Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-20
WHAT TnE RlrusLICAN PARTY
ACCOMPLISHED.

party, from m editorial In the New
yosk Hssld d he 4th instant. II vss
vritssa In visv Of the fact that ON that
day ths Consrssa Of the United S.ssss
passsd from the control Of the Rspubi-
can party 70 that Of the opposition. and
that for two years al least. the Demo
cnaio party viii lseislats for the nation;
II II not without . feeling Of sadness
that No zee the Republican party. after
% proud. 20 illustrious and honorable q
reign. pass out Of power. Il has done
noble dssds- II saved the Union; do
stroyed secession; emAncipatsd the
~slavss; lifted the Republic from the po-
sition Of . group Of contsnding. angry
States into that Of q proud. defiant Ma
ton. Ruling with the great powers OF
The world. The United States Ia to-day
. better country. va arc Q better people.
our dag In more respected because OF
the achievements Of the Republican
party. Ist us think what We might DO
had The Southern Confedenoy proved q
success. We might be as Msxico. or
the group OF desPissd nationalities that
Lie around the Andes. We might DO ~
Germany was fifty years ago-state
armed sgainst State. inviting foreign
Powers 10 come into our territory and
profit by our strife. We arc q Nation.
and this wo " to the Republican
party.
In all the above there is not n word
OF e1aggeration. II is but . simple
statement Of facts already recorded in
political history. and known 10 b true.
not only by our own citizens. but by
svcsy Intelligent reader in the civilized
world. The Republican party. whom 1t
esme into power. found the Republic In
process OF disintogrntion. II found q
large section OF this country and . large
political party welded to tho idea that
instead OF being q Nation. NO, tho
United States. were but q collection or
confederation Of petty sovsreisntiss.
only bound together at tho will Of each
or any respectively. That 1t was the
right Of any ststso this so-ealled confsd-
Grafton. at Its own pleasure. Of its own
motion 70 withdraw thsrsfrom. regard
iess OF the injury IL might work upon
the remainder Of the States forming the
assumed eonfsderacy. II also found .
party which had for its controlling idea.
and was supported by q section whose
cherished doctrine was labor degrade
ton. and which. having been In power
for many years, had. during all those
ysars. laborod and legislated TO Per
petuats nm institution foreign to
the genius. of Democratic government,
and inimical to tho progress Of the ma
ton. It succeeded 10 a responsibility
gravsr than any which sver rested upon
any preceding party. It Immediately
came face to face with q rebellion sec
ond 10 mona In history. II struggled
through long years Of war to q success
full vindisation Of the two great princi-
Piles which underlie our system OF
government. and the violation and at
tsmptsd neaaiion OF which had called Il
into existence. Fir.t. tho establishment,
Of . di..inc. and powerful nationality,
and n.r the uprootips Of
ths doctrine Of st.tss Rights; and
...o,a An. oh,i,.,.,;on n n .v.,.m on-
Nod n .s,t.cov.,nment undemocr.,ic. |
dobo,inu TO free labor and destructive TO
.;,;,;,.,ion and n bar IN nil ,rue and
psrmapon, progress. in . word African
-,l.v.rv. Wa sav IN. Rspublican party
mat tbecs issues faes "a. faco and
,,h;sv.a m. and. ve bsye reeountsd.
IN. -n,e.,a of n R.nublic.p
n.;or;.v IN ono branch Of our National
i.,;.,.,r,. .,a A.. ,nr..,.no. th.rsin
~ NOR. than ,h,.. ..o,s Of tho.s who
not only advocated principles and
avoved sentiments In antagonism TO
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