The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-29
POLITICAL.
Address Ofthe stnte Central Committee Of the
kepnbllcnn Pnrty of Pen nsyl VA min.

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CENTRAL COMMITTEE, No 1l05 CHEsNUT STREET
PHI5ADELPHIA, Sept. %, 1STO-The Republican
Pennsylvania with great pride and pleasure its po-
ntcai record since the committee last addressed
The Republican party is the party OF progress,
political advancement, and the dissemination Of
The Democratic party is the party of obstruction.
and OF resistance to the onward march Of an adj
ya1G,ng civilization.
T1h former emblazons on its banners the motto,
"The greatest good to the greatest number en-
braoing in its philanthropy the welfare of our
Cence o O single race.
The first seeks to advance and promote the wealth,
happiness, and comfort of American citizens in
preference to others: the second aims to promote
the interests of foreigners in preference to those of
with such broad differences of political faith, the
acton of the two parties is in accordance herewith.
The Democratic party, wed1ed to slavery and
seeking 20 perpetuate its through that nstit-
tion had well-nigh destroyed the integrity OF the
Union. To the Republican party was left the task
Through a series Of years, since the Democratic
rebellion crushed the Republican party has
lDdustriously endeavoring to heal the wounds that
Democracy had made, and by Congressional action
last session, the last of the States that remained
OF the Union were admitted into its paternal fold.
We have now an undivided Union, with every State
In the full enjoyment OF its political privileges as
member thereof, Notwithstanding the Democratic
resistance to such happy consummation.
The emancipation proclamation and the four
teenth amendment gave to an entire race privileges
as American citizens which they had not heretofore
possessed, upon the Jelersonan principle of the
equality of man, but Southern Democracy sought to
nuny their influence even at the expense OF its own
political power.
This obstructive action of the Democracy neces-
STATED the passage of the fifteenth amendment
conferrng the right to vote on all American citl-
zens. without regard to race color, or previous
CT1Hr endeavored to DESTROY the beneHcent nrovi.
sions of the amendment by fraud and violence.
Heace came the necessity Of the act TO enforce the
provisions OF the fifteenth amendment. Both to the
amendment and the act to enforce it the Democratic
party gave its undisguised and unqualified oppos-
ton, and still, in an open and unhestatng manner
denOunces that amendment, made under consttu-
tional forms, as unconstitutional and of no effect
the Union with a view TO unite the old pro-savery
teeiing Of the South with the standstill policy OF
sne % san IN tne vain nope tnat
more gaining the rens OF national political power.
In this nope 1t will be surely disappointed, for
friend or equal rights and equality before the law,
and no voter of that race which has been enfran-
chised by the liberal and enlightened action of the
party whose political policy is so retrogressve as
is that of the Democratic party.
Ever anxious to relieve the people from the bur-
dens OF an oppressive taxation, resulting from our
efforts necessary to crush out Democratic rebel
internal revenue laws as to afford immediate re.
Lief to all classes Of the people.
1t has abolished all the special taxes that so
irritating and annoying, and now the merchant and
manufacturer, the lawyer, the doctor, the farmer,
and men in most other occupations can pursue their
avocatlon without receiving visits from the tax
gatherer. There now remains a tax only on few
articles, such as liquor tobacco stamps, bank div-
uenu5, ana one or TWO 0tner things, which belong to
the cass of luxurles rather than OF necessities.
The delicate question of so adjusting the duties on
imports as to afford the best possible protection to
our American manufacturers and their laborers
against the low wages and cheap capital of Europe
was most carefully considered by the Republican
majority IN Congress, and In spite of the hostility OF
the Democracy, an act was passed carefully discr
mlnatlDg between those articles hich could not
manufacture or produce and those which we could
and afording adequate protection to the latter
ana admitting the former at low rates or free Of
duty.
In the controversy over this act the Democratic
party was always In unison with the foreign free
uauers anu gave Is Wnole lhnuehce 10 tie interests
OF foreign manufacturers and importers, and
against the American laborer.
By this reduction of the internal revenue and in
come taxes, and the duty on imports, the Repub-
can party has relieved the people of burdens to the
estimated amount of eighty millions OF dollars per
annum.
In addition to this it has reduced the army roll to
considerable extent, and the expenses Of the army
and navy several millions per annum.
The public debt has been its especial care. BY a
careful outstanding of the resources of the people,
by exacting rigid accounta9Ility from all persons
employed in the Revenue Department, by a closer
collection OF the tax on whisky and tobacco by
prosecution OF defaulters and violators Of the
revenue laws, 1t has managed to secure to the Trea
sury millions OF money that, under pronigate
Democratic administration, were allowed to go into
the hands OF dishonest Oflce-holders BY this
economy and vigilance the revenues have been
greatly augmented and the results may be seen in
the extinction OF one hundred and sixty millions OF
the public debt since the present administration
came into power. This reduction may be still fur
ther increased when q prosperous state of the
IS
may enable the Secretary Of the Treasury to fund
the public debt at lower rate OF interest, as is pro-
Vided 10y a law of the last session.
The development of the unsettled public domain
by judcious and prudent policy of land grants to
railroads has resulted in the binding together OF the
two extremes OF the republic, opened the way for
settlers to penetrate to the mlnes and developed the
vast mineral resources of the nation that hitherto
were inaccessible and valueless; saved many mil
lions annually in the cost OF army transportation,
and ended the costly Indian wherever the Iron
horse penetrated. AS soon as such of these great
present development OF the country to settlers shall
have been completed, still closer outstanding OF
head OF family in the nation viii be enabled to get
homestead free OF expense save office fees, within
reach OF market for the products OF his industry.
Along these railroads, by an act OF the last ses-
sion OF Congress, every soldier who served ninety
days in the Union army during the late Rebellion
and was honoraby discharged, can now have his
100 acres under the homestead laws, privilege
denied to others, and which will afford him
chance OF a comfortable home along these great
highways OF the nation.
In prosecuting TO successful termination these
great and beneficial public measures, the Republi-
can party ever attached to the interests OF the
the Democratic party, which seems to have no SYM
pathy with the interests of the masses, but to be
ruled by the wishes of foreign manufacturers and
the importers OF the great commercial cities
Holding 1t as cardinal principle or Repuollcan
faith that Government should prefer the welfare
CT its own people to that OF other nations, the Re-
publican party, both in its State and National legis-
lation, has Kept that end constantly in view, and
labOred faithfully 10 promote it, and despite OF the
clamor OF the free-trade Democracy, who wish to
hood the country with cheap goods until their
foreign friends can obtain the American market by
destroying American manufactures, with view to
then advancing prices TO suit themselves, as they
have hitherto done, the Republican party declares its
unintermtting resistance TO free trade and its deter
mined persistence in the advancement and prOtec-
ton OF American labor.
With these views concerning the protection OF the
interests OF the people, with determination TO still
further reduce taxation and the expenses of the
Government, with a funding Of the national debt at