River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-09-16

stitution they had right to do so, and
mat the government had no right To
coerce them back into the uniou2 Will
Senator Trumbull deny that this was one
OF their doctrines as to the constructions of
The constitution, and therefore with the
democracy constitutional doctrine? And
does not their platform indorse this bv
pledglng anew to their doctrines and
traditions
CONGRATULATIONS
Senator Trumbull speaks of the tendenc,,
of the republican plrty to centralizat;on
SO does the democratic platform. WHY
does he not specify in What this tendency
has shown itself? | admit that the repub
tican party has centralized the power Of
the people in some instances. Some | will
specify. One was in trying to use all the
power of the nation to crush out a cause
less rebellion. Senator Trumbull certain
~ was in favor Of that So, too. in issu-
ing the greenback and passing national
banking act. The power was then called
Capitalization. Did not the senator agree
to its exercise? So, too, in passing the
thirteenth, fourteenth. and fifteenth
amendments and the laws in pursuance
thereof. We stood by these propositions
then; we stand by them now. He stood
by them then; does he abandon them now?
THE SOLID SOUTH.
Senator Trumbull also speaks of the
solid south in complimentary terms, and
claims, because there are democratic states
north perhaps, that therefore the demo-
cratic party is national and the republican
sectional. There was time before when
the south was Slid. 1t was a great calam-
itv to this country that it was solid. The
senator did also then understand il. II Is
solid again, and, by being SO, is again
fearful menace TO the peace of the country.
Does Senator Trumbull rejoice in the new
form Of an old calamity? BY what means
has the south became solid? Was il by
spreading light among the people? BY
teaching them that treason was a crime?
Was il by advocating the equality Of
rights before the law? Was il by admins
tering justice between man and man? Was
it by freely discussing the best modes of
administering the government? Was IL
by teaching Christian forbearance one to-
ward another Why does Mississippi,
with $4,000. republican majority, poll no
republican votes? Alabama is honestly
republican state. How does it give dem
ocratic majority of 10000? The same
question may be asked of Louisiana and
South Carolina. Let the widows of muir
dered husbands answer. Let the children
Of murdered fathers answer. Let the
crack of the rifle and sound Of the shotgun
bear witness. Let the ku-kluX, the
White-Liners. answer. Let the earth, red
with the republican blood, answer. Let
the black fugitives to the north answer.
And thus Senator Trumbull will have the
reasons most overwhelming for the present
political solidity of the south
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS NOMIN ATEp
ten. w 5. Hancock for president and
W III. English for vice-presdent of The
| United States. OF Gen. Hancock, as
military man, | have naught to say. He
is, however, the representative Of the
democratic party. by his education and
pursuits he can have had little exper-
! fence in civil affairs. The only time he
was ever placed where his craftsmanship
was tried was in Louisiana and Texas.
| There he revoked the order of Gen. 7. II.
| Sheridan which were in obedience to the
Reconstruction laws and openly acted in
defiance of these necessary statutes, and he
was relieved therefor 10y Gen. L. 5. Grant,
But because of his violation of these laws
he has been ever since applauded by the
democracy, and for this reason alone did
he receive their nomination.
This was the only act of his life that
gave him prominence with that party. \
nullifer is the proper candidate of party
which once rebelled against all law, and
which now ubstruCts the execution of all
laws not made by itself If elected presi-
dent, he would be in the hands of the
south rs clay would be in the hands of the
potter. The nomination of English is
what might be expected, as it only proves
that the consistency of the democratic
party is its inconsistency. 1t opposes ma
tional banks, but dominates an English y
national banker for vice president.
But WHAT OF THE REPUBLICAN PATTY,
and its nominees? Their record is also
made 1t is for all time. The iron
shackles Of the slave piled mountain high
are evidence of the devot on of the repub-
| lean party to the liberties of men. The
national flag floating triumphantly upon
all the land and upon every sea, proves
! that the national authority, under repub-
iicsn custody, has been maintained.
The treasury notes at par, and national
bonds at a prmium in all the markets of
the world, show financial credit, under re-
publican administration, without parallel
among nations; add to all this a condition
of prosperity among all the people such rs
was never before known, and we have
comprehensive summary of the achieve
ments Of the republican party. Standing
on and by this record the republican party
presents YOU man worthy to be your
candidate He is in all respects a tho
rough scholar, a good soldier, a ripe states
man, an honest man. His name is James
A. Garfield. For vice president we pre-
sent c. A. Arthur, a true republican, an
experienced public officer, an honest man.
There is strength in the law Of association.
Following the flag of republicanism car
ried by Garfield and Arthur are the great
mass Of soldiers who fought for the Union
under the leadership of L. s. Cant. Fol
lowing them are the loyal republicans who
stood by the Union cause during the war
with their voices, their votes, their ma
terial aid, and their prayers.
WHO ARE TIE FOLLOWERS
and supporters Of Hancock and English
and the principles Of the democratic par
py? First, there are the 100000 rebels
with Wade Hampton at their head. Then
come the Ku-klux, the White Liners and
shotgun marauders Then come the old
northern copperheads, the new northern
democrats, and last Of all, thl disappoint-
ed ofieeholders, the stragglers and DESERT
ers from all other parties.
These make up the supporters of the
two great political parties, and the candi-
dates Of the two great political parties.
Take your choice of associates, and prin-
ciples, and candidate, and answer 10 your
own conscience and your love of country
for the result
A noVnss Hawaiian