New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-07-16

Sixth. The cost of the Government,
excluding expenditures for improve
ments and disbursements made neces-
sary to meet obligations imposed on us
by the rebellion, was less per capita dur
ing the last fiscal year than during the
year ending June 30, 1860.
Bad men, doubtless, are still left in
the Republican party, as bad men are
in the Democratic party. So good men
are in both parties. The difference is
this In spite of the bad men in the
former, it has in thirteen years raised
the country higher in true national
greatness than any country was ever
raised before in the same length of time;
while, because of bad men in the other
party, the country constantly declined in
character and dignity while it had con-
troll. A party better than either, lOftier
in its aspisations, wiser in it's methods,
holder in it's endeavors, is unquestion-
ably desirable. Such party might be
attained, if the wise, the upright, and the
patriotic in the Democratic ranks would
unite themselves with the like in the
Republican organization. But it is inn
possible to frame such party by re-en.
forcing the effete Democracy, which has
not achieved single noble end, nor set
before the country single noble aim in
forty years, with all the reckless adven-
turers and hungry place-hunters who in
former years flocked to the Republican
party, not to aid it's enterprises, but to
batten on its strength.
ELECT REPUBLICANS.
You are about to select Representa-
tives to new Congress. We earnestly
entreat you to send the truest and ablest
Republican you have. But we entreat
you to send Republicans and not Demo-
Gratis. You will send one or the other.
No matter what the individual may call
himself, or what disguise he may wear,
he will be Republican or Democrat.
There is at present no room for any
other style in our politics. If you do
not mean to retrace the past you will
select Republicans and not Democrats.
If you mean to 60 forward in the future,
you will select Republicans and not
Democrats.
OUR MISSION NOT ENDED.
1t is sometimes said the mission of
the Republican party is accomplished.
If by that no more is meant than that
the party has discharged every trust
heretofore committed to it, we admit it,
1t has been thought when one was found
faithful over few things that was a
good reason for trusting him with more
things. Can you do better than be in
structed by such an example? Espe.
cially since you must employ either the
party which you say has fulfilled every
trust, or omploy that only other party
which has betrayed every trust
The occasion for political effort has
not passed. American progress is not
ended. Other labors lie before you,
lighter perhaps, but not light.
First. You have to see that what is
done shall not be undone. Republican
ism offers you the best security against
retrogression.
Second. You have to see that the
work of reform goes forward. Three
great labors demand your present con-
sideration.
The fourteenth amendment to the
Constitution is not yet enforced by zap
propriate legislation" Millions of
American citizens are denied even the
common law rights of locomotion be-
cause they are black. Ifsuch wrongs are
to be redressed, the Republican party
alone can do it.
THE CURRENCY.
The currency is in an abnormal cOndi-
ton, and must be reformed. 1t is un-
doubtedly true that the Republican party
is not agreed how to effect that reform.
Neitheri is the Democratic party. Neither
party, as such, yet sees clearly the right
way. But there are two reasons for be-
lieving that the Republican party rather
than it's rival can best treat this great
question of the finances:
1. AS the former has, hitherto, found
the true way through graver difficulties,
so we believe it is more apt to find the
true way through this.
2. You already have abundant assur-
ance that when Republicans discover
the true way they will pursue it. That
assurance has not as yet been given by
the other party.
8. The Republican party in the future,
as in the past, will see to it that the ma
tional credit suffers no detriment and
that the national honor is preserved.
INTERNAL COMMERCE.
Our internal commerce demands addi-
tional and less expensive facilities. The
volume of that commerce has grown in
these lusty times to enormous proper
tiOns.
Great as has been the increase of
transportation facilities since the ad-