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Editorial August 25, 1868

Morning Republican

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas

What is this article about?

A Republican newspaper editorial from the 1868 presidential campaign urges support for Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax against Horatio Seymour and Francis P. Blair, warning that Democratic victory would lead to war and desolation while Republicans ensure peace and prosperity. It calls for increased subscriptions to disseminate Republican views.

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CAMPAIGN REPUBLICAN.

Let us have Peace."

Grant and Colfax,
AGAINST
SEYMOUR AND BLAIR.

PEACE AND PROSPERITY!
With the success of the Republican Party.
WAR AND DESOLATION!
With the success of the Democratic Party.

The Presidential campaign upon which we are now entering, will be a hotly contested one. The leaders of the Democracy are marshalling their rebellious hosts for another desperate attempt to destroy the Government, and bring ruin and desolation upon the homes and families of the people.
We call upon all true and faithful Republicans all peaceable, law-abiding citizens, all who love order and fear anarchy, to come forward and aid us to

Put Down the Madmen
who would plunge the country into
Another
War!

LET
Grant
and
Colfax,

PEACE WILL COME, AND COME TO STAY"

But if Seymour and Blair are elected, remember that they are pledged to
DISPERSE THE CARPET BAG GOVERNMENTS
as they rebelliously term the Reconstructed Governments of the South!
If you would save your homes, your families, your wives and children, from the
HORRORS OF WAR,
come to the rescue of the Republican Party, whose great leader and invincible chief has said, "LET US HAVE PEACE."
We ask our friends everywhere to help us increase the circulation of the REPUBLICAN. A good newspaper is the greatest lever you can put in the hands of the people.
If you want to aid the Republican Party,
HELP TO INCREASE OUR SUBSCRIPTION LISTS!
If you want GRANT elected President,
DO YOUR BEST TO DISSEMINATE
LIGHT!
If you want to put down Rebels, Traitors and Demagogues, SEE TO IT THAT THE REPUBLICAN IS PUT BEFORE EVERY VOTER.
Let every Republican be up and doing. Our adversaries are watchful wary and untiring. if we would vanquish them, we must likewise be watchful and active and industrious. Vigilance is the
Price Of Liberty!
Be wide awake!
Be active and energetic!
Work for the good of the Party!
Work for your Country, your Homes, your Firesides!
Encourage us, who stand as sentinels on the Watch Towers
SEND US SUBSCRIBERS—let them come in THICK AND FAST, and then We will know you are at work in earnest.
WE GO TO THE FRONT!
when the brunt of battle falls on us.
If we are supported by the aid of friends, we will whip the enemy. But if our friends falter or are Idle and listless, we cannot succeed.
Who will be the first to send us forward the needed supplies?
Let the ball be put in motion at once, and keep it rolling until the last enemy of Republican Government is conquered, and
Peace Accomplished!

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
FOR THE
CAMPAIGN.

Weekly Republican,
50 Cents for the Campaign
OR
50 Cents for four Months

To the trade or the clubs at these rates.

What sub-type of article is it?

Partisan Politics War Or Peace

What keywords are associated?

1868 Election Grant Colfax Seymour Blair Republican Campaign Peace Prosperity Anti Democrat Newspaper Subscriptions

What entities or persons were involved?

Grant Colfax Seymour Blair Republican Party Democratic Party

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Support For Grant And Colfax Against Seymour And Blair In 1868 Election

Stance / Tone

Strongly Pro Republican, Warning Of War Under Democrats

Key Figures

Grant Colfax Seymour Blair Republican Party Democratic Party

Key Arguments

Republican Success Brings Peace And Prosperity Democratic Success Leads To War And Desolation Democrats Aim To Destroy Reconstructed Southern Governments Support The Republican Newspaper To Aid The Campaign Vigilance And Activity Are Needed To Defeat Adversaries

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