The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-10-23

ADDRESS
OF tho State Republican Central Counittea
TO the People of Minnesota:


To the People of Minnesota:
In seeking at your hands q renewal of
the trusts hitherto confided to the Repub.
licsn party, the undersigned deem them.
selves alike justified in proudly pointing
to the achievements OF the past, and ten.
dering congratulations upon the pros.
poets for the future. The great national
party which was called into being by the
force Of moral conviction, to resist the
encroachments of human slavery and vim
dicate the equal rights OF men, has cx-
hlbited no less capacity to gra pplc suc-
cessfally with difficult practical affairs,
and it is scarcely too much to clam thar
it's achievements have exerted more
potent influence in behalf Of popular gov.
ernment and the advancement Of clviliza.
ton than any political organization
known to history.
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS.
In the twenty five years of its cxistenc.
it has rescued the nation from destruction !:
it has liberated race and transformed
human chattels into responsible citizens
it has asserted the national dignity and
embossed reparation from governments in.
sulting our national flag; it has promot-
ed the substitution of peaceful arbitration
tor the bloody arbitrament of war; in be-
half Of our foreign-born citizens 1t has
foreign governments to surren-
der their claim to the perpetual allegiance
Of their subjects; it has advanced the ma
tional status among the governments of
the earth and enhanced the safety and hon.
Or OF American citizenship the world over ;
1t has added SIX young States to the
national Union; by its liberal and enlight
ened policy the continent has been
.panned by q great railroad, its vast rive,
deepened and cleared in the interest of
internal commerce, its broad areas peo-
pied and cultivated, and It's tree.ess wastes
converted INTO inviting homes for the
peor and landless of ali nations; it has
maintained the dignity and rights of Ia
Dor, supported the rights of legislative
control over transportation monopolies,
and encouraged the prosperity of agrlcu..
ture, manufactures and commerce it has
steadily repaired the wastes of the dire
struggle for national preservation: it has
kept the public faith, it has pail $500, ,OOO,-
600 Of the public debt; it has made an
enormous national currency Of equal value
with gold throughout the world, it has
by the practice Of wise economy cheapen-
ed the means of personal comfort while
fostering the enlightened agencies and
arts Of peace at home, and it has by its
firm and just foreign policy encouraged
the advocates of free government among
the nations of the world.
These are the achievements which ell
title the Republican party to the contin-
ued confidence Of the country. Shall they
be continued and enlarged to prouder re-
suits and wider prosperity or curtailed,
reversed and dcfeated7
TREATMENT OF THE SOUTH.
No candid man can deny that the vic
torious North has treated the States re-.
Gently in rebellion with more than mag
Ithas called for no vengeance
it has neither shed the blood nor coniis
Gated the property Of its traitorous breth-
eren; 1t has ted them in destitution and
unto them in sickness; it has
freely pardoncd their offences and re-
moved their disabilities; it has with
drawn military guarantees for the main
tenance Of order; it has given them the
exclusive control of their local affairs,
and in its earnest and continued desire
for fraternal concord it has carried its for
bearance to the verge Of culpable senti-
REBEL OUTRAGEs.
What is the return for such generous
The murder of peaceful cit
lzens for opionion's sake; a reign of bru-
tai intolerance toward Northern senti
ment and people-of fraud, intimidation
and violence to enforce an odious politi-
cal dtspotism. Every pledge and guar
antee Of good faith made by these people
has been violated. Their fraud and ter.
rorism evince desperate purpose to
compel solid South, and thus to obtain
within the Union what they failed to
achieve by the disruption of the Union.
In proof of this, it can only be necessary
to educe the efforts of these men in Con.
gress, backed by their northern allies, to
cripple our small army and prevent its
OF "frec and fair elections
in order to leave the shot gun ruf1ians
in full control Of the southern polls.
OBJECTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
The purposes and power Of the Demo.
cratic party are furnished by the "solid
South.;' That section supplies its brains
and dictates its policy. There is little
left of its ancient aspirations other than
to obcdiently obey the bchcsts Of its
southern leaders. It was the Democratic
party that deliberately y: attempted to force
the president to surrender his conscience
and violate his oath Of off ce on pain of
stopping the wheels Of government by re-
fuslng needed appropriations. 1t is that
,arty that has repeatedly reasserted the
,ernicious and suicidal doctrines to which
The country owes tho bloody calamities of
civil war, and which would substitute
weak confederacy of jealous States for q
strong and honored government. Such =
party once in power could NOT be relied
upon to resist an incalculable expenditure
to satisfy southern claims, which already
aggregate nearly 81 100000, sum suffi.
clent to bankrupt the treasury and insure
ruin. To meet these enormous
demands the suspension 0fspecie currency
would be inevitable. The recent declara-
ton Of the State Democratic convention
that the volume Of this currency 'should
be regulated by the business of tile
country" is significant Of what may be
when they come into power
The payment of rebel claims would so
''regulate business" as to bury the coun-
try under a crushing mass of irredeem-
able currency. Such Of course Is not
the avowed purpose of the home Democ-
racy, but they are SO infected and allied
with the greenback influence of the party
at large that the result would he newt
able.
THE GREAT ISSUE.
Now while it is true that no national
questions are directly at issue in the
coming State election, the two parties in
Minnesota are fairly representative Of the
aims of the two great national parties
The contest this year is to
a great extent a battle for position, and
whichever shall win the day will 50 COM
mand the field and place it's forces as to