Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-07-07
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The march of the Republican party is
TO be onward The critical period in its
career has been passed. Political sagacity
and unselfish patriotism have triumphed
in the abandonment at Cincinnati of all
personal considerations and factional in.
terests, i'm the all-absorbing desire TO SC.
cure ticket that would command uni
versal confidence and assure the Nation
that the great party of freedom was still
to move onward in the path of progress,
united in all needed reforms, inspired by
common loyalty, and presenting an un.
broken front to the enemies of good gov
eTnment.
For this self-abnegation, the surrender
ing of personal favorites, and the una
nimity displayed by all when the choice of
the Convention was made known, the del
egates of the several States deserve and
will receive the thanks and gratitude of
the country. They bridged over our only
danger, and made certain victory which
to many good citizens had hitherto been
regarded as doubtful.
The House of Representatives was lost
by defensive campaign. 1t will be re-
covered by the aggressive one now made
possible. Under Hayes and Wheeler
there will be no retreats sounded, no forced
entrenchment of position, but steady
and irresistible forward movement
that will not cease until every State lost is
recovered, and every position captured by
Democracy is again under the Republican
flag.
To believe otherwise would be to insult
the intelligence and patriotism of the Ma
ton. Even those who have acted in good
faith against the party, believing that De.
mOcracy had reformed and was capable of
administering the Government, must have
become convinced of their error by the
repetition of follies on the part of the
House of Representatives equal, if not
surprising, those which drove the Democ-
racy from power in 1860. If it has done
nothing more, the Democratic party has
at least opened the eyes of tens of thou
sands to its utter incapacity to even legis-
late for the interest of the Nation. Under
its control needed legislation has been de-
MED; the appropriation bills necessary to
carry on the Government have been sus-
pended; absolutely nothing has been done
except to waste millions of the peoples
money in investigations conceived in par
tisan malice and carried on for the sole
purpose of securing for the Democratic
party cheap political capital for the Presi-
dental campaign.
Good citizens everywhere have watched
these proceedings with anxiety and dis
gust, and will hail with rejoicing the pros
pect now offered, of deliverance from
the misrule which, if long continued,
would bankrupt the Nation and cover its
name with disgrace and reproach
All hail to the awakened patriotism of
the people, and to the standard bearers
chosen to lead them out of darkness into
light Let every banner have inscribed
upon it, " union of good men for the pres
ervation of good government Let every
honest citizen lay aside petty jealOusies
and local disputes, and join with his
neighbors in making the work thorough
and effective. Reorganization be effected
in every town, county and State through
out the land. Induce, through personal
canvass, every citizen to join in the work
who believes that loyalty is better than
disloyalty, and good government more to
be desired than bad government. The
enemy is desperate and well organized,
and will not hesitate to take every advan-
tage that can be obtained through fraud,
violence and deception. To defeat their
schemes, to repel every attack, to beat
them on the skirmish line and in open
battle, requires courage, unity of action,
and a patriotism such as saved the Nation
when the rebel allies of Democracy tried
for four years to destroy it.
These elements of strength exist in our
party. If they are dormant, the promise
which comes from the names of Hayes
and Wheeler should excite them to activity
If they have been withheld since the close
of the war, the common danger which
threatens the Republic from the ascend
ency of Democracy should arouse them TO
again volunteer for the general defense.
The Republican party has chosen man
10 lead it worthy of its principles. We
call upon the friends of law and order to
make the victory under him as glorious as
any in our history .-Repu6Iic Magazine,