The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-06-30

needed of this declaration it may be
found in the fact that the policy of the
Republican praty, on each and every
issue, as announced in its platform OF
principles and as accomplished facts
in the shape of statutory and consti-
tutional amendments, has come to be
unqualifiedIy Endorsed by its oppo-
nent, the Democratic party. The
America of to-day, in its marvellous
renaissance from ante-bellum slug
gishness and bankruptcy, freed from
the lightweight of human slavery
and placed on solid foundation of
financial honor and prosperity, is the
work of the Republican party, and of
that party in direct opposition to the
stoutest endeavors of its ancient enc
my to obstruct and defeat. Having
faithfully executed the peoples will
in the past, it is but natural for the
people to confidently expect like COM
petence and fidelity in the future.
But it may be argued that the time
for change has come, and that the
signs of the times indicate political
revolution. The result of the cleo
tons of 1882 will be cited as proof
that the popular will has condemned
the Republican party. That party
has no desire to discount the elections
of last year. Their significance was
not lost, and the party attaches full
value to the meaning of the apparent
reyulsion of feeling on the part of the
people. Despite the sudden storm
and its threatefed danger, the party
was not demoralized. Three great
and representative States went over
whelmingly Democratic by default,
and three "Reform" Governors
were elected. How we'll they have
met the expectations of their friends
is we'll known, The last Legislature
of New York was as unsatisfactory
and obstructive in its operations as
even the infamous General Assembly
that was thrown up from the liquor
league fermentation in the State of
Indiana. Those who hoped so much
from it were sorely disappointed, and
will hardly repeat the experiment of
helping to elect such, while those
who through apathy or spirit of
revenge, stayed away from the polls
and in that State they were num-
bered by the tens and hundreds of
thOusands-will not suffer such a
thing to happen again. The same
features are observable in Pennsyl.
yania, in which State, notably in
Philadelphia, the leading journals
that clamored so loudly for ideal re-
form are sick Of the whole business.
Of Massachusetts nothing need be
said. The election of Butler is so
manifestly and grotesquely ridicul-
Gus that a repetition is beyond the
dreams of the widest speculation in
eccentric politics. The tidal wave of
1882 has completely receded, and left
stranded lot of political wrecks that
nobody claims and for which there is
no longer use.
Behind all this revolution" stands
the Democratic party, the same to-
day in laundering stupidity that it
was in 1861, when it sought to reverse
public sentiment by an appeal to
arms; the same that it was from 1861
to 1869, when il opposed negro civil
rights and negro suffrage; the same
as in 1878, When it unqualifiedly
committed itself against the resump-
ton ofspecie payments the same as
in 1876 and 1880, when it rashly
placed itself on record in favor of "a
tariff for revenue only" On all of
these points, as on scores of others
only less important, it has been beat
eu and scattered and condemned.
1t is now gathering its forces for the
contest of 1884, and will certainly
meet National defeat, because it de-
serves defeat. Essentially free
trade party, it has not the courage to
declare itself. Fearful of the people,
it has no fixed principles on this or
any vital question. Between it's Ran
dalls and Harrisons, its Hurds and
Wattersons, it is now enjoying a
monkey and parrot experience as it
gets ready to write its series of soph-
istries on which to make its ineffectu.
al race in 1884. Between these two par
ties, whose services in the past are so
well known, the people of the United
States will again be called upon to
make choice. The Republican party
has built up the bulwarks of legisla-
ton and National policy. The Dem
ocratic party, in every instance,
sought to retard and defeat the neces-
sary work. The Republican party
will again plainly and unequivocally
announce its purpose regarding every
National question, while the Demo-
cratic will fight to defeat, and finally
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