Middletown transcript., 1875-03-06
1--WE Are Here"

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! interests Of the country were ignored in
order that hour after hour might be
| wasted in an effort Of the Radical party
| to seat in that body vile negro as the
representative Of the sovereignty of a
sovereign State. a motion to adjourn
was made at daylight in the morning.
The vote showed no quorum. A ques-
ton then arose if the Senate could
longer sit without a sufficient number
Of members present to do business.
Some Radical Senator replied that the
vote indicated the Democrats were not
voting, and he asked why they were
absent.
"We are here,' said Senator Bayard,
"We are here"
These words will never be forgotten
by the people of the United States.
They rang out in the hall Of the Federal
Senate like the glad tidings Of great
joy to mankind.
We are here! Yes, whenever the
Constitution Of the United States is at
tackled, and the great charter of the
rights of the States and the liberty Of
the people is to be subverted, it will
ever be said of the Democracy Of
America" We are here p
In the darkness and gloom which the
madness Of the negro party creates.
when perils and dangers threaten pub
lie liberty, then the Democracy pro-
claim" We are here T"
When the sovereign States are is-
vaded by Federal troops to overthrow
the State government at the behest Of q
revolutionary junto Of thieves and cor
rupt Office holders, in that time Of need
when liberty is crying for redress and
protection, the Democracy answers
We are here r.
When Congress seeks by revolution
ary action to subvert the Government
of the Constitution and establish mill
tary dictatorship, in the day time Or in
the night season, when efforts are to
be made to stop such outrages and in
fanny, the Democracy answers" We
are here I"
When the white race sees that the
legislative power Of Congress is to be
used by revolutionists and anarchists to
set the negro abeve the laws. and at
the same time opprsss and subjugate
the white citizen to the negro, then the
Democrats reply to all calls Oh them
We are here !"
When the idle working man, the
laborer, mechanic, the machinist, the
industry Of the mills. forges, foundries.
the white men Of the country are suffer-
ing for want of work, and the Radical
party refuses to aid them by favoring
equal laws and wise legislation, and
the cry Of these people goes up to the
halls of legislation asking hearing,
then the answer to them comes back
from the Democratic party" We are
herc!'
When 'the army" is put over and
above the civil power, and the Consti-
tuition of the United States violated, in
the effort for preservation of the peo-
ple's rights the Democracy cry cut
" We are here !"
When taxes are to be put on the
poor mans necessaries of life in order
that the Radical negro party may
squander the public money for party
efforts to make the negro master of the
white race, the Democracy comes into
the contest for the white man with the
exulting cry" We are here!'
When the "habeas corpus" that
great writ to protect human freedom.
is sought to be destroyed by the Radi-
cal negro party that it may the more
easily. by force Of arms, prevent an
election by the people, and thus hold
power by military rule, the Democracy
stands on the Constitution in defiant
defence. saying" We are herel'
When "force bills" are by the Radi-
cal negro party to be made to take the
place of just laws for the protection Of
the political rights Of the citiz, rs that
the negro may, by the aid Of Federal
soldiers defeat the votes and will Of the
people and elect Grant military direc-
tor, the Democracy, pointing to the
glorious achievements of Washington
and the patriot fathers and their strug-
giles for liberty, say" We are hereP'
All honor to the Democracy in that
struggle for the right in the Federal
Senate. Let it 60 on the wings Of
time into history. Let it be watch
word" then, for the Democratic party,
these words Of Senator Bayard. In
darkness, gloom. joy, triumph, let it
be ever said Of the Democratic party,
for God, our country. and the right
eve ARE HERE Commonwealth,
(Phila.)