Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-09
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
The Re publican Record.

The Re publicah Record.
The grand achievements OF the Re-
publican party inca it srruug into ex-
ist ,nce form the brightest pages Of our
coantry's history, and those who say
never did any good are either
maliciously intent on making mis-
representations, or they have never
searched the record to make themselves
sure that they tell tho truth. We are
more than willing to take up the
gauntlet and to 60 before the people on
that issue. The record of the Republi-
can party begins with 1856, when,
though Buchanan was elected Presi-
dent, it elected Congress that dc.
fsatsd the Democratic attempt to make
Kansas and Nebraska slave States.
The struggle to defeat the Lecompton
Constitution is wildly remembered yet
by many living who participated on
both sides. In 1850 followed the
election Of Lincoln the first Republican
President, and save Washington the
most glorious and best of all the Presi-
dents. With his election the Demo-
cratic slave holders rebellion was in
augurated which the Republican party
suppressed after four years struggle,
ending with the maEumission Of four
millions Of slaves and blotting out that
accursed institution forever. Not only
did it manumit them but it enfran-
chised and clothed them with man
hood. The Republican party through
all this struggle has preserved the Ma
tional credit and integrity in spite Of
Democratic efforts to repudiate the
sacred obligations of the government.
1t has in the goodness Of its heart
granted general amnesty to those en-
gagged actively in the rebellion, which
instead Of sending traitors to the gal
lows and the penitentiary, brought
them back into Congress again where
they are now straining every nerve to
get possession of the Government once
more. The restoration and rthabilita-
tion of the States in rebellion soon fol-
lowed under Republican rule, and now
every State AMI four additional ones
make up the grand galaxy Of the Ma
tioual family. The defeat Of repudia-
tion, the return tospecie payments, and
the overthrow Of the cypher despatch
conspiracy of the nation must likewise
be set down to the credit of the great
National Republican party. These are
a few of the achievements Of the party
which in quarter of century
has done more to establish the nation
npon the basis Of justice, humanity,
and power than has been done under
the administration of the Democratic
party ever since the United States he
came nation, and should the Rspub
liean record stop light here, its impress
for good upon the national esoutcheon
will never be efaced, its glory furnished
nor will its historic pages, covering a
quarter Of century of active life,
never lose their lus;re.
Against this there is the record of the
Democratic party. Without going into
detail its history for the last twenty
five years is written: when we say that
it opposed and fought against every
thing which the Republican party ad
vocated, and the Democrats are to-day
without single affirm alive plank in 1
platform two years Cd that they dar'
refer to. Their present platform is nov
we'll illustrated by them having as
candidate a soldier who fought agains
them, and president of one of tn
National banks they are trying to abol
ish. The Louisville Courier Journa
says the Republican record is "a yer.
nasty one." No doubt it is to the Dem
ocrats, but if it is the Republicans ar
not afraid to discuss it, and to go be
fsre the people with it. The Democrat
ic party will no. succeed SO 'o-g as /
has abandoned every issue for whiol
1t ever commended. The'Amerioan PEG
pie tired of political clap trap will
cling to the party though but quartz
Of a century old, but having histor.
Of which a nation should be proud.