The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-10-18

against local sc!f-governmcnt shall
stand; that this Legislative insult
to you, this enactment of distrust
of your virtue and intelligence,
shall remain permanently in the
statutes of your country. ! say it
ought to be repealed, cxpungcd,
torn from the pages Of the law with
every circumstance Of indignation
and adherence. What do you
say? Do you believe in yourselves,
or do You want q master?
That is the exact issue. 1t il a
very old one, and yet it sounds new
in our times. Those of you who
think you are not competent to
manage your local affairs, unless
the club Of the Fedcrul Govern.
mcnt is welded over your heads by
United States Mnrshals, District
Attorneys, and partisan Judges on
the Federal bench, will, Of course,
and with entire consistency, vote
the Republican tickct-votc for
Foster, who has the same opinion
of you that you have Of yourselves
Who do YOU suppose would vote
with you if they were here? Every
Tory of the Revolution. Not one
of them believed in the natural
rights of man TO govern himself
without a master. Tho odious
Lord North, Prime Minister to
George Ill. would DO Il stalwart
Republican in this contest, and the
old imbecilo King himself, if alive
and y citizen Of Ohio, would, on the
well-known principles Of his long
and tyranica! reign, DO for Foster,
and Il strong centralized Govern
mcnt. Ifyou could resurrect from
their infamous graves all those who
sided with Great Britain against
the principles Of Jefferson in the
days Of the Revolution, not one
would fail 10 sustain tho high pro-
rogatiyc Of the Government in
stamping out local and popular
sovereignty. If every pcrlidious
Stuart whu ever sat upon the Scot
fish or English thrones could be
cxhumcd to-day, they would, on
this issue, zoalously support The
Republican party. All such, in all
ages, rs have disbclicved in human
freedom, and individual responsi.
'tility; all the hlood-5tained mon.
sIcys who have cursed the earth
with war to crush tho aspirations
Of tI!c people for home rule and
civil liberty, would, iihcre, con
tribute to the campaign fund Of the
Republican party, subscribe for its
newspapers and vote for its camdi,
dates. All this and more would
follow in the logical order Of things
II was reported not long ago that /
very rich man OF New York, by The
name Of Jay Gould, blurtcd out hi:
willingness and desire to pay mill
ions for u Government Of high cen.
tralized powers; q Government no
dependent upon the popular will
a Goycrnmcn! which would govern
cocrco and hold in subsection tn
people, instead of allowing them
according 10 the constitution o;
their fathers, TO govern themselves
This was simply Il somewhat in
discreet but very accurate procla
nation of the spirit and purposes
of tho Republican party. 1t hai
the sanction Of all such LEADERS o
that party as are without faith il
mans capacity and right TO govern
himself; Of all sucl. as are rich ant
prosperous. and desire no possibil
ty Of a change; Of al retired CAPT
talists, whose investments are cat
ing up tn. mortgaged lands and Ia
Dor Of the people, like incurabl'
cancers w:ccking the human body
There was i hard struggle at the
very beginning Of our 'GoYcrnmcn
OYER this very question. Their
was Il party then very formidable
in talents, and very considerable il
numbers, which hadno faith in tn
people, and boldly declared its inf
deity to popular institutions. Thu
Republican party, with its Super
yisors, lis Marshals, its Comlais
sioncrS, its Spics,its Federal Courts
and its deep diStrust Of the Amcri
can people everywhere, in town
ship, county and State, is the re-
viYal Of the old lcspotir Fedora
party Undera titIercn: name, bu
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