New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-06
Republican Mass Meeting in carrolltOn.

Republican Mass Meeting I'm Carr0lltOn
A large mass meeting of Republicans was
held at Cairo llton last evening, where Cap
tain William Wright delivered one of the
most eloquent addresses of the campaign
We regret that we have not sufficient space
to give his remarks in a more extended
shape.
He commenced by explaining how, in his
| Judgment, our government was driven to
| protect itself against combined and ma
tured attack upon it's political existence. IN
doing this, said the speaker, I will confne
myself to the two great principles which
| our nation had drawn the sword to pro-
| tect-nationa1 independence and popular
| sovereignty.
1t will be distinguished that these two
| great fundamental principles involve and
imply nouintervention in the affairs Of
others. National independence must have
an anchorage in popular liberty. The CON
stitution was a bond of love with the Amer
lean people; it was also pledge of honor.
But, unfortunately, hair-splitting lawyers
and cold blooded politicians strove With
each other in secret to see how far they
might stretch and pervert its spirit without
an absolute intractiOn of the letter. How
they succeeded is well known to you
Time, speaking with the voice of expe-
rience, Numbered forth in unmistakabIe
tones that powerful fact: can men were
free and equal before the law" From This
you will see that the groundwork of our
government is unquestiOnably liberty-lib-
erty in its broadcast character. To build up
civilization is the mission of the American
people. The great conflict between capital
and labor which is now going on through
out the entire world will fully establish the
truth of our advanced civilization. The
people must and will rule.
History teaches us the grand lesson that
our political institutions must rest on the
broadcast foundation; that what are recOg-
nized as laws must be respected, and that
the wealth, the power and stability of this
nation must find its dependence upon the
individual and collective enjoyment of the
personal liberty of every person in the
land.
As light and air are necessary to our ex-
istence, SO intelligence and education are
an absolute necessity to our well-being. By
removing the cause of ignorance the moral
pestilence of our race will vanish. You will
therefore, see from what l have said that
if our people will only do their duty we
must prosper.
The Republican party, being the party of
progress, will build upon firm foundation;
while the Democratic party, being the party
of retrOgressiOn, there is nothing to be
hoped for from that source.
One word about State rights. | would
say that the State rights theory is the great
est fallacy in the world The States, as in
dividual States, can have no rights when
the interests of the citizen of the United |
States are concerned. A majority of the |
citizens Of the United States of America |
must rule. This is fact that can not be |
controverted.
Having given, what to my view is the
true principles Of our government, will |
now state why, in my opinion, we should |
support the Republican party. The Re
publican party, having established the true |
groundwork OF progress, it is but right |
that it should be permitted to carry to a
successful issue its grand ideas
Few men will deny that in the last ten
years great deal of good has been accom-
plished. Labor has been elevated. Pros
perity is evident throughout the land, Our
finances are sound, and we are in fair
way of convincing the ruling powers of the
earth that a republican is the only true
system Of government fog the people.
Educate the rising generations and our
future prosperity is secured. See that
honest men are appointed to conduct our
affairs and our troubles will vanisho