Year: 1875

CARL, IOWA, May, Iofo.
ED Press The frequent references
made by the papers to the approach
ing Centennial celebration of our ma
tional Independence, leads our minds
to a review of the first years of our
history. And we are struck with the
difference of characters and circum-
stances between the dates 1889 and
1875: and especially with the contrast
between our lst and 10Th Presidents.
With what respect, honor, and graft
tude the mind reverts to the history
of Washington. President, Emperor
or King was within his grasp. But
his own ambition and aggrandlzement
were made to yield to the public good.
To set a safe precedent, one that would
tend to perpetuate the Union and the
blessings of liberty were more to him
than third term. The reconciliation
of differences and cementing of the
Union was his chief soliciiu lie.


Contrast, too, the men of his admin
istration with those of Grants and
note the difference between them.
Then there was no trampling upon
and overriding the Const1tution-no
special legislation fer mere partizan
ends. Their conceptions were higher.
Their time was not devoted to schemes
for third terms, nor in ceaseless inves-
legations into huge subsidies, paving
jobs and Congressional thefts general
ly-nor was the time of their chief
men employed in frequent attempts at
explaining awsy such dishonest trars-
actions. They were noble men and
nobly did they perform their duty.
Contrast the patriotism of that time
with the usurpations of this. But
why continue these comparisons?
Right and wrong were, specific facts
before our Constitution was framed,
and even before Moses ascended Mt.
Sinai. Truth and justice are founded.
in Gods eternal being and law, and
the political party whose legislation
does not excite recognition of this
truth should be hurled from power.
There are many reasons too well
known to need enumerating, why the
Republican should give place to the
Democratic party, but one of the best
results which we anticipate from their
ascendency into power is the fuller
reconciliation of the North and South,
and this certainly affords very cheer
full and gratifying prospect to all real
the fact that the Republican party have
not yet proved equal to the high states
manship of devising any full and sat
isfactory scheme of reconciling our
differences, and in view of past bad
and mistaken legislation in that direc-
ton, it is pretty certain that the DEM
ocratic is the only party that can bring
about and cement a unity and peace
between the two sections that will
last to the remotest time. And that
the Democratic party will soon have
the satisfaction of accomplishing this,
needs no great power of divinatien to
foretell. The party of Centralism de-
clines, and it will drag to perdition
every leader that cliDgs to it. The
people are awakening to the impend-
ing dangers ahead. In one of the old
plays mortal is led up from one arro-
gance to another until at last he de-
clares himself God. Thereupon he
is struck by lightning and dragged off
the stage. Let Ulysses beware. The
elections indicate the political doom Of
those in sympathy with Ceutralism.-
From Maine to Texas there are rum
blinSs and tokens of a storm. The
sky of the Union glows with heat
for the present. But before
long the usurper who takes the old
play and tries to introduce it into real
life, will find that it is no stage thun-
der this time. Struck by the Gods,
the people lug him out.


w. S. YECAL.