The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-11-05
rWu REuoRns


The past twenty years. as reflected IN its
stubborn resistance To each and every
measure, which, under the auspices Of
Republican rule, have been Instrumental
in the advancement of the intellectual.
moral and material growth Ut this great
nation. Something Of the old spirit Of
: barbarous intolerance which sought TO
quench the fiery genius Of Gslileo
seems To have come down through all
the mutations OF the passing centuries
aud found n Judgment in the mind and
heart Of party. which, in the spirit of
true MEDIEVAL prescription. would stop
the planets in their illuminated course.
and brand as heresy the glorious reve-
lation that the world moves.
The exigencies which brought into
existence the Republican party were the
outgrowth Of monstrous system Of
evil which had attained rank growth un-
/. der the fostering care Of a political or
eanizaiion that degraded labor. dis
eouFaged popular education. and erected
upon the foundation Of human slavery an
oligarchy which sought 10 extend the
whitening blight Of It's shame over all
The Fertile sweeps Of virgin territory
which invited 10 It's occupation the forces
5 or capital and the moulding influences Of
labor. In the midst of n supreme emer-
gency, when the faie--not Of single ma
ton, but as we faithfully believe, the
ultimate, destlnies of civilized world,
were lhangingIn the balsnce, the Re-
publican party, embodyjng all that was
= treasured IN American vessels Of high
purpose and patriotic resolve sprang in
+ 70 eXisyencg., q living, organized protest
y against The worship of political Mo-
loeb at whose cruel shrine the Demo
D cratic party, as high-priest Of ITS in
famous god, offered up the costly sacri-
fec pr thc Hberties Of four millions Of
Z human creatures.
How the, young party went into the
fierce, fires Of war. and COMMENDED
amid the leaden hail Of the enc
mies' bullets and the dead-fallen air
OF battle for the supremacy Of those
eternal principles which il made secure
: at the expense Of millions of precious
-livesTboY, II arose from its baptism 'oi
blood ~fdnt Of death, renewed of
,plvmsse IS dove that is covered with sill
yer and her feathers like gold, and was
carried forgard on the tide OF victory to
empire more regal than that of kings,
has became Incorporated ia history aud
the knowledge of the grand events which
markedifs Birth. lives In the minds and
hearts of a mighty people, ssShO see tn
day the land they call their own peOpled
by frecmen who have developed into
soverei gns undertLe behehcent inAuen-
ces % free schools, and system Of gov
eminent whose laws vouchsafe to its
humblest citizen, ciyff, political and re-
ligious liberty and the fullest measure Of
protection TO life and property
And now, whatto or parcel can the
Democratic party as political organi-
zation, claim In all the sum Of these glo-
rious achievements? Did it not contend
for the perpetuiiy Of slavery by striving
10 extend the traffic in human souls 70
the great tree common ealths OF Kansas
and Nebraskas Did II not contest, inch
by inch. the prosecution of the war for
The maintenance of the union and the
sovereignty of the national government
as against the supremacy of the stateS
Did Il not labor in season and out of
season TO forfeit to the nation the fruits
d OF Its dearly-bought victory by opposing
the reconstruction acts. and thus strive
TO restore TO red-handed rebels that
which they had so shamelessly forfeited
~ their treasons Did IL not seek to
cripple the resources of the government
during the dark hours of the rebellion
by denouncing as worthless rags" the
currency rendered necessity by the SUI
premc sxigencies of war; Again, by
tho most shameless qualification
did 1t not conspire to depreciate our
credit Mt home and abroad by an undue
expansion OF the circulating medium
which IL had so freely condemned at
the most critical period Of our national
history Has it not persistently oppos-
ed and stood In the way of every meas
ure accomplished by the Republican
party during period of the most splen-
did progress known TO the history OF the
Christian worldly Does It not now, by
predicating It's only hope of success up
on solid south, q section rendered
Democratic by the forcible disfranchise-
ment Of a majority Of It's loyal voters,
stand confessed NJ an organized lie, and
naked fraud In view of Its hollow adj
vocacy Of a free exercise of the elective
franchisef Could aught. beside q colos-
sal Inconsistency profess devotion to the
interests of the lnboring man, and at the
same time advocate tariff system that
would throw our ports open 10 foreign
manufactures and bring the skilled
artisan of America into competition
with the pauper labor of Europe? Has
# not insulted the intelligence of every
American citizen by the enuuciation Of
\ platform upon which neither is record
nor its instincts will allow It TO stand ?
Has 1t rot bid defiance to public senti-
ment by the shameless corruption TO
which It has resorted IN its desperation
to carry its failing cause through the
present canvass -------.--------------
Let history and present facts answer
these questions, and assist in decid-
Ing between the two parties which
shall come before the people next Tues
day demanding the verdict Of an intelli-
gent people, Can any serious man doubt
the issueS Let us concede all the In
firmitles which rightfully attach 10 the
Republican party. We know It has
stumbled in the path at times where 1t
should have walked upright aud strong.
But yet, with all Of It's hating, il has
come great distance on the highway of
human progress and reform, and we will
tAke-the American people will accept
Its magnificent achievements as pledge
of It's future fidelity and condone its
errors rather than give ear to the empty
promises ola party which has proved
recreant TO every trust during the past
twenty years. What matter though the
trunk of the date palm be rough and I'M.
slightly. Give US rather Its imperfections
with its grand weight Of honeyed fruit
at the top, than the deceitful foliage of
the barren fg tree, which keeps the
promise 10 the eye but breaks IL to the
hope.
MAJORITIES IN 1876.
The following is list of the MAORI
Ties Of the different states In the vote for
president and vice president in 1876:
AArv1 ssS.s. NJ. 0E1 SSIs.5's Ma,
califOrnla.',,' ash Alabama 800 = IS "a
Colorado ....... SIS ARKANSAS ..... 0A0l
Florida ........ ~ Connecticut. =. 600
Illinois ....-..... ass DelaW re.....-.. 3.61s
Iowa ...... 20 SOS Georgia ........ az So
Kansas .....l--.-ln 10 Indiana aolo
Louisiana. . e2z ks ntncky q So