The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-07-08
Republican Duty.


nominees of the Republican party for
President and Vice-President. They
were made such after the most pro-
tracted contest ever known to the Re-
publican party. Before the Convention
that nominated them appeared as can
didates some of the most distinguished
men of the country. They were fairly
aud honorably nominated, and as such
nominees they are not only entitled to
the sufrages of those who believe in
the principles upon which the Republi-
can party is founded, but they are fair
ly entitled to the active, earnest, ener-
getic support of Republicans. The
campaign upon which we are about to
enter will be one of the most hotly con-
tested the country has ever witnessed.
1t will be a campaign on the part of the
Democratic party of desperate despera-
ton, and it behooves every Republican
in the land to prepare for work. 1t is
the sheerest folly and nonsense to. un-
derestimate the strength of our adver-
sary. With almost enough Electoral
votes to secure the election guaran-
teed from that section of the country
that furnished the architects of the great
treason that for four years had its hand
upon the throat of the Nation, they hope
to secure enough additional votes from
Northern States to make success GER
tain. The danger is much greater than
the people of the North realize. In the
great contest it will be decided whether
that section Of the country, which we
were compelled to whip into submission
to the Government, shall control and
manage the country they sought to de-
stroy, whether the party and the peo-
pie who hold allegiance to State Gov
ernments above and superior to their
allegiance to the National Government
shall triumph over the party that puts
the Nations flag first and then the BAN
ners of the States. There is no use
mincing matters. The Confederacy in
tends to mass for one last and desperate
struggle. If on account of the luke
warmness of the Republicans and pa
triotic men of the Northern States they
succeed, the result will. be such as to
startle the loyal people of the country
only after it is too late.
The HaUkeye is no alarmist. 1t does
not believe that all Democrats are bad
men, or that they are all traitors. 1t
does not go so far as to say that the
Democratic party would make another
attempt to divide the Union. 1t does
uCuCtC, HoWCNCis DCuOCLotlC
party of this country is as much under
the lead of the secession element of the
party as it ever was during the days of
slavery. 1t further believes, and the
record of the party the past two years
gives it ample evidence for believing,
that if the party shall be restored to
power, every measure of war leg
islation, in the language of Congress
man Blackburn, one of the leaders
of the party, would be wiped from
the statute books" Does any sane man
believe that once in control of both
branches of Congress and the Execu-
tive department Of the Government
a party that has advocated the high
handed and revolutionary measures
that have been advocated by the pres
ent Democratic Congress would stop
short of anything? Most certainly not.
1t is no time for Republicans to hesitate
aud halt. Their duty is plain. Full
and hearty allegiance to the ticket
nominated at Chicago. Earnest and
active work for the party from this
day ON until the close of the battle in
November. What matters it now if you
did not get your man. We have got
the partys man, and neither your per-
sopal preference nor the attempt of
your political enemy to tear down and
blacken the character of your candidate
should deter you from doing yourpolit-
ical duty.
The Ha,0keye would urge upon its
readers not to underestimate either the
importance of the coming struggle to
the country and all its best interests,
nor the strength of the desperate and
determined adversary. Let every Re-
publican be in line, and with shoulders
touching, march forward to certain vic
tory, and a final triumph over Solid
South and States-right Democracy
Burlington Hawkeye.