Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-11-04

It's Mission Not Ended.

For fourteen years the Republican
parry has governed the nation. Its
record has become the most brilliant
chapter IN American history. No
citizen need blush over single line
Pcsterity will dwell with admiration
over the grand work recorded 10 so
brief space of time.
Grand as it's past scbIer ements are
admitted to be, even by it's opponents,
they will be at least equalled, if not
surpassed, by tie work OF the future.
1t has delivered the nation from
the hands of its enemies; its future
mission will be to conduct it to the
highest possible plane of nationality.
1t has public debt to pay, the
pledged faith of the country to
maintain, currency to redeem in
coin, an emancipated race to protect,
before it can retire from q work to
which it was called by the voice of
the people.
1t ia rot idle Boosting, but recog-
nlzed truth, when we say that the
Republican party represents the in
telligence, the wisdom, the pratriot>
ism, the honor of the nation, 80
found among all classes,
among men of culture, wealth,
industry, the true governing
elements # nations. Could the two
parties pass in review, so that the
nation could contrast the material of
onnh mould ha hno
among fair minded citizens, as to the
party most entitled to support.
Democracy has some good mn in
its ranks, men who desire TO do right.
and who earnestly seek through
their votes and influence 10 advance
the interests Of their country. But
they are in hopeless minority,
powerless TO control the bad elements
which exert controlling influence in
the Democratic party. Honor,
patriotism, responsibility, inteli-
gcnce, are the exceptions in Democ-
racy; while 10 the Republican party
they are the rule.
RAJ Gals will creep into the best
organized society. They will get
into the church, the best protected
orders, the family circle They are
not invited, but they come under the
gpse of honor, and are only known
when their acts betray them. Such
men are discovered from time TO
time in the Republican party, but as
soon as k own they receive the lash
of indignation, or if crlminally
guilty, the penalties laid down in the
law. They have never been shell.
tered by the party, and they never
will be Whenever, or wherever
discovered, they will have melted out
to them the punishment they de-
serve.
This is all that any human organ
ization can do. We should expect
no more from a party; we should be
satisfied with no less. TO search
out and punish the delinquent, TO
ignore the unworthy, to turn cold
shoulder 10 those who would use the
party 10 promote their own selfish
purposes. should be the object and
aim of true Republicans. Our ranks
are Fl | d with noble characters, men
of public and private virtue, whose
names have become household words
in the localities where they reside.
To bring them to the front, to nomi-
nate them for office, to select them
as leaders, is to write victory on our
party banners.
gW The following is fair sample
of the talk INDUCED in by Democratic
demagogues
whats all this talk about the cur
rency and fve-twinties and the
siven-thirties that | hears about,
Mike ?"
"Why, bliss your sowl, don't ye
know, Pat? 1t names that the Gov
eminent wants to make the laborin'
man work from five-twinty in the
mornin' till siven-thirty in the aven-
ing"
"Ah, bliss me sowl, are the Repub-
licans afther that? Thin | votes
agin 'em, sure.'
"And Pat, do you know anything
about this oonthractin' business ?"
"Sure, | dol they would force as
to work by contract for nothing,
and make gold dollar worth only
tin cints in paper"
"Ah, Pat, yere head is livil. Yere
a good Dimicrat, that ye are. Ye
favors plinty of money. Them's the