Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-31

over again the dreadful battles of the
rebellion at the same long but not re-
spectful distance they fought at before.
1t is against these monsters that We
are now making our fight. 1t is
against these warriors at long range
that the people have proclaimed; and
it behooves every true patriot, every
loyal Ameriean-from one end of the
State to the other, to Join together UNI
der the folds of the banner of the De-
mocracy, who sent us words of greet
ing from Massachusetts to Oregon,
and put these doughty political guer-.
rillas to speedy, final and ignominous
flight. But we must remember this
can only be done by concert of action.
No such triumphs can be achieved un-
less the Democratic party go as one
man to the polls and vote the straight
State, county and congressional ticket
In this way, and in no other can we
rescue the country from Radical mis-
government. Let Los Angeles county
flash the intelligence next week "The
Democrats have carried everything
by tremendous majorityW and the
diapason of those political lthunderings
will be heard throughout the length
and breadth of our fair and patriotic
State. The joyous news will be flash
ed through every part of Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana and Pennsylvania-these
States will respond to the twenty
three that have gone before; all that
is now left of Radicalism, whether un-
der the guise of Independents or Re-
formers, will die a debauched death,
and the Democracy will present a
united front in the great onward move
ment of the Centennial canvas.
Our mountains and our valleys join
ed in fraternal unity, our rivers rum
ming together to the same seas, call
upon us to dwell in brotherhood. The
Republican orators declaim against a
union of hearts and a union of hands,
and shout ION with the carnagew The
Democratic party of to-day, in the
magnificence of its success and splen-
dor, calmly but firmly says "let fratri-
cidal discord be hushed! Let US honor
our countrymen who have fallen to-
gether on the same soil. or sunk in the
same waters. Some fought for the
Union, some fought against it. They
who died as brave men love to die, are
alike worthy of remembrance. Let
us who are living embrace each other
above all our dead heroes, and join
hand in hand "across the bloody
chasm.n
The Republican voters still cry "on
with the serted columns. Up with
the black flag. No quarters to the
traitors, never forget the pastw The
Democratic party say ION with the
noble column. 1t bears no weapons
ofdeath. 1t flaunts aloft our standards
of battle. Let US bury and forget the
past"
Let us then fellow Democrats and
all others who rejoice in the name of
patriots, do our level best in the name
of Democracy to allay sectional pred
judices, and restore harmony and pros
perity to the prostrate South. Let US
bear in mind that the ashes of our de-
parted fathers and mothers have long
since mingled under the same sod.
Who that traverses the land from one
end to the other but meets these elo-
quent memorials of national union.
The old cliffs of South mountain Gust
for one picture) that course around the
contiguous valleys like an amphithe-
atre, throw their united shadows on
the grave of the Marylander, Francis
Key, the author of "The Star Span
gled Banner" and of Pennsylvania
born dame barbara Frietchie," the
heroine of Quaker Whittiers incom-
parable poem of the war. There they
sleep in peace, side by side-the same
sunshine and the same rain garnish-
ing with beauty their kindred mounds.