The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-11

poHt,cs- iHey iouSht 10 MAKE IL 81
preme. The failure to make it so
their "lost cause" To regain thi
Is they constantly exert themselves t
repair the fouDdation on which ii
rebellion rested. Does any one eur
pose that in the presence Of this dar
gerous dogma ia the platform Of on
of the great political parties Of thi
country is meaningless? Why is
made the central figure Of the politi
cal group which that party paradei
in all of its authorized conversations
Why is it affirmed and appiauded il
all that party's platforms, speechet
and political literature Why, ate
being voted down and fought down
does it appear whenever the Demo
cratic party gives ntterance to its ar
tieles of faith? Why, when defeat
ed by peaceful means, does it resort
to war? And when defeated in war
reappear again to disturb the repose
of the nation? is this ell for nc
purpose Is this mere plaything
a mere revolving Political wheel kept
in motion fer the amusement of its
manipulators? Or does its presence
land activities mean something?
WHAT CAN BE THE MEANING
What, but that at some time and
in some way, the thing 80 long and
so often resolved as q doctrine, shall
be transformed into a fact? And
what does that possible fact portend?
4 disruption of the government.
That alone can make secession o fact.
How cen this happen? Solely aud
only through the Democratic party.
Put the Democratic party in posses
sion Of the government, and this
thing can happen ren without war
Should State se e, the Democrat
lie party is committed to the doctrine
that it has right to do so The
last Democratic national administra.
tion made the official announcement
that the United States has no pow
er to coeree q State into obedience.
1t is to the transfer of the national
administration to the Democratic par
ty that the defeated secessionists of
the South look forward to. Until
tha. time comes tha''lost causen will
remain lost While the Republican
party remains in power no State can
depart from the Union, either by
peaceful or forcefuE means. Such
thing is an impossibility SO long as
the Republican party remains in pos
session of the power of the republic
to enforce the doctrine: 1.-The Unit-
cd States of America is o naticD, no,
league"
There is no safety In committing
this government to the hands of those
who reject this doctfine. / make no
charge of want of Mneerity against
those who Eoid the opposite doctrine
They do not bold through sheer dev-
iltry and wanton wickedness that the
States have the right to break up the
Union. | am quite content to accord
to them the possession OF
SINCERE CONVICTIONS,
and to admit they believe tney are
right 10 the views which they enter
tain. freely admit this as to the
entire Democratic party. This does
net change the character of my po-
sition, nor the force of my deduc-
tions. 1; only makes
THE DANGER MORE APPARENT.
Time and defeat will remove this
danger. Time will serve to give to
to all our people better disposition
to accept the mary and great chang
es oecssioned by the war of the re-
bellion. Defeat of the Democratic
party only can assure the time neccs-
sary to work this change Defeat
will destroy the hope which gives
force to the Democratic organization.
1t may take years OF effort and many
defeats 10 reach the end /; but it can
be reached The stake is worth the
effort, for 81 the end there is safety.
Until this is brought about the South
ern Democracy will keep on believ-
ing that at some time aud in some
way their lost cause may be found
and their Confederacy established.
To this end they dominate the DEM
ocratic party of the nation, and COM
pei it to continue to proclaim the doc
trine of State rights Aud this com-
mits the safety OF the Union to the
supremacy of the Republican party,
whose primary article of political
faith is, "The United States Of Amer
lea is nation, not league"
TIE REPUBLICAN IDEA.
A true principle needs correct
methods of enforcement This is
recognized by the Republican party
Therefore, it has ever favored a
free press. free speech, and free cleo
tions. The two former are necessary
to the latter. They give an enlight-
ened understanding Of the questions
and issues to be resolved by the cleo
tors at the polls. But enlightenment
alone is not sufficient; it must be ex-
pressed. The expression must be
free-absoluiely free. Hence the
Republican party has resolved that
every qualified elec:or in every
State, South or North, Democrat or
Republican, black or white, shall be
permitted, undisturbed by force, and
unawed by fear, to vote at all cleo
tions at the place prescribed by law,
and nowhere else, just once, and no
more than once; and that every vote
SO cast shall be honestly counted,
and every person chosen by such
votes to any otlice shall be freely in
Quoted into it, ard effectively sup
ported in the discharge of his du
ties !" and that the platform of our
party truly says, that every we'll
informed person knows that With
such freedom Of elective action, and
honest administration, as herein de-
manded, at least FIVE Of the Southern
ern States are Republican by large /
majorities, and that they now are in
the hands of the Democratic party
solely through force, intimidation,
and failure to enforce the princi-
pies above set forth"
Nothing can be truer than this
No well-iuformed person doubts that,
with such free elections and honest
coun,inD and efractiva anforcap,ant af /