Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-22

IL, 500 pupils enrolled.
Where will the Liberals Got
Burlington Hswkeys.
The Clarinda Herald says the
nomination of Gov. kirkwood for
Governor, has brought back every
last one of the Liberal Republican
in Page county" Published at the
home of Col. Hepburn, this declara-
tion Of the Herdld's comes with
marked meaning, and moreover. the
statement Is entitled to all the more
attention because 1t Is made by u
journal which Is not given to speak
Ing without thinking, and rarely
makes declaration without good
and substantial reasons therefor. It
is, at this time, question OF mo- little
imp0rtanc, where will the Liber-
ais go 4? and this paragraph from the
Herald is full of meaning to thinking
men. AT last the men who went
out Of the Republican party under
the leaderphip of Republicans of
such standing as Greeley and Sum-
ner and Schurtz, In the hope and ex-
pectation of organizing third party
that should be greater and better than
either of the existing organizations,
are brought face to face with two
very opposite and opposing alterna-
tives. Their dreams of third party
have passed away. Their leaders
are scattered. The greatest among
them have been taken from earth;
the only men who could have held
clements of the third party togeth-
or, II they could have been made To
assimilate at all, are no more. Those
now living who started out as lead
ers OF the Liberal party have been
forced from the position Of leader
ship by the arrogance Of the Demo-
crsstic party, and now they, with the
rank and fiie Of the Liberal organiza-
tion, are told that they must sand
on Democratic platform, AMI are
as ed to receive as their standard
bearer a Bourbon Democrat Of the
ante and anti-war principles DEM
ocrat of the negro hating stripe; rs
ignorant, bigoted Democrat AS one
would find were he to cross the lili-
nois line and search through the
swamps Of Egypt. The Liberals ARE
offered the alternative OF working
with and for such Democrat as this,
OF Joining the Democratic party and
Iahoring to retrieve It's falling for
tunes, or to return to the party In
whose most glorious record they
have an equal share; whose palnii-
est DAYS they cannot now revert to
without pride; and In whose name
they won their regulations. They
are offered the alternative Of going
with a party that does not POSSESS
one principle with which they are
In accord, a party that for years per-
sued them with abuse and vituper-
alton, and to-day insults them and
disregards their wishesand preferen-
ces or they can return TO the party
which has never forgotten the ser
vices they rendered 1t, which will
gladly receive them back into its
anks, to share with IL In the future
az In the past, It's ssitudes, Its
struggles, its victories and It's hon
ors.
The aspiration Of the Republican
voter. like that Of the Liberal, is the
attai nment Of good government. IL,
at one time, they differed In regard
to the best method OF reaching this
end, II they differed In their esti-
mates OF men and measures, they diff
fered never 80 widely as did, and do
the Liberals and the Democrats.
And In urging the Liberal voters to
return to the victorious eagles they
bore 80 nobiy through the dark days
of the Republic, when loyalty to the
Union was the dividing line between
the only two parties In the country,
the Republican party raises no stand
ard Of place, or profit, or spOils, but
appeals To the best natures OF its old
coInpatriots. II raises the standard
OF good government; 1t points to the
nominations Ii has made, II puts ior-
ward the men 1t has chosen for Its
standard bearers, and IT invites
comparison Of its declaration OF prin-
ciples with the political creed OF the
Democratic party. the only other or
ganized party in the country. Never
was time more propitious for the
healing OF all bitterness OF feeling,
and the consummatlon Of q rennion
of the Republican party and the
LIBERAL voters, than now. The men
who have once been Republicans ean
hardly consent to put on the full
Democratic livery, and they would
be received to-day by their own party
with open hearts and the cneeriest
welcome. The alienation or kepib-
Iican voters has lasted long enough,
and now, ifever, the past should be
buried. and Republicans ard Liberals
should join hands IN working OUT the
reforms which are demanded In the
interests OF good government,
honestly aud fairly administered.