The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-11-01
Why we Honor the Party.

We are suspicious Of the-nan who is
continually boasting of his nobles
ancestry. To know nun, we must
know what he is, not what. his father
was. Noble descent is well enough 10
its place, but when man has nothing
better to boast of than his pedigree, he
has reached the bottom, and is little
better than the snail that looks up with
envy at the strong-winged eagle in its
lofty fight. 1t is nobler tetascend than
descend /; to improve on the family stock
rather than deteriorate. TO fall back
upon the reputation Of our great great
grandfather to sustain our own, is little
better than robbing grave to secure
the jewels buried in it. So with parties;
we honor them for what they are, not
what tEcy were in days gons by. We
see nothing in Democracy but the
shadow of u great name. When we ask
what it has to commend it to our con
fidcnce, its Tweeds and Garveysand
Warmonlh, with their party plumber
concealed from view, point US to its
honorable past, before slavery corrupted
its honor, or treason destroyed its
political virtue. Not so with the Repub
licau party We glory in its past
achievements, because out Of them have
grown itspresent strength aud nobility.
What it was yesterday it is o-day, n
living, moving power, exertins au ,in-
6ucnce for good ; defending the nation
from its enemies ut home and abroad
prote citing the liberties oftle people /;
establishing schools for popular educa7
tion; reaching out its ,arinto restrain
monopOlies from cncroaching upon the
rights OF the people; holding Che scales
Of justice between capital and labor ).
organizing means to reiicYS Inc pro
ducers of the West aud the CONSUMERS
of the East, and exacting frsm its ser
wants IN honest and econoGl ii adihins
istratiog of The GogernsS .hsss
good and sufficient reasons VIC honor the
Republican party. We take just pride
in its past achievements, because they
have given birth Co our prcscu! aspir,.
tions. We have taken no step back
wa,d. Some Of our STANDARD bearers
have proven false, but the rank andaiile
were true, and loyal hands caught up
the old flag and kept it afoat in the
vanguard OF civilization. The noLlest
army will have IFS deser,ers, the noblest
party will have its fathless servants,
but neither army nor party can suffer
ms long as the great body remains true
to the cause. he Republican party
represents the progressive ideas of, the
people, not tho ambitious desigus Of its
leaders. The detection of a laaderf the
dishonesty Of an Official, the failure of
representative to reflect the wishes Of
his continents, have no other effect than
to arouse the peoplo,to greater caution
IN the selection Of their public servants
The great political body is sound its
faults are few, and, when discovered,
easily remedicd AS the present condi-
tion Of the party is as worthy Of com
mendation as its past, so tho future will
add, rather than detract, from its glory.
We have much to do; the work 50 well
accomplished having brought other and
larger duties for the party TO perform ::
TO disarm Ignorance, suppress vice, pro.
tect labor, encourage immigration, de.
velope our wonderful resources, protect
the public credit, adapt the national cur
rency to the wants of the public, and to
maintain justice aud secure honesty in
every section Of the land and every
branch Of the Government are duties
as imposing as any that have been laid
upon the party 10 the past.-Eechdagc