The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-10-26
The Cam paign.

ever "HneSseo. uOt excepting those
immediat'y preceding and during the
var. In fact, the character Of the
struggle is closely akin to those in
which slavery and the questions it
raised were the only issues. Thoso
who passed through the former will
readily recognize the oil state Of af-
fairs without being able to realize that
the war il over. It. is North and
South more distinctly than ever.
Democratic papers and stump speakers
tell us that the war Is over. that tho
old issues are dead and hurried under
constitutional guarantees and canr {
be re.urected aud that the South has
accepted the results Of the war and is
loyal to tho Constitution with all its
amendments. The average Democrat
ic Editor and orator has capacity for
the perversion Of the truth and mia.
statement IF facts that amounts to gen
Jus The present camp'isu hss fur
"ished them the grandcst opportunity
they have ever had for the exercise Of
their pecuisr faculty and they hs' .
improved i. with zeal that is sublime
and to a degree that causes the terr BIZ
aud disgraccfal lies Of former campai: .
to loom mp in the back ground clo,hed
10 the white r,' e. Of purity and truth
No one need be mi<led as to the issues
Of the present campaign. In our
judgment it would be = natioosl dis.
ssser to permit the Government Of the
Nation to pass into the hands of the
Democratic party .s it is At present
constituted and controlled 1t would
be transferring it to a united South. It
would put tho solution OF the financial
problem into the hands Of . party that
is not ooly without = settled policy but
is made up Of elements that render it
impossible for it to have ono on that
question. 1t would open the ques-
ton Of the payment Of the war
claims Of rcb!es who are already batter.
ing at the Treasury for 40 aggregate
amount exceeding our national debt
I'd which Mr. Tilden says only needs
specific Legislative provisions to make
them valid. 1t would place in power
. party which, as 40 organisation, has
neither stood for liberty for education
nor for union but in every assault on
our pubic Schools aud in the attempt
to disolve the Union, gave aid and
comfort to the enemy lhis 10 the
Psrty that tho people are called 10 sup.
port, in opposition. 70 the Republ'c.a
party, which defended aud preserved
the Union, which gave freedom
to the slave, which has made our pub
ns schools toe greatest OWL blessing
that soJ ust,on ever enjoyed and
which can po,ut to tbe general results
OF its sixteen yesrs Of service ~ the
krxudest achievements tor human libet.
~ sua mAteria. progress that tue world
ever saw.
When Republicans consider tho
character of the mca chosen - the
standard bearers u the respective parties
in this campaign it u w.t.: tssilugs Vi
the most Sincere satisiactioa aud graf
isude. In Kuthe.to,d u. Hayes aud
Wm. A. Wheeler there il no.hiug
wanting. Superior abilities, large sx
psrieucs, acknowledged personal and
political integrity Regulations uutsru.
is,.ed .lthough active participants II
public sfA,rs during sil these trouolous
years. firm friends Ut liberty, education
and honesty in public atfa.rs.. Every
uttcrsnce and every act .. their aetivs
lives tend to established Ill that u
claimed tor them BY their most ardeot
friends aud supporters. Oh the other
l,snd. the large aud varied experiences
that 10 claimed for Mr.. Tlldea c,usists
oil one session iu the New York Legis-
is.urs, = year and ! half ~ Governor
Of New York aud al the remsinder ei
his life devoted to his legal practices.
That he is shrewd lawyer i doubt
less tune, or hs would not hsve been
employed ~ the Attorney OF ~ msoy
rsilroad oampauiss and he may posses.
great uerit 10 the higher walks Of his
profession but, will drawing mortgage
buods and trust deeds for railroad
oorporstions.. watering railroad stock
aud kindred pursuits, d. him tor. the
duties Of the presidency ! Will his
var record sssisiy the people Of N,ua
ssoss I, Win ssy Of h's ut.erances
sinos hs bseane . candidate for the
Presidency sasiafy them that - i sot,
heart and hand, il sympaahy with the
very worst or he Old rebel slsnsss I
Ar they aasis6od wish The susvsr