, 1874-03-27

! Tho Fond du Lac Commonwealth, disot1eeinr
the question " Is the Republican Party in Ita
Dccadence7" Says:
Tae party stil lives and promises to outiys tbs
Causes 1t has rather gained than Lust sincs the A.
asmbling Of The present Congress-, ai a.4ns better
| now than It did six mouths ago.
! Yes, the party has gained, but not from "oo-
cult cauaes." aiuce tho assembling OF tho prof.
ent Congress-; gained, in fact, aome twelve or
! fifteen seats in tho House, by strictly partisan
verdicts in contested election cnses. Gaiuod one
only the other day,-sloan (Republican) seated.
vice Rawls (Democrar) unaeated, for q Georgia
district.-just to offset, probably. the New
Hampshire election, and to show that the Ro-
publican party "stands better now lin tho
Housel than 1t did nix months ago."
Tho Milwaukee Ke,cs Bays:
There will be more new faces in the next National
House Of Representatives han have ever boforo a..
iean ,nombers from tlis State woull do ge to gm.
late generally tie example set by ]. Allen Barber, Of
declines denomination, simply because be ie olerabiy
certain ho would 10 defeated should he Last full
soun Districts MI gave Reform majo1ities. Thers u
not particle of Eeason for supposing they will act
ditferensly next iaA; on the contrary the last fal
reached 1ts altitude.
Tho Bloomington Pantagraph cannot under
stand it. In fellowship with othor aervile-to
Grant newspapers, the Paragraph has been re-
peating the pArrot-cry, 1.-THE Grapgc Is Not
Political" and hero are Grange notices posted
up around Mclean County for Grange aud
Farmers Club cauouses to nominate tickets for
the town eleotons, In which caucusos tall who
sympathlzo with tho farmer are invited to take
part"
title Grange is Not Political:" but a dolo-
gate County Convention of Dewitt County Farm
ers last woek
Rssolued, That the e1igeuoiea are upon US and b.
cal action.
-James K. Magoe, who runs Beryile-to-
Grant newspaper in Fulton County, and ocou-
pies Clorkhhip In the Illinois Legislature, pub
lshes bis official prouunciamenso rs Chairman
OF the Republican Central Committee, for party
action in the penling town elections He says
Tho Republican party PROPOSES to fight 1t out
on the same line that 1t ever has, as long rs
there Ia an enemy in the field to conscnd
against" Then, aftor appointing tue time
(Afarch 81 and "the usual places" for town
oaucuaes, Mr. Magee grandiloauontly concludes:
There are many who have hithprto been voting the
nrc ready to JON hands with Republicans IN tho
oiso Of their privileges ftee American citizens.
aud cordial spil1 to the end that liberty aud right
uouaness shall preYuiI.
Tho italics are ours. Tho Chairman Of tho
Republican Central Committee deolarog tho
Democratic party dead, aud invites forlorn Dem-
ocrats, "having now no other place to go,'' to
join Republicans in fighting it out On that limo
" AZ long as thore il Ill enemy In tho 1eld.n
That enemy Is tho Farmers Movement. Tho
spectacle IL that of mercenarY Republicans and
fossilixed Democrats joining, In "a liberal aud
cordial spirit, to put down The Farmcrs' Moye-
mont, tito the ood thatlibsrty and righteousness
shall preyail.'
Tho Mics (Dlieh) Republican declares for
Newspaper Independence, mud, in the course Of
its declaration, aayB:
We believe the time il couing IL even now 1t han
when tho political newspaper grent small can aud
should ba tnora Independent tAau over beforc
We do not mean to pin our faitA Hty oun nun or aet
OF mon, aud glso thom political support sitnpy be.
cAuao they hays come To the front III tho Nepubcku
parry. We hoyo I'll along p1yopxtod
tue grest measures OF tho Republican party, |
and propose to do 80 still. , Wo ars |
esEecialy :, anxious that corrupt men In
the RepubcAn party should ba lotectad Ia their raH-
ealy, exposed TO puulio o1ouy, and baniBhel from
onlea and stripped Of honor locause want only tho
hess and purest men 10 hold ot,ics mud enjoy public
abeYe suspicioni 1t cali hold the conAdsncs Of The
confidence
,-As long ago a. 1879, Secretary Cox, Of tho
AntarssE Depsttaaal lAa 4tra9Rla Nlth Gs