Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-06-17
POLITICAL.

1lcIC Scc1l1S ucScI ~ Have UCCA q lAAAC
since the Republican party gained the
ascendency, when its principles were
more generally accepted by the masses,
than they are now. Its policy Of dealing
with other misunderstanding diplo-
macy for war, has given this country
character, throughout the civilized world,
while its home policy stands unrivaled
in good results. A portion Of the public
domain givento actual settlers, has served
to populate the vacant territories, and
make them. wealthy and prosperous;
Land grants in aid Of public improve
ments have been instrumental in the
building of great highways for travel and
commerce, and liberal endowments, have
made it possible to open public school
in every settlement. Citizenship and in
telligence will soon go hand in hand if
Republican rule be continued. When
the party accedcd to power, the nation
had no government: it had form it is
true, bat it was not vitalized by an encr.
,Setic administration. The President sat
in his chair and witnessed the formal
withdrawal Of State after State, and the
prostitution Of public office, and the trea.
son Of public men; but be did not lift
either his hands or his voice against the
traitors. The nation had no treasure
The place of every watchmsn was occu:
pied by public robber, plethoric with
his plumber. The nation had no navy.
Every one of her battle-ships was under
control Of the enemy. The nation had
no army-the rank and file of her sold
lery were scattered among outposts and
foreign stations, while her trained officers
were in rebel camps, organizing treason
into open rebellion. Such was the con.
dition in 1850. Emasculated, shorn of
every manly quality in the features Of its
administration, no virility left with which
to revivify and restore its organs TO the
performance Of their proper functions,
the nation found itself impotent indeed
the result Of Democratic excuses and
Democratic abuse. What it has become
since that time, it has become through
the operation Of Republican principles,
applied by Republican administration.
Its universal freedom; its preservation
from the power of rebellion; its supreme
cy in council with foreign powers; its
full authority over all sections and class
cs; and its success in each feature Of lis
internal po]icy-all these it has achieved
all these it has in fact created, in spite
ofopposition the most persistent and dis
loyalty thoroughly organized and active.
These things are essential. not only to its
success, but to its perpetuity. If the ma
ton would live it must remain under the
guidance and control of those whose 10y
atty and patriotism have preserved it 80
long 1t is useless to attempt any dis
guisd; there are two parties in this gov
eminent, and one ofthem isloysl, and the
other rebellious; one of them is patriotic
and the other reasonable. History de-
tends this statement and current events
prove its truthfulness. The Democrats
have majority in the Xiv Congress-
and more than half Of them were rebel
officers aud soldiers.
The Democratic party Of the south has
melted to instruction the people of sew
eral States, and the Democrats Of tho
Of the north as party, uphold them ir
their nefarious work. The constitutional
amendments are resisted forcibly by Dem
ocrats. The civil rights law is disregard
ell by Democrats. The Ku Klux and the
White Leagues are encouraged and Aus
tanned by northern men who are opposed
to the Republican administration. The
excise and internal revenue laws are vic
lated by them daily, and everything tina
they can do to cmbarrass the government
and defeat its bencticent purposes they dc
with their might. In view of all this, art
the people willing 10 transfer to the Dem
ocrsts the management Of public affairs
and thus hazard all that has been achicv
cd during the last fifteen years: We shall