The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-11-27
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/ but the wrong done 20 ynu. prnusyl.
vania, with It's three m mlliOrs of people.
| Is neutralized in tho Senate by The u,"u
! without constituencies tApplHu4.
But beyond thi4 the leaders Of that mr..
| ~ have c)n,pircl to concentrate ppwcy
into the bands OF the Ecnatc. II hss
bound tho President OF tho United
States hand and feet, .nd given over
his appointing power to the scnatr.
'rbt executive and judicial Departments
Of the government have been deprived
Of their due share OF power. Tho strur.
/ ture Of our government has bpen iuiur
ed. / ask intelligent men what they
think OF the conduct of tho mcn IN
POWER towards the judiciary that judi
ci0ry that in another country saved
Great Britain from anarchy, and amid
the clements OF civil war asserted The
right Of the people tO fair trial by
jury, end proved that there was na,ics.
~ in the law that gave not only power
to the State but protection to the manf
Immense applause
Have the acts Of our rulers been ,ncs
rs to command respect for the the Judi
ciary? Was i wise at any time to a
low some heactd partisan, If no worse,
to lay unhaliowed hands upon tho per-
son Of his n,lghhOr, thruSting him into
prison with no intimation Of what
crime he had committed, and releasing
him without explanation or satisfac.
I b, e
government be respected that holds its
judiciary in contempt? The balance or
powerwhich our fathers distributedwith
such nice care between the legislative.
the executive, and the Judiciary depart
mcnts has been destroyed. The Senate
- not a representative body In any such
sense a3 the House OF Representative,
and yet the course Of our rulers hrs
been to concentrate power in that body.
will not dctan you longer tonight,
FOR | stand before you q man whose
frame is weary and whose voice Is bro
ken. Some OF you may have come "a
hear mt to. night with kinder and warm
or feelings than | am entitled to-
Your party preferences may have led
YOU 10 esteem me higher than ! de-
serve, for speak as one feeling the
Hceh!eno@. o! his own Judgment. You, my
Republican friends, have probably come
mp here - look apon one whom you
have been taught was man dlsloyai 10
his country, and a man whose private
ambitions led him astray. hope when
We part tonight, though you may rof
agree with me In my conclusions, thst
You will learn to make more kindly
estimate OF my character, and | trnai
that in what time remains of this con
test, and hereafter In all elections. our
people will train themselves to n camsr
| method OF discussing questions that con-
Germs the welfare of the people of this
country. iApplause,) What folly il
would be for men who should attend
railroad meeting to indulge in the Isa-
sioDs and fecrimination which we show
in our elections, and yet what are the
! Interests Of stockholders compared TO
, the interests which every citizen hss IN
this Government OF ours? We received
from our fathers marvellous heritage,
we should mansge il well and wisely.
As | travelled over this land ! conld
not but wonder, from time to time, why
II is that this fair earth of ours is 80
cursed with mems passions and prciu.
| dices, weaknesses, and errors. Let us.
at this election, try to see how best We
may serve our country, Follow your
own honest convictions, whichever way
they may lead you. l should think III
Of the man who would vote for me
against his judgment. | should despisa
/ the man who will sell his principles or
he driven from that which he feels 10
be right. (Cheers.l A country can live
where men are merely mistaken. A
| country cannot live whero men do not
value Alright their duties as mcn.--
| Cheers. For, my friends, we mean tn
triutaph in this battle, and if we do not
triumph, We mean to fight on as long as
our principles are right, and truth pre-
walls. Great cheering We mean to
win u victory not over you hut for
you as well ~ for ourselves We mean
II possible, to hand down this country
to those that come after US in such form
that no rcproach shall rest upon this
generation tllatit was untrue TO the great
prirclpes OF civil liberty, that it was
/ untrue to the work of our fathe j. Tho
foundations Of our Government were
lald with wonderful wisdom by calm,
true mon; let 40 reproachcs rest upon
Us, but let Us hand down n country ia
which the homes of the people shall bs
happy; in which labor .Nali feel that it
IS fairly used; in which taxation shall
he as light rs possible; whose govern,
ment shall be paternal and benltlcpnt.
Educate your children to understand
that these things are the glory OF Il ua-
Iiun, and do not mislead them with tho
idea that country il great because it
spends Immense sums OF money,
or prosperous because il draws
large auu!s of money by taxa
ilpI from .he people, or strong because
II has great armies which rest their f,ss
on tho toll Of the laborer, and arc aus
tained with the food which he vUul q
give to his family; and when We lie rr
Oh our dyiEg beds may we feel, II per-
chance the flag OF our country waves q
our sight, that it represents Unios
} complete in all its parts aud vital with
) tho spirit which animated it when ous
) fathers handed it over 10 US for our sste
seoping. Immense applause.l
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~ WONDER" said Sambo, "why d.
sun no shine dis dark night an not al
ways keep shiniu' in dc day time. .wher
dar's no need ob him."