Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-30

| party than when, during the war il placed it.
! self alongside the rebellion, than when in 1861
u declared the war failure, than when in
| 1868 it declared the constitutions, amendments
never legally adopted, and therefore that they
had no force and effect it is important to re-
| call history for few generation is growing up
Than when IN II the party nominated Greeley
or il. 1876 nominated 1ilden and denounced
/ the policy, resumption | am proud 70 know
! that have hosts of Democratic friends but
they are in the wrong party. They belong in
| such a crisis in the Republican party Tradition
| has thrown glamour about the Democratic
| name and they hope as a mother for q hayward
| son, But they will always hope in vain II has
! gone rom bad to worse, ii has fallen into the
| hands of such men as Blackburn of Kentucky La
| mar and Barksdale of Mississippi Hampton
| and Butler of South Carolina What can be ex-
| pected fit? Grapes win not grow on thorns or
| figs on thistles. when they do and not till then
VIII the Democratic party rise up out ofthe mire,
wash itSclfclean, and denounce this disloyalty.
past, present and future SO long as every Dem
ocratic member of Congress votes for q Jaw max
ing 1t a penal ohense 10 suppress riot on cleo
ton day and against a law making it IN otense
for thugs and ruiliians to surround the polls with
guns, knives and pistols so long will 1t be useless
for them to appeal to the patriots of Wisconsin for
! announcement and support; and | truly believe
that to this handwriting on the wall is owing the
difficulty o. the party in making their nomination
this fall. Has the Republican party done any
thing? 1t must stand on its record. Perfection
is not found i'll this world. in individuals or par
lies. Whatever mistakes the Republican party has
made no Republican ever was in arms against
the government, no one ever advocated national
dlsmembermcnt, none had sympathy with trea.
son or traitors But for the patriotism Of tho Re
publican party there would have been no nation
to float its beautiful banner over us, Democrats
hel ped, very many of them, but they were better
than their party then, and are better than their
party now. But Republicanism does not rest its
hopes on its war record brilliant as that is. The
party was founded to advance civilization, secure
justice, and promote general welfare; and ii has
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good faith for the accomplishment OF these pur-
poses. 1t destroyed human slavery which it lilly
denounced as the sum of all vilanies. and rel
ic of barbarism. 1t passed the homestead la and
granted lands to railroads in advance of civiza-
ton to allow access to the homestead lands: il
enacted laws for the protection of the ballot OK
lit is not its fault these laws not enforced: it
declares above all things that this is Nation and
that Wisconsin has right 20 demand that the
laws she must obey shall be enacted by Con-
gress duly and constiutiunally elected. whose
seats We're not seemed by bribery intimidation or
murder
The Republican party meets the clamor against
troops at the polls by challenging the citation of
one instance where any man has been hiudered
or delayed by the military from approaching the
polls, and casting his vote just unjust. Is it not
fatal confession to insist on the repeal of such
a law as this?
''No rogue e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law "
Wisconsin set herself right on the financial
question three years age She was pivotal State.
Had She pronounced against resumption the ma
ton would not now be safely anchored in the har-
Dor of q sound currency; had shc pronounced
against it, in all probability the resumption set
would have been repealed, and we should have
been even yet drifting on an ocean Of uncertainty
ut the caprice ofeyery wind. II was q bold posi-
ton; but the Republicans took the responsibility
and bore the heat and burden of that contest; and
now point to its success as one of their proudest
conquests. They who charge the resumption act
as the cause of the hard times surely can not lay
to the law passed in 1875 the panic of 1871 The
air has been fun Of the Croakings and warnings
of our Grecuback friends and many still advocate
the repeal of the resumption act. Why? AS Schurz
sa, s, it would be like repeating the morning sun
Shinel can't understand how any sane man
would want to 90 back over tie weary road of the
past two years. Every step under resumption has
helped to make easier times. There is not
prophesy ofevil made thGt is not falsihed. Facts
are stubborn things, ana experience has shown
that stable sound, non luctuatng currency is
essential to sound business prosperity. The cred
it of the government never stood higher. 1t is no
time to try experiments. ! wONld nail over the
door OF the Treasury, No Tinker Need Apply.n
In answer to question, die Governor said that
he understood Explicitly that the Republican par
ty stood squNrgly IN that patform--tDl let the cur
rency alone, just as it is.
>ecretary Warner was called for loudly, but in
n few words declined TO do any talking from the
platform
The meeting was very well attended despite the
short notice. The hall was filed.