The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-09-29


monarchs in the two greatest
States, and over nine millions of
people show me land where cx-
ecutive influence Of the vilest par.
tisan character controls the army,
the navy, the treasury, The ju-
dietary, and a legion Of over lOO,-
900 office holders show me land
where one person controls 5000
miles Of railroad, mostly built by
government subsidies; who're an
other has forty-seven millions Of
government bonds registered in
his name, and where still another
can appear at White House re-
ception with diamonds on her
BODY worth over a million of dol
lars; show me a land where the
money power, the organized cap
itaI, privileges and monopolies of
tht country, the railroads, tele-
graphs. banks, protected manu-
features, etc., are favored and fos-
tered by the government, and
where all these powerful interests
unite in opposing any change
Of that government; show me a
land W here laws are disregarded,
elections nullifed and the highest
courts are perjured to prevent q
change and give the enormous
executive power to one clearly
defeated BY the people ; show me
hero worship, one,man power,
boss rule, Senatorial triumvirates,
defances Of the popular will,
fraud and sham show me an I'M
potent House Of Representatives,
polluted Supreme Court, stolen
Presidency, and you have shown
and seen the spirit of Imperial
ism The danger is not about a
change in the form but in the
spirit of our government.
THAT DANGER HAS ACTUALLY COME.
It is before us now. 1t is the
issue of the hour, aad the duty Of
the Democracy is to meet it, battle
with it, overthrow it and restore es-
tabiish and the same principles Of
true, popular, self.government up
on which the republic was origi-
nally founded and without which
it is sure to founder. Gentlemen,
those who were born to it may
treat it as matter of course, but
| prize American citizenship. L
did not gain it without sacrifice:
and cannot lose it without sorrow.
Where l was born-the most an
cient empire of the world-im-
perialism fourished. | tore thetie
of home and kin, broke the fetters
of a subject, and, though but a
boy, came to these shores friend
less, homeless, tongueless, guide
less-save that grand guiding star
of liberty which this republic pre-.
sented to all the world. became
an American I became free. Be-
fore the republic clothed me with
equal citizenship its laws exacted
as condition that should re-
nounce all allegiance to imperial
ism and Emperor. | joytuIly COM
piled with that condition. | have
kept faith. | am only keeping
faith now. When, by the secret
march Of Capitalization and the
open defiance of a daring and des'
perate political party, this repub.
lie itself is infected by tendencies
Of imperlalism-what more natu-
raj, what more fit. what more
grateful than those should be first
to recognize the danger, give the
signal of alarm and come to the
rescue who know from actual sad
experience what Imperialism real
lv is and who owe their freedom to
the republic
PROSPERITY MORE DANGEROUS THAN
POVERTY.
One point made by Republican
! orators is the great prosperity OF
the country. The country is do
ing remarkably well-everybody
is prosperous all due to the Re-
publican party, of course-why
not let we'll enough alone p If
there is prosperity in the land, it
is IN spite of and not on account
of the ruling party, it is through
the labor Of the toiling millions,
not the work Of politicians
through the unexampled resour-
ces, harvests and industries Of the
marvellous country, and not
through o notoriously fraudulent
administration or a corrupt party.
But there is one aspect OF this
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