The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-01

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The hc-oes are gone TO the star-lands
To res: IN the mansions Of God
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Record OF Inc Democratic Party
In every single step Of its policy,
both in peace and in war, from fir
ING upon Sumter to resumption OF
specie payments, the Republican
party was met and opposed, deliber-
atclv. urcsistcntiy and viciously, by
the Dcmocrtic organization. 1t op-
posed the call for volunteers as an
unconstitutional attempt to "coerce
orr brethren of the South. 1t op-
posed the draft. 1t counselled re-
sistance. 1t met it with bloodshed,
and it escaped from il to Canada. 1t
opposed the supply bills as the pay
lucnt OF " Lincoln's hirelings.
When the erccnbacks were first IS
sued as a necessary war measure to
keep our soldiers in the field, it de-
nounced them as unconstitutional.
When they were no longer nee
essary or JustItlaolc. II demanded
such m unlimited issue rs 10 pre-
clude the possibility oI their re
demntion. 1t struck at the credit
Of Nation by demanding the tax
alton of It's bonds, and openly ia
vorcd rcpGaiailon by attempting
their payment IN deprecated cur
rcncy. 1t opposed the armlng or
the negro. II opposed his emanCiPa-
ton. Ii opposed ms cnlranchisc-
mcnt 1t opposed the vigorous pro-
secution oftac war. ltopcnly por--
claimed the war TO be q failure, ana
demanded a compromise when the
rebels were upon their last legs and
the rebellion was upon the eve OF It's
final collapse.
When the warwas oyeritopposed
each and every measure of recon
struction. 1t encouraged the dis
loyal elcmcntoi the South. 1t voted
against each and every constitutional
amendment ''embodying, as It's
candidate declares in his letter ofac-
ceptauce, the results Of the war.
This is the language OF its plat.
form in Connecticut in 1871 with ret.
erence 10 the Fifteenth Amendment
which It's candidate declares to bC
one of the results of the war ano
TO be 'inviolable'
Es50'rcd. That the Fifteenth
Amendment. so-called, TO the Con
stitution of the United States, Is in n'
. sense an amendment TO the Constlt
ution, but Is aradical change thereof
striking atthe principle of Safe right
which lies at the base OF the com
pact formed by the various States Il
Jhe Convention OF 1899, and its fore
cl and fraudulent adoption at tht
point Of the bayonct viii be tn
deadlicst blow ever struck at tn
sovereignty Of the States and th,
liberties of the people.
There was not single position
taken 10y the Democratic party dur
ing the war which was not an oh
stacle to success. Since the wa
ended, il has gone on blundering
1t opposed resumption, demanded
the repeal OF the act designed to IA
cilitate 1t, and prophesied It's failure
1t has had both houses OF Congress
by working m@oritles, for the pas
three years, without accomplishing
one benelclcnt act OF legislation.
Wherever 1t has had the power
with the instinct OF selt-preservatlon
1t has uniformly tried to overthrow
all legal safeguards 20 the bailot-boX
In Congress 1t tried to starve th'
Government into a surrender of sal
utary restrictions against fraud a
the polls. In New York It forgec
10000 naturalization certificates. II
Pennsylvania il dyed them with col
fee to give them the appearance o
age. In Connecticut IL bargaineC
for 1000 fraudulent certificates at d
cents q head. 1t stuffed the boXe:
OF the Fourth Ward Of New Haver
with fraudulent votes. Always anC
everywhere 1t has opposed 4 fan