Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-14
c1EEK IN A COUNTERFEIT REPUBLI-
CAN NEWSPAPER.

GEEK IN A COUNTERFEIT REPUBLI-
CAN NEWSPAPER
T lere id an extreme hardihood in those
occasional paragraphs of the Republican |
wherein it challenges the Republicanism of
the COMMERCIAL, accuses it of infdelity Of
tho party, etc, etc. Such expression sare,in-
daed,lts inconsequential reply to statements
of TACT disoreditable to itself, and it is also
true That to all those in the community
VIII jse good opinion is of value their origin
deptives them of value. But yet, while
they are illogical as retorts and false as
matters of fact, their "cheek " is their
main characteristic.
For, in act, the Republican is no Repub-
lioan newspaper. at all. 1t does no real
party work, and is not capable of doing any. |
1t never takes up question, national or
local, for argument and demonstration, for
its argumentative capacity meyer issued
from the womb of creation, and it's demon
stratiye power is not equal to the proof that
a triangle has three sides. This is per-
fectly well known to those who know the
Republican at ALL Its slab sided foolish
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to represent clearly and forcibly the cause
it processes to espouse is a by-word. 1t
does nothing to influence public opinion
in favor of the Republican party, for it is
incapable of addressing itself to the public
mind so as to WELD any influence whatever.
So far as Republican principles are con-
cerned, the journal to which we refer never
comprehended them, and is quite probably
unaware that they exist. Its idea of its
party is formed on thelowest possible plane,
and that party men are united by a common
bond Of principle is a fact as much above
its appreciation as the Transit of Venus is
beyolid the mental grasp of Sitting Bull
Contributing, therefore, nothing to the
party neither aiding it by logic or ensa,v,si-
asm, or earnestness of appeal being in
capable, even, of controverTing the party's
opponents, and foiling their attacks the
Republican becomes dead weight on Re-
publicanlsm 1t is worse than the barnacle
that encumbers the ship, for it not only
binders and impedes purposes, but it is the
cause Of discredit to the party. 1t never
dIscriminstes between men worthy of con-
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measures entitled to support and those
which are not, or if it does discriminate it
chooses usually TO support the unworthy,
and endeavors to burden the public service
with the unfit, thus putting reproach and
discredit upon the party, and injuring it in
fnitely more than its abilities, even if they
were well directed, can possibly serve it,
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est sort of a ''party paper" But the Re-
publican, besides, disregards the party OBJ
legations. 1t denies and opposes, now, one
of the most important principles which the
Cincinnati Convention declared for, and
which Governor Hayes 80 distinctly and
strongly represents-specier resumption and
hard money Ths reiterated babble OF the
Republican in favor of more paper curren.
cy has been feature of the paper for the
last two or three years. So far as a tin
trumpet could resemble venerable fog
horn, its notions were those Of Bill Allen and
the other Ohio inhationists whom Cover
nor Hayes put TO flight last October.
Its theory is that of setting up a
paper-mill and printing press, and
grinding out unlimited issues of prom
ises to pay until everyboIy's pocket
Is full Of them, and everybody ia therefore
''rich.' While the Republican party is a
hard-money party, and the Republican plat
form hard-money platform, this newspa
per is against both.
So, also its position on Civil Service Re-
form is opposed to Republican doctrine. 1t
runs counter in all its actions and expires
sions to the plank adopted by the Conven-
ton aud to the earnest and positive an
nouncement of Governor Hayes views.
On this, as on the currency, the Republican
is unsound, heretical, and against the par
ty. AS it is the mere mouth-piece for any
unworthy object, soiled endeavor, or dis
credited man who may need, for the NOM
ent, way to reach the public ear, and as it
antagonizes the chief doctrines OF the Re-
publican organization. it becomes only
counterfeit Rep lblicsn newspaper.
The announcement by Governor Haye
OF his construction of the Civil Servic
plank in the Republican platform is cheer
ful reading about these times, and its utter
ance could not have happened more oppor
tunely. The system of retaining capabl
officers, and Of encouraging them to q
their duty by the knowledge that the