New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-21
DEMOCRACY 4 MENACE.

,spgrcu Ry EDWARD MCPHERSON IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Newport. Penn, Oct 1S.-A Republican
rally took place here to-day, and an address wac
Alivsye1 by the Hon Edward Mcpherson that attracted
attention Il aboumdel in statements Of fact al Of
which were interesting and some quite new, aud was
one o. the most able Of the eampagu speeches delivered
this wear by e Republican orators. The leading points
Of the speech were ~ follows;
Tcr is nothing either in the past history present
attinds Of the Democratic party 10 eIthe d To the care
of Ae vast interests Of this natlGu Lay ls
IL voted 10 slavery. II opposed the tpuItttH ono
Sixteenth Amendments. II is opposed and ohsirucled
everything What it, present attHct 70 Is the pre-
tect0 of the Southern miscIeauts vino have pinhe ana
executed and are planning and executing, every Outrage"
even the NEST shocking upon whole h.SNcS OF voters
Willie as well ,s cOured whose only onense fs an ma
willingness 90 vote the Democratic ticket it tred 20
repfal the laws luT the registration OF voters ana super
vision of elections. TIE purpose was % break d3Wn inc
lars and omen bc polls to such fafs swept New1ork
from her Tl0uriugs ia lsGo II speaks Oi Us iAiieh
as a "coufcdeIacy." "a government Of sovereign
States" In AlabanG in 1870. il las struck from Tie
Constitution Of 1867 the clause that the state has no
fryt 10 sever its relations % the Federal Un0n 90
pass any Jaw ia derogation OF the paramount Allegiance
OF the citizens OF this Spte 20 Use Government or it
United States" and inserted mach huideI one M
Arkansas the provision thai paIaneuHi allegiance oi
every cuzcn is dine 10 Tic Federal Gov cIufrh IN me
exercise Of an it's cunsttuuUal poW, ~ as dthhei ny
The saprane Court Of the United States" ias been
dropped from tbe new Constitution Of 1870. 1" Ats
souri,. the paramount allegiance clause OF tAe olu
Texas, the new Consultation contains Tue same
threat. as the Constitution OF Missouri, inat iAe
nei uIii,roircd ~ I'm the states" Ghe cau,c q tue
old Constitution, which repusites the hereslss Of nu
hncsti0n and secession. which brought the country Z"
grci,' is droppcd from the new. IN virginia move
mcnt begun. but nipscd iu Tire hud, 20 Nflke
from Constitution O 1eG9 she two clauses deciaiIne
Virginia uIsltcrbly - part OF Tie American nation
FI the list two decades az least TIE policies OF inc Dt
OcratiC party have been shutting and uncertain; rs
principles been put Snd Oh a. gu1neul ilu rs
pMmss have been chaugcia - ils temporary needs
II has had no continuous, LJnulG"lc me- belcNt7 IVA '
and CIOAIg thing, ana LHs given ~ crHii!
10 foundation hose. muc less "a cpnldenec. IL c-
braces AL Tie mOSt dauEciais elements m our p3hilcl
society, and dominated by the worst o. ticm and D. a
perpetual menace 20 Tho safety and security u the Whoe
peuple.
proved Themselves unworthy. They ca1rS waste Jile!
say that in IL years the Republicans have wasted
81 500 GOOO03 of the pubic rev nuS u ls false H.
IL years the ltds been 14,lB&G53.sOl Deduct
dc0t the amount PAD OE tie principal 5000 'J--iu
bouutes and Other claims paid ana irn-luh- aftd
there De- lcit Olby 81 454OG6slJ uhacc9uhtsH Tor "c
was used in the cucnt expenditure OI Tie Coz ~
ana they 81 300. OOONO BIAS been wasted. Not
only Is this charge Of waste not true, ami in the
nature Of thing impossible 10 De true, but II
is an absolute and impudent invention. with
the least foundation 10 sustain II. Furthermore
I'm year during TIE last eleven has the Government
spent than Ms income. Yet TIE public debt pay
ment has gene there has boon, cCncureuty viii
This, repeal O the taxes until no citizen now pay
direct Tax 10 Tire United States, unless he consumes
articles OF foreign manufacture, holds bank stock
drinks sp.rituOus or malt liquors, Or indulge
I'm tobacco, few stamped articles. Ever
The income tax has been abolished, 20 the relic
Of such tender cGnseieucCs Gov. Tiidcn.
The Democratic party, as now Ogshizd u perpetud
meliaoe 10 tlc country. The Uufed states r. 10 20
asked the rebel cotton, and other claims
and thus of both IT. and the Tce
wife Democratic attention 10 this point that their
tBg the other class OF claims be extended 10 this
and yOkc the attention 81 the whole people, WHO layt
arght 10 know what schemes Of spoiiatiOi iay behind
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.