Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-01


ton ever rendered greater or more
faithful services. During the war
and the reconstruction period it was
indeed the right arm of the govern
ment. Mr.. Morrill, mentions nine
notable acts which stand to its
credit. These are the tariff act of
1861; the District of Columbia
emancipation act; the free home
stead act; the anti-polygamy act;
the act providing for internal reve-
nue. for the support of the govern
ment the act of giving lands to es-
tablish colleges in every state and
territory: the national bank act s; the
emancipation proclamation, and the
act (of 1869 to provide ways and
means for the support of government
during the war period. A tree is
known by it's fruits, and such are
some of the magnificent fruits of re-
publicanism. 1t is easy to find flaws
in the past Of the party-an organic
alton composed of fallible men can
not in the nature of things be infalli-
ble-but the shortcomings, the sins
of omission and commission are as
the small dust of the balance in COM
parison with the patriotic achieve
ments. And in order thoroughly to
to appreciate this fact it is only nee
essary to remember that the demo-
cratic party was doing while its young
rival was rendering the country SER
vice of incalculable value. During
the war it was the hope of secession,
and after the war, while the repub-
licans were earnestly engaged in
framing legislation which was design
ed to preserve the fruits of the great
struggle, it played the part of a
stumbling-block.
1t is right to argue glorious fu-
ture for the republican party because
its past is glorious. With parties, as
with individuals, what has been gen
orally determines the character of
what is to be. Passing from the
past to the present and future of our
politics Mr.. Morrill,, while expressing
the conviction that his party will be
found equal to all the demands made
upon it, points out the perils to which
it is Immediately exposed" vexed
questions that will require a full
measure of sound judgment for their
prudent consideration and determina-
ton" These are the administration
of the civil service law, the silver
question and the negro problem. Will
the republican party overcome these
perlls or be overcome by them? In
of its history one is fully warranted
in asserting that it will overcome
them. They are difficult problems,
but it has successfully solved many
equally arduous. And what of the
democratic party of to-day? The rum
power of the North and 152 solid
votes in the South give considerable
strength, but it is wrong on the great
issue of the tariff, and with the gen.
eral knowledge of its lack of nearly
all sound national principles its
chances of political success have been
seriously diminished. Glancing ahead,
Mr.. Morrill, is encouraged to hope
for republican success for several
additional reasons. The new states
are all likely to be republican with
the possible exception of Montana
the votes of our foreign-born citizens
are getting to be pretty evenly dis
tributed, with a growing preponder-
ance in favor Of republicanism the
sons of soldiers can be expected to
vote as their fathers fought; while
tthe memory of Henry Clay and the
American (tariff) system has become
fragrant and is no longer provocative
of harsh criticisms in southern lati
tudes. "-TTibune.