Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-23
The Republican Party-Its Mission.


The representative men of the Republican
party cscbewed all monarchlal ideas Of forms
and ceremonies. II is true George Washington
Il Adams, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster
were somewhnt mngisterial and courtly in their
bearings. But Ilarli,on, Taylur, Frank lin nm
Abraham Lincoln we've men Ufrcmarkable sim
plIcity and indrrende nee. Rutherford B
Hayes, tho present chief magistrate, rivals
Ter G ant in Republican habits. The nature
II our institutions naturally gives down right
business turn to the character of the people.
rhrn, ene would expect that the schuols Of the
republic would send out pupils whose training
would be averse to any pompnus fussiness. This
own right business charactcr Of the American
people Snot compared to party. 1t may be called
IL iiersoniAn tr WasIingtnninn, or any thing
else. But by whatever name this trait may be
called, rusticity or unpublished roughness, or
brother Junathnn in the rough the mud-s or
drublc hstrd brotherhood, il is the direct ont
| growth Of republican institutions. Wh,n n
man is born into the republic he ulls out the
ring from his nose lays aside the feather from
his cap takes III superintendent ornaments,
and If he does not shake himself like Sampson
in the spirit aud genius Of that strorg man, he
says, | am ready for business. To Il simple
hearted German who pulled uff his hat and
made low bow tn one whom he had been ac
customed to call my lord in Germany, his lord
said, Fut on your hat. We are oil lords In
this country" To one OF his aids who rebuked
him for shaking hands with negro who had
Bowed To linn, Gen. Washington said. al
should be ASHAMED to be ouIdone in manners by
tn the far west called on Mrs. Hayes, her forme
mistress at Fremont, sic wns received as
daughter. When the Grn. came in he treated
her as a father, and when he found she wal
short Of money gave her an order on the bnnl
'or fifty dullars. These men perhaps did no
descend in a right line from the order o.
knights nor graduates from the 'hools of rec
tape. But they are genuine specimens Of Re
publicauism and belong Of right to the soYer
egn people. We do not feel al all scandaliEcd
because Gen. Taylor was trough and ready !
because Gen. Harrison lived IN log cabin be
cause Abraham Lincoln was rail-splitter :
becarse Ulyssus S Grant was a tanner !" be
cause Rutherford B. Hayes was pupil o
Blackstone and if he is distinguished at al
from other men it is iu his tact for business and
nthe downright simpfioity and old-fashinnet
honesty OF his character. What the n tior
wants, is men. To make them is the mission
Of the Republican party. 80 far in the history
OF the Republic we can prcsen to the world n
bright constellaticA. IT'S true all men are
huma and mortal and To err is human.
Their, fore we worship one God and not heroes 5
But paint out to us If you can a succession o
better models Of manhood than those which tn,
Repub lican party has presented to the admira
tion Of the world, commencing with George
Washington and ending with Rutherford B
Hayes. So lung MS the American people cdu.
cats and exnlt such men the republic will live
and receive the benedictons Of mankind.