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now and next year. and sure as God rules In the
! Heavens II viii not BE- made IN vain.

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this Southern question and That H. the freedom ana
puritv OF elections [ am glad TO able to fgrce with
General Ewing when he says: " The qu-s Ion OF JIG
election. has assumed prominence never oeioIe E''u
it. althong the sta Of which II arises haVenr,
long in lurce. aud the Democracy nav M, i' ~
ppgtedlv attempted 10 repeal them. III. h.punI 81
Marty l. determined % have nos Only nee n' nc
ions what II VIII As he SAYS, the Gn'u S','r
statutes providing for such elections nave pth OhE III
force. They are made 10 puIHuahce " Pa'u
provision ct the Constitution NLlCn 49,, =,
maj &, peress may al any ume, Nv lhW' hdht oi
alter the regulations OF the LrgisIature 81 eaci
state rs TO the time, places ana nannt t.. %
Ibis law, General Ewing says, the Demo-
cratic party attempted 10 repeal ana la'l5 ~
of the last Congress then refused 10 pass DIS Ior .9e
support Of the Army unless the senale WOMB ~
repeal this law They adjourned congress WIoul passns
me great auprOurat alton bills. The present OousIe-s
IN i,1ss etber me Army the Legislative
nl unless the President would approve the Ieptai or
tbe law The yCtocs OF the President are aprONeu ~
every Republican in tie United states Tuu az
of clear and conclusive statement lAc Dtingciats
members then tuod TO nuiIlly lhe Jaw. r, II ~
are justified IN this, majority OF ener h,uIe az
nuuily any Law, however Important. 10y thls
doctrine qualification and secession Is male Shsy ~
the refusal OF majority OF eiIher HOUSE 20 oney s
what can be nud and paraJ zed under ms uoo tlle'
for II II be that majority ol eIe louso Gan tV
iuse pprOpriatiOus for purpose III may LOT huy
other and IN TINS way party suOng ehouSh W NV q
minority OF either House NAV, WINE lts supremacy
la.fs crtuule aud parayze the Government 4his = my
doctrine upon winch the Democratic parry ma acteu II
the rebels had acted upon at the beginning oi me a.
brown the Government To this uoctfhe GeieiaI
Ewing and General Rice are distinctly comteo. mnt y,
know whether their position Is CONSISTENT YIN mn
honorable record during he war Ihe5 are nov c.g
i'm uolir3l co6peratlOu with ninety out OF huhurcu OF
the rebels who OugHt against our country ana win al
that body Of fellow-ciuzehs mere III we Nol
Democratic party IN sympathy with the rebellion,
II they right tncn, they are WRONG H3". nave
are Tree men, aud is their own p3suonj Gut prefer
to follow the old Republican nag that was nois,ed ~
= heau al way tl.J
ice union aud law Our great party struggled ior Elk
49, ~ nrevrnf the extension of slavery II fought
S1 Hi9 - four wears OF bloody conflict to pre-
serve the Union and to a0o1sh slavery IL
has since preserved the Nallonai n ntod I'm
tarnishpd and has successfully ADMINISTERED inc
National Government. 1t demands iree elections
honest money, and the supremacy OF Nauona Jaw IN
National matters II has placed IN nomination cabq-
dates of the highest character, true epuocans de-
serving your confidence and support LEI us Eve mem
clear for the great struggle next yeaI whlc inc
1850, will become LANDMARK III our Pon'io" a'oiJ'
ADDRESS OF EX-ATTORNEY GENERAL TAFT
THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF The RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY-THE RESUMPTION OF SPECIE
PAYMFNTs-THE HEREsY OF STATE RIGHTS
THE POWER OF THE GENERAL GovERSMENT TO
ENFORCE ITS own LAWS.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 10-Judge Taft opened
the campaign for the Republicans In the GLOBE
Theatre tonight. There was a large and enthusl-
astic audience present. The Hon. Amos Townsend
introduced Judge Taft, who then addressed the as
semblage The main features of the address are ap-
pended
FELLOwCITIZENs: IN my Judgment the principles Of
the Republican party never more important than
at the present time. This organization has had great
responsibility from the very time Of Its origin Every
year has brought with great and necessary duty
for the Republican party to perform, aud It Is gratifying
to reflect that It has generally performed those duties
when and where they have been made manifest and
left the consequences to the Ruler OF the Universe
Thus happened that for the last eighteen years
the Republican standard has been seen IN the front OF
every battle this continent Tor human liberty ana
equal rights. 1t has emblem OF knowledge to
the ignorant. and Of hope to the downtrodden IL has
brought schools the poor and the owy and the dusy
freedmen have looked up TO 1t for protection In the ex
ercse of their dear bought but perlOds right vote
Fellow-ctizens we can afford 20 lower that stand
ard now No Let rather raise 1t sll higher, until
the right to vote shall be equally In the town aud
In the country, in the South and IN the North 1t
greater crime to defraud the voter Of his ballot than to
rob him Of his money. When the American people shall
become convinced that honest elections caunOt be had
which God grant may be, faith in republican in
situations will fail.
THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION
The United States had most, II all the diseases
young nations, ana has thus proved the soundness
and the strength of National Constitution We have
belOn small and great and have reduced them ali 10
obedience. We have had our cOntlneniai money ana
sonnd ana wholesome condition We have created re-
spectacle national debt awe funded u JudicOusly,
i'm foreign markets. and haye In due time. brought then,
home and now, instead OF being, as the learned hla-
oers OF Europe have superclOusy said Internationally
Door we nave become by their own rule internationally
rfch After having been long accustomed to have the
that balance turned In favor and receiving
from abroad nearly S3OOOOOOOO year; as the differ
ence winch foreign nations ms In such medium as
they can best spare, whether IL be IN our obligations, IN
goods in gold We say OF child Wnen II hds nad inc
chlckenpOX the mumps, the measles, ana perhaps the
SCARLET fever and covered from them ALL that IL has
fair prospect OF good health and long NE. The United
States survived the want Of population the want OF
domestic manufactures, the want OF money ana the
want OF credit II has survived Instruction, rebellion
ana Foreign war anu IL no" S1aIis n I lts 40
Nation with prospect OF great prosperity and per-
petnty.
THE RESUMPTION OF sPECIE PAYMENTS.
Under the auspices OF the Republican administration,
the resumption OF specie payments has Peen accom-
pshed and every paper dollar is convertible into
dollar OF gold or silver All the people have the
currency. The bondholders get better money than
the farmers, manufacturers and workngmen. This Is
what we have long waited fol. MANY have died with:
out the sight" We have lived 10 see all the money OF
the people equally good.
But is the Democratic party who have done this.
AS party they nave opposed III ana the great imam
cal question between that party and ours Is whether
we shall go back again TO irredeemable paper stand
firmly by currency OF gold aud silver, supplemented
as 1t Is with convertible paper.
ARRAIGNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Gentlemen, record is clear and consistent. The
period in which party has controlled the destnies
OF the Republic has been the brilliant Its history
We stand boldly whole record. Before the war,
in the war. and since the war, our party has been
direct and positive In Its methods and purposes Ii mas
never changed its position but has steadily aimed To
perpetuate Union and.Our republican government.
1t il not with the Democratic party. IL cannot stand
upon lie whole record 1t would have TO stand
different places and look In too many difereu d.
reciOns and the time For instance IL would
both for and AGAINST the issue OF reenback
both for and against all the three constitutional amend
meus which out OF the war, and both sides OF
almost every great measure, originated and carried
through by the Republicans
They did not succeed IN repeating the election laws I'm
1876 They tried desperately but stopped by the
Republican Senate. They never viii forgive the Reput
can party for their loss OF that election Some OF the
Republicans protected, and dared TO