The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1871-11-15

uoNA. Why Ndoh pdScou' Doeause
the lives, the liberty, and the safety OF
a part of the citizens of nine States of
this Union have been interfered with.
They have been murdered; their homes
have been destroyed, and they have
been driven to the swamps for safety.
Crimes have been committed that
ought to bring the blush Of shame to
to every honest man. The State
governments either could not or would
| not protect the citizens of the States
and the government Of the United
States steps to the front to protect and
id its people. If it has not this power,
pray tell me what it is worth? | an
swer nothing. Bnt no Republican
doubts the power of the govern
ment of the United States to
protect its citizens, and they believe il
to be the duty Of that government to
throw around each citizen a panoply of
protection that will render him entirely
secure in his life, liberty and property.
Mr.. Parker then referred to the iiuan-
cinl policy Of the government under
President Grant, showing the unpreccd-
ente6 improvement of the national
credit:'that two hundred and siXty-tWo
millions ofthc public debt has been paid:
that the circulating medium ofthe II
try has been made eighty million dollars
more valuable now than when Grant,
went into power. That with the
decreased taxes and tariffs more rev.
enuc has been raised per annnm under
Grants administration than under the
Democratic administration Of johnson
because the same has been more faith
fully and economically collected. Our
bonds are now at parin the money mar.
kets ofthc world. In short, everything
tendStowarl thr speedy payment Of
our Democratic war debt. The peace
able policy ofthe administration toward
the indians was then alluded TO. And
finally the speaker alluded TO our treaty
" BlIf tLliSIili't a. tHt tfo" mn I VI
the administration; by it the President
had said to the nations, "put up thy
sword and let US inaugurate a reign
Of peace alAong the people of the earth.
Peace hath her victories as well rs war,
and this is one Of the grand victories
Of peace by which.we have established
our power and our dignity much better
than we could have done it BIZ the
sword.
The speaker then asked In" question
why we should abandon the RerCbli-
can party and strike it, colors oi,hcr TO
1 party which had not n vital priuei-
pie to b. fouud anywhere in lis profess
-ionS If faith. orto 4 new party..to be re
cruiicd from Uhr ranks OF Democracy =
If Vol want revenue reform. will yon
20 out Of the rank, Of the party of pro-
grca- to supsist at the hands of the
/ rarty which stunt before ~" country
but I short time since is the party Of
| reputation. Ii YOU want Civil SER
vice reform. win yom trG Z, fnd it in
the ranks OF 4 party whose battle cry in
the past has been "tn The yictor- belong
the spoil>. If YOU want a more sccurc
government, will YOU scrk the party'hat
sought it. destruction, or will y"n follow
those who are 'practi&I aa theorists and
theoretical in practice" "r.Niil YOU adj
here to the PARTY Of progress. The PARTY
cf principnl, the party "f reform. the
party of security TO Efc. property and
the liberty of ihc citi>cu-;hc gr'at
Republican :arty Of tn" nation.