The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-10-09
WHY GENERAL GRANT is A RE-
PUBLICAN.

General Grant has strength of ,iudg-
ment and directncSs of speech which
give terrific force to his deliberate eX-
preSsions of opinion, and his explanation
of the reason why he is a Republican,
which he gave ut Warren, Ohio. last
week, will rouse the patriotism of the
whole party. The influence Gen. Grant
is yet to exert in this campaign can hardly
be overestimated.
81 am Republican as the two great
political parties are now divided, because
the Republican party is a national party,
seeking the greatest good for the greatest
number of citizens he declared. He
then added: "There is not precinct in
this vast nation where Democrat can
not cast his ballot and have it counted as
east. There are fourteen States and To-
calites in some other States where Re
publicans have not this privilege In
these words he touches the supreme ques-
ton of the time We're colored men at
the South permitted to cast their ballots
and have them counted as cast. Jefferson
Davis would be as likely as General Han
cock to become President. The Repub-
lean party must see that the slaves
whom it emancipated are protected i'll
the rights of citizenship, and while col
orcd men are denied participation in hon
est elections, General Grant will be found
an earnest Republican.
The Democratic party is united in
but ore thing, and that is i'll getting
control of the government in all its
branches" is the way General Grant
terSely put the INSCRIPTIONS greed o.
the party behind the soldiers mask to
obtain official plumber. He scathin.l,
referred to the defense by Democrats of
principles in one part of the land which
they as vehemently denounce in another,
according to the sentiment Of the people.
In Que State they hug the rag baby to
win votes. and in another they riaicule
GreenbackerS to please hard money men.
and every where they turn their coats.
whenever there is hope of thus winning
votes. General Grant has given them a
character that will stick in saving that
their sole principle is to obtain posses
sion of the government in order that
they may feast upon official plumber.
The Republican party assures prot. c.
ton to life and property, the public
credit and the government debt and
therefore General Grant likes it. 1t fos-
tiers production of the farm and manu-
f,ctories, it encourages the education of
the rich and the poor alike, it is the party
of progress. in the domain it controls
every one has the opportunity to make
himself the most he is capable Of DO
you believe this can be truthfully said of
! the greater part Of the fourteen States
where the Democratic control is abso-
lute?' inquired General Grant. 1t can
not. and therefore the Democratic party
/ stands condemned.
General Grant says that the victory of
! the Republican party in November will
/ help overcome sectionalism. He refers
to his hospitable reception in Southern
| States and his frank conversation with
| Southern men. and believes that many of
those who were against him in war ''sin-
cerely wish a break cup in the Solid South
| political condition. The election of
Gen. Garfield. followed by the fair treat.
ment Of Southern interests to which he
is known to be devoted, would afford the
better class Of men 4 prctext to break
away from the slavery which binds them
to a party name and the increased pros
perity of the entire nation would be the
result. Can unprecedented and reasonable
men resist the vigorous logic Of General
Grant 5 great speech. or reject the faith
which lie so periodically and 50 proudly
declares?