Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03

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onublv tystema:izsl, and more generally SUI
s;d;zad s1J well-irilled army than this Demo-
,-.,ic nartv never charged breastwork or
ssormed fort, until the issue between freedom
and slavery was sharply joined on the sol. o.
Kansas. From that time forward the kepuDli-
can marty. formed az the better element OF tne
Wbig marty and Of the Democrats, whose love "a
freedom overcame their devotion 10 the oIi Or
rsnizst;cn, begun its struggle against every i0f.
ri corruption. against every unwarrsrtei ufe OF
mower. seainst the tyranny Of party disc'piins
and the dictstion Of party leaders, and at last
won the grand triumph OF 1860. And then
c,me the rebellion, Z rebellion that could never
haze bssn ouickened into life IN single State
bsd IL mot been thought by it's chief tna' 'he
Dsmocratic party at tie North was so c9f'c2tel
lv n,tfouaee and 50 demorslized b the iPoAs
that II would welcome jefferson DAVIS or any
other usurper who would restore 10 lts lesieis
once more 8 share OF the public plumber 4aea
the Democratic party fell, and, trrs.' le.l'
ike Lucifer, never 10 hope again. lts gs-L'-o
crimes against liberty would never nave oe1H
poss.ble hsd it not debAsei itself and deoaU'nei
the people through MIR. Msrcy's infamous dc
i've So thoroughly had the poison Of that
demoralzing creed gone through its WEo.e o.ly
and saturated its organization that the discipline
eiqbt wears have not purified its system. Il
still bankers for the aesh-po.s Of Egypt To-day
il gets no credit for lie proteststions Of reform
We smile in derision at its foundations OF cor
ruption. We laugh 1T it's passive policy,
and call it ''p0ssum" trick. Ia Democratic
newspaper, owned in part By member II ina
House, I read the other tay an earnest p-ea tl1l
the rood men should unite against tle bal u-l-
The writer said:
las the Government is greater han paf,ies, So
principles rise higher than men, anu Wh-fa the tH'
last are united. ueithur can be safely support---
In the existence OF ptrtes, also mere are Ies,'
when rise above finance, tariffs, hinAs- ana tAe
public domain, These are each AID a4i -mroil-l Z
subjects but the vitality and purltF OK INC iti 4'
is the greatest Of ALL for safety rests l1y A pre-
serving the cJust iolll liberty q tl- pie 40
the r-hts Of the states. as Well as ,.1 Ll-tJ tl-
farea-itv Of tho Eece-a. G0vcTlIe--.'
Tbsge are brave AMI true words, AMI without
Questioning the honesty Sni good faith O.; the
gentleman who wr0t5 them, ssy 90 him an
thst side Of the Iloufe, the people listen 90 sucl
fair words with The utmost irc-edulty, ant they
will not be persuaded through auy Fretence o.
reform to Put this Government in tls control.
under whatever name. OF tie party which, ry
the help cf su5E.I.zsl army az p.Acenea-
brought the country 60 tie brink co ruin, l1alet
il with a mountain Of debt, s-i k.ullel tie
flames Of q civil w-- that v.re -l.- -Z-.--l -.-.i
by ligcrs OF blood.
". Speaker, IL this axs-y sketch u. ..-e l-..-z
* the ls1t forty years is sen. te.-e7e- VIA;
THE pirates motto, this "sca.ls .,-5.lt has
cot the csluJ-y The yig.us. yas l-tr-.-'1l.
and the honesty Cd the people have re--uei ,1a
Goyerrmau. from the men VITO turned the ve.y
wesP1us i1--ei IN the lous-ilu--u II the
defense @. liberty into instruments Of tyranny,
and vLo through The Federal Treasury organ d.
a their political victories. Aui nov remain
these qusstilns: has the Republican party. or
have the people. still virtue slt bones a-1
patriotism enough 20 preserve the Government
from limi.ar letsEeuear, o. te sGc--e iet tJ
simisr disasters Or the nation l,-.i destined
20 be t5ra srI rent a1I s-t+:el By political
campaigns, AID 90 be alternately p'ulterei aul
wasted 1y whichever party ccmct into power,
uut. the people sin into s.ril Indifference,
caring nothing f.r oar grand Inheritance oil.
freedom, nothing for nst.0n1i honor, G1i pGrcla--
ing with bc.tes the safety AMI immunity which
can 70 i5a-c- Be secured tlt0czl the ballet box
sud the forms 90 s0sarLusutt
But 10 J. possible Tara thoughtful men DO nor roe
tdt- TIE rr9-.- 6 government 90 be t--T5i ~
,be Uaitei States ia the future are more diil.a.-
than any Except syery) that have t--u pre-
seutel 10 us in The pact The Labor question
uot rCrreur.ls Yet, rarEl--, s'-l-u-l 70 l-r
raueI the first candidate FOR tie pres.ieult
caups' ru-agaicz us The Incorporation into
the toiy OF citizens u aa e-s-c.pG-ei .ul en-
frsrca.sel ra-e, s.,-Ju-a s-cruF- shell b. tie
Constitution ani the lsEs, ulz- be fz- from
c1uu.lte while a standing army an t-e susrc1-
si.n Of tse privilege Of the wiz @. --sGf c1riss
--luru1ceI ~ the chief eneuics &c liberty bT
our fathers ia che C1usi.uti1u-srs eth iesnsI
necessary % sel1-a via, The ua-i-1 hs- s-srs--
tied. sul vale .1e PerGtHcsn parry hopes for
succzss In tie coming election clitiy becsuse
the people fear t1a- i5s failure would cudaugsr
every security fr the liberty u The black race
which the last Elk years have seen put INFO che
3r-sul, law. O-- friends from the Pa-idc c0ssr.
while begging for zubsiIiss 90 enable commerce
90 stretch cur i-s a-as s-i t-il- 20 our sl1ras
the riches Of the East, &c. trsmb.e with appra-
hecsi-u lee, vc should So modify our uzturs.izs-
ton lETs ss 90 invite the pagan millions of Asia
% become citizens u TIE United states Vast
s1l speculative projects, IN the name o. the
general welfare, daily, s.ul-- hourly, be-
siege Congress fer Subsidies, grants Cf land, sc,g
q Incorporation, recognition. Burned cities
invite ami welcome military dczt0rs Peoples
terr0r-s;r.-Leu ty the raids Of masked miil- -ht
msrsuierE end Gsssssius Pray for sui receive
the protection q standing armies. States 2 ---
ierei and icspoilet by corrupt officials. Try %
f-i relief both IN Impeachment srl -equiisti-1.
The first city on the continent is hardly yet free
from the banded robbers who win ihei- sca5s
corrupted Democrat and Republican al se, made
their Place %: assembling den Of thieves ,tCu-l-
legislators .s they would buy cattle IN the
market, stole without c11csa,ue-t sad hell
with impuniyy enc O. the principal railroads Of
the country, br5el jIlges, and msie courts
their willing tools, dei.ei the purity Of the tl,-
r.s b. sE al. o.
sham through which 10 give color % their usrr
pa:ionF, AMI BY the pois1a1f their influence and
their plumber sent thei- Contamination far tl-
youi SAFE lines, until they became national 10
their gigantic crimes, and tleir apparent over
throw ,eenel cause t9r national c5ucrstu.Ati5u.
And in tie ashcs there yet live enough OF the
Toatei fires Of Taumauy 90 arouse the alarm
AMI excite the apprehension @. honest men, both
in the state sn1 in the us'i-u. l. ;be spC..s Of
single state produced TWecl AMI HaIz1I
c Barnard ia tia. limited fell Of operation.
what Alarming proportions Of viIlaiGy might
not be developed when the spols Of four hun
irei Millions u revenue sre turEel into private
AMI party chsuueis, Sni '';le whole urbJuui lei
continent gives scope for the expansion q
schemes Of plumber. We sLsI have more
TEeeis unit We stop sowing the seed from which
they sprung.
Can gentlemen pretend TO forecast the future
AMI say they i-Sr nothing from the continuance
Of this partisan use OF the su0ils2 Ia there no
danger that Whst We have clsrsc,erizsI rs the
contamination Of political wics5lness IN S-s.s.
may not yet appear in mightier proportions on
the larger stage Of uatilasi affairs I beg those
v no think e. O. consider the CreS. railroad cor
porstions that reash with their Bris-cIn hands
INTO every State and 20 the utmost bounds OF the
al sr.s.-4. Z.
try known 90 cur people. The control of State
Legislatures s with them = uxtter Of business.
provided for regularly in their construction ac-
count or miscellaneous expenditure; AMI
only the Other day We hal taste Of their QUAIL
ity in the national Congress. How long VIII II .
he before the people may have 20 assert tdeir
tile to the national government against the
power Of these corporations
What problems sill. be presented % as 90 solve
10 connection with territory sad peoples lust
beyond cur border Canada, Mexico. Cuba.
San Domingo. even the islands cf the Psc;f,
sea, are daily hell up before US Is our future
possessions aai wlat perils Of political le-i.la-
ton We may hsye % encounter before anrexs- I
ton, Sni what periis Of government eaerwsrI. .
the cleErest sagaci,y can only fliat,y discern.
Even the very initial steps in = republican .
government, an honest election and fair c7un-
or votes, cSnno; be sad 10 be yet clearly made .
secure Only the last Congress passed > law Of I
many sections to provide for the purity sni .
freedom Of elections; and this not alone in the
South, where it msy perhaps be said that " arc /
building republican Institutions from the POUNDS
ton, but in northern cities, where republican
Institutions have been On trial for three omar 1
ters Of century, and the "spoils'' doctrine had .
produced the elimination Of vilisinv in rersa.- /
ng, sJufsl ball0t-b9xes, and 'ssmepiei'; re- .
turns. Indeed, it has been freely cb.-rej and I
s celtsinly believed by many Republicans A.
least, thar through these frauds ST the ballo,-b7x
the real will Of the majority Of the voters of /
New York WAS defeated in IsGS. And The er.c-
al vote Of the State declared and counted for A
Democrat, when in any honest poll j; woull
have been Republican by I msjority Of many
thousands
OF the possible pcrils Of the future / viii men
lou only one more.