Year: 1878

POmpOus and fluffy politicians, sucI


as rise above party when the partie.


have thrown them, have at periOdica


times, for nearly twenty years, made
the grave declaration that the Re,


publican party has fulfilled its mis-


sion, and should, therefore, disband


and let parties arrange themselves on


general questions Of State. The frs


reason was that the party had con.


eluded its mission To prevent the ex.


tension OF slavery into new territory.


and that this question was now left tC
popular sovereignty, and, therefore


there wss nothing more for il to do.
/ The second was when it had elected


Lincoln. 1t was thought by these


wise men that the South might be


reeoneiled to that II the Republican


party would see that its mission was
completed, and would dissolve. The


venerable Thomas Ewing was one


who offered this counsel.


The next was when the Republican


party had saved the nation from dis
solution had, against the malignant,
untiring and most reasonable oppO-
sitiOn OF the Democratic party sus-


tained the government through q
long and vast war, which strained
Its resources, credit, and courage TO
the extreme had saved the National
Union, re-established the public
credit, brought the revenues up to
the need, and made all that we have
as q nation Unidentified solely with
the Republican party.


We need not pursue this profound no
party Stiffness further. Politicians will
remember that every achievement
made By the Republican party In the
course OF emancipation, eBfranchise-
ment, rehabilitation ofStates, restora-
ton OF public credit, reduction of
taxes, and OF the burden of the pub
lie debt was made an occasion for
some Of these political drones to prove
sOlemnly that the Republican party
had accomplished its mission, and
should disband and let its elements
arrange themselves anew.


The argument Is that 8 party which
was called into existence by 3 great
need which has been found equal to
the greatest emergencies, and which
has saved the country from political
dissolution, is not suited 70 govern 1t
In less trying circumstances, and
should then disband to give place 10 3
party which failed when tried by Sc
riOus affairs. 1t Is as II q master should
say to the seamen who worked the
ship safely through the typhoon that
their mission was ended, and they
must give place to those who skuiked
below decks in the storm.


The Republican party alone has a
history that Is identified with the ex-
istence Of the nation, and with all
there Is OF fidelity, patriotism, honor,
and good report connected with IL.
They can proudly point to the restored
nation, to its rescued credit, It's re-
deemed finances, its control OF its
own destiny, It's recovery OF the re-
spect Of foreign powers, and say this
Is the work OF the Republican party.
In all this the Democratic party had
no hand save to oppose It at every
stage, and to do Its utmost to destroy.
The Republican party Ia the only
party with q history that the young
man can attach himself to without
taking on party heritage Of infamy.


The party which alone Is faithful
and adequate in great questions Of
State, and In times of great peril, is
the only party that is fit to govern at
any time. And In an elective gov
ernment great affairs are continually
up. Only little while sgo
there was another round of this
solemn declaration that the RapubIi.
can party had Gone its mission, and
should step down and out, and let its
elements drift into new organizations.
Yet the signs are increasing that the
party Is the only his
tortcal party that will remain, and
that the dissolving Democratic party
will be swallowed by the new party,
herded together upon the one Ides OF
paper money imitation.


Already has the Democratic party
discarded every pretense Of party doc
trine save this but instead Of causing
the Nationals to disband, 1t Is fast
dlssolVtng the Democrats. The lead
ers can not hold fast their mAssss
against new party, to whose sole
idea they have surrendered all there
was Of Democratic doctrine. They
thought to catch the 9reenbackers,
but have been captured by them.
The same surrender is breaking the
solid South. All this Is consolidating
the Republican party, and braeing It
up to the principles Of honest money,
money Of stable value, money which
shall be fixed standard Of private
contracts and public faith.


There will eventually be but two
parties, the Republican, aud the par
ty herding together with all the
monetary delusioDs the party Of
money Of shifting value ;of irredeem-
able legal tender notes, increased ac-
eording TO the party demand the
party Of that which has ever been
the most potent instrumentality for
stealing away tue earnings OF labor,
and enriching the speculatOr and
money dealers. Can any one doubt
that the Republican party, planted on
the rock Of sound money, will pre-
vail ? Even II the paper money de-
lusiOn should now seem a whirlWind,
all experience and all reason teach
that Ii must sOon blow itself out and
react.


The plain signs Of the times should
make the Republican party lift up
the banner Of sound money where It
has In any degree been lowered. And
one OF the conditions of sound money
is that the smount Of credit money,
however 1t may be authorized, shall
be guAged not by forcing the issue,
not by arbitrary prescriptions Of the
volume, not by new inventions to try
how great an amount can be forced
out and kept AfOat upon confidence,
and by Inconvenience Of conversion,
making dangerous fabric to collapse
at the touch Of distrust-but by that
which will naturally circulate with
convenient conversion to coin at
every national bank and every Sab
Treasury. This Is one OF the essen
tIal conditions Of sound money. The
Republicans have everything to gain
by lifting up the standard. They
could only lose everything by letting
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