Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-07-18

THURSDAY, July 10, 1901.
The Democrat on the Presidents
Message. =
= The Dr~ocyof published an extra last
b, week. giving. as it termed them. "Qaota,
tions and TRANSACTIONS from the Presi-.
dent's Message. with Notes and 0bssrys--
tons" II is most Infamous production.
which no one but traitor to his country
would have written OF published at, this
time. We do net propose at present to
notice or attemptto refute the misrepre-
seststions and lying declarations which
abound throughou, the vile compassion
Ii Is sufficient to say that the man who
whote 1T is doubtless the same who was
heard to say in April last. IL hope Beau
regard may capture W ashington, and hang
Lincoln and all his Cabinet,
- To enable the reader to contrast the diff
ference between patriotic Democrat. one
who. lie Douglas, can rise superior to par
" IN times like these, and one who, like
the suthor Of the Democrat extra. suffers
his party prejudiccs to make him . trail
tor, We append q. couple of extracts. both
from Democratic papers. The first is
from Haspcr's New York Hseekly. the
other from the Fremont. Ohio. Democrat
Read them and see the difference between
their views of the Message anil the Prcsi-
dent and those expressed By the author Of
che Democrat extra ala''s ts' r..
81 7s.iffL : ma = SCI rfssffa =. a1E
$50 - VEL Ihe Message. ara e4er
ia The Message of the President Is tysly
American. Among az the messages of
lsee Fears 1t Is the most rthorougly demo
cratic. With an acute perception Of the
essential point of the ease-that this is a
moyement of the people or it is nothing.
since the Government is nothing except as
the people uphold the makes his state
nent and appeal through their representa-
stives to the people themselves. = +. 49,
- But still more than this. While many
Presidents OF many parties would have en-
isieavored to save the Government by force
of arms. not all Presidents would so clear
u comprehend or so simply state what the
: Government was that they were saving
This Government was founded upon the
rights of man; and for the first time in
long yesrs the President recognizes that
fact Presidents messages for many years
have been labored defenses of An oligarch-
seal and aristocratie administration Of the
Government. AT length there is peo
pies President in no mean sense; and the
Government of the United States is re-
stored to Its original principles. 1t is not
a matter OF party. but of patriotic congrat-
/, nation. sa-s1 s3 -
The character and scope Of our system
Z have never been more admirably stated
than in the following extract from this
Message. IT would have been good
:. thing to make the reading of the Message
q special order for the day in every
camp of the citizen soldiers Of the United
States. How the cry would have rung
from the Missouri to the Pcnobscot,
"God save the President of the United
States and all Others in authority
), This IS essentially peoples contest.
On The side Of the Union i is struggle
for maintaining in The world that form
and substance of government whose lead
ing object is TO elevate the condition of
men, to lift artificial weights from ell
shoulders. to clear the path of laudable
pursuit FOR all. to afford AL an unfettered
start and far chance in the race of life.
.yselding to partial and temporary depar-
lures from necessity. This IS the leslipg
object OF the Government for whose exis-
tcnee we contend- I am most happy to
believe tina: the plain people understand
and appreciate tins. Hopes Weezly.
Va. The Psesidess's Message sse
sdi We have only room to say Of the mos
sssge of President Lincoln. that we regard
it as an able aud patriotic paper 1t sue
.cessfully yindiestes the policy of tho al :
Manifestation in dealing. with the great re-
hell'on thus far-cuts up the doctrine Of
Secession BY the roots. and will serve
greatly to strengthen public confidence in
the ability Of The Government to crush the
traitors. Loyal men, Of whatever party
name, can heartily endorse this message
The Presidents only purpose is, 10 upheld
the Government. and he has chosen the
'osly 'messsst his tiisp rsalto do thisl-thc
Last resort efsll Governments to preserve
-leheiv existence x0H6 - io fu8cf-- sai
.aei What. then.is the daty of Democrats
s~Aof all usen-in this crisis? To give to
che constituted authorities I'll she encour-
egement and aid in our power. orto weak
en- their hands in this great struggle by
publishing to TIE WORLDLY sounding Il in
the ears of the rebels, that We are ''con-
WINGED that the National Administration is
wholly incompetent to manage the Gov
esnment in Its present critical zconditioa,
- was done byss little knot. If gentlemen
~ ceagmbas last wesksi The path which
bpstssotisu points ont is plain. Loyal
snea will. have no officially in 6ndiag il.
snef viii they b dstsrssd, BY the party dis