The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-20
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msDt, that se have eser md vita. CO..
t@iaA IL IS quaint 0ld-f4shi0Rsd pa
per, suggestive Of year, long since ned,
when In the infancy Of the republic.
our earliest statesmen and political
writers pronounced sentiments which
have finally become, by comm0n accept
anes embodied In the very framework
VI our constitution, and upon which
our government IL based
Gen. Hancock's letter reads like y
diluted page Of the FederalisI IL might
be p4ssod unen ~ . production u
Hamilton or Jayis-when HAmiltO n
and Jay we're boysL We we're especial
ly attracted by the following express
ion: mo form Of government will pro-
tsct the rights Of the people,
unless the administration Is faithful
and. efficient" This statement no man
will deny IL Is precisely the point at
issue A faithful administration is
what tho people OF boui parties are
shining 70 secure, and now The great
question Is, which party Is likely 10
most faithfully administer national af-
fairs during the next four years. win
General Hancock or General GARFIELD
most faithfully and efficiently admins
ter tho duties Of executiveY An old
friend says We can best judge OF the
future by the experience OF the past.
For an answer TO this question let US
refer 70 the pAstg How were public af-
fairs administered during the time
that James Buchanan was president I
lie wa n lifelong democrat; lac was n
conscientious supporter Of all party
measures. Fron hrst 10 hast his en-
tire career. extending over many y~ara,
was devoted TO the democratic party;
and what did all this result inY Mr..
buchanan ended his political iife rs
president Of the United States While
exercising the duties OF this Office, his
va~cillating. u not reasonable policy,
seriously endangered the existence OF
the union. No intelligent man can
conscientiously affirm that the admins
tIation Of public affairs was faithful
and Efficient while the last OF the long
line Of democratic presidents occupied
the chair.
Abraham Lincoln was the first presi-
dent OF the republican party. His ac-
cession vas the beginning OF n new
era. During his term the government
was efficiently and faithfully admins
tered. Ali OF his energies, aud under
his direction, all the OF the
government were devoted 10 the pres
ervation Of the union, which its enemies
were seeking TO overthrow, In which
attempt they had been encouraged
by the culpable neglect Of the preceding
democratic administration. MI. Lin
coins administration was so efficiently
directed to this great purpose that the
southern wing OF the democratic party
was foiled; treason was crushed. Tho
great work Of maintaining the union
was achieved. The integrity of the
union has been and still Is the grand
cardinal principle Of the republican
party. This may be In n measure ow-
Ing TO the circumstance that the ear
Lest efforts Of the party were made In
defence OF the union; also, It was n
principle bequeathed TO them by the old
whig party, who were In former days
most strenuous supporters Of the union,
when assailed by Calhoun and other
democratic advocates OF notification
and secession.
Tho republican party is to-day
the great bulwork Of constitutional
principles. The integrity of the
union constitutes the line OF division
between the two great political parties.
II Is essentially u republican principle.
and In a measure, nm anti democratic
sentiment. 1t Is impossible to deny
that a large proportion OF the men pro-
Tossing democratic principles In the
United States, arc not favorable to tho
union; more than this, they would
gladly behold It's destruction. Should
favorable opportunity offer they would
revive, or seek TO revive the last cause.
We feel that w do not exaggerate, here
W. mako no sweeping assertion; we in
dulge In no personal invectives, but
we are sustained by existing facts,
when we state that love Of union Is not
q Democratic sentimept Individ uaIa