The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-16


bondage into self reliantnanhood aud
womanhood. Ten years ago. an arro-
can't oliparchy breathing thraateRings
against all who resisted their pur-
noses. To-day, none 40 poor ID tn do.
them reverence. Ten years ago,
nation divided By conspiracy and
treason, and hostile gavefnme lns
augurated on our soil Today na-
ton united, and more powerful DC
cause more free. Ten years. ago,
Constitution recognizing property It'll
nan. To-day, a regenerated gonsti-
tuition. guaranteeing equSl rights and
national protection to the poorest.
Look, too, at the position our land
occupies among the nations ofJthe
earth. With all the croakings of our
enemies as to the burdens OF taxation,
the legacy Of the Rebellion in which
our last National Democratic Admin
istration ended--with all the false.
charges that the poor are unJustly op.
pressad-thero Is nc aatson in all the
world to which the Esarts and hopes
of the poor Ia every country turn, as
they 90 towards eur Repnblie. Go to
the banks Of the Shannon or the
Rhine, TO the Baltic or the Adriatic,
upon the Alps or the Apprentices,
and 10 what land does the poor
man look, with longing 10 his
heart, hoping that be may there make
for himself AID the family that God
has given him, q home, and enoly
civil and religious hberty2 All
around the world, from nation TO ma
ton, and continent to continent, you
may ask this question. and the eager,
earnest answer Is always america.
Whenever the poor or the oppressed
seek 20 better their condition, their
thoughts, their hopes. their eyes, their
hearts, are all turned towards this
Republic Of ours. Who can dispute
on misunderstood this testimony of
the toiling millions of every nation
aa aud language and creed And j. ID not
an irrefneable answer 10 every charge
that the Republic has been injured
under the government OF the Repub
lican party.
And for al who come, with their
household gods, TO 0ecome OF US and
with Us, 60 share our destiny, 90 en-
dure cur trials on 10 participate in
our prosperity, to secure Dy their toll
q home. 10 live and rear their child
rem IN the true spirit OF devotion to
our frae institutions, there Is room
A and to spare. Our mountains. well
come them Co their mineral wealth,
without fee or reward. Oar Western
plains beckon them 10 the free farms.
and free homes. Republican legisla-
ficn prefer TO all who will come aud
possess and cultivate the land. Or,
ii they prefer to live Ia the older
States, in the workshop and factory
they will find faithful labor remuner-
atsd far beyond the ratesit commands
I'D The Old World. aAsaEsaa
The future history Of the Republic
can party can be judged By is past;
and its pledges and its acts show what
that future viii be:
i il will surely and res0lutely
maintain its work of enfranchisament
of reconstruction, of making citizens
equal under the protection of our SUI
preme law, againstall hostile attempts
$50 that, By the final settlement of
these questions, so happily ended and
80 faithfullyto be maintained, the ma
ton shall have stability and peace,
and this once exciting issue be regard
ed a. decided for all time.
2. The work Of Retrenchment of
our-SatinnaI axnsanses--Of the aboli-
ton OF all needless of1ices-of the
elevation aud Improvement of the
civil service-and OF Lhe saving of
every possible amount to the people
will so on as faithfully rs during the
past eighteen months.
B. The pledge Of tbs last National
Republican platform that "taxation
shall be equalized and reduced as
rapidly 81 the national faith will
permit, will be faithfully carried
out. as already inaugurated by the
ri undivided Republican vote Of the
recent Congress; aud, as the Ma
ti0nal obligations diminish, the bur-
4 E4r. -
during thewar expressly 30 meet these
obligations will b3 Justly reduced.
1 e. The Debt will be f0uded nc a
lower rate OF interest, and having
been contracted for the preservation
of the Union for all time TO come, will
be extended over 3 fair period for re-
damption, lessening largely, without
doubt the present monthly amount of
it. reduction. so that the same gene
ration shall not be required to fight
the battles of the Unions and also 10.
pay of the entire cost OF its preaerva-
sion. lIT bearing heavy and oppressive
burdens needlessly.
aEs g. sphe revival of our American
Commerce-the Development of our
vast resonrces-the completion Of the
work of amnesty 10 the fullest limits
of the liberal pEoffer of the national
Republican platform--are all subjects
worthy of, aud that will doubtless re-
ccive, the fullest consideration and
the visest legislation.
Thus acting-Eaithful to the coun.
try and all its interests--Eaithflli TO
the Union aud It's ntegrity-fxithful
I'd the people whose confidance and
support has sustained Il 10 ali It's
trials-faithful to its brilliant record
for the Highland faithful to every
pledge on which il obtained mower a
Republican Administration and Re-
publican Congress will 90 forward in
the work entrusted Go them. and the
Nation, under their legislation. will
20 OF, prospering and to prosper.
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