The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-07-29
REPUBIIcANIsM VS.. DEMOCRACY.

! 1t has been in former numbers
/ that the real political contest i'll this
| country is between the Republican and
| Democratic parties ANY effort to shut
fie off the old name of Democracy, be-
cause of its unpopularity with the peo-
pie has been a failure. No new skin
! can cover the deformity of the old ''pnt
rid Renaissance - it will come up and
rule the organization. The terms Lib
eral, 3" Reform" &c, We're only catch
| terms, thrown out with the hope to de
coy a few Republicans into the camp.
| The deception was Of short duration. In
| 1878 a few persons were caught by
it, under an impression or hope that n
new organization was springing up,
which would lead to great reforms.
| These persons have now seen the fallacy
of this hope they now see that when
they left the Republican party, they
made step in the direction of the old
Bourbon Democratic party and anoth
er step viii land them within its ranks,
with its bad smelling record, and with
out power to improve it. Tins, no one
| who has ever been All honest Republican
can think of doing. 4 little reflection
as to the grand record the Republican
party has made in the last twenty years
|
true party of the country the party that
has saved the Union and very justly
conclude, that a party that has made SO
noble Il record in the past as has the
| Republican party, can he trusted in the
| future. They have therefore resolved
to trust it, and nearly all, except those
who have found fat places at the hands
of the democracy, who temporarily left
their Ola purity III 1873, are now re-
turning to the ranks Of the Republican
party, and viii work zaalously to swell
the majority of that party, for the excel
lent ticket nominated on the 9TH of July.
From 1854 TO 1860, the people were
organizing the Republican party. In
1860, it had gained strength thai trl-
umped in the nation. Itseemed to have
been raised up by Providence for spe-
cia1 work, and most nobly has that work
been accomplished. It aroused the pat
riotism OF the people to meet the neces-
stiles and crush out "a Democratic rebel
lion it carried on the war for the Union,
with master hand 1t found the credit
of the Government PROSTATE it restored
credit and gave to the country a circula-
ting medium, the best it had eyer known !;
it's history has been one of progress.
| No stain is upon its record; its leniency to
democratic traitors has been marvellous
Silence the war was over its efforts have
been effective in reducing the debt,
rendered necessary to preserve the
Union it has ever advocated an honest
fulfillment of all contracts it ferrets
out fraud and corruption, and Furnishes
offenders. In short, no party ever made
so bright and SO permanent record; it
has done more for free government in
the last fifteen years than was ever done
before. Is it strange then, that the peo-
pie should rally to It's support, when
they witness the attempts of the Shiny
Democratic party to arrest its progress,
and obtain power? We ask q careful
consideration of the past records of the
parties. Consider the horrible results
of Democratic rule and the gigantic and
successful efforts of the Republican
party, in arresting evils, and preserving,
intact, the best Government the world
We have only limited at some of the
points in the Republican record, which
may lead to a general and Just consider
alton of what that party has done in the
past and this consideration will lead to
the conclusion, that it may be trusted in
the future Rather than serve up to
the record of the Democratic party our
selves, we will leave that duty to a mas
ter hand; to one whose experience is
such as to enable him to do justice to
the subject one whose knowledge of
the points presented will not be ques-
toned by anybody. The editor of the
Chicago Times is the authority from
which we propose to quote on this sub
ject. If that paper does not know the
record of the Democratic party, it would
be difficult to find any paper or person
that does. We quote from the Times as
follows;
eve know from past experience that
persons styling themselves Democrats
s'Were double faced political corruption
''ists and denagogues. We know that
s'their most distinguished characteristic
consisted in protesting one thing and
''acting the contrary thing. We know
''that protesting to be champions of
s'freedom, they upheld slavery with
''the most obstinate persistence. We
''know that processing to believe in pop
'Eular self-governnent, they practiced
s'the most despotic methods Of paternal-
''istic government. We know that, pro-
''fessing to be the special defenders OF
''the national flag, they denied the right
''ful power of the nation to combat the
''enginery of concerted political dissolu-
''tion. We know that protesting TO be
'guided by a desire for the faithful and
economical administration of public
''affairs, they habitually proceed upon
s'the highwayman's maxim that the
'tspoils belong to The victors. We know
''that, pretending to be champions OF
'sofficial virtue ana honesty they prac-
''ticed the worst forms Of official corrup-
''tion, rapacity and fraud, until the
''stench of their rottenness filled the
''whole earth. These things, we know,
''were the most distinguishing charac-
''teristics of pretentious but corrupt
political priesthood which styled itself
ga Democratic party and hailed it's de-
''luded deyotees by the designation of
democrats.
''Have the things that were Democrats
'sceased to be that which they were d?
1.-The still lingering fossils of the old
priesthood tell us that they have not.
'.Those Democrats that remain at all,
''remain Democrats, ard will remain
democrats, or they VIII not remain. %
With such record, it is not strange
that Re publicans who followed Greeley
out of the party, should now return to
their old camp and fight the old enemy.
1t Is rather strange any honest man can
be found to oppose the Republican or
ganization and support party whose
past record is SO obnoxious to good gov
eminent, as is indicated by the Chicago
Times in the above quotation.-,State
Journal.
AN old resident of Shullsburg, named
Smith, while operating reaper, was
thrown from his seat. falling lust for