Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-08-07
What The Republicans Have Done.

DctrOit rust ana Tribune.
When the Republicans came into con.
troll OF the government they were con.
frontsd by an armed rebellion; the au
thOrlty OF the nation was defied i'm near
~ one half the union; they were opposed
by hostile and rebel government: the
army and navy of the union were dis.
persed; the arsenals were depleted: the
treasury was beggared; the credit of the
government was destroyed, and all this
was the work of the Democratic party
The Republican party proved equal To
the perilOus situation.
They denounced southern nulIifica-
ton.
They declared secession impossible.
They affirmed the supremacy of the
nation. '"e
They called out the militia to sustain
the laws.
They raised enormous armies and ma.
vles to suppress rebellion.
They encouraged enlistments.
They raised money to sustain the war.
They emancipated the slaves.
They armed the negroes.
They sustained and upheld President
Lincoln.
They conquered the rebellion.
They preserved the Uuion.
They were merciful to the captured
rebels. GU
They disbanded and restored the vast
army to peace footing.
They adopted the constitutional
amendments giving freedom, the fran
ehlSe, and civil rights to the slaves.
They cared for the soldiers and sailors
of the Union.
They cared for their widows and Or
phans. "A" VI
They found war and restored peace.
Iney found slavery and gave freedom.
Tney abolished the wild cat" curren
cy of the states.
Iney gave the people the best secured
currency in the world.
They have saved the people from the
loss or millions of dollars each wear in
broken bank bills. -
Ihey nave saved the people millions of
dollars each year by making the cur-
rency OF equal value in every part of the
They have restored the credit of the
government. Va 'ii0
They have reduced the interest BEARING
debt OF the nation $627, 537, 1874.
Iney nave reduced the annual inter-
est charges from $50, 977. 697 to $7a 6Sa
sSI, saving of 81 ,343, 716 a wear.
Ihey maintained the national faith
and honor. AAi'"
They passed the RESUMPTION act.
They defeated imitation and onnosod
fiat money" 0ppo'ou
They made the greenback worth 100
cents on the dollar. A00
tries. inuuS-
They have protected American me-
They have collected the public reve-
nues at less percentage of cost than
They have handled the moneys of the
government at less percentage of loss
than ever before. VI io''
Inc have secured peace to the country
at home and abroad.
Tney have made the name American
respected In all quarters of the world.
Iney nave secured for the Union fore
mOst place among the nations of the
And all this the Republicans have
done In the face of Democratic obstruc-
ton and hostility.
why should a party with this record
De SET aside to give place to a party, that
opposed and resisted these measures at
every step, and would, if possible. have
deIeated every one of these Republican
acts OF wisdom, to which the country To-
DAY owes Its unity and prospective
WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS NOT
DONE.
The Republicans have done Soma nohIo
thlngS-things that will be remembered
as long as there is history. But there
are some things they did not 90.
They did not use an armV to force
slavery into Kansas.
They did not fire upon fort Sumpter.
Iney did not attempt secession.
They did not plumber the nation of ito
arms. 0 n"'ion VI i's
They did not inaugurate rebellion.
They did not drive American com
merce from the seas.
They did not "huzza" over Union dis
asters. "''
tories.
They did not mourn over rebel defeats
They did not oppose enlistment in the
Union army. " '"'
They were not draft rioters.
Circle" WIZ ""i"'"
They did not commit the atrocities of
Libby, Belle Isle, Salisbury, and Ander-
sOnville.
They did not not oppose emancipation.
Thay were not "Ku Klux."