The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-05-29
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gone conclusion; fifty millions of PEG
pie hang their hopes upon the result
of the Cincinnati Democratic Con-
vention for deliverauce from imper-
ial sway, and tyranny of the direst
form. Twenty years ago, the people
rose in their might TO put down
threatened disunion, or dismember-
meAt of this Union of States; and
when only part of the states essay
ed to withdraw from the Union as
made by our sires, and cemented by
the Constitution; but leaving the
residue of the states intact in the
Union; and republican government
unmenaced. That was but amputa-
tion of limbs Thought act to be ia
harmony with the whole; and leaving
the trunk and larger limbs intact
and healthy; but the people looked
upon that effort as stab, if not at
the life of republican government on
this continent; at least at It's strength
and safety. Hence they poured out
their blood like rivers, to put tdown
and thus save the lifeof our Rep ublic.
But how many times greater is the
danger now! now not mere dismem-
berment, but the very life of the Re-
public is menaced and that too in the
name of liberty. Now the form of
the constitution is invoked to destroy
that constitution, to subvert our
rcvered form of government into a
detested and detestable Imperialism.
Now for the first time in our history
an openly avowed and determined
effort is being made to trample upon
both the written and unwritten laws
of our country, to place in power a
man distasteful to the great mass of
our people, as well as inimical to Re-
publican government itself. The man
who boosted twelve years ago when
about to take the solemn oath of of
fee of President of these United
States, that he had never read the
constitution of his country, and
whose conduct since, has shown that
he was not only ignorant of it but
cared less for it, and whose motto
now is, as declared by his bench
men GLORY, or the grave or in
palmer english, "rule or ruin" He
is to be if successful this fall, "the
coming crown. The issue is indeed
a fearful and momentous one. 1t is
nothing less than shall we remain Il
Republic as our fathers and constitu-
ton ordained; or shall we be an EN-
pire? Nay, worse than that even, a
shoddy Empire, where ignorance and
greed shall reign supreme over all.
If twenty millions of freemen rose in
their might, to put down simple dis
memberment of this glorious Union,
shall not fifty millions rise to put
down at the polls, the man and his
clan, who would dare to threaten the
very life of this Union? Then is it
any wonder that the eyes and hopes
Of all patriots and lovers of repub-
lican government are now turned up
on Cincinnati, for the star of hope
rests there. If that convention shall
be wise enough to do its whole duty,
all will be well; but if less than this,
all may be lost. What then should
be the proper course for that body to
pursue, and how should it be consti
tuted? In the first place in our opin-
ion, it should be composed Of good
and true men, fully impressed with
the wants of the country and with
the perils of our institutions and
form Of government-men whose love
of country and the public or general
good can rise above mere personal
bias or preferences-rnen who have
no friends to reward nor enemies to
punishment who know the promi-
nent men of the country, personally
or by reputation. well enough to
judge of their capacity, homes ty and
fitness for the position of President
and Vice President of these United
States, to be judged by the Jefferso-
nian test, "is he capable and is he
honest" and men Of impartial dis
elimination and judgment enough to
select from the list of high toned
men, filing this test, the most avail
able man without spot or blemish.
To this end, we suggest that the del
egates to that convention be selected
from every section, or part of the dis
tricts, as nearly equally distributed
as practicable, 80 that all sections
may be represented. They should
90 uninstructed as to candidates, and