The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-08-03

duties of the nation and no party is
so fit to be entrusted with that duty
as the party which has done the pre-
iminary work. The party which has
hitherto continuously resisted the pol.
icy thus established, is not the one
new, to carry it out.
During the war for suppressiog the
rebellion, and 10 clrrying out the
great measures which have necessari- |
| " flowed from il, the Democratic par
! " has continuously been in the oppo-
sitiou. 1t opposed tho adoption Of
stringent measures TO put down tho
rebellion to lcvying oftroops to sup
press it the borrowing of money to
pay the cost af the war tho emanci-
pn,ion proclamation of President Lin
cold the odDptiou of all the almond.
ments to the Constitution the re
construction measures by which the
revoltei States were brought back in
to the Union and, generally, every
measure necessary to The successful
restoration OF peace
At present, too it is opposed to the
means necessary for rslsiDg revenue
to pay iho interest on thu public debt,
and secure its steady reduction it is
in favor Of a semi-rcpudiation of that
debt by paying in deprecated cur.
rcncy, if paid at all is watching for
an opportunity 10 annul the new
amendments to the Constitution and
is generally committed to any line OF
policy which will remit the country to
its condition prior to 1860.
II may be urged here, that the
Democratic party Of this State, in the
ninth resolution Of the platform adopt
ed by the late State convention, has
acquicscci in The adoption Of the
amendments of the Constitution we
haze referred to, and cannot b, now
charged with hostility 70 them. We
answer that the acquicsccncc express
in that res luton has not, itself been
acquics,cd in by the rank and tile OF
the party. Over onc-tilird of the con-
ycition voted s.ronuously against it,
and the action Of the convention has
since been rcpudiated by many lead.
ing men and Journals Of the party.
Besides, whatever acquiesceucc has
been given, has been given sullen,y
: and MT heartly--as matter Of pjl,-
cy, sprinsing from party necessity,
aud not from conviction Of its pro
, pricty. Wherever vote has been
+ honestly given, or voice sincerely rails.
ed fr,hjs "uev Departure il may
, very properly be regarded as an c%-
, tor,cd confession that the Republican
party has all along been right IN what
The Democratic party has steadily op-
posed and this confessed, what need
is there or can there bc. for the flr-
Their existence of the democratic par
| ty a.?
When Gen. Grant came 1io Office,
in 1869, he announced his. dctermin-
/ alton TO secure the honest and faith
fll collection Of tho rcyenue, the tea
, dy reduction Of the public debt, aud
such an abatement in taxation as was
consistent with this policy. Ia the
= space ofa little over two years thi.
. determination, faithfully adhered TO,
d has resulted in paying off S23l 1000,
600 Of the public debt, and in the ab-
G olition of nearly all the taxes impos.
ed under previous laws.
@ In addition to this he has, by his
= wise and firm foreign policy, sue.
, cecded in settling all our outstanding
1.r,.,,t,t.a 4 Dv,t tn;, 10, q,
. manner alike honorable and advanta-
Q geous to US as people. The treaty
| lately ratified by both nations, which
removes all causes of quarrel and es,
n tabishcs peace and amity between them
Q has commanded the admiration of the
n civilized world, aud placed the United
States 10 the foremost rank among th q
nations of the earth. This result j.
; one Of which every American may
: justly feel proud.
10 continue the Republican party
T. in power is to continue tho policy BE-
n gun, both in State aud nation, Of
maintaining the public credit paying
n OF our public debt, reducing taxa
. ton, settling international diIicutie
Y without blood-shed, and sustaining
n the great principles involved 10 the
measures necessarily growing out o
q the war.
n To restore tho Democratic party tC
y power is to destroy the public credi
!. pave the way for reputation, bring
g in the old tide Of corruption, mis-
@ management and extravaganza, anC
e open up anew all the questions iuvol
10 we'd in the reconstruction Of tho South
. eru States, now s.t,lel upon an hon
II orablc basis,
: For present proof Of this We refer t,
4. the consequences flowing from til,
< accidental majority of the D1mo-
Gratis in the State Senate la-t winter
l. To that fact we owe 4 session prolon
d scd to the middle If May, at an eXtr,
rs cost of 100000 the re e.es;abish
,e ment Of the lorsaken policy Of employ
4. lug extra (and useless) officers in tn
n Legislative bodies and granting theu
70 extra pGy an appropriation bill in
m creased beyond all former bounds, t
We the extent Of half million the dc
he feat of all measures Tor calling Con
fe stitutiOnal Convention Mt an earl
r day to put an end TO that curse Z
nj our state, SPECIAL LEGISLATION
10 and, rs il determined TO show tha
this curse should not be removed b