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theless, one thing may properly be stated here.
The shareholders Of the South In the year 1901. ir
conjunction with their allies in the North, called
forth the most unjustiaable Of oil civil wars which
history knows. Its object was tho destruction OF
the great work which crowned the struggle for in
dependence Of the Colonies against Great Britain,
the United States had grown up from an originally
petty community to great and honored Republic.
They wished to destroy the Union since they could
to accept this contest and it fought It through vic
toriousiy with sacrifices Of wealth and blood fuu-
dreds Of thousands u the nobest sons of the Re-
which their fathers LETT them, and the people have
sacrifced n,anY hundreds OF millions 10 save the
country and freedom: and, finally, when, after
four OF contest victory over the assailants
tribunals in order to take bloody revenge The
prisons were not tillsu with political prisoners,
and no ships filed with transported con.
yicts left tic harbors Of our country No!
The victors, with Magnanimity unknown
in the history Of the world treated the conquered
as crring brothers, whom they qtte. brief period
admitted citizens with equal rights to take part
in the government Of the country.
II the Republican party had heavy task to per-
form in wnr, the peace which followed imposed
upon them one which was none the less difficult.
the Union had to be restored, and precautions
taken against the return Of violent attacks on its
existence. Abraham 1nco1n's great and immortal
be made secure for all time; the abolition Of
Sd y h eT f. Rsaueaa fsa e9 squa
onward courageousy on the path laid down to it
by Its great leader and surrounded the freedom OF
the former slaves with constitutions! and legal
SAYS 1.-The mission OF the Republican party can
not be considered as fulfilled so long as American
citizens without distinction OF color In the reed
swa!nps Of Louisiana are IL fully assured OF their
civil. political, and public rights. rs on the banks
OF the St Lawrence" FeloW-clttzens. we can
not and must not trust the execution OF the laws
passed for the protection OF the former
Union to that party which fought
their adoption with all the means in its power, and
whose allies in the South yet constantly prove By
their atrocities pcrpetrated On the negroes how little
they respect these laws.
THE FINANCES.
But the Republican party had far more difficult
partly interest bearing, partly non -interest-be
inc debt weighed upon the country. The great
confidence which the Government enjoyed must be
justified honor Of the Gnion must be protect
as possible. and this circumstance. "a we'll ~ the
readiness with which the Republican Government
gave to tho creditors Of the nation legal guarantees
FOR the honest payment Of The national
debt, put it in its power to ind a
not insignificant part of this debt at lower rate Of
interest The ease with which this conversion
the great European money markets in the honor Of
the republican Government.
It il true that the yaine Of onf non interest bear
ing evidences Of indebtedness has not vet been
ra{sed to IN equality with gold, but be Who reen-
bcrs that there was time in which it took more
than two and D. -half paper dollars to buy gold
d9ar must do the Kep1oG;a'n s;' part, the nstef to
been done to equalfzc those values.
WHICH SHALL WE rEusr!
Fellow-citizen.. both parties promise tnst they
ehail we rive the most confidence!
Shall We trust the party which feels natural re-
pugunnce to paying that debt which had to be
tnnt tn mt into nractice the t.schtngs af states
rieh1s md Of The dght OF secessiony The party
V6icb preached open Reputation and trcacbery to
to to an snton derte IL
cnTtrncv? ~ M Ne. We xit1 i've onr contdenes ID
tbat party under the control Of which the national
trv' WHICH Looked upon it d Il requirement Of
honor to naEe ~ood Ike promise Of naymcnt made
durinr the necessities Of the country. and which
VIII roSi ,fn"nu doi1ar !. n,;d for exerv
n;nce cf nsrrr xh}ch nromtsrs thr navmen
81 a dollar. We trust NO Tilden beside whom
one hand reaches rs coin and With the other paper
sires the repeal q the law fixing definite time for
specie payment. We trust Rutherford B: Hayes
VINO less shan Sea1 ago, III nla nat'se o'ate, scto
s 1sh9ss stda stsnds T;am WbeeIrp anu
batant b. t entertaining similar opinions ~
yArxynt
Fa,,o. .c,t,7an. fh.re liss hefor.. th- Rennb,c,n
,.rty VT ,,ora dicni+ nerhao. ths nnst d;rb
it 33ntv - III r. has - ,nrf1 re nnhI;c ac-
@ +o ~ w. runt;nn ~, mo wH;ch ~ S cre5, ;to II
~. .s ~ .Ma1<on ~ rann1o tb.neolvos
a"o - taa1iro Tor rennb,;r.n x$frtme and ~ res
st,-s thaf, .naa5ance ~ thstr covarnr,cnt f;ndcr
~ demnr,i i;zine agstarn which we owe tn :. lem.
Trns;d.nf Ev the nrhi{r f9scea aerved
sr,n;,a ~ b;ch H. ;c,nra h,d ris,rs thar. hos
a,an;fesfed itscIY dnr;no the conrse of vears =
frohtfnt corrnnt;on nnd {mmorajtY In ali branches
haa found ira way not only ipto the ranks of III.
and trnstei coun.cllorn NJ the hfrh
ut fcer Of the Republic but into the halls Of The
National LEGISLATURE and into the GOVERNING bodies
~ Stotca cnunties and cities: ycs even into the
r,asaes nf the neonle Ii has gone 60
Fnr Tint stea11ng fTon, the public and fraud
m the Coyernments are no longer looked IN as
dishonest transactions. provided only that the
offense is crowned with success. 1t would be
ahsnri to Law the blame Of this on the party in
no,rcr whnfeycr jts political faith may be- The
Fon1f I;es in the system Of which Rutherford D.
Hayes. the Republican candidate for the presi-
jency' says in Ills letter Of acceptance:
~. ,.7 +he ,nacncnd-nce Of thc senarate
,nsrinsnis ~ fhe Governmfnt It tends DIRECTLY to
and Official lncapac tt 1s temptation
to dishonesty 1t hndeTs and npars that careful con.
liberation and strict aGGGnntanis5 ~ " WHEN atohe
.aithia! ana emcleat panc @ s IN nnisnent ~
@ nS ~ rerI ~av o. dcrradrs Tie civil service
lad character Of the Govcrnnent
|boro,n,oh comniete. radical.
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va 4tard hv the a;de OF and supnort the man
rho r.nraenn3, thcsa xornd via,v. The men of
" ~, ~ F tSnI nt tho;r Lonas ~ M IN io;nt ac
ion Fnnr TaHrs ,en onbtino the honest ctforts