The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-02-19
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND
THE PEOPLE.

The strength Of tie Republican party
has always consisted IN its amenability
. jus, popular gov rnmels. It came in
T. hring as the organic expression Of the
! profound ccnv:ctlons Of the people -
94inst he in'qnlty If slavery Il cen
| nusd IN power through he war as the
r4lbndimant If shslr dtvoslon to the In.
, arlty Of the Un, on Il has retained til,
c,ntrol ef the Government as tho rspr.
:. ntstiye ~ their dcterm natl ON that ,hs
fruits IT the war ball not BIO s..sacrfGrh
Oc Ill Of the commanding and over
towering questions it has stood fer tue
D. palar vii.
Blu, not these alone Within and III
der thass deris'vs questions, u hundred
~ hers Of one kind AMI sae'heL have
pr sssd for action The practical admin
strasish Of government produce, cnn>t4n'
is ues and divisions IN its prog ress r."
Resa and respond to these in accord &c
wi II the 70: u!ar expectations is M
d fficult tl,aa to act upnn he great n
srDverslca Of the political arena, Tor puI %
lie >eotlment is less sharply defined. 1t
nav ssn be mnre suddenly developed
ani mare capricious in ats expression T :
" it may hlzza and % morrow blow
ovsr. Besides. from the very nature o
tine case The expression nay not come I'm
I'll tho actioA IS takes. question -
otn precipitated upon the Adm stra-
6, en- or upon Congress and nece "arl>
carried to decision before If has been
par y in p,wer is required ia act in emer-
gsncies rs they arise, and it cannot al
ways wait FL The indication Of public
op si"n. 1t must proceed upon It's own
b 81 Judgment and sense ct right, and II
| makes mistake must be ready Z"
rect it.
Upon this whole class Of questions. ~
we'll a. upon Those great csrdira! p1nci :
plss and commanding issues which define
tre divisions bet xeen the parties. TN.
Republican organ lS ,tion has Shawn itse I
am cable to The Iuhlie Judgment. A
striking Il'ustt ati1n is furnished in its 1t
peal of the sal Try IN rease. The p~s s2'
o that measure was he work Of n" par
". Tie re, resent.ives of both shared
In y, but not Nh party agvn,s. l. WINS no
party question. Az A matter OF tct.
he N Tty " the Democrats v"t' d t"r
it aud he mi ,rity OF the Republican,
agains' 1t. tut Ill upon heir own indt
v,1u4l responsibility Thu action va
mas y, and sore ts C ,nsummaijO ther
w.s little pubic discussion one way or
BIC other. Blu whrn the messure he :
came as. the peculiar sentiment fou 4
expression, and ia obed enre 20 the plan
w Il Of the p"ople the Republican parry
ia Congress has w,psd out the odious sta
u.p. So far % DO party WAS involved !,
it enactment, 1t has corrected the MI.
take. The President acted in the same
spirit In ths m4tter Of tbs Chief Justice
sh. When he tounl that public AenI
ment did not approve his choice, am
t',at he had committed an error, he with
DIR W his non,na ION and made anoth +,
until satisfact ,ry RESULT was reached
IL we eannot have a party which wi
make NO miss akes~-an ideal that IN i'm
ID asiu!e OF realiz.',on IN this worid,,h.
the next best thing is to have one which
10 dlspt sed to Correct mistakes when 1t
makes them Aud this is just what III.
Repnbl can party is The trouble with
tn Democratic organization is tha. il ~
not only wrong upon almost every impor-
s.nt question, but remains wrong. it,
tendency 10 vicious. 1t has gone on yea,
after year repeating iis old bIunders and
crimes. l. cannot learn anything FIR IN
the expression of the popular judy
The Republican, party, on the Other
hand has .hown in the cases we have
named and many others, that it listens 10
the will Of the people. Ii 1t falls sh q
OF public expectation at any time. it Only
needs clear expressl IL TO bring il back
81 its true position. Far from perfect as
i, may be, i. thus shows that the country
10 SAFER in ts hands, aud that it 10 more
worthy of trust than party which