The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-08-27
KITzMILLERyILLE, Nd,
August 18th, 1881.


ED. REPUBLICAN lin its last issue
the Democrat sounded the first note
of the campaign in Garrett county.
r. will be a disappointment to the
readers of that enterprising journal,
that the first effort of the campaign
should be but stale rehash of what
has been warmed over. year after
wear, for Democratic consumption.
without the addition of single new
Ingredient. This circumstance, at
first thought, might he wrongly at
tributed to barrenness of ideas, but it
will be seen when we come to think
of it, that the Democracy are reduced
TO this dire necessity.
Reference is made, in vague and
general way, to the grand achieve
ments of the Democratic party In
the past twenty years. when in fact
they cannot point to single position
it has taken, but it has been driven
from it in disgrace. and they cannot
name an act of theirs, that has been
in the least degree beneficial to the
Ountry.
While the retrospect of the Democ-
lacy for the past twenty years is filled
with crimes and blunders, which. in
the present forgiying mood ought.
perhaps, to be covered with the
mantle of charity, the Republican
party has been marching onward
with singleness of purpose, truly
wonderful when we consider all
things-the venality, the selfishness,
and the frai!ty of human nature
until to-day it stands a tower Of
strength, a Gibralter, unassailed aud
unassailable. 1t has vanquished its
foes without and Quilted its domestic
disturbances, and the Democracy
dare not oppose single article in its
national creed. The public service
was never so pure and efficient, it
was never SO ably and economically
administered. The recent collection
and disbursement of six hundred
million dollars without the loss of a
cent. has no parallel in the history of
this, or, probably, of any other coun-
try.
The country was never as prosper
Gus as it is now, its credit was never
so good before, and our present finan-
cial system is perhaps the best ever
devised. 1t is great an inestimable
blessing. that the country has been
governed by Republicans, the last
twenty years. There is not one Dem
ocrat in a hundred, but when he sees
the blind. laundering stupidity Of
his party, is glad in his heart that
the Republican party and Republic
can principles have triumphed that
the country has been saved from dis
solution that men are free that the
repudiating tendencies of his party
was defeated that resumption was
accomplished, and that to-day We
are great Nation, with a big N.
The people realize the situation, and
no amount of silly vapOring abont
what the Democracy has done in the
last twenty years. will lead them
away after false gods.
The Republicans Of Garrett county
have become accustomed to the Dem
ocraFs style of braggadocia. and will
not scare this fall "wOrth a cent"
While the Democrats have always
made themselves ridiculous by their
extravagrant claims before each sue
eeeding election, one cannot help
admiring the matter of course man
ner in which they accept defeat, and
the seeming alacrity with which they
come up every year TO receive their
annual drubbing. Surely no Repub-
licaD in Garrett county will begrudge
them the two or three months of
pleasant anticipation. (Which after
all they do not really feel) preceding
the elections. 1t is a very innocent
sort of amusement for them. and no
doubt does them good, and at the
same time is perfectly harmless, and
furthermore they have a right to
keep it up and have a ''real good
time" once every year.
The Democrat compares the party
to Napoleon's Oil guard. There are
doubtless a great many other things
1t might be compared to-. and this
brings to mind the newspaper dis
cussion which followed the great in
ternational prize fight between Heen-
an and Sayers. Heenan, the Amer
lean champion, stood up in the ring
and knocked Sayers down thirty
nine times, and the English made
.r.oot a.dO Ovor their chamDiOn he