Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-06-02
presidency; but the portraits which con-
front each other now are unchanged in
nurnOse. in temner and in character

front each other now are unchanged In
purpose, in temper and in character.
The democratic party was ruled then,
as now, by the south. The single pur-
pose Of its being was to give political su-
premacy to the oligarches of the south,
and Office without influence to their sub
servient northern allies. In pursuit Of
that end every great public interest was
sacrifice or disregarded, expending lit
tie for public improvements either in the
west or the inland rivers or lakes. In
1860 the credit of the nation was poor,
its treasury empty, its six per cent. bonds
below par; our unprotected manufac-
lures contended at fearful disadvantage
whose workshops we depended for a
large portion of the necessaries and COM
forts of life. Our little navy was scat
tered over the four quarters Of the globe.
-Four million Of our conntrymen were in
hopeless bondage. To them every new
state as it took it's place in the great
family but added dungeon to their gloo-
my prison house. At last as the demo-
cratic party let go it's hold on power the
national flag itself seemed about to be
folded and laid aside, to be regarded
thenceforth as miserable symbol Of the
fut,lity and folly Of the last great expert
ment in self-government. The demo.
cratic party confronts us to-day, as Isaid,
unchanged in purpose, in temper and in
character. United in nothing else, pur-
posing no other measure of policy, it
urges it's warfare upon the safeguards
which the nation has thrown around the
purity of it's elections. It can see no
other evidence but that free man should
cast a free vote under the protection of
the national authority. In Louisiana
and Mississippi it is the eaccomplice of the
white league and kuklux; in South Caro-
lima it takes the honest ballot from the box
and stutfs the tissue ballot into its place;
in New York it issues fraudulent natur-
alization papers three score thousand in
number; In Maine in its ambitious lar
ceny tries to pilfer whole state govern
ment at once; in Deleware it looks with
complacency on the whipping post.
AS in war it found in the constitution
nothing which could protect national
life, so in peace it finds nothing there
which can protect the national honor.
Can you find in the history Of the demo-
cratic party, for the past sixteen years,
anything that the democratic party has
either done Or tried to do, except to
break down the legal safeguards SO
as to make these things pos
sible? The republican party
lion subdued, slaves freed, great public
ways constructed, homestead laws, natu
rallzation, treaty, public credit re-estab
, lished, debt diminished, sound currency
restored flag, respected above all. Bu
, not for these things alone or chiefly doe
the republican party live. The republi
can party lives that every man within ou
borders may dwell secure i'll a happ
home-may cast and have counte,
. his equal vote; may send hi
children at the public charge to fre
schools. Till these things come to pas
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, fror
a Canada to the Gulf, the mission of on
, party is not accomplished, nor it's wal
, fare with its ancient adversary ended.
: Here the report stopped coming.
! anything more is received it will be il
, sued in an extra.
e BULLETINS.
: Mr.. Hale, of Maine, offered a resol,
r ton that the roll of states be called an
r the members be named by the chairma
/ of each state, for members Of the con
+ mlttees on permanent organization
: rules, credentials, and resolutions.
;. The convention was called to order a
), one o'clock.
j Temporary Chairman Geo. T. Hos
e was elected unanimously. and is now az
: dressing the convention.
+ On motion of Mr.. Hale, of Maine, til
e roll of states is being called for the AZ
S pointment of committees on resolutions
t credentials, etc.
! Utah being excluded from the roll {
t states and territories, Frye asked the
e it be included. Conkling objected. III
2 chair decided that it should be called.
All questions on contending deleg;
i tons have been unanimously referred
:. the committee on credentials, and IL
v protest of the contending delegation
from Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana an
# Pennsylvania were presented and r.
!, ferred to that committee.
n On motion of Logan resolution WI
passed granting five hundred seat
r. daily to veterans OF the war.
d 2:55 p. M.-Conllling moved that IL
convention adjourn till eleven o'cloc
e tomorrow. Hale opposed. The motto
d carried.