The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-13
For THE REPUBLICAN.
The Dying Prayer of the Democratic
Party.

" tnOu GEAR Uncle sam, now are
the Republicans increased that trou-
BILE me have mercy on me for | am
weak ; my soul is sore yeXed, [ am
weary with my grooming; mine eye
is consumed with grief. make my
bed to swim with tears because of
their mighty power in the land. /
have done all in the power of cor
ruption and rottenness to stay the
tide that is breaking over me. Canst
thou not put hook in the nose of
this monster Republican party, whose
329 scales is its pride, whose flakes of
flesh are Joined together firm in
themselves and cannot be moved. O.,
the heart of this mighty Republican
party is as firm as stone, as hard even
as a neither milestone upon earth
there is not its like. 1t cannot be
sundered every man may see it and
behold it afar off, for it is full of wis
dom in its inward parts and giyeth
the heart understanding. l cry, but
Lone giveth answer in this my great
extremity, because J. have oppressed
and lorsaken the poor and now my
increase departeth from me and my
goods flow away in this day of wrath
that visiteth me; it breaketh me
with breach upon breach and rum
meth upon me like giant. 1t com
pelleth ne to go the way whence |
shall not return. | pour out my gall
upon the ground and spit my venom
upon this Republican party, but it
returneth to plague me and curse me.
Mine iniquity, sins and transgres-
sions are known unto it, it seeth and
knoweth me as rotten thing, and
knoweth me as garment that is
moth eaten. 1t raiseth itself up,
this mighty Republican party, and
by reason of breakings hath purged
itself of all that was corrupt, and its
corruptible things | recel ved with
0utstretcl ed arms and rejoiced be-
cause they added much to the nu.
merical strength of my party. l
have received into my ranks such
mighty men as Ben Butler, Dan
Sickles, Franz Style, j. w. Forney,
and host of lesser lights. l haye
made myself strong with Barnum's
Mules. Engish's Barrel and John
Kelley's shoulder hitters. | made
moself strong with a Solid South
supported by the X. X. X, Mid
night Marauders, Red Shirt Riders
and a Shot Gun policy; l made my
self strong in every section of this
mighty C0nfederdcy by maintaining
the doctrine of States rights, by ad-
vancing. advocating and endorsing
any and every policy that my right
eous policy would allow, that could
add strength to the mighty hosts of
Democracy all over the land. l even
resOrted TO personal abuse, forgery,
libel and in fact, to every species of
corruption, | cared not how degrad-
ing. In the meanrr of the meanest,
in the lower of the lowest, freely
INDUCED to accomplish my ends and
purpose. led mighty host of my
people through all the slum, slime,
filth and stencil of my corruption and
past rotten record until they were be-
spattered and smirched with my
fOulness. Many whom / felt and be-
lieyed were kindly disposed toward
me and intended to join my ranks /
sought, but when they saw my form
liable corps of forgers, libelers. bal.
let box suffers, bulldozers, repeaters,
prosperity wreckers, free traders and
advocates of cheap labor, they were
amazed and wonderingly inquired,
even shouted to my captains, GLOW
could l so presume on their ignor-
ance," though many of them had
been stigmatized as Northern mud
sills and Lincoln's hirelings?
| was paralyzed, and deep down in
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