Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-12-03
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY DIS.
QUALIFIED.

party ought to be relieved frem all re-
sponsibillty Tor the governing OF this
Republic. The Senator's words have
the tremendous force of undeniable
truth that sweeps away every vestigo
OF claim set up by Republican leaders
regarding their alleged right to domi.
nate in National affairs. "The Rsaab-
lican party" remaiSs Mr.. Bayard,
should be disqualified on account OF
sectionalism. A man who hates one
part of the country is not lit to be
President over all OF it,"
Tho most prominent characteristic
of the Radical organization is sectional.
ism. 1t has retained power thus far
and hopes TO hold dominion in the fu.
ture only by exciting sectional animos-
ity. But for this the election OF 1876
would not have left the Presidencywith.
in stealing range of the conspirators.
Every device that devilsh ingenuity
oo,li s,.os, H.. Nh,
.son o,;ve IN oh lo.a, Laa,., 80 ,,s
Northp Tho nos.;a. H. ha,..a a..
malice engcndercd by four years of
o.lomnv of,ho -,
,sed 40 san ;n,n a.. ~. -,
snorLs oe 49, ,.aa ~ sy"s
;..n.o-.a
;na 49,. a.n,.; 30;
onJod
Rattle. fields oravevards and nr;sons
have been explored fact has been ax
hausted and fancy bas been given frae.
est range an ounce Of truth has been
made 10 cover n maintain of lies
every criminal in the soutb has been
held up to the North as n tvpo q,
Southern character every crime in
the South has been presented as indi.
eating the average morals and refine.
ment OF the Southern people. Ont.
rago mills supported nv monev mid
from the common fund have beep mt
in motion. to grind out sickening
stories of crimes that never ha,nenad
Hatred. malice. and dctraction have
done their utmost to ipAame the pas.
sions of the Northern masses, and ar.
ray them in bitter yindictiye antaaon.
ism against the Southland all this
that Radical party NAV rule
Now, we state as an incontrovertl.
bic fact, that this spirit and policy tend
directly and strongly to the destruc-
ton of all that is valuable in Republi-
can government. If the Radical pro-
gramme succeeds, the North will hold
the Presidency and all offices of the
Executive department by tenure
based on sectional animosity, and the
Southern States will be nearer the
positions of conquered provinces than
they will be to that equality of rank
and rights which the Federal charter
guarantees to each and every member
of the family States. Such mock
Republic might endure tor time. We
saw something like il during Grants
administration. But there can be no
permanent government here that does
not rest on the consent of the governed.
There will be no Poland no Ireland
on this continent The North canno,
be solidi6ed against the South for tho
purpose of enthroning hatred as the
regnant influence in National affairs
By artfully working on the fears Of
the ignorant. by exhuming and parad.
ing the skeleton of secession, by rat.
Ting oil the mouldy bones in the grave.
yard of buried years, the Radical lead.
crs may muster following, for time
But the common sense Of the people
their inherent love of Justice. and.
above all those great industrial and
commercial interests that bind tn,
sections together. will eventually re
tire IN oblivion ,he anos,lss q, ho,s
and h~;no,o,ha c.o., - -.
whose patrio''sm Is oroad enough t'
embrace III secseh> Oh our common
country.
| We helive the blOOdy-ahirt has w0n III