The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-08-21
Order or Anarchy.
COUNTRY, Aug. 11th, 1885,

ED. REPUBLICAN, Dear Sir I'm
recent number of the Democrat,
under the caption of "Repubic or
Empire" | read some startling as
sertions in regard to the purposes
and tendencies of the Republican
party and their presidential candi-
date. 1t seems to be the object of the
Democrat to create the impression
that there is danger of drifting into
an empire under Republican rule.
If the article had been headed
"Order or Anarchy" it might have
had some significance with reference
to the tendencies of the two political
parties; but to assume that Republi.
cans are not as loyal 10 Republican
institutions as the members of any
other party is to assume what ninety
nine men in every hundred will not
believe.
In reference to Garfield's letter of
acceptance, it says: His assertion
that this is a nation is one of the POI
litical heresies that has chung tec aci-
ously to the Republican party"
The Republican party pleads guilty
to the charge, and is not a little
proud that her record bears testimo-
ny to its truthfulness.
We had supposed that question
had been settled Oh the field of
strife. A number Of States, acting
on the assumption that this is not a
nation, proceeded to pass ordinances
of secession, and in advocacy of the
doctrine of States rights. fired upon
AMI insulted the National flag, and
thus began the war. 1t was conten-
ded on the one side that this was
Nation, and on the other side that it
was confederacy to be broken at
will, until in time the National
cau:e prevailed, and / think it was
for while conceded, even by DEM
ocrats, that this was a Nation.
Passing by the nonsensicaf clap
trap about soldiers at the polls and
the absurd assertion that "no one un-
constitutional measure has ever fail
ed to receive his (Garlield,s) sup.
port" for what they are worth, L
read further on: "If this is nation,
what made it 50? Whence came it's
powers? Is not the power derived
from the consent of the governed ?n'
Establish the doctrine that there is
no authority except by the consent
Of the governed-that is. by the con-
sent of everybody-and all law, Or
der and authority are at once stricken
down. A portion of the people re-
fuse to pay taxes how are you going
to compel them without their con-
sent? The citizens of Garrett county
refuse to pay State taxes how is the
State going to persuade them? is
this the issue after all :? Is it part
of the tactics of the Democracy thus
to iniuse the poison of States' rights
and the rights of secession into the
minds of the rising generation ? We
had supposed that the pernicious
doctrine that this is not Nation had
cost the country enough already and
if this is the Question to be answered
in November let the Issue be fairly
stated, let the lines be clearly drawn
and the answer will be- given in no
uncertain voice.
By all means let the Democratic
papers come out and declare their
principles thus boldly, 80 that the
people may know what is to be the
meaning of a Democratic triumph in
November, and the answer will come
with such vivid distinctness that the
wayfaring man, though lac be Dem.
ocratic editor, will not misunderstood
it.
"No National authority, States
Fights, and Free Braud' would be a
grand rallying cry for the traditional