Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-11-12
POLITICAL PARTIES.

POLlllCAL PARTIES.
Putting aside ~ fur 10 p'ssible, al
lsanings and bias in favor 1T the Re-
publican party, aud contemplating it
sl,'ne from the standp int Of ~ unpr:j
udiced beholder, :t'is impossible to re.
view ito work wi,h,ut feeling Of ad-
miraticn and deep satisfaction. Partivs
are compo*ed VI man, aud when min-
iori,y becomes majority, it il only be-
cause sufficient number have changed
their views aud become converts to the
principles which they have ,"pp"sed:
We sp..k COW, Of course, ct = full OK
preston Of the people, and not Of those
exhibit ious Of inliffsranc= simply, Of
which the late electiohs are 80 con*pic
uous an example A light vote may
betokes hesitation which, ere long.
may au'oast to punitive conviction and
change, but It doss aot mean that The
ehanEs has yet como. The rise OF the
Repablioan party vss fr,m positive
conviction. In its ranks were At the
su.ss. plenty Of th"se who had FIR years
been At attached to Den'ora,ie principles,
and who had followed The load Ut JACK
sos, and Polk, and Pierce. casting their
votes with confidence and regularity,
Aad never dreaming that the siu'e would
sever their a";"n from the party IT
their choice and If that Of their fathers
before them. But the ccer"achucnts
<of the slave .powe: alarmed these u'en,
and the arguments Of anti-si. very II en-
80 them thinking. It vas the calm
'zsasaoi"g and dispas*iun.ts loeio OF
such men, however, As Linc"In aud
Chsse, ssach more than th> bitter in.
~ect;<e and hit rhetoric Of l.ovejoy.
snd Phillips, .nd Garrison, which ti,,-
sly carried then, over .h= dam Of their
E"aitu'n.l prtjadices. /, is hard
thing for man who has grown int,
life 10 . Wing, " Democrat, or a H..
publican, aud xh"~e father bsf;re hiu,
was Of like prociyities. to give up hi.
party ass''eiations snd e, into 4 new
fold. 1t viii not b. d.us 8, Is to per.
m.neotly change the complexion ri
politics unless the Rr,vest reasons ex;s,
therefor. Now and then : furry NAV
carry men away fir the tiue being bu,
VIXEN the expected benefits t" b.. deriv.
cd from the change are not re.lisrd. ;.
they seld"m are. tt. revolution c.,,,,..
and the party temporarily defeated re
same' It. sway: The party IL jefferson
and jackson, being in the .scendeacv.
mainsained it with here aud there IN
interval Of defeat FIR half ceutur,.
and would h,vs continued 81 - d., hu,
for tho great questions that arose, aud
"b'sr BY their Importance put aside t..
. great extent al considerations Y.r
It 's'obss.'ssd that .b~ party which
dosaJ drove Democracy from power,
d'fsssisg it on every h.nd, ~. not M
old one. 1t is hardly pr,b .bI. tina.
the old Wing party, even though it'll
adopted the principle. Of tho philaasl
ph'a platform, could hare succeeded {:
20 intense is the prejudice .g.in.. s.,;ue
directly over to the enemy and assisting
party whom a voter ha. for vc,r.
locked upon - natural enemy, and
doing this to defeat m organization in
whose rsnks he has been J. liz. long
worker. And this fact pos.e..e* .igni6.
canoe just now. The Republican party
h" besn long enough 10 powe. to have
IL elorious tradteioas, and i.s history.
b" b''n one peculiarly prolific 10 proud
"snoriss to th"se who b.ve served in
IT, ''nks.- No uuimportapt issue can
drag i's members away. sves 70 new
party boAssisg Of grand ,;siori,s and
lssps;sg srr heae6ts; much lea i, .
Party ~hieh they hsve been s.,eht TO
de'p'se. snavh,eh po.sss,,s tho suso.
''sb's aAns Of Dsn..st,sy.
Wh.s' then viii probably B. these
q.'' to the late slsetions : On tho one
h'nd, ~ ses ~ ws remark,d !. In.
outset. party whose record sompels
sdn''rs'iou eyss isom Its sneuiss. It.
"has performed 4 work for which i,s
nsn's will be handed down to centuries.
1's error" arc venial, and though merit
ing rebute. perhaps, d. not deserve
ssssrity. There i. no party .o.t.ks i.s
Place There are 70 Issues " ip,en.e
interests to draw p.riis,ss avsy iron,