National Republican., 1878-11-30

may be brought to bear upon the science OF
government and in supporter great political
truths but we yield to none in honest eff
fort and devotion to the grand old Repub-
lcan party, whose achievements rank with
the noblest craftsmanship Of older nations
and we have no hesitation in declaring that
the record of the Republican party, which
brought free people through the horrors Of
a desolat,ng rebellion on behalf of the slave
power, and saved the Union and freed the
slave on every foot Of American soil, will
stand out rs the bright beacon-light which
must guide future generations Of American
citizens through the blighting pathway Of
the remnant of Southern disloyalty
that disgmces the present times. OF that
party we may say that we stood by lis cradle
and have watched its magnificent develop
ment aud we believe that no man living
will stand by its grave. Its mission must
be fulfilled. We believe that the world Is
full Of compcnsations, morally and polit-
cally. We believe that injustice and wrong
will bring about their own reward rs surely
as that right and truth between man and
man will work out their own recognition
and secure their deserts, although at times
there may be delay. With this belief we
have, rs a Republican, laborcd diligently
and with fidelity for the best interests Of the
people by supporting the Republican party.
And there are many pleasant surprises in
the world. We happened the other even
ing to enter the company of large number
of gentlemen, who had been drawn together
for purpose we did not know. All OF
them were strangers 10 us, aud many we
could see were strangers to each other. We
had not long been in the meeting when we
observed that an animated conversation was
rected. One Of the speakers had evidently
remarked that the leaders Of the Republican
party were not free from blame rs he re-
viewed the condition of the South This
drew from gentleman the following reply,
which we need not say gratfed us hugely /;
and that others may participate with us in
that qualification we here place It upon re-
cord. The gentleman said:
II has fallen to my lot for some years to be
a careful observer OF political affairs. have
Travelled recently through all the late in
surrcctionary States, aud I may say with
truth that but few realize the dreadful OPP
preston of the people Of the South. The
Southern leaders are Democrats, without
knowledge Of the meaning of democracy.
They are selfish, cruel, and blood.thirsty. with
no sense Of the rights of others, and no inten.
ton Of conceding them. The coored Repub.
lican, since he has had his freedom, Is far
IEbr au.,lar md Inns n p,O manly aud
sense view Of politics than the Southern white
Democratic rebel and If allowed 10 exercise
the franchise, which is denied him, would
vote for men who would rcgcnerate the South
build up Its waste places, and make II safe for
the residence Of men with capital and enter
prise. The present rulers of the pro.slavery
Democracy are Einking the South lower and
lower, aud what its future must be in
their hands can easily be foretold. One
thing / lcarned-that Is, that only Re-
, publican principles aud the Republi-
can party eau rescue the South from
utter and hopeless degradation, in which
crime will play prominent part. The Re.
publican party ought to be In power In the
South to-day, aud it would have been If Re-
publicans had been true to each other. 1t Is a
sad story of weakness, or worse. | am famil-
lar with the press of the country. know
what journals have supported the Republican
: party, aud the character Of the support OF
! OlntI lpuTnhls WHICH profess 10 De htpuDllCln
Many Of them have injured the party, aud
have to that extent injured the country
Others have been worse than worthless, al.
though supported by Republicans. few
journals have been faithful. But amid the
faithful and faithlcss The NATIONAL REPUB
LICAN, OF Washington, towers high. 1t hai
been the noblest and most influential of then
f all, because 1t has been the truest to Republi
can principles, and has never swerved in it
support Of the Republican party,
These were words that II was pleasant t.
; hear, and they strengthened the conviction
Of right. If we had deserved this encomiun
in the past we resolved to labor more siren
: uously to increase our influence in the future
The attitude of THE NATIONAL REPUBLI
= CAN may he relied upon. Not one word G
! untruth will be printed knowingly Mex
y TO the extinction of the enormous an
bloody crimes in the solid rebel Democrat
South will be the report Of those crimes fo
the information of the American people, o.
which all may rely. We are not to be dt
tered from dealing with political question
. either North or South by half-hcnrted iOu
= nails trying to fix a stigma by crying mi
: chine politics and politicians, because it
necessary that Republicans put into motto
the machinery which shall either nominal
a candidate for Congress or prepare the pla
= form of principles on which he shall stNnC
:, Nor shall we shrink from dcnouncir
= the lying Southern rebel Democrats wi
:, weep crocodile tears at what they call IVA
=. ing the bloody Shirt" but whose revolye
have filled that shirt with dead Rcpubl
". cans, who would not vote for rebel Dem
\ crat. The frauds in the ballots of the Ia
election in the South are now before Il
people, and there THE NATIONAL REPUBL
CAN will hold them until the scoundre
II who perpetrated them, or who come to Coz
c gress upon them, are punished or cast on
If These election frauds, which have follows
l. murders, or to which murders of Republ
y cans have been added, have aroused Il
d country. And we submit it to the consiC
If Grafton of the most respectable journa
h both of the Republican party and Of Il
d Democracy whether the time has not con
" to abandon the cry of machine" and
It "blo0dy shirt" as business too misleadin
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