The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-17

cora our steaulast confidence In the perpet-
uity Of Republican self-goveramen,."
WHEN WE REFLECT
that nearly one-halt of the authors OF this
declaration had been engaged in armed re-
beilion 10 destroy the Union, in which they
had the sympathy OF the other half, We
| know what they mean By reatiirming their
"Iaith in the permanency OF the Federal
| Union, and when for more than iour wears
nearly the one-halT, with the sympathy of
the other half, had waged bloody war for
the overthrow Of the Constitution, We know
what they mean by devotion TO the Con-
stitutIon ;" that they love the Union and
Constitution as we'll now as they have ever
done, we can readily believe. Such decla-
rations BY the convention, in view Of the
personal history OF the great masses of its
members, are but hideous mockeries. and
intended only for deception. \ little
further on We come to the following extra
ordinary declaration: "Reform is neces-
sary to rebuild and establish in the hearts
of the whole people that Union which IL
years ago, happily rescued from the danger
Of a secession of States, but now to be saved
from 4 corrupt Capitalization, after infiict-
ing upon 10 States the rapacity of carpet
bag tyrannies, has honey -combei the Off
GERS of the Federal Government itself with
incapacity, waste, and fraud, infected States
and municipalities with the contagion OF
misrule, and locked fast the prosperity OF
an industrious people in the q alysis Of
hard times" When you consider that
many OF the men making this declaration
are the identical persons who, | years ago,
attempted to destroy the Union BY seces-
sion Ct States, and who brought upon the
nation all the horrors and sacrifices of
civil war, YOU will be able to comprehend
the audacity and insolence of the false
hood.
| THE AUTHORS CT THE WAR;
the creators Of the national debt, the max
ers Of disturbance and revolution in every
State, and directly responsible for every
evil and misfortune that has followed the
great conflict, they boldly charge their own
crimes upon the Republican party. Again,
the platform says: Reform is necessary
TO pu: stop TO the profiigate waste Of pub
lie lands and their diversion from actual
settlers by the party in power, which has
squandered 2OO,O00,OOO acres upon rail-
roads alone, and out of more than thrice
that aggregage has disposed of less than
a sixth directly to tillers Of the soil" The
~ ~ "',i aPPtes.
". "nei zen T reier 20 me iac. 'hat ihe eahIi-
w,, in tho senate s;x 90, all -. H.
period when most Of the public land. was
granted to railroads. and was distinguished
for the general hearty support he gave TO
such, grants, ard particularly..ior his earnest
and repeated advocacy and the large share
he had IN a grant OF about a OOO, 600 acres
to the Northern Pacific Railroad. the most
stupcndous Gift ever made TO A CORPORATION.
But it NAV be said in extenuation of this,
that if Gov. Hendricks has had 80 much to
do with giving public property 10 railway
corporations, Gov. Tilden has
s,,owx .,r
IN renewing suen CoiPoIal,ohs Vi 'neir prop
ei'f' anu tha', 'ahinS oo'n 'oSe'ner' they
make saie pair Oh .he raiiroau question.
AS Iuither commentary upon .nis lesoiG.
'io"' may aSu 'he sihsie lenaiA 'hat II
was the hepupiican parry tha' granted 'ne
nonies'eau " ac'uai se"iers upon the pup
iic ianus oooh winch iao peeh naughtiy
aehigheo 'hfoush every benioeratic aoliih-
istIatioh. :,
Ley US cohs,uef ofiehy the composition vi
the St.Louis Con'ehlioh' tnat passed TINS re-
liarkaoie Pia'iorui ana Placeu III ho,iiiha-
tlon those distinguished feiormefs, lilden
anu hendrieSs.
THERE WAS THE OLD SLAVE HOLDER,
with a heart full of bitter memories, beliey.
ing that emancipation was robbery, and his
only hone of indemnity in the Democratic
party.
There was the old agitator and session
ist- who had hurried States into rebellion
and drafted ordinances of secession.