re
tored the country to peace, aud that III
dor 'ts rule the country is growing
wooltb - ~wer and intelligence as new
before we can nut aside with conteml
the pettv ISLANDERS L, non it and challen!
the admiration and confluence Oh u
nation" Never before was nc outio'
of the nation as promising as it is 'o-uS
under the dominance of a republic
administration. The principles OF IRE
government were never so well unde
stood human rights are better unde
stood than ever before the nation
prosperous; the financial condition OF u
government was never stronger; q
growth, development and prosperity
the nation are unparalleled, the peac
contentment, progress and elevation
the people were never so assured as
has been during the last twelve years
republican administration.