The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-07-18


fellow-men. lArplause. The issue of
to-day is not the repeal of the Missouri
! Compromise, nor the question Of slavery in
the territories, upon which alone the re-
publican party was organized in 1856. /,
is not upon that which followed the Le-
compton Constitution for Kansas, winch
divided the democra tic party in twin and
elected Abraham Lincoln to the rrcsiden-
cy in 1850 1t is not tie question OF Sc
ccssion, nor of war to put down the rebel
lion. nor Of the abolition of slavery in the
southern states by military order or by
constitutional amendment, upon which
Lincoln was reelected in 1861. Nor vet
is it question Of re construction, nor of
lith nor the 18th amendments, nor the
question OF negro suffrage, nor the cstab
lishmcnt by federal power of universal
suffrage as a condition precedent to the
States of the South having any rights or
exlstenccs as States Of the UnIon 1t is
not these questions that is now at issue.
49," '"N'S be'o pcci losucs III the Idel-
great issucs-sufficient in themselves to
create and to dissolve political parties,
because ideas are stronger than men or
parties. But they are all past issues.
They have been fought out, and fought to
the end, IN the forum or on the field, and
they are no more in issue to-day than the
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[ Arplause,) We couldn't reopen them
if we would, and they falsely misrcprescnt
our purposes, who say that we would re-
open them if We could. Loud cheers. |
This great union, therefore, means no step
backward. Cheers. Forward is the
VOID. Lond cheers. Aud first of all it
means, today, for all the other states of
the south to do what is already done in
Missouri. (Chcers.) Instead of pro-
scription test oath, suspension of the ha-
bcas corpus and military despotism, it
means personal freedom for individual, and
republican government for all: loud ap-
Pia use instead Of negro supremacy, up
held by prescription aud hayonct, it means
equ al rights for all men, white or black:
loud arplauscl instead of thieviug gov
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states, it means domination once more of
intelligence and integrity: instead of strife.
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means another thing, and perhaps, the
most important of them all. 1t means to ar
rest the Capitalization power in tho Federal
Government. 1t means to assert TO the
vital principles OF or Republican system,
in which it lives ana moves aud has its
very hcing-t!,at constitutions are made by
the people ii their sovereign capacity, for
the express purpose Of defining and limit
ln5 the powers of the government, lap
rlause, the powers OF all governments state
or rational. 1t means that we arc de-
ternlned that Presidents and Governors,
Congress and State Legislatures, and every
department of government, shall obey the
constitution. Arriause.l 1t means, al
so, a genuine civil service reform, begin
ming with the iresidehtlai once. Ar-
Plause.J 1t means to put an end forever
to certain practices which have grown up
with this administration, which have driv-
en- SO many Of the ablest Republicans to
JOIN tins Liberal movement, and which
have deeply wounded the hearts of all Re-
publicans, well as Democrats, in this
country (Arplausc.) Practices which
never existed under any other adminstra-
ton, which are but too well known to all
the world, and which our nation good
reputation will be best consulted by not
even naming (Cheers.) 1t means also
to give strength and stability to our finan
cial affairs, and our national credit, by
bringing honesty, and economy, and fideli-
ty to every position, federal, state, and
municipal, where public moneys are col
iected and di>bnrsed. l'heers.) 1t means,
also, the honest payment OF I'll our ohisa-
hons. (henewed applause') 1t means to
give d iisher tone anu greater 'lSor TO the
ADMINISTRATOR Oh our foreign ana domestic
ah'lrs' SO as TO command the respect anu
.o''iu'hoe VI our own people, a"d "i al
'he 'i'ii'Aeu "orid' II 'i'e''"s 10 t''''e !"
Tue inquest 'inces oil 'he So'erhmeh. men
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