The Morning herald., 1876-07-03
F0R SHERIFF,
ISAAC GRUBB.
FOR CORONER,
DAvIDaC. ROSE.
THE GREAT ISSUE.

Nh THE GREAT ISSUE.
From the sunday Tablet.
The issue is made up. The COM
batants are in the arena, to fight the great
battle of 1876; and no greater civil contest
has ever taken place. It is frequently
aaid that there is great similarity between
lie. platforms adopted, at Cincinnati, and
ST. Louis; this may be true, if the outer
shell is only considered, hut no two things
can be more unlike. The one pointing
the way towards rapid Capitalization OF
power, and certain, absorption Of the
rights Of the States; the other standing by
the political traditions Of the revolution:
traditions, redolent with the aroma Of lib
ery, and warm with the inspirations of
freedom. Assuming for argument sake,
that the platforms are identical, we are
then free to examine the record Of both
parties, the character Of their public men,
and the consequences resulting to the
country from the application Of their pol
icy. We have no expectation Of being
able to convince politicians, partizans or
placemen, Of the Republican party, but
addre8 ourselves to its calm thinking men,
Whose love of party is second:-whose love
Of country is first. Is it not fact, that the
condition Of the country, at the present
time is such, as to loudly cry for change
of rulers? Bankruptcy is the rule with
the majority Of the trading classes; dis
content, the daughter of idleness, is nur-
sing trouble and danger, among the
masses Of the people. Never before, have
we had such long continued and all per
meating prostration Of the industrial life
of the Republic. Since the days ofNero or
Heliogabulus, when Rome was dying of
corruption and misgovernment, have any
Christian people, been SO robbed and
wronged by its government and Off
cials. The government Of Grant has
been conspiracy against freedom in
America. The initial act of Grant was an
insolent disregard, of pardon granted by
his predecessor. His crimes against right
have been red, and many all through his
career, eliminating, in the dismissal Of a
faithful officer of the Treasury Depart
ment, for the. crime of honesty. The elec-
tion Of Hays, whom Grant, publicly
averred in his congratulat;ory telegram, is
to occupy his place, after March 4th 1877 ;
would be simply continuance, of the Or
ganized conspiracy against right, which has
hardened into system, during the past
sixteen years.
Three Of the strongest supporters of
Hays, Senators Seargent, Logan, and
Spencer, have been charged and dared to
meet the charge,by Mr.. Yaryans, with COM
plicity in the whisky frauds, or patrons of
the men, who live by those frauds ia their
respective districts they failed, or feared
to meet, to the charge; but Mr.. Yaryans
was dismissed for making war, upon the
alcoholic Senators. Themen charged, will
be ensured, lease Of corrupt power, by
the election Of Hayes
We ask the quiet citizen, who is rather
pleased with the seeming similarity Of the
two platforms; if the policy point to the
same goal, will he permit organized pro-
fessional wrong doers to drect the desti-
nees Of the Republic; or will he give the
helm Of State, to a tried and true reform
er, and prosecutor of rings and rogues,
such as Tilden of New York. The St.
Louis nominee, is in the political order,
another Moses to lead people out Of the
slough, and bondage of bribery, corrup-
tion, and incompetency, to political at
mosphere, wherein dishonesty must die.
Will Tilden if President, savior, and lib
liberator. We believe he will. We have
the warrant of scripture promise, which is
infallable that Tilden will be a faithful
public servant.
He met and overthrow the mightiest
combination Of wrong doers, this Western
continent, ever groaned under. Tweed,
Yeeney, Connolly, Genet, and those spong-
,and bottle holders, were more potent
w York, than Warwick the King
nd his Baron. were in England.