Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-20
Observation-Disclosures and False.

One would suppose, from reading a
majority of the Democratic and LIB.
eral" newspapers of the country, that
every drop of the milk of human kind
ness which has ever been instilied into
the souls of men is possessed by the
parties which they represent. They
monopolize all the humanity in the
land; they alone embrace the divine
quality of forgiveness; they only espouse
the cause CT reconciliation, of fraterni-
ty, of homogeneous and glorious Mon!
And their opponents, to-wit, the Re-
publicans, are hard hearted, relent-
less, savage task masters, who would
keep chivalric people" in bond
age; who have no broad, liberal
principles, no just appreciation of
the enlightened, elevated civilization
of the times. These, we say, are
the relative positions of the two princi-
pal parties OF the country, according to-
the authorities named. 1t is time this
self-evident nonsense should come to an
end. There is such thing as sham in
the world, and it is to be observed that
sham always makes more fuss, more
noise, sheds more tears and more ink
than u genuine reform. There may be a
false as well as true reconciliation;
there may be a mockery of UNION, of
union of only temporary endurance, to
be followed by future conflicts and fear
full npleasantnesses, and there may be
n real union, based upon enduring prin-
ciples of liberty, the recognition of all
just rights, the establishment of harmo-
NOUS laws and institutions.
The Republican party is, and always
has been, in favor of true reConclia-
ton between the people of tho North and
the people of the South. This has bcen
the express policy of the party from the
time Lee surrendered To Grant at Apo
mattoX to this moment. 1t was be-
cause the party thought President
Johnson's notorious policy" would
have admitted the lately insurgent
States back into the Union before
the people had become sincerely
reconciled TO the Union that it took issue
with him and came near driving him
from office by impeachment. All the re-
construction acts of Republican Con
gress aimed at these two objects; /.
reconciliation of the Southern people
with the Union; .. Their admission
to representation in Congress. Upon
proof OF reasonable reconciliation the
various States were from time to time
admitted, beginning with Tennessee and
ending with Virginia and Texas. Such
legislation as has taken place since has
been based upon the same idea. This is
true of the ku-kluX Khan act, about
which there was so much shrieking by
the sham reconciiationists. Every one
now perceives that this act accomplished
vast deal of good. 1t made reconciha-
ton possible in many localities where,
without that act, there never would have
been reconciliation except upon the eX
termination OF the whole Colored popu-
laion. We might mention several other
acts of Congress and works of RepubG-
can administration of similar nature.
The truth is the Republican party is
the only organization which faithfully,
persistentiy and bravely represents a
genuine, abiding reconciliation and har-
monious union between the people of the
various sections of the country. All the
charges against that party of a "pohCv
OF hatred are thus demonstrated 20 be
untrue by the whole record of the party
during the past ten years. They are the
creations of excited imagiuationS: the
ctt-yescing slosh of blgot'y and uncon-
SCjunable partisan warfare. In the past,
now, and in the future, the Republican
party has proclaime does and ever will
Proclaim Let us have peace. SO far as
this great issue is concerned this is the
rock upon which the party is founded
and therein may be discovered sufficient
warrant for an application of the Script.
ure that the gates of hell shall not pre-.
vail against it.-lnter-O Ocean.