Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1872-12-07

S'~SSSNsS sHN hoAu Az sh0AA hohNo
covered all over as they are With
fraud and corruption, which has
swelled to proportions 80 gigantic that
that its very mention, mantles our
governmental cheek ia, shame, the con-
troll Of the nation for another four
years, in order to teach the opposition
that the old name of Democrat, once
so we'll grounded in the political faith Of
this country, was not only dead but
aberuncated.
we do not believe with those who
bold the third proRositippr-that the
present party Is to remain in power
until the time shall come when the
people will be compelled to rise in their
strength and drive them, in conse-
quence of their corruption and oppres-
SION, from place and power at the
point of the bayonet-but are firmly Of
opinion that when the people shall have
time to take the secoRd sober thought,
and shall with uncovered eyes sec the
rottenness Of this present dominant
party; when the honest element in the
country, shall cast the bean out of its
own eye, and lay aside its own politi-
cal prejudice and superstition when
the shall realize the fact that 10 order
to succeed they nust let go old fogy-
ism, and keep full pace with the car Of
progress: when they shall be willing to
grant and freely extend to all other
citizens the rights and privileges which
they exact for themselves, and hug so
closely to their bosoms as the sweetest
blessing from God to man; when all
who are sincerely opposed to the
shameless fcorruptions Of the present
dynasty, shall come forward and unite
their efforts sss people Of sense and
I'll
and win that one man power
shall no longer prevail; that the peo-
pies money shall no longor be used
to purchase the scallawag vote of the
country; that the appointing power OF
the Government shall not be used by
any political party'for its own perpetu
ation that monicd mopopolios formed
far the purpose of controlling the Gov
erpment, shall be allowed no longer to
i've that all manner Of political rings
operating secretly eapd against the in
terest of society and good government,
shall be held in disrepute and branded
IS treason the landlord shall not i'm
pose upon and oppress- the landless
that every citizen shah stand upon
equal ground and that all shah
receive their just deserts according to
to their conduct in society, whether
rich or poor that all citizens
Of proper age apd sound mind, shall
enjoy equal privileges aud immunities
that our fundamental law shall be so
as to permit the, citizens to
vote directly for President and Vice
and TO elect their Senators
as we'll as Representative, to tho.
Congress of the United States; tina,
shall be abolished; that no
maa shall be elected secood time to
the. Presidency of these United States
that large portion of the power now
vested in the Chief Magistrate shall be
taken away apd and used only BY the
sovereigns themselves that no amend
ment shall ever be made To the Consti-
tuition of the United States, without
direct reference to the people; and in
short, when they, shall decree by a
united voice, that these relies Of NOR,
archy'which have fingered SO steadily
in and about our cherished institutions
since the time when the Father of our
country, assisted by the Great Eternal.
.unslieatheds his sword and Compelled
John Bull to publicly proclaim that
we were free, should be shaken of and
this proud people be permitted to
uareh on TO the complete realization
and perfection ofthat form Of govern.
rhcnt Contemplated by our resolptiona.
ry sires, in which slavery in any form
shall be dieountenanced, and Wherein
freedom and equality which shall bring
the greatest good to the greatest
number, shall be forevera established
aud perpetualed. Thep and nos anal
.hep, shall We haYe q government
worth perpetpa'ing, or be permitted to
withes; the time when political fraud
and corruption shall be unknown ;
honest n,ep ipstead Of thieves shall be
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