Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-27
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party announce to all who march under
its banner that the first test OF a good Re-
pubuean is to assist in building up bar
riers OF sectional hate between the States
OF the North and those of the South. The
Republican party in Ohio this year is
seeking success at the polls upon the as
sumption that more than one-half OF all
our Ameri an citizens are enemies
or the government, waiting a favor
able opportunity to overthrow
1t. The cry that Democrats
because they are Democrats are danger
GUS citizens, should be rebuked by all
patriotic citizens. The cry raised by the
Republican leaders in the Springfield con-
Vention that the administration of the
affairs of the government has fallen INTO
the hands OF its enemies demonstrates
that the leaders and managers in that
convention. in their zeal to promote party
interests, disregarded every rule of recti-
tude and honor"
What is your reference?'
"Fhe Republican party in Ohio for some
years past has been slowly drifting into
the hands of men who have been using it
to advance their own ends. Gen Grant
expressed my meaning when he said that
the men who did not get enough of fight
ing during the war are doing the fighting
now. Why, just look for a moment at the
men who were undermining Gen. Grant
when he was doing all in his power to
carry out the reconstruction policy and
secure lasting settlement of affairs are
the men who have been the most rampant
for fight whenever they saw their own
personal advancement depended on it.
But these are not the days when men
were driven like cattle or led around with
HOOKS IN THEIR NOSES,
and the intelligent voters of OHIO are not
going to be hamboOzled into believing that
another rebellion ia coming, when the
very air Is vocal with the Jubilee of peace
and good will. The men who fought great
battles, both North and South, are hearth
ly in accord in desiring that the issues
that have so long divided the country be
forever settled. Trade and com merce. the
development of a mighty country, all COM
bine in asking for living legislation and
grand advance movement. For fifteen
years the platforms of the Republican
party, both State and national, have rung
out tor economy and purity in the public
service, and yet, when man has been
found, who, like President Cleveland,
makes vital the very principles they have
been maintaining, they turn around and
denounce him as an enemy to the govern
ment. The truth of it is that in one Of
those strange evolutions of American pol
ltlcs the Democratic party has
SNAPPED PRINCIPLES
with the Republican party. and a Demo-
cratic President is dong for the country
to-day what would have been accom-
plished years ago had the professed prln-
ciples OF the Republican party been ad-
hered to. 1t was just 50 after the reyo-
lutionary war, when in a few years the
Federalists and the Tories changed places
entirely. The fact of it is Democratic
government, as Lincoln said, is of the
people, by the people and for the people,
aud If one set 0. men fail another set will
be found to do their work. Holding the
views which do. must most emphati-
cally decline to march in the so-called
Republican procession this fall. / can
not obey the commands of such leaders,
and shall Enormously resist every effort
they may put forth to subvert good gov
eminent and exalt themselves at the ex-
pe2se of a reunited country"