The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-24
Attention !


Under the system of government exist.
ent in the United State. there must of
necessity be political parties. organizations
through whose ag' ncy the individual can
make felt and manifest his peculiar ideas
in relation to National and State govern.
ment. While this may TO certain degree
be the condition under all forms of con-
stitutional government, il is particularly
true in that form of government as we sec
it cxempilied in the democracy of Ameri.
ca. BY democracy We do not refer TO the
political tenets of Il particular party. but
rather TO that God.inspired principle of Il
government of the people by the people,
etc. There are no political parties in tic
United States today which have, or can
have any possible hope tor success in tho
S rife for political ascendancy whose party
platforms and party principles are not
grounded in true democracy. Hence il
party organization is 10 have permanent
and important existence in the United
States it must continue to build upon this
common foundation of democracy,
super.struciure Of tenots and living prlnci-
pies for the betcrment of government and
through government the masses of the
people. The Democratic party $50 called)
which by turn of the wheel of political
fortune has, after an absence of many
years again reached the goal Of party
ambition-gained not its temporary vic
tory because of the superiority of its poit-
teal principles, but because of The weak
ness engendCred in. the Republican party
trough the channels Of party faclionalism
and general party apathy, which factors IN
defeat arose in a greater or less degree from
the zone man idea," that man whom,o-
ever he may be can be greater than
the party with which lie a!filiates,
from this same cause came Jack of har
mony and consequent weakness and
through weakness came defeat. And let
us hope and pray that from the expert
ence of the past we may gather strength
for the future. Bear this in mind brother
Republicans, that the living principles of
the party through whose repres. natives in
the person of the martyred Lincoln, the
immortal Grant and Sherman and Sheri-
dan and Seward and Stanton and Sumner
and Garfield and the ovs in Blue this
land of happy homes and free government
was saved from utter dissolution, threat
ened il by the traitors and conspirators of
the Confederacy (,hc remnants of which is |
the source from which the Democratic |
purity organization draws lis support and |
life principle to day. still exist in the lib |
eral construction which the Republican |
party has ever given to the constitution;
based upon the truism that the small
though passably comfortable log cabin,
which the pioneer erects upon the small
clearing in the wilderness, suited to his
present wants however well, may not be
adapted 10 the necessities of the old set
tier" with his family of goodly proportions
and his broad acres of grain and meadow
land; and again through the party princi-
pie OF protection TO The American farmer
and artisan and manufacturer in the tariff |
that seeks to preserve the home market
for Americans. And again, America for
by this is meant not alone
native born, but also those who manifest a
q sincere desire to and do become Ameri.
can citizens. These are the strongholds of
Brother Republicans of
Owosso fall into the line of party push and
progress. Cast your strength with your
party by identifying yourselves with the
Club organization in your city. which,
though not extensive in its proportions is
4 part and factor in the irresistible strength
Df League organization inauguratcd
throughout state and nation.
A REPunIICAx