National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-14
THE REPUBLICAN, MAS A LARGER CIR
cULAToy THAy ANY OTHER MORNING
PAPER nv THE DISTRICT OF coLUxBTA.


The great duty Of every Republican voter
to-day, and OF every man who has the inter-
est Of the District Of Columbia at heart, Is to
support the regular Republican nominees In
every district. Why? No one, We suppose,
will deny that the welfare Of our city 10
wound up with the Republican party. From
the day that the old order Of things gave way
to the new; from the date OF the expiration
Of Mr.. Buchanan's administration, and Of
the beginning OF the administration OF Mr..
Lincoln, the growth OF the city OF washing
ton has been steady, solid, substantial
growth. We shall not attempt to deny that
It's prosperity Is in great measure due to
purely fortuitous causes; that the position
of Washington a. the capital of the
country-a frontier post on the border
line of rebclion--contributed In part
to its advancement; but independently OF
all that, Of the vast amount OF money that
was In one way or another expended among
US, II Is an indlsputablc fact that with the
change In the national administration, with
the overthrow Of the old Democratic party,
came to us the first CLEAN Of the prosperity
with which we have since been blessed. 1t
was the policy Of the Democracy to keep the
capital Of the country mere wayside village,
without trade or commerce, an aggregation
Of clearinghouse, Its avenues mere mud
puddles, It's streets all but impossible. The
Democratic theory Of government was opposed
TO great national capital. II was ceutrali-
ration. It was contrary to the doctrines Of JET.
ferson. II was blow OF States rights. The
Virginia delegation In Congress felt no pride
in Washington, because they believed II
Richmond-in the State and not in the United
States. The Maryland men sought to bullt
up Annapolis or Baltimore. New Yorl
looked TO Albany; Massachusetts to Boston
Pennsylvania to Philadelphia and Harrisburg
Instead Of one capital they wanted man.
capitals. That was the old theory, the Of,
Idea, from the execution Of which we foun,
Washington thirteen years ago "a city o
magnificent distances" the reproach of tn
American republic, city Of huts and novels
with hero and there public building
Of some architectural prctensions, half built
only marking all the more distinct the
squalor that surrounded II.
The changes that have been wrought II
the last thirteen ycars-the vast improve
ments that have been made, are visible upoI
every hand. Are We not right In settinf
them down to the credit Of the Republican
party7 We have more than doubled GU
population; we have quadrupled our wealth
we have advanced from the position Of |
country village to the front rank, not onl!
among American cities, but among the cite
Of the world. Already tourists and orator
and journalists begin to compare our cit
with the most charming capital Of Europe
great in all that goes to make a city great
beautiful In all that makes Q capital beaut
ful-in its public buildings, its art treasures
Its benevolent institutions, its private resi-
dences, its charities, Its colleges and school
and public institutions. The record stand,
and no amount Of falsehood and mis-
representation and Islander can bic
IL out. Under the fostering influences Q
republicanism the former rtep-daughtcr Q
the Union has become Its best beloved an
most favored child. We have reverted I,
these points in the history of our civil
growth merely to show that whom we ask o
our citizens to-day their full and earnest sup
port for the candidates Of the Republican
party, we do so because In tho continue,
success Of that party lies the true interest O
the city. There is disposition to regard tn
tlcctlOn to-uny Us unlniportnht anu insishi
cant, and herein Is committed o great an
grave mistake. We cannot afford to lose
single district. II Is true that there Is n
regularly organized political opposition
the party, but nevertheless tho party hayin
put its candidates In the field, and hayin
an overwhelming majority. VIC must stau
by them and see that t!ey are elected
There Is, TO be sure, no opposition to III
Board Of Public Works any where. In ever
meeting that has been held the system {
public improvements has boon Endorsed, IN
there is not to-day a candidate in this cit
running for Office who darcs to disapprovo {
what has been done. But, notwithstandin
all this, the Republican candidates are MOI
identified with what has been and what wi
be done than the other parties In the hclt
and as such should be supported and SUI
tanned. Tonight we must send out the new
Of n Republican victory to all sections OF tn
Union, and wheel into line with Iowa an
Ohio and Pennsylvania. The duty Of ever
Republican voter Is to cast his vote for tn
regular Republican candidate in every Lcsi,
latiye district.