Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-08-10
THE HERALD.
An Encouraging Outlook.
from the Rep ublic. ]

From the Republicl
The old army is again united.
From the highest officer to the sol
der in the ranks the determination is
general to join hands in the work to
be done in the Presidential campaign
and to follow the banner of Hayes
and Wheeler to glorious victory in
November next.
Encouragement comes from all
quarters. North, South, East and
West send cheering assurances OF a
spirit of unity in the Republican par
ty such as has not been known since
the fiery trials of the war period.
The names of Hayes and Wheeler
have been accepted everywhere as
the pledge that loyalty and ability
are to guard in the future, as in the
past, the interests of the Govern
ment.
The Convention has done its duty
well LIS delegates will receive from
their constituents heartfelt thanks,
and be long remembered as patriots
who laid aside personal likes and dis
likes for the public welfare. The
platform has the true ring, the men
placed upon it are of the right stamp,
and, if we mistake not the necessities
of the hour, the work performed will
take its place in history as second, at
least, if not equal, to the patriotic la
bors that gave Lincoln to the nation
in 1860.
The work of the Convention ended
with the selection of the ticket. The
work of the people has just commenc-
ed. Will it be performed wisely and
we'll? We believe it will, for never
before in our history, were the people
- the loyal people-more in earnest
to protect the Government from the
fatal effects of Democratic control
than at the present time.
Among intelligent men the conclu-
sion is almost universal that the
Democratic party as shown by its
transactions in the House of Repre-
| sentatives, is totally unfit to govern
the nation, aud that to continue its
present power over legislation, or to
extend it over the functions of the
Executive branch, would be little
| short of national suicide. The popu-
lar feeling that carried Democracy
into power in 1874 no longer exists.
| Those who believed it true to the
| Government and able to 1egislato for
its best interests have opened their
eyes-to the fatal error into which
they were led. They sec the Demo
cratic party holding one branch OF
the National Legislature, and using
it's powsr therein, not for the purpose
of advancing the country, but for
the purpose-of advancing its selfish
and partisan interests. They are
| forced to the conclusion that Domoc-
racy is as corrupt to-day II when il
was driven from power, and as dis
| loyal il it's utilization rs when the
| guns Of the rebel army were turned
against the authority Of the nation.
We may therefore reasonably ex-
pect large acccssons from the disaf-
fectcd dement, which left our party
few years since, and positive activ-
| ty from thousands throughout the
land, who, under the false belief that
the two parties were about the same,
grew apathetic in the support of Re-
publicanism.
Tne opposition will be composed
of the ex-eoDfederate element in the
South. the ignorant and bigoted vot-
els of the North, and that large class
Of unprincipled men found with De-
mocracy at all times, urging it's
movements, and sharing in its plun>
der whenever successful, The pow
er OF this opposition should not be
moderated. 1t would he folly to &C.
| cept the superiority of our party aa
proof positive that it will be vlctori-
GUS in the pending campaign.
Throughout tho land every safe
guard must be adopted, every weak
point must be strengthened, every
movement of the enemy watched.
Vigilance must be practicod every
where. Those who believe that law
and order arc better than misrule
and anarchy should band together
for the common defense. Organize
ton should be commenced at once.
Through it, the true state of affairs,
wherever Democracy has obtained
control, should be made known TO
the people. Documents - giving
facts and figures that cannot be de-
nied-should be circulated. Weekly
meetings should be held by Republi-
cans in every town, city, and county
in the land 80 that whom the great
battle is fought in November it will
be, what it must be in reality, simply
struggle between the forces of en-
lightenment and public virtue and
the forces of ignorance and vice
There is victory in the air Let the
loyal people prove by their labors
that fhavy daaerva tn achiave IL