The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-09-17
THE OLD FLAG.
The tlon. James F. Wilson, Of Iowa,
Talks OId-fashioned RepubIi-
csnism TO the People.
Extracts from His Eioouent
speech at Bloomfield, Iowa.
The Dangers of "A Solid south WIN,
fher Are. and How They should
be Met.

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; La his great speech at bloomfield,
Z Iowa. on Wednesday. the Hon. James
. +. Wilson thus described the objects
2 and dangers OF solid South:
/, THE SOUTHERN PROGRAMME.
!, The Southern programme causes its
supporters TO look forward 10 the IN.
duction of a Democrat in the Presi.
Dental office in 1881, and announce in |
advance the programme then 10 be car.
: ficd ont IN these words from the Soutb-
ern States newspaper, the Democratic
organ published at Okolona, Miss. :
The Republic will be divested of The
power that ~ has usurped from the
States since 1861. The reserved rights
OF the several commonwealth of the
Federal Union will be reoreanized IN
their widest scope and range. In
word, the Calhoun theory will be nut
into practice. while Hambletoniap,sm
VIII be torn up root and branch. and
destroyed forever. The constitutional
amendments will be repealed. and the
constitution will thus be restored 10
ns p,imitlve vigor; the ballot-box pu- ,
rlned, and politics redeemed In an nm.
influence OF ignorant, vicious or ma, ,
cenary suffrage" Ii fills all places of 7
\ oncial trust and profit in those Stat ;
with those who fought 10 make seces- ,
slon triumphant. aud sends none hut ,
confederate officers and devotees Of I;
TIE lost canse to the two Houses ~ >
congress. IL forms TIE base OF opera. (,
tlons Tor recovering to the secessionists !.
OF the South what they lost by tbe {
war and. failing in this, makes Ctbe n
democratic party In control of the >,
government another attempt To dis. Il
rupt the Union possible success -
Aho" that this Is regarded as the opin. 81
ION OF extremists. But this does not n,
ancct us truth. Twice Ia the history n
! Ol sne country secession has put forth cl
It's FORCES IN active hostility To the gov H.
ernment Jackson crushed the first :,
| demonstration II was then said tbat \,
= recurrence OF the madness conld NOT ~
happen The nation slept Iva that be. h
| iie' All OF the open and audacions q.
thIeatenings of 1860, and of the de. af
cahe preceding, could not aronse our Ie
I pc 'ple 70 Just appreciation of our r.
laHScr, and even when the rebellion AZ
burst upon The country some Of our N
~isest meu said il is only a nassing 80
madness induced by the chagrin of pn. an
iitical dcieat, and will all Ice over IN
ninety lays. But 1t was not over in W,
ninety days, nor was IL over I'm four an
Stais' nor have We recovered from lis ia,
euects now. They will reach fai away an
'h'" Tue years of the future. Not this IN
generation nor the next will he rid of in
the burdens imposed by the forces ~ ~.
recession in active war. The trntb !. -;
that ns long as ,i
THE PRESIDENTIAL VIRUS De
hoIds place IN our politics, il is dan ga
gerous. No thoughtful man can study Pr
tne present condition Of affairs in some ly
ol uie Southern States without detect. pre-
,nR danger lurking in the political nc. tai
tlvitles OF those communities. \, the
Mississippi and South Carolina :. tb;s DIRE
especially true. IL is no credit % on :.
to profess not to discern this. What. ,
ever has once happened NAV recnr II
ihat which produced or war may pro. 3D.
duce another States have attemn,o1 -
20 secede; they may attempt il again W., -
IL does not matter in what parb this | ~
political force may be clothed N ia tbo
same dangerous element. Call II 40. Su'
'esSlon, State rights, home rule. II i ~
All the same. It's existence ~ ipim;cai :, .,'o'
70 the Union It can't be reaIizsj I1u T,
,act without division Of the repnbIio ..s ~
ihose who believe in il. proclaim IL Sa' Ss'
'uppor, u. do so with an inteIlicepi Ia Ia
motive They hold 10 1t as remedy @ puu
ur some possible grievance. OF the 80,
,,, ITievance they claim the right TO iudre a.o'
y i.H, 'ls grievance may be that will =, ,
usNiy tlem IN resorting 90 this rene. 90,
~, they have already given ma an o~. oiB'
ample. To be out.yoted AMI bo - tea'
lulred 20 submit To the voice of ,ho .lc .hes
majority. rs was the case in 1890 "a a. 70"
'reat wrong, in their estimation "a u.
o lustlty nn application OF this ~. I'M o'iIi,
rthe remedy IN its worst form. The -.
nie OF the majority is Us po,;,
THE SHEET ANCHOR for
u our system Of government Tho, Mort
onsent 70 this II the majority is with fact
nem. 10 case il is not, then they hold uttel
o the right Of State 10 break M ~ whic
oVernment, as = refuge and n defence pie
hey dld not surrender this doctrine whit
men they gave mp their arms. None the
their conventions, none of their ma enJO'
,is' none oi their speakers, have ever 10 vi
'tihAted purpose TO surrender this press
est OF our politics. They fougbt a. inter
AXE 1t supreme. Tho failure 20 rnake lie c,
SO IS their lost cause" To regoin
us they constantly exert themselves r.
repair the foundation on which .bc
.Oeiiion rested. Does any one sup. re,
'Se that the presence OF this danger. 80, .
% dogma ln the platform Of one of sncb
y great political parties Of this coun. ~
n csntrsi ea1sos - WY is " made tins
,icb tLat -. ~ poi.ticIi group possi
tborizcJ co,,,,,,ies P,',' ~ MI OF ITS the p
rrrneJ o., a..'I.g o.,ySauonsg Why - 1t this 0
rt,g's ,,la,to.,.ll.i i'suuou ia All OF that on WI
hteraturey WHY. after being voted 80
wn aud fought down. does il reap- 80, se
ar whenever the Democratic partv -
yes utterauce To its articles of faitb2 -.
ans H. !, -. py peaceful the CO
ZEN defeato5 =, ie 70 war AUD have
disturb the repose OF the natioD?- -. :.
this all for no purpose2 Is this A 80
re piaything, mere revolving DO.
cal wheel kept IN motion for The
usement OF It's manipulatorsg Or One
es ITS presence and activities meau 70 nj,
uethiDg2 to vor
WHAT CAN BR THE NEANINe? this Is
What, bat that at some .ime and in vonrs,
ne way, the thing so song aud so Of which
resolved as doctrine. shall he ola no
into fact? And what der vi
3 That possible fact pretendy A dis. Won -
'u"h OF the government That ments
ne can make secession a fact How are a
TINS haPpenl Solely and only vnn 4,
ongh the Democratic party. Pm. Ia cali
democratic party ia possession Of ilv ,n
government, aud this thing can inc IA;
pen even without war. Should a thew n
'e s.ecede, the Democratic party is Thev
omitted 10 the doctrine that N bss = fows
az To do 50. The last Democrats i,ics,
iohal administration made the Off. Unable
announcement that the United Won az
tes has no power 10 coerce q STATE we're I,
obedience. 1t is 10 the transfer Of have \
national administration 10 the vonr II
mocratic party that the defeated 80. - vo,e
sionists Of the South look forward enongl
Until that time comes the "Iost dustyy
Sc viii remain lost While The gent Il
publican party remains In power no be ON !
ie can derar, from the Union. eitb. ~ sid
~ peaceful or forcefui mesns- All ,b'
h thug - an impussibilitv so membe
- - ~" ,"oiiefn ~ party remains 1T It's /