The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-10-30


Mr.. s. q. Church, Of this city, with
whose name for many years west.side pro-
perty-holders have been familiar from his
connection with their association, who has
been lifelong Republican and who once
ran in Troy as an abolition candidate for
Congress, has been accustomed for years
to annually appear before his old friends
and former fellow-townsmsn Of Salem,
Washington County, with speech In "a
yor Of the Republican party and It's nomi-
nees. This year the usual invitation came
from Salem. Mr. Church on 0otobar 3
answered it, and ID the course Of his letter
said 81 shall not be able to fII your bill
by making Republican speech at your
coming meeting at my old home, that
would be perfectly acceptable to the Re-
publican stalwnrts Of the place, although
very much regret It. It i due to you aud
to my old friends at home and TO the kind
ness Of the invitation that briefly state
the reason why. / believe am not less
Republican now than you or they, if BY
Republieanism is meant an earnest deyo-
tion to those principles Of human aud civil
liberty and the perpetuity Of our Govern
ment which brought the Republican party
into power and made for IL glorious his
tory Of more than twenty years. But the
war is ended and it seems to me as II the
mission Of the great Republican party had
ended and it has, think, been acting
very badly ever since"
Mr.. Church then succinctly reviews the
course Of his party and continues. ''Theso
things have made me, for the time at least,
Democrat. It win do the Republican
party no harm, Think, to retire for time
out Of the public sight and take rest. It
seems to me 20 have accomplished its mis-
sion and to have outlived its usefulness.
II was said some time ago by statesman
. who knew much Of men and politics that
no party could or ought to be in power IN
this country more than twenty years, for
the seed Of corruption constantly sown
would surely bear fearful fruit IN that time,
while the party out Of power would have
become 50 purified by adycrsity that q
change Of President could only be for the
? benefit of both, aud the country most
I Such change is needed now. Ihave NO
fears about business. 1t is strange to me
that that scare-crow, so often made to cav
Just before election, should frighten any
> body. Our Government is 50 organized
4 as to contemplate and provide for frequen
aud constant changes In these lie ou
: real security. Then the tariff and navi
!, cation laws ought to undergo some change
i These laws have swept the seas Of Ameri
! can shipping till our merchant flag cal
scarcely be found in foreign ports. In tn
name Of protection they have filed the Ian,
Al with overgrown monopolies which now die
Il tate the laws Of the country, aud are LEI
q q to plumber the people under cover Of thei
/. own protection. We shall begin TO realiz
y once more that We are a united country
m common brotherhood with commo
1 destiny. | cannot bear TO think that
~ must always march 10 the ranks Of part
:. which seems to have laid aside the sta
IA spangled banner, the symbol Of our EAtioni
"a Union and strength and glory, and to
forever waving in its place the blood
10 shirt, which speaks only of disunion an
a. discord and hate. ~ Y World.