The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-07-30
rae Repnbl,ean Parsx.

In his speech at Chicago, placing Sher-
man in nomination for the Presidency.
General Garfield thus outlined the career
of the Republican party !:
Twenty years ago this republic was.
wearing triple chain of bondage. Long
familiarity with traffic in the b0iies and
sbuls of men had raralyzed the cnnscieneea
of u majority "f our people. The balefuls
doctrine nf State sovereignty had shackleSa
aud weakened the nofSlest aud most bene-
fieenr powers of the National Government
and the graspfng pnwer of slavery was.
seizing the virgin Territories IT the West
and dragging them into the den of eternal
bondage. At that crisis the Republican
party was horn it drew its first inspfra-
ton from that fire of liberty which God
has ligMed i'm every human hears, and
which all the powers of Ignorance aud
tyranny can never wholly extinQuisf.
CApplause.1 The Republican party came
to deliver and save the Republic. Il enter
eel the arena. where the helea gtseret7 and
assailed Territories werr struggling fnr
freedom. and drew around them a sacred
circle of liberty. which the demon OF
slavery had never dared to cross II made
them free forever. GT4oud applause and
cries of '.Good.''1 Strengthened hv rte
victory on the frontier. the young PARTY.
uihler the leadership of that great man
who. OH this spot, twenty years age was
made its leader. entered the mar fonaf
Canitol, and assumed the high duties Of
the Government lApplause. The light
that shone from its banner dispeiled the
darkness in which slavery had enshrunded
the capital. and TO that melted the shack les
of every slave. and consumed IN the fire OF
liberty every slav. pen within the shadow
OF the Capitol. Our great national inllt1s~
tries by an unprotected policy were tflenl-
selves prostrnttd. ard the streams OF reve.
nue flowed in such feenle currents that tile
Treasury itself was well nigh empty. The
money of the people was the wrefcIe7
notes OF two thousand uncontrolled aud
irresponsible State banking corporations,
which were filling the country with cir
cniation that poisoned rather than stistain-
eai the life ot business. LouEi applause
The Republican party changed all this.
1t abolished the Babel of confusion and
gave the country a currency as natiNnaf
as Its flag. and based it upon the sacred
faith or the people. [Applause.l Is
threw Its protecting arm aronnd oar great
industries. aud they stood erect. aa with
| new life. 1t filled with the spirit OF trne
nationality all the great functions OF the
Government : il cnntrnnted rebellion Of
nnexampled magnitude. with slavery be-
| hind Il, and. unfler. God, fought the nnal
/ hattie of liberty until the victory was w0s-
| lTApplause. Then after tho storms OF
battle. were heard the sweet. cam words
of peace spoken by the conquerlng nation.
and saying to the conquered foe that lay
posiFate at its feet THAT - our only
revenge, that you join US in lifting into
the supreme armament of the ConstItsa~
/ tion. to shine like stars forever and ever,
the immortal principles Of truif and justice
/ that all men. white or black. shall be tree
aud stand equal before tho law. Loud
applause.1 Then came the questions OF
/ reconstruction. the public debt aud the
public faith. In the settlement OF these.
questions the RepubIican party Tlas com
fleted its tSentysfive years OF glorious.
existence. and It has sent as here 20 prs
pare II for another laFtxum OF duty aald e
victory,