The state journal., 1884-04-12
Reasons why the National Re
publican Party should Triumph.


We conclude, after mature de-
Liberation, that no greater calamity
could befall the people of this coun-
try, and their every endearing In
terest, than the defeat of the Repub-
lican party in this, the Presidential
campaign of '84. There are numer-
Gus candidates mentioned for the
presidency, all of whom have excel
lent records, and any one Of whom
would, we believe, favorably admins
ter the affairs Of State, and with
general credit fill the bill. Among
SO many good men, it is difficult to
say which is the fiLtest We there
fore think it our bounden duty to
support, and to admonish all others
to give all possible aid to the nomi-
nee. Why? Because whatever good
or advantage has accrued, or that we
have enjoyed, 50 far as we have any
practical knowledge, has redounded
from not only republican form Of
government, but from the Republican
party. So far as the race with which
we are identified is concerned, We do
not think it wise to change horses
while crossing q stream. We know
to what extent the national party
has gone. They know to what eX-
tent we are beneficial to them, and
they must, Of necessity, continue to
fbSy ~aEEr ana ID thai tR6st TIER power IS as
sured by the alliance OF this important
factor, colored voters, they too well
know to question We are, there
fore, closely connected as to our pub
lie or political interest. We must
not overlook the fact that the oppo-
site party, the Democracy, have ma
terially aided US, in a local way, in
many communities, and thereby have
put to shame many Republican
leaders, who have been and are
favored with ample opportunities
to show their appreciation to their
devotional allies of twenty-five years
standing. Some OF us regard this
movement of the democracy as an
evidence of sincere change Of policy,
while others of us. regard it as
shrewd diplomatic mapeuyer, as a
means to an end. With the major
portion Of our reading and thinking
people, it is very difficult to instill in
their minds that the party who for
centuries enslaved them, grew rich
from their labors, sold them as goods
and chattels, separating parents and
children, decorating their bodies and
limbs, with the raw hide and other
means of punishment, for trivial Of
lenses, and inflicted other TEXTURES too
numerous too mention, causing a
nation of millions to grow in ig-
norance and filth, and, in many in
stances, taking advantage of innocent
women to appease their hellish lust,
aud then revel in the filthy lucre
gained from the sale of the offspring
thereof-we say that it is difficult to
make us all believe that there is any
thing else but sinister motive at the
bottom Of Democratic leniency. 1t
with one branch of the government
already in their control, they en-
courage the numbering of men, women
and children for political reasons, what
would they not do with the presidency
and its one hundred thousand i'm
portant federal appointments For
these reasons, and from the fact that
they for twenty-five years have been
compelled to fast for political mama,
it would be unsafe to entrust them
with the reins of government. When
they were in power, not satisfied with
t he accursed revenue Of slave traffic
they almost wholly depleted the
United States treasury. Acadaverous
gang lose sight of custom and Ell
quette when placed before paIpable
goods. So let us blend every effort
to keep them in the back ground.
THE free.traders of the House have