Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-27

they treated the Southern States as con-
quered provinces, and refused them
representation in Congress for years,
and until after they had changed the
Constitution of the United States, and
remodeled the constitutions OF their
States. They established a military
despotism over the people OF the South
ern States, controlled them in their
elections, and subjected them to the
robberies and plumbers of political ad.
venturers and carpet baggers, and show.
ed an utter disregard for the great
fundamental doctrines upon which our
government was established. And ever
since the suppression OF the rebellion
this Republican party has kept itself in
power by pandering to, and stimulating
the animosities and sectional prejudices
OF the people of the Northern States
against the people of the South, and by
fortifying itself in power 10y measures
utterly destructive OF the Constitution
and the institutions of the country as
originally established.
The Republican party has broken
down, and for the present at least, de.
sIroyed the elements Of our political
system by the means following, to wit:
!. The ascendency of this party, and
the maintenance of its power have been
made paramount TO the Constitution
and the laws, and the most solemn
pledges of the public faith.
.. The reserved powers of the States,
which 10y the Constitution secured the
freedom and independence OF the peo
pie of each State as local sovereignty
over their own domestic and internal
affairs, and which was designed TO be u
salutary check upon the abuses and &C.
cumulations Of power in the hands OF
the General Government, have been
.ubordinsted and utterly shorn of their
vlgor and local supremacy.
3. The compromises OF the tonstitu
ton and pledges OF tho public faith,
which constituted the very foundation
of the Union of the States have been ut
terly trampled down and destroyed by
this Republican party in its revolution
airy movements, which brought the war
upon the country.
4. The subjugation Of the Southern
States under the false pretence of sup.
pressing the rebellion, and holding those
States as conquered provinces, and es.
tablishing over them an absolute mill.
tary despotism. was an utter prostratlon
OF the constitutional liberties OF the
country, and the destruction Of the es'
sential elements OF our political system.
). Their establishment ot election
returning boards in the Southern States
to enable political partisans to control
and change the results Of the elections,
was a nefarious prostration of popular
government And the defeat by these
means OF the Democratic candidate Tor
the Presidency. actually elected, in
1876. was a fraud and an outrage which
would have justified, resort to force to
throw oil the vampire in the form Of
the Republican party, which had taken
away the very life. blood of our popular
government.
6. by political system Of partisan su.
pervisors and deputy marshAlz to cor.
irol elections, urfer unlimited pIv from The
gorcrUmoHi, and the use Of money TO cor.
rupI the elections, this Republican par.
ty has virtually destroyed popular gov.
eminent in this country.
!. The supremacy OF the Constitution
and the laws have been supplanted by
the partisan supremacy OF the kepubli.
can party the States have been subor.
dnated by the partisan administration
OF the Federal Government the salu.
tsry checks and safeguards against the
abuse and concentration Of power in the
General Government have been broken
down aud the Republican party in
power has become tyraunical oligar.
-. IsaErur,lt anl
alien enemies at lest one.hslf the Amer.
lean people.
s. BY these and other equally uuwar.
ranted and revolutionary means the
Republican party has broken down and
destroyed the essential elements Of our
political system.