The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-12
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whom we might score were present not only
at the conception hut at the birth of the new
born party baby. When horn IL was hero
II asserted the principle which has rang
around the wcrld with tone that no liberty
loving people has ever yet denied that
I" freedom was national and that slavery was
" SECTIONAL
This Republican party assumed the highest
plane of National virtue. And II maintained
it against all comcrs. II asserted the rights
ofman. II tdcclared that manhood suffrage was
paramount to everything. II elected its hest |
men to office, declaring that men were mere |
subscrvicncies and that principles were |
everything, 1t rcpudiatcd the idea that re-
pudiation of debts, National or state, or rc |
pudiaton of principles was honorable. II
wen, into the War of the Rebellion on prin- |
cjplr. That principle was to keep the |
Union intact. 1t was theory in the party |
(and that theory was cnunciated in presi- |
dent Lincou's letter TO Horace Greeley when
he declared that his purpose was TO preserve
the Union with or without slavery that the
determination was TO bring all sections into
harmony. Measures not men inspired the
theory. The course of the war developed the
fact that nothing could be accomplished
| without the abolition of slavery. Hence,
President Linculn's proclamation was issued.
The war went OH, and finally Ice surrendered
tl Grant and Johnston TO Sherman. They
surrendered to a principle. That principle
was the integrity of the Union. Secession
was dead. When T.. 5. Grant at Arpomattox
in a spirit of chivalry declined TO accept
| Robert Il. Lees sword; when Sherman in
| North Carolina gave the most magnificent
evidence of good will to Johnston 10y the terms
Of the surrender, both acts were accepted as
a triumph of measures and an ignoring of
| men.
| The grand idea of the Republican party
was accomplished. Slavery was abolished,
and the Union was preserved In tho mo
mcnt of rejoicing Booths pistol sent bullet
through the head of the grandest man of the
| century.
Still the Republican party worked. 1t
had no hates. 1t regarded the act of Booth As
an act of madmau. The South as we'll as
the North mourned the death of Lincoln be-
| cause they recognized him as the representa-
tive of measure that had been accom-.
plshed
Then came reconstruction. The South
was passive. The people and the leaders
there saw ignorance elevated over intelli-
grnce. rhe slaves became the masters
Men unused to legislation filled the halls of
the state capitols, and debts were piled up
mountain high. A reaction came.
Then the Republican party saw its
opportunity. 1t went for the spoils The
. right OF the majority and of intel.
! ligencc TO rule was forgotten. 1t recog.
. nized men, not measures. And it has beer
, the party of subseryiency from that tim,
until this day. Men are recognized, moi
, principles. A few years ago the prcminen
n | Republican papers of the country denounced
: one James a. Garfield as one of the mos
| corrupt men i'll legislation. But for the SAX,
o of party eNpedency they support him now
for President of the United States. On tn,
4 | very day that he was nominated Mr. Mura
y llalstead said that the idea of nominating
. Garfield was preposterous, for he had no rec
II ord 60 run Oh. Yet Mr.. Halstead is tryin,
n to-day To prove that James A. Garfield rec
q ord is as pure as that which Cesar de
!, mandcd of his wife.
a 1t is all party cTpediency. They woulc
d not support Garfield for an hour for th
4 nomination.
n So with the candidate for Vice President
Chester A.Arthur. lie was kicked out of tn
,n New York Custom House because of his cor
\ rupton. Yet for party cxpediency he is sup
i ported by the party. Roscoe Conkling, who
s. when travelling ''across the continent re
Is fused TO eat anything but boiled eggs, fu
pr fear spcck of dust might get upon the food
m eats this nauscaus crow of Garfield $ nomina
~ ton. 1t is true that crow is seasoned with tn
q nomination of his pet for the second place o
no the ticket, but lie eats the crow with wr
: face, all the same.
Il. So with John A. Logan and other polit
mr. clans who hate Garfield but for expedienc
il they accept him.
ps How the old party has fallen! 1t wa
III principles and measures once. 1t is men an
O. spols now.
But it is not alone with regard to the Pres
donsy that the Republican party has show
its degeneracy from first principles. 1t Ii,
~ nominated men for Congress who are in I'll
:" estimation of Republicans themselves III
w worthy of u seat there. But the party SUI
o. ports them all the same, simply on the sco
y" of eXpedicncy. Here is Il case in point II
Nv First District in Minnesota is overwheln
:" ingly Republican in n square issue betwet
-" the Republican and Democratic parties. Tn
=" year there is split in the Republican rank
~ Mr.. Dunnell, the present incumbent, al
NJ | ,yh hn los bppn In cnuUrass fnr nv.r t.n v.a 4,
" is n candidate, as is also a Mr.. Ward, wi
IL represents large faction of the Republics
~ party The st. Paul Poneer-Pre gives NJ
We Dunnell the following character:
VI II Is not necessary to affect that Dunncil Is Id,
g. candidate. lie Is nothing of the kind Iie Is mere
nd practical candidate He has not been an ideal mel
, ber Of Congress, lie has disappointed the expect
tlons and dclcd the wishes Of his constituents In I
cs most defiant and aggressive fashion. He has
To the position and Influenced gained ia the HOUSE
Id Representatives To olstruc In the interest OF pr
,ected monopOics IN the East, the passage Of
'" Of vital Importance 10 the producing classes OF Il
ar West. He has used the political Influence gained
MS home organize local machine of the mos, oncrsi
Kind aud made himself the autocrat Of little
pire within the organization Of his party He II
~ been noodessly arrogant even In the assumption
IL this petty party autOcracy and has made himself
lar centre of repulsOn for - yearly-grOwing system
m antagnnisms that has finally Involved tie Repubic
party IN this district In the present disraceu iangl
VIZ lie has dSregarded with the same cool indilcien
hO the appeals of thoughtful eSponents Of public opini
he In his district for fair reflection Of the wishes
Interests Of his constituents In his course upon pub
questions, and the demands Of individual Republlca
h for respectable consideration Of their claims In
lac conduct of the political affairs of the district lie
.l acted though lie were the irresponsible aulOcI
Instead OF the servant of the people. IIe has pefha
Justly forfeited bis personal claims upon the oonnu
support of his constituents.
l. Now an honest man would naturally su
his l'oSo '""' "'', '"'" "''"'''' 10 nav " w
nee l)uhhell wohlh not V" recommended 10 U
act suffrage of the people. But ho is, nevcril
sl- less. The RoHoo-Iress says vote for hi
w.. because it is eXpedient and because he is
practicable candidate. There is only o
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