Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-04
Mr.. Rnblce's "AnniyerSary.'
Milwaukee News.

the Republican party OF the otaVc'
should be credited to the fertile
brain of Hon. Horace Rublee, chiefs
" "of Boston, Mr. Rublec ~ n
man of genius. He student
whose literary attainmcnts are real
" creditable. He is, in fact, some
what of an antiquarian, who dotcs
upon musty tones Of political ut
craturc. 1t was doubtless, there
fore, to crafty his love Of research
that; as chairman of the Rcpnbll-
can State Central Committee, ne
determined to 60 back u quarter
of % century and revive the mem
cries that cling around the BIRTH
day of the Republican party.
The call which he has consequent
" made for an anniversary ccle-
bration ut Madison is natural
enough in itself, but il is appre-
hendcd that, as party measure,
he failed to regard the movement
from all the stand points from which
it may be contemplated. lie or
viously did not for instance think
how grevious must be the facts
which the birthday ceremonies will
recall. The history of the Repub-
lican party, during u great part OF
the period since it was born, has
illustrated the bad uses to which
INSCRIPTIONS leaders may put u
political organization. The forth
coming celebration will supply an
ample opportunity for demonstrate
ing this fact. Ills pcrsumablc that,
AZ u part of the ceremonies OF the
occasion, the roll Of the founders of
the Republican party, Of twenty
five years ago, will be called, III
order that the veterans may appear
rs recipients ofsuch plaudits MS the
occasion shall inspire. But when
The names Of the Republican plo-
necrs shall be called NJ Madison,
the response which many OF them
shall give will BIC such rs may we'll
cause the sentimental Rublce and
his confrercs of the Central Com
mitteo To cloth themselves in sack
cloth and ashes. Among the names
of the men who stood ut the Grad o
Of the Republican party, u quarter
of u century since, may be called
II. M. M'Grw, David Glddings,
Judge Allen, Judge Doolittlo. d. II.
Johnson, Grin Hatch, Col. Orvis,
Maj. Bovay, e, I. Allis, D. X. Ten
ncy, r. li. Davis, Charles Parker
and last, but not least, the lamentod
Alex, w. Randall, whose melting
oloqucnce has won many brave
heart IN Wisconsin, Randall is
now sunder the sod, and, Of course,
cannot appears the rcst arc living,
but will they engage in MIR. Rub
Ices tcstivitics2 The chairman of
the Central Committee may call
thcm aloud, Till his throat shall be
chokcd for uttemnce; but they will
not answer. They will not answer,
because the Republican party of
to-day is unworthy Of the Rcpubli-
can party which, twenty-five years
ago, .thcy yitali1od by declaration
of principles which have since been
tramplcd III the dust BY those who
now assume to lead the Republican,
hosts, Each and MI Of these men
have long since abandoned the
Organization unwilling, IA they
wcrc, to dcscemtc its original mis-
sion ny turning The party INTO a
crusade against the fundamental
principles Of the Constitution and
the Union, With but few eNecp-
iion,, these men long ago, took
refuge under the Democratic ilag,
and are now among the stcrnest
champions Of Democratic measures
and Democratic policies. The
fathers Of Rcpuhlicanism ~ Wis
consin were honest mon and pa
triots, whose chief aim was " ostah-
lish the broad doctrine of free
soil under the alag of the Repuh-
lie They were not contradictions
lists. They believed N tho suwo-
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