, 1875-03-10
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The Republican party is now out Of powc1
In Congress, md tho Inst Republican Con
grcss We mny SEQ for somo time Inns nd
5ourned. The Democratic party llas control
Of tho popular branch, which makes nppro.
priations and dictates legislation of major.
| ity oftho State Governments, ind Of numerous
minor county and city Offices. It's programme
Inns already been announced, namely, to rs.
sail tho Republican party througl, investfga-
tions Of alleged nbuses. It sas this spccioua
promise, with the promise to reform overy-
thing, TINT induced the people to hand over
tho governing power to the Democracy, both
in the National Congress aud in State Leg.
islatures
It is tho tendency Of MI politica1 combine
tions, after they havo grown large and power
full, md havo held control Of Governments
for long timo, to develop corruptions and
nbuses. There has mover been political
party Of any description in any country,
whether tho form Of government Inns been
republican or monarchical, which is IN e1ccp-
ton to this rule. It is the same with political
parties as with churches. Corrupt mon
Ito not get into either and abuse their no.
sitiona until the organizations have grown
large and powerful. There is no danger in
tho churches which nro poor and small. On
tho other hand, tho poorer and smaller they
are, tho moro do purity and divine grace
abound in them. Bml men DO not develop
themselves until tho churches become large
rich, md fashionable. So with political
parties. At the outset, the Republican party
was blameless 1t was not until it swept
state nfter stato by large majorities, mud held
tho control Of patronage for many years,
that it attracted corrupt men into it's
organization. It WIG tito party which
saved tho country. It represented the
majority Of tho intelligence, tho re-
spectability, the patriotism of the country.
Its aima wore high md puro. It WAS tho
party Of morality md humanity. Notwith.
standing this, as soon as it had rewards to
distribute aud patronage to bcstow, it attract
ed from the other party many KNIVES and
rascals, men without principle, aud bent only
upon schemes Of plunsler aud self-aggran,lise-
menI The majority Of this class came out
Of the Democratic party, aud wero skilled il,
tleir nefarious practices through long expert.
enoe in its rut,ks whls it WAS in power, and
now TINT the Democratic party is coming into
power, mud thoy lavo no further op-
portunity to plunder under Kepub.
lican cover, they will grayitate back
to their original surroundings, The Rerub-
lican party Inns passed through terrible or
deal. It has been tried III the furnace of
civil war. It has not only Ind to conduct
this war anil establish the relations Of sub.
iugased States to the National Government.
anl Of raco emnncipated from the seryi-
tude Of two centuries to their masters upon
terms OF civil md Bocial equality, but 1t Inns
hal to suffer from tho national domoraliza-
which always result from great wars mud
enormous military expenditures. That it
should have suffered during this time
from the selfish misconduct Of bad aud
lnprincip!ed mon ia not remarkable. During
Lhe past two years 1t has been Investigating
these nbuges upon the tlemautl Of the pcoplo,
md It Aas done it promptly aud pretty thor
,ughly, although it las had to suffer- still
moro in consequence thereof. natlor tlan
,oncenl these abuses which hayo crept in. it
las dragged them to the light, and suffered
oss OF confidence in consequence. It Inns,
however, the compensation Of having puri- |
led its ranks, Of having ostracisetl. tho cor
uptonists, anil Of having event mud ror.
1ishod Its house. Want it las failed to do is |
rifing as compared with wlnt 1t los done,
rhe dark spots in its escutcheon arc email
Is compared with tho brightness aud glory
1t it's record. It saved the Republic, c1nan.
:ipatcd tho slayo and made d freeman of |
lin. II 1t had done nothing more, It would
till bo entitled to tho everlasting gratitude Of \
IL lovers of humanity aud liberty.
What does this Democratic hue md crv of
o,nount to2 Tho New yor,,
l;mf, pointedlv renarla. "trhe loat t,n,o
he Democratic marty wont ont Of nowar T.
eft behind II. aa tho ras,,1tu ~ IT, Inn, -,,,o
pluudered country. Government 1san.1e,,
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