The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-15
THE REPRESENTATIVE WESTERN
STATESMAN.

THE RDPKESENIA1lfE ESiENN
STATESMAN.
In these days when party ties seem to
have little of binding force, il is well TO,
the people to thoroughly scrutinize the
characters of prominent public men, as
thew are exhibited in the records they arc
making. 1t is noble thing to be gener-
Gus, and to take high and statesmanl'ke
views of the southern situation, but at
the same time in our views we know OF
nothing that is better calculated to con-
serve all the higher and better interests
of the nation than the application and
full carving out of the doctrines of the
Republican Pprty-North and South.
We would not if we could debar single
Southern white person of the largest
measure of rights given him by the Con-
stitution and laws of the country, but we
long for the good time which has been SO
long coming and is not yet here, when
Northern man can go to any palt of the
South, express his opinions freely on any
subiect-settle if he chooses in any To-
cality- vote whatever ticket he wants to
carry on business or enter into society,
without ostracism or persecution, SAYING
nothing of mourning the constant danger
of violence. No man will contend that
that day has come, or that it is even near
at hand. Until this comes, and until it is
as freely understood as it is that a South
ern man can enjoy the largest liberty
among us, the mission of the Republican
party is not at an end. A Southern
man could emigrate to our law and or
der-loving Country, start a paper right
here in our midst, and advocate any sort
of political doctrines that might possess
him, and no one would harm hair of his
head, but we are well assured that we could
not 60 to any part Of large regions of
Southern territory and freely advocate our
principles.
1t seems to us, it has been the aspi-
ration of the larger-the radical portion
of the Republican party, to shape its
course 50 as to secure these results-sin- |
ply to carry out the doctrines of the Dec
laration of Independence and the, Procla-
nation of Emancipation Upon this is |
sue there has been division in the minds
OF some of the Republican leaders
though at best the masses OF the party
are as undivided us they. we're upon the
subject of preserving the Union during
the Rebellion. This division was but too
evident in Tie last Congress. Such men
as Blaine, Hawley of Connecticut, Dawes,
Garfield, Hale of Maine, and few others,
seemed in favor of blinking the real is |
sue of the times and giving up to the
ultra rebel sentiment the entire rule OF |
the Southern country. Gen. HaWley, OF |
Connecticut, on opposing what was called
sthe force bilr'-which was adopted by |
the majority of the Members in caucus, |
and which was merely intended to place
in the hands of the President sufficient |
power to preserve the peace and protect |
human life, where both were in imminent
danger-remarked that we must wait for
tho influence of Christianity TO mollifY
the Southern heart. In other words,
however oppressive, violent and murder
Gus the ruling spirits of the South are in
clined to be, we must do now what jeff
Davis asked for in 1861-"Let them
aloner But Gen. IIawley went into the
canvas in Connecticut the other day for
reelection to Congress, and was inglori-
ouslv beaten on his conservative, do
nothing, peace, missionary platform! We
have no doubt whether, that had he stood |
by the true sentiment of his party in Con- |
gress and boldly advocated it on the
stump, he would have been. returned to
Compression aside from his recent course |
he is a most excellent representative.
In strong and pointed contrast with |
this lame, paltry, tIme-serving policy, is
the course of Gen. John A. Logan, of H.
lnois, who never showed the white flag
during the war, and has never receded
from the squarest maintenance of Republi-
can principles since. He went to Con
grcss last fall in extremely poor health,
with little prospect of taking part in the
deliberations of the Senate, but he was
finally aroused by the old plantation ar
rogancy of Southern Senators, and entered |
into the Louisiana debate with all his
old fire and enthusiasm. 1t was Conclu
ded that he not only sounded the key
note of that discussion in repelling the
insolence of the rebel Gen Gordon of Geor-
gia but that he discussed the question with
more boldness than any other Senator.
Those who followed him, plucking up
courage by his example, only repeated
what he had said and said more to the
purpose and more explicitly In that
memorable debate, he was the conspicu-
Gus leader whose gallantry and honor all
acknowledged. Not only this, but he
was particularly active and influential in
securing the passage of the bounty bill,
sn act of justice and equity to the SOL
diers who saved the life of the nation. and
who will not forget his earnest ard most
statesmanlike efforts in their behalf, not
withstanding it did not go upon the Stat
ute book as law In these as in all
other matters, he acted with degree of
promptness and ability-grounding his
action upon the right-which showed him
to be a man upon whom the people may
rely in any emergency and with the mere
conviction that he will be true to the
highest and best interests. For what he
has done for the country he deserves the
gratitude of the people.
No other man has so fully comprehended
the issue of the times, or met them with
a loftier patrotism-all which are facts to
be investigated and borne in mind during
the next two years to come.
Communicated.
LINCOLN TP, April 9TH, 1875.