The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-16

nnll aud void. arc the supreme Law
of the land in every State in tbi
Union, and iu every part OF ever,
State.
The war stamped out this idea that
a State has rights superior TO the
nation. 1t established the doctrine
tina. there is but one sovereignty
that the sovereignty Of the nation
and that this authority is supreme in
every part of tho United States.
Shall we now, when after so long
a struggle and so many sacrifices
made to gain all this, cowardly give
up control Of the government iutu
the hands OF those who for twenty
years have fought against the sue.
cess OF this idea Shall we place
the control in the hands Of those
who did their mightiest to destroy
il 7 Shall we put men in power to
administer the very laws which for
years they fought against and do
nonnced as iuiquitous and wrong,
which they have over and over again
declared should not stand one
moment if they bad the power 7
These, fellow-citizens, are the ques-
tions which the American people are
to answer at the polls iu November
and when the answer comos, it shall
be ou the right side.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS REDEEMED
ALL ITS PLEDGES.
In twenty years it has never made
a pledge or undertaken n measure,
and failed. Aud why has it not fail.
Ell 2 Because it was right. 1t was
right when it dared defy and check
human slavery. 1t was right when
it met armed treason with tho whole
armed power Of tho Government
IL was right when il sent millions Of
men, gallant soldiers, to crush out
tho hosts Of rebellion. IL was right
when it declared, we pledge all we
have of money aud OF wealth. and Of
men, and NC will give them all, rath
er than SEQ this Union destroyed 1t
was right when it proclaimed, With
the rebellion slavery shall die aud
pass from our land forever. IL was
right when it said all men under our
flag shall be freemen. 1t was right
when it said every freeman shall
have the same protection and the
same rights under tho laws. 1t was
right when it made provision to care
for, at the nations expense, the will
ows aud tho orphans of soldiers who
persisted Of disease or in battle, anl
the manned aud wounded heroes
who survived tho fearful struggle
which gave victory to the great
ctui o for which their soldiers fought.
II WAS right When it said every dol3
lar it has cost to preserve our Cnion
oar people will pay, and you have
b en- the canse of all this great debt
shall help to pay it. II was right
when it gave IA currrncy, n dollar
Il which is dollar the same in New
York, Kentucky and Texas. II was
right when it sIid We intend that
every promise OF ours to pay a dol
lar shall DO made good as gold. II
was right when it fixed time when
these promises should be redeemed.
IL was right when it said this would
revive our prostrated industries, set
in motion tho wheels Of our manu-
factories, immensely increase onr
commerce and trade, bring millions
of money to our shores from abroad.
for products sont by rs to countries
beyond the seas give employment
to our lab )ring men ; ciothe the
destitute aud give unexampled pros-
perity to our whole land again. |
repeat it has kept all its promises
not one has faiIod. Its course has
made us to. day the grandest,
the strongest, the most intelligent,
the best educated, the most pros-
porous, the freest, and the happiest
as we'll as the proudest people in the
world.
We have to-day more public i'm
4; more, aud more varied
interests; more farms;
more farmers more workshops
more cattle, and horses, and sheep,
aud hogs more wheat, and corn,
and tobacco more school-houses
aud school-children more churches,
aud more good Christian people, and
more good looking women aud chill.
dren than any other land on which
the sun shines.
WHAT HAS DEMOCRACY DONE.
TO bring all this about that we
should now turn to them aud invite
them to take the CONTROL OF this
happy aud great glorious people
What great fact rises up in their
history ia twenty-five long years
that stand as beacon light to draw
this people to them, | ask It's
history is marked all over with
wrong and failure and false prophecy.
II sought to extend the area OF hu-
man slavery, and failed. 1t sought
to perpetuate this course where it
aud failed 1t struck ut the
life of the nation, aud tried to dis
the Union. and failed. 1t
sought to tear down our flag, but
the proud banner still floats, aud
even Democracy are now made to
glory in its stars. In 1864 it de-
clared tho war for the Union a fail
ure, but it was only their party and
nansa that failed II anid you never |