Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-10-28
W an.ed, A Funeral.


day. 1t will give US the crisis of our
agony. 1t will end five months
political campaign. That it viii
give the Republican party 8 crown.
ing victory is the general anticipa-
ton. Ii it does it will be the end of
the war. 1t will be the beginning
of Union. II will be the new birth,
when the nation will enter upon q
new life. Soon thereafter the veil
that hides the morality and intelli-
gence of the South from the morality
ard intelligence of the North will be
lifted. The two people will be
brought to SEQ and know each other.
The Southern lord will confess him.
self whipped and will lay down his
arms. lie will disband the Demo
cratic rarity and join the Republican
party. The Southron is tired living
out doors. He is q born ruler and
he wants q prosperous party. For
fifteen years the Republican party
has been giving him invitations. He
pinned his faith to a truant party
and hoped to make it victor. All
his efforts have been disappoint-
ments. Now he will offer his lordly
couDsels to the victorious party.
Forsaken by him, soon there will be
no Democratic party. We may
have a few years of quiet. There
may come even stagnation in poll
tics. If the long, weary years of
toll are over no man will have mettle
to break preferred rest. IF the
ground ia not worked weeds will
take root. 1t may be well. In cd
Israelitish law even the soil was
given q rest and the weeds allowed
TO grow every seventh year. Rest
IS necessary for complete refresh
ment. And there must be time for
tho burial and forgetfulness OF
great party. There can be no new
crop in politics until the Democratic
party is buried and forgotten. The
land must be thoroughly rid of it if
it should be by smotheriDg it out in
weeds. Its continuance insures only
crops of wheat badly adulterated
with cheat. There can be no new
issues until the utter extinction of
the Democratic party. Its head has
been dead these fifteen years, and
only the tail of the great serpent has
been Hopping arouLd in pretended
life. 1t emits only cerrion odors
that are inviting and revivifying
only to the vultures Of the other
party. These feed upon decay that
is deadly to useful life. When the
burial is finished and the atmosphere
pure there will be room for whole
somo changes and growth. When
il is dead there will be better reason
for saying that the mission of the
Republican party is ended. Our
party's occupation may then be
gone. No men in America make as
much out of the continued existence
of the Democratic party as the cor
rupt men in the Republican party.
As long as there is breath of the
former to infect the air with its mi
assn and ondanger the health of the
nation, the latter must contend with
the foe and have 20 family guarrels.
When the foes last funeral rites
have passed the lips of its friends
Republicans may weep for want Of
worlds to conquer, and go to i'm
proving the world they have. 1t
will be victor until the last enemy
that hates it for saving the country
is silenced forever and forever.
When that time comes new issues
will appear. Tho people will engage
in progressive work. Then there
may be q "chauge" IF ever tie
Republican party is beaten it will
be beaten because it is not Republic
can enough. 1t may be beaten for
what it mas not done or will not 60,
but for what it has done, radically,
never. Will Democrats take the les
sons given them and bury their par
ty out Of sight?
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