National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-20

unScrupulOuS anu desperate IN us plans anu
purposes, no one will deny, but that it
often overreaches itself and pays a heavy
penalty for its errors is patent to history.
When it followed slavery, with devotion
worthy of better cause, to its overthrow
in the midst of blood and carnage, it fell to
a depth from which it has failed to recover,
in fifteen years of unremitting and unscru-
pulous effort 1t now hopes by deceit and
cunning, to mend its fortunes in 1876, and
be reinstated in public confidence and re-
spect. As its last hope, it now resorts to a
financial issue, which is as hollow as its
professions of patriotism have been since it
entered the cause of the rebellion, and fell
with it in popular dIshonor The intro
duction of this issue at this juncture is a
mere feint, which is introduced and intended
to divert the public mind from the real
and more important questions which relate
TO the future unity, harmony and peace of
the common country. The great issue now
and for the future relates TO the maintenance
of republican form of government, which
vii. afford ample safeguards or life, liberty
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greatest importance now and for the imme-
date future that the security to the sacred
rights of citizenship, and to life and prop
erty, should be secured TO every citizen
of the United States, without regard to
birth, color, condition or political distinc-
ior.
The Democratic party does not care to
meet these issues, for its sympathies are
with those of its political faith who foment
discord, dissension, disunion, and who live
under an uGextinguishable thirst for power,
though it must be attained through oppres-
sion, blood and total disregard for the
common, as we'll as the most sacred, rights
of citizenship. 1t now seeks to avoid the
legitimate issue of this crisis, and attempts
to escape under a mere subterfuge 1t puts
the financial question to the front, when, in
truth, it cares not a fig whether success at
tends it or not. Anything to divert the
attention of the people from its own record,
no matter how trivial or absurd. But that
will not be accomplished. 1t may as well
hope to escape from its own shadow as
from its history, which is written in letters
of blood.
The friends of this Republic-those who
believe that the rights of the American
citizens as established in the Constitution
of this Government should be respected
and preserved in every State in the Union;
those who prefer peace, prosperity and
happiness to oppression, outrage and an
archy; those who love their country for
the benefcence Of republican institutions;
those who have periled their own lives to
preserve the national unity and the honor
of its fag-all such should in this hour turn
a deaf ear to the Democratic issue of infla-
ton as they did to the song of that party
when rebellion menaced the Union and it
sang peace when there was only war in the
future. The patriotic people of this coun-
try then stood in solid column against every
effort to mislead the public mind as to the
real danger that was impending over the
nation. That danger is no less imminent
now. 1t may be concealed, it may be kept
from full view by the fallacies that Democ-
racy introduces for that purpose, but the
peril is none the less.
The Democratic party is not sincere in
its cry ofinfation. This is apparent from
tho diSoordant utterances of the Democratic
press. While portion are frantic in their
demand for an increase of Government
issues of irredeemable paper, others are
denouRcing the financial system of the
Government as great blunder and wrong,
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publican party for having inaugurated it.
This marked Inconsistency must come from
its own insincerity, and the public eye
should pierce the tiimsy veil, and view this
new issue in its true character. If green
backs are the trash that the Democrats
have ever held them to be, there is cre-
tainly great danger in their imitation.
The duplicity of the party is clearly
established out of its own mouth. 1t now
raises the initiation clamor to divert public
attention. 1t appeals to the misfortunes
and prejudices of men, and promises relief
when to adopt their policy would be to
entail widespread disaster throughout the
business interests of the country. This
they know, but it is their purpose to prac-
tice bald cheat that they may beguile
the thoughtless, and if possible win vic
tory, though it may involve national dis
credit disruption, and universal ruin.
They resort to the expedient of the desper
ate gambler, who stakes all upon moment
airy success.
1t is the duty of patriotic men of all par
ties to break this delusion. The alarm
should be sounded before it is too late.
The nation must at all hazards be saved
from the impending horrors of prescription
and bloodshed for opinion sake. A Demo-
cratic triumph is but the signal for fresh
which seeks national dishonor,
and downfall. This can be
averted by keeping the real issue of the
day persistently to the front. The ignis
fatUus of initiation is scarcely worth a
thought or an effort 1t will soon expire
Of itself