West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-10
"a Republican Superstition"

Stion that n the Republican party
goes out of power "the country will 80
to pot"
This "Supcrstition" is all the more
remarkable because the Republicans
who are governed 10y il are in the habit
of assocatng in all other affairs with
the very Democrats who. i'm case of a
Democratic success. would administer
the Government They deal with them
in business; they are often partners i'm
tho same commercial enterprises L
Democrat often intrustS tho Re.
publican and the Republican the Demo
crat with his most important interests
They frequently 90 tn the same church
and take or administer the + ties of IL.
mutually in each others behalf They
are socially the best of friends and
ncignbors do one another acts of kind
ness. help each other i'm difficulties.
sympathizc with each others iovs and
gricfs, marry aud are given in marriage
with one a,.othcr.
Yet, after ali these signal proofs OF
trust in one anothcr's honesty. ability
and integrity, many II Republican br.
licves, or affects To believe. that the
same men would. i'm public affairs.
wreck his own and his fcllow-citlcns'
interests. Republicans will give the
Democrat unlimited credit i'm business;
allow him TO act as his trustee and mau.
agcr in large and important matters
and in some cases trust hs Judgment and
honesty as he would not trust his own
brother. Yet in public affairs bo
shrinks from giving him any lot OF
share in the administration of the Coy
crnment. i'm which the Democrat has
lust as great and vital an interest as the
Republican has.
"A genuine superstition is rational and
consistent. The true Mohammcdan re-
CARDS the Christian rs vile inlidcl -
the oilscouring of the earth whom he
ought ALWAYS To dcspisc. and, If he dare,
To Kill. Everything the Christian
touches is dcliled, and tho follower oi
the true prophet associates with him
only SO far M his fear of the Christ an 3
iron-clads and armies force him to do SO.
But the "Ropublican superstition. "
after admitting that the Democrat may
he good neighbor, n good friend. n
good banker, u good merchant a GOOD
trustee, superintendent. president OF
manufactures or railroads, honest. up-
right and truthful, turns about and dc.
claroS not merely that the Democrat is
mistaken rs To his views of the Govern.
ment and public policy, but that he is
eagerly and anNiously awaiting the
chance to destroy the country and ruin
the earthly prosperity of every man.
woman and child in IL.
III the Democrats were n mere hand
full Of lawless, ambitious, desperate
men, bent on getting possession ol
power by force or revolution, the Re
publican fear of them would be intel.
lgibc. Instead of that they constitute
onc-half of the people %. the Un'tod
States. I'm 1876, counting The whole oi
the opposition, the Republican party
was 100000 votes in the minority. fl
the Democratic party is the dang .rous
party which the Republican superstition
represents 1t, this form of government il
n total failure. ii onc-half the people
in this country, who are citizens, voters.
farmers, manufacturers, laborcrs. pro-
fcssional men, are bent on gcttiny pos
session of the government only 10 de.
stroy it., then the Nation is doomed II
can never exist with one half Of its citi-
zcns so ignorant. so unpatrotic. or su
disafccted rs the "Rcpublican supcrsti.
ton represents il TO br.
The superstition is all the more alb
surd, because these same terrible an.
hrchlsJS, as the 'Rcpubllran sup"rSil-
ton regards them, have had posses
sion OF score of State Governments.
! They to-day arc, rs they have been he.
| fore, in possession Of Connecticut. New
York, New Jersey. Ohio, Michigan.
Delaware, Colorado, Pennsylvania.
Tennessee. Nevada and Cal fornia.
Nothing has occurred in these States to
show that the Democrats arc not lust
~ capable and homes in their admins
tration as their opponents have boon.
In many instances there has been ac.
knOwlcdgcd improvement i'm tho
economy and efficiency Of the Adminis.
tration. According 10 "tho Republican
superstition these States should have
been given over 10 anarchy and dcvitr,
such a. RACED in tho Southern state.
during the reign Of Che carpet bag
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