The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-11-11
Chairman Cessna,s Congratulatory Ad-

vania Republican State Committee,
issued the following address:
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN STATE
COMMITTEE, Philadelphia, Novem-
Der 5, 1880.
TO the Republicans Of Pennsylvania:
1t affords me much pleasure to be
able to congratulate you on the great
victory you achieved on last Tuesday.
No political struggle in this country
for many years has been fraught with
more serious and vital consequences to
the whole people of our State and of
the Nation than the one just ended.
Indeed the interests of the whole hu-
man family and the very existance
and perpetuity of civil liberty were at
stake in the contest.
You have again proved, what should
have been understood before this time,
that Pennsylvanians are in favor of
the protective policy of the Govern
fiient, and what is much more signifi-
cant, as well as gratifying to our
people, is the fact that it has been
demonstrated not only that Pennsyl-
vania, but that the nation is in favor
of a protective policy. This question
became one of the chief issues of the
canvass in the whole country. You
have given our standard-bearers ma.
jority, in round numbers, of forty
4 4
large majority on joint ballot in the
Legislature, thus insuring the election
of a Republican United States Sena
tor. You have made a clear gain of
two members in the Congressional
delegation from our State, and have
done much to encourage and aid your
fellow Republicans in the other States
of the Union in achieving the great
triumph over which all rejoice to-day.
The triumph in the whole Union has
been accomplished by great fidelity
and devotion to the principles of your
party against men and means unscru-
pulous and desperate beyond all con-
ception in any past conflict. Detrac-
ton, deception, fraud, outrages and
other crimes of the gravest character
hrve characterized the efforts of your
adversaries.
Twenty years ago war was conf
menced, and continued for four long
years, at immense sacrifice of lives
and treasure to prevent the triumph of
the principles you advocated and de-
stroy the Union you loved. Great
wrongs were perpetrated, inconceiv-
able crimes committed in favor OF the
cause then supported by your adver-
saries. This was all done in order
that they might control the Govern
ment of the Confederate States. The
stake this time was much greater
Your enemies of 1860 were now CON
tending for the control and Govern
desperation, violence and outrages
were greater in proportion to the value
of the prize. AS in 1860, so in 1880,
they have been overthrown at every
point, and the principles and policy
which you advocate and cherish have
again trumphed. Not only your own
interests, but those of the whole
country and those of your adversaries
alike will be benefited and promoted
by the result. The Union has pro
claimed i'm language not to be mistaken
its decided and uualterable aversion to
any change in the financial policy of
the Government. Business, already
revived, will continue to prosper, and
that sense of security and safety which
is inspired by your success will be the
harbinger of an era of prosperity and
success to all of our people not sur
passed, if equalled, by any experienced
within the last half century. While
all these things are matters of con-
graduation, joy and rejoicing to our
whole people, there are questions of
grave and serious consideration as to
the future of country preserved by
so much sacrifice and effort on your
part. \ solid South, generously for
given for its treason and crimes, def
antly proclaims that it will use to your
! discontinue the additional represen
tation conceded to it by your magma
nimity.
The race emancipated, and to which
this additional representation was
given, is held in political bondage
quite as CALLING as were the fetters bro
ken by the bayonet and the sword In
the contest just closed they have been
wholly unable to exercise the right OF
suffrage in favor of the party and the
principles of their choice, or if, in
isolated cases, they were allowed to
vote their ballots have not been
counted, and their very existence and
numbers were used to swell Demo,
cratic majorities. 1t will become a
grave question in the very near future
to be heroically determined by the
American people whether or not this
practice shall continue, o: whether the
loyal Union men of the South, both
white and black, shall receive such
protection as will enable them to en-
ioy, to their fullest extent, all the
rights, liberties and privileges enjoyed
by the men who overawe them by
threats and violence; or substitute foI