Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-10-05

tional government, all the guaran
tees of individual, social and politi
cal liberty, which belong to that sys
tenn"
Are these factsP Is this true o
the Democratic party? Has tina
party ever by its course practically
guaranteed these rights to the Ameri
can people, during the last sixteer
years? as the Republican party ha'
done? When I say the American
people, l mean all-the colored a!
well as the white race.
The Democratic party has for the
last few years made the same offer!
to the colored voters, in their plat
forms, that the Republican party ha!
done. 1t was not done because they
wanted to do 1t, the same motives die
not prompt them that prompted the
Republican party. The Democratic
party has always been a political en-
envy to the colored man since the
rights of the colored race have been
established, without their consent
and in opposition to their wishes
That party now comes to the front
and makes the same offers as does the
Republican party. Sloaoly and sad
ly they come aoinding along, tax
ing up the principles and issues
as the Republican party drops
them. The Southern wing of the
Democratic party tried for four years
to put an end to our national exis
tence. They made determined eff
fort to put out the lamp that lights
the path to our nations destiny, and
a portion of the Northern Democracy
concurred with their Southern breth-
ren in this crime against humanity.
Does the Democratic orator tell you
to-day that his party is in favor OF
the Union, the Constitution and the
enforcement of the laws? Is that his
chief topic of argument? No, sir;
he confines himself strictly to the
corruption and stealing of the pres
ent administration, which, if he ex-
amines carefully, is great deal less
than any administration in the past.
Hon. John Sherman says: "That
during General Jackson's second term
the loss by defalcation was 5000 for
each $1,000 disbursed; Van Buren's
term it was $2I.15 for each 1000;
in Johnson's it was As cents for each
81 900; in Grants first term it was
40 cents for each $1,000; in Grants
second term it was 26 cents for each
81 900. This shows the honesty and
fidelity in public officials"
We do not ask of the South any
more than Andrew johnson did, when
he told them to come into the Uuion
and take the Constitution with its
different amendments, and the laws
IL they found them upon the statute
books. This was hard for them to
10. They opposed the Amendments
ill they were obliged to accept them.
Why were they so bitterly opposed
o them2 Because they contained in
substance the things that caused
hem to fight against the Government.
NoU that Uery element, with the De-
nocracy of the North, comes to the
'ront, and asks that they may be al
owed to rule this Government. l
.sk you, gentlemen, will you permit
his to be done2 No, SIR! Not sohile
he God Of the Nations IS for the
9ght.
Let us look briefly at the course
If the Republican party. l speak of
t now as party. 1t is true that
'ome bad men have crept into office,
md have retarded its progress, but
hat is the true history of all of the
parties that have ever existed. The
party is the party of the
people. 1t has taken hold of the true
principles that point to an indefinite
.-fiod of our national existence. The
Republican party has partly con-
tructed our present machinery OF
1t is in favor of the
Union. the Constitution, and the en-
orcement of the laws, in every de-
,artment, while the Democrats have
,een opposed to it.
The solid South took up arms
.gainst the Government, for the pur-
,ose of keeping in bondage 100000
# slaves; they voted against all of
he constitutional amendments, and
we're bitterly opposed to the recon
acts. Now the solid South
md the fragments of that party
North, come to the front under the
,loak of reform" and demand the
control of the Government.
These are stubborn facts, which l
ubmit to a candid, thinking people.
Will you unite with them and give
her: by your votes, all that you
truggled for for four years?
Give up to them our National lib
'rty and unity. God forbid.
THE hiGHT PART1.
Need any one pause for any length
# time to consider, after having
glanced at these facts, which party to
lily himself with? Every man who
las drop Of patriotic blood .fow-
ing through his veins should, in or
ler to maintain these sacred princi-
,les of our National liberty and uni
y, unite with the Republican party.
And he who grasps the true princi-
,les of that party, as it is to-day,
axes hold of the groaoing, living
'dith Of our Union.
YOUNG MEN.
We hear from all quarters of the
Nation the appeal of the Democratic
orator for the young men to join the
Democratic party.
Young man, pause and reflect for
q moment. Our nation has lived
one hundred gears. Do you want it
to live hundred more?
Examine the principles of the two
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