Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-08-02
Written for the AGE.
The Mission of the Republican
Party.


Party.
They have "gushing' way of do
ing things in the political camp in the
old Bay State.
At republican ratificati on meeting
held at the "Highlands" a few days
ago, the Hon. Albert Palmer presided
as chairman and made the opening
speech. Tive mean the speech, and
not the chairman-was clipper
There was much enthusiasm manifest
ed, and the Hon. Mr.. Palmer, even in
his palmerest days, probably never
drew forth such continued and tire
mendous applause His speech con-
tained the usual rigmarole, not omit
ting the general tide and current of
ratihcation," which the speaker de-
clared chad been rolling over the
country and cementing the republican
party into solid unit, and making it
a consolidated army without division
or schism, ready for the campaign
next fall !" Well, now, it is a mighty
idea, indeed! truly ponderous in
vention~- this new kind of a cement
which, it seems, possesses the form
and consistency of liquid, and ebbs
and flows with the general tide and
current!' But, 'law," as Mrs. Par
ting(on would say-there's no know
ing what "new tangled notions they'll
git up yit," now they've got a "Gen-
eral Tide and Current of Ratification
cement. And then again, this patent
cement, which the Hon. Mr.. Palmer
introduced, seems to have the addi-
tional virtues of cleanser and con-
solldalor. AT least such properties
were claimed for it by that Hon.
chairman for, il it will not remove
grease spots, it was soiemnly declared
that it would successfully remove "the
divisions and schisms from, and acon-
solidate the republican party into an
army. We did not learn from the
chairman's remarks whether this ce-
ment would take the steal out of the
members of this republican party.
However, we heartily congratulate the
doubtful political "deestricts" on the
anticipated approach in the coming
Qempaign, of this mighty army "con-
solidated" from the republican party,
the party itself having previously been
cemented into solid unit, with all its
"divisions and schisms" etfectually re.
moved; its streamers flying proudly
in the breeze, its Furnished armors
glittering resplendent In the sun, and
having as its gallant leaders those men
who have achieved such signal sue
cesses heretofore in Congress, espec-
tally in their famous raids upon the
treasury, which has in part given
them such glorious prestige; and
whose divisions the potent
cement had removed them-had been
so successfully quartered in the doubt
full Southern states to look after its in
terests IN the elections. Indeed, we
venture the prediction that it will be a
grander sight than even the Hon.
chairman in his Palmerest days ever
: witnessed But we have not begun
to touch upon the varied and extend.
ed topics which were presented by the
speaker. Oh, no! His ideas rolled
so tluently. Indeed, it is matter of
but little doubt that the orator himself
had fallen into this general tide and
current of ratification" He thought
it Especial cause tor congratulation
that the republicans late assembled
at Cincinnati had SO discharged their
duties as to meet the best and highest
sentiment of the republican party"
We suppose that Mr.. Palmer here had