The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-05-26

as supplement 10 It's iesuiai
ton. We re-publish the following
extracts from
REMARKS INTRODUCTORY.
Politically the Tribune will yield a
hearty generous, unwavering sup
port to the Republican party-the
party represented by the majoriy in
the 3oth and 40th Congress-the par
ty which, during its brief history
has done so much for human pro-
gress, and been instrumental in abol-
ishing one of the worst forms OF
pie, and through whose policy mil
pie, andt through whose policy mil
lions of chattels have been convert
ed from mere pieces of property into
free and independent American cit
liens.
Nor will the Tribune by content
to stop with what has already been
accomplished, but having inscribed
progress" upon its banner, it will la
Dor to secure all the rights and pri-
vileges of citizenship to every native
born citizen irrespectively of caste or
color, and to every alien settler upon
our soil on his compliance in good
faith with the liberal provisions of
the laws of the land. Popular edu-
press, the fullest religious liberty and
press, the fullest religious liberty and
impartial manhood suffrage, are
among the cardinal objects embraced
in the mission of the Republican
party, and until these are secured that
party will not have accomplished the
results which the logic of events"
and the signs of the times clearly
indicate have been committed to its
special custody and fostering care.
During the continuance of the
bloody struggle forced upon the
country by rebels at the South, a
struggle which cost a million Of lives,
filled half a million of graves with
household jewels plucked from North
ern loyal homes, and imposed upon
the country a debt of two thousand
millions of dollars, there was little
danger that Republicans would dis
agree on questions of duty. To
make contribution of blood and
treasure, even to the last drop and the
last dollar, was the recognized stand
ard of duty in all Republican councils,
from the National Conventions of the
party assembled for the nomination
of presidential candidates, down to
the primary meetings in the humblest
caucus room, where delegates were
to be selected or candidates nominal.
ed for the least pretentious duties
With the closing of the war and the
quenching of the fires of open rebel
lion, many new issues came to the
surface, some of them scarcely less
important than those decided by the
sword, and yet demanding to be coll
sidered, and to be adjusted by peace
full methods. Many of these issues
have already been virtually settled;
and but for the sad detection of the
man whom Republicans trustingly
placed in the next place to the head
bfthe Government, it is confidently
believed all or nearly all Of the is.
sues referred to would ere this have
become obsolete, and that our once
united country would have become
thoroughly reunited, with all its
States restored to their former rela-
tons in the Union, and their peo-
ple-all free independent and en-
franchised-would now be fairly en-
tered on the highway of material
prosperity and higher plane of civil
ization than was possible under their
old but now obsolete regime.
Among the issues not yet fully
settled is that of the reconstruction
of the late rebel States. but under
the liberal provisions of the laws en-
acted by the last and the present Con-
gress, the indications are that wis
dom will prevail at the South, and
before many months shall elapse that
the people of those anomalous States
will heartily accept the situation,
close in with the overtures of Con-
gress, do willingly justice ito those
whom they have heretofore op-
pressed, and, by deeds worthy of men
who have foolishly appealed to arms
and been fairly conquered, give salts.
factory evidence that their readmis-
sion to representation in Congress
and the re-possession and exercise OF
their forfeited privileges will work
no mischief to our common country.
AS we have intimated above, this con-
summation, so devoutly to be wished