National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-18

Wara come frou Injustice Of come EIuI-eIthe1
.oeial, moral o. poIitleal. II man finds that
Injustice has BEEN done 70 him be VII l.,i. ios
=, ana 20 With e nation aud party. The Re-
puolican parry has oreauiz.d into forms CT law
.1ess fl1as principles, snd given 10 every man
e4aal nights BEFORE the law. The Republican
party has upheld the original PRINCIPALS q the
~ S9nstnutlon No gOFer1ment win Be
@,.e.e4 o1 ques.lons Of mere social or perso11I
llatlca. But All governments must rive b.
every nan equal advantages IN matters "a com
mon and public right Is It worth while shst.
should 90 over these principles h dstailg
S,srlainiy not 1heJ are TOO well known 10
"a = 70 fshEs9EHEl DoMEsT1C TRANQUILITY.
The Republics party has done szsrytht,y
= ts power that II could Do. Dosneetie -,
qIility 4 - be preserved b. tlis eqdal snfsFes-
nIent 81 lag, b siyiag 70 every nan NJ fI.hE
before the Law, b gl7lng % every one his ner-
sonaE ana proper hts. his tks Re.ubl'--,
parry has done, and - one can deny e
4 10 PROMOTE M PUBIC EELEAzs.
What has the Republican party done ~
sthatf 4 has given Is 1uilroias; IL has oosrie1
the lines q commu1ieation and commerce. uutn
material nature has yielded . tie nature Of
man, i las built up Jopr nlanuflctories, It
has done thiss Il has opened the avenues Of
adyanceDent 20 every mon Whohas the cur
ags and capacity % make tbs effort; & has
representative party Of labor; L has Illus
trsted L By he principles and candid1tsl.
IL was this principle which made Lincoln,
{ the ral-splittsF, and Grant the tanner, Presi-
dents Of the United States. It Is the paqty
which WI elect George A. Halsey and Amos
SlaFk- who have both worked With their
hands, the one as Governor and tie other e.
Congressman. What every man accunnlstas
Tor himself and family be accumulates for the
country Life may be too short 70 realize the
e1orts OF his Own labors- But unsuccessful o.
successful for himself, the struggles the sacri-
noes, tne aecumula tons Of each individual,
make up the sum and Accommodations Of TIE
mass. When the avenues are open 70 ali their
interest is stimulated; but when they are shdt
up then every branch suffers tistbe mission
Of the great Republican party to rise up and
surge for the Government h which we live.
5. TO PROVIDE FoR TIE coMEoN rErRNcr.
Suppose, when the rebellion was upon rs.
everybody to whom we offered our bonds had
said sob, you offered Us bonds ten years ago
and we supposed you would pay them when
you could. But when you got out Of your
scrape you didn't pay az al. You gave Us YOUR
notes for your bonis''-do you think that We
would have got moneys f 1882
When the time comes TO 90 to war we must
do t.. We must have money and, five have
no money Of oar own, we must have er6dit
We must preserve the integrity % cur country.
VI OtA4CA Wiz &c 1Al-At ~ AlM4 H1eL We .4o
attacked. Countries mean tO;iiYe forever. :
8. TO SECURE The BLESSINGS o. LIBERTY TO
OURSELVES AID OUR cHu.DRzN.
That Is necessary to peace, for without
liberty there can be no peace. There Is no
man here present, and care not who he Is,
who would 90 before his wife and childrel >nd
say that he dared not lay down biz Life, q
necessary, to preserve liberty to hls ehildren-
Liberty Is necessary to peace. Has the Repub-
hean party been true 70 this great principle or
the Constitution Answer Il 81 your own con-
science. Which is the partythat has been truo
to liberty and which Is the party that has pre-
served and Is preserving the blessings Of lib
erty to you and your childreul One thousaof
battle-nclds tell the story Of the struggles for
liberty, and which was the party that led them
on and sustained theml Answer g in youroWh
hearts.
THE MISSION or TIE RRPUBLIckN PARTY
have only touched upon general principles
and alluded to some general IDEAS. would
Ike to drive these living principles into the
hearts Of the rising generation. have shown
you that the Republican party has been ID The
past snd Is to-day the champion Of your COM
tTy's honor. That without 4 your country
would not now exist. That without such A
organization your country VII not long Be
preserved, its mission fulfilled or It's destiny
carried out.
It said BY the enemies Of the Republicaa
party that It's mission b done; that L should
abandon its organization and leave its duty b
those who profess opposite and antagonisffc
IDEAS Ny friends, the mission OF the Repnb-
hean party Is not fulfilled By the achievements
Of day. Il Is the party Of progFess and de-
velopment. twill not de 50 long As there are
new fields Of progress 70 conquer. II has duty
Of preservation aswm as duty OF accomplish
ment. So long as there Is anorganised opinion
which seeks to deny the validity Of the great
principles which we have established, and the
do ft-so long as murder walks b. midnigkt
and rapine e the weapon Of the South--so long
Il is treason to mau TO cease IN any Of your
Efforts. Il have shown you, even though tn
q eursory and careless manner, that these prin-
ciples are Of vital interest to your county and
vain. TT srE aE SD ~ f.i