Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-08-09
We Must Meet In suits,

House Republican, the party must
take the entire responsibility for
what is done and what is not done
during the coming sessions of Cons
gress. Whatever blunders or sins
it has committed in the past, says
the Chester E'ueniaeg NeyS, they
have chiefly been those of omission
rather than of commission, or to put
it another way, lack Of that stall
wartism that characterized the party
during the early days ofits existence.
Parties like individuals, must have
character, and they must be brave in
maintaining what they believe. The
success of the Republican party has
been mainly due to the fact that it
has been outspoken in its creed, and
aggressive in it's character.
But it has had its periods of
doubts, and it has sometimes falter-
ed when it should have been resol-
ute. Whenever it did so, it lost
prestage and power, and strength
ened the opposing forces. The
Democracy came into power not on
its own strength but because the
Republican party became too con-
serative, too cowardly, too willing
to compromise, where compromise
was construed as surrender Had
Republicanism been as stalwart since
1876 as it was before that time,
James G. Blaine would have been
elected President in 1884. We lost
the victory because he wanted our
stalwartism, and instad of being eg-
gressive placed ourselves on the de-
fensive. We may as we'll confess
that the two last administrations of
the Republicans were not of that
wart kind, but that they were tinct-
ured with ugwumpism. Had we
thrown those dangerous parties
overheard we would not have gone
into the contest of 1884 with treason
in our ranks and sentimentality i'm
pairing the vigor of true party 10y
atty.
The Democracy won through the
discussions and divisions caused by
such policy, but the Republicans
saw their mistake and renewing
their fealty to their creed and keep
ing in sight the old land marks,
they regained the powers they had
lost, and are now entrenched in both
the Executive and Legislative branch
es of the government. Whether we
will remain there, or be driven out
at the end of four years will depend
on whether we have strong, stall
wart administration. If we have
we will remain; if not, we may have
to walk the gang plank. The re-
sponsibility rests wholly with us, and
we should be brave in accepting it.
There are live issues to be met,
and our party must meet them with
wisdom and courage. What we
need is an out and out Republican
administration-an administration
that will surprise no principle nor
policy, but will stand on its plat
form first. last, and all the time.
The duty of the President and Con-
gress may be summed up in a sent
ence; to place Republicans in office,
and to carry out in legislation
thorough Republican Policy. We
believe the President will do his
part, and it only remains for the
Senate and House to perform theirs.
Every principle Incorporated in the
national platform should be put in
practice. Faith without words is as
dead as door nail. We want no
more of such still born theories.
Some of the important issues to
be met, are the tariff question, the
International revenue taxes, the
protection of the colored people and
Republicans of the South in their
orivate and political rights, and
others of minor nature. On the
tariff issue our party is pledged, and
it must act promptly and fearlessly
according to promise. 1t should
tighten or entirely remove the burd-
en- Of revenue taxation, and if it
wishes to remain in power it must
see that all citizens have practically,
equal political rights. There must
be no equivocating, no hedging, no
deserting. The people expect
this, nay they demand it, and we
must obey.
The people decided that they did
not wish a continuance of q Demo-
cratic admi nj Stration ond hopoa