The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-10-21

lSldUOs llllllOlo1 OAAN ~ NAAO AANS''e SAASS
tive speeches of the campaign. Gen.
Raum is a capital speaker, and in his
official capacity has had ample oppor-
tunity, which he has not neglected,
to form an intelligent estimate of the
important value of Republican rule
to the country.
We make below few extracts from
Gen. Raum's speech:
We. are Republicans be-
cause the Republican party had the
patriotism and courage in 1861 to
declare that the Union and the Con-
stitution and free government should
be maintained at every hazard against
the rebellion because the Republic
cans in Congress passed laws to raise
armies, to create navy, to borrow
money and to appropriate money for
the suppression of the rebellion be-
cause the Republican party had the
wisdom to pass the Legal Tender Act
and the National Bank Act, two of
the greateStand most successful finan-
cial measures of the age. We are
Republicans because the Republican
party saved the Union, and not only
preserved free government to our
own people, but gave an impetus to
the cause of freedom throughout the
world. We are Republicans because
the Republican party emancipated
four millions Of slaves, and gave them
equal rights and the ballot. We are
Republicans because the Republican
party has preserved the public credit,
reduced taxation, reduced the public
debt, refunded it at a low rate Of in
terest, and has resumed specie pay
ments. We are Republicans because
the Republican party, animated by
the most nagnanimOu5 spirit that
ever influenced people, forgave the
enemies of the government, and re-
stored to them the rights of citizen
ship, forfeited by rebellion.
The Republican party pensioned
the wounded and disabled soldiers O1
our army and the widows and or
phans of those who fell in the great
struggle to preserve the Union. The
Republican party made provisions
for the construction Of Il railroad
across the continent, connecting the
Mississippi Valley with the Pacific
States. The Republican party ha,
encouraged the growth of the West
ern States and territories by giving
homesteads to settlers upon the public
lands. The Republican party has
fostered, stimulated, diversified anC
enlarged the industries Of the country
by its wise tariff legislation.
The Republican party is in favor OI
education and of liberal provisions
for the support of free schools 1t i,
in favor of the suppression of poly
gamY, and has recently passed raw
/ tor the overthrow of that "tWin relic
of barbarism." 1t is in favor Of al
/ efficient and honest administration
Ofthe public service, and it has proven
its faith by its works. The Republi
can party is opposed to balIot-bOl
sut1iing, false counting, social Ostra
cism, bullduzing, intimidation anC
murder as means to carry elections
1t is in favor of equal rights, equa
protection under just laws, "A free bal
/ lot, a fair count, and the cheerful
| submission of ninOritieS to the vii
Of the majority,
i There is no subject oflegis
latiOn upon which there is broade
divergence Of opinion betwer tn
two great political parties than Their
is on the question of tariff. The Re
/ publican party is in favor of a pro
/ tectiVe tariff; the Democratic part,
is III favor of tariff for revenue OnIy
/ The Republican party took up thi
principle of protection rs it fell from
the hands Of the old Wing party ant
has Vitalizrd 1t in the legislation q
the past twenty one years. One q
the first acts of the Republican part.
when it found itself in majority il
both Houses of Congress. upon tn
withdrawal of the secessiOnistS, wa
to pass IA tariff law to increase tn,
revenues Of the Government and {,
encourage and protect the induStrIe
OF the country. Under the benign
influence of this law the mannfactur
ing industries of this country hav
been extended and diversified in
wonderful degree, and the agricuI
tural interests have been enlarged
J and have been rewarded with extra
ordinary prosperity.
The SpeciOuS argument O
the Democracy against the tariff legis
lation is that the people of our coun
try. not engaged in the business O
manufacturing, pay largely increased
prices for domestic goods manufac
tured in competition with dutiabl
articles, without any compensatin.
benefit, ignoring the fact that tn
: competition amongst our own manu-
tacturers keeps prices within reason
able bounds. TheuniversaI proSperit,
of the agricultural interests of tn
country is conclusive proof that tina
industry is not subjected to unius
and grinding eXactiOns by the tariff
While the population has increased
90 per cent, improved lands have in
creased in acreage rs per cent, TIN
production Of hay has increased g.
per cent, butter 60 per cent, corn, 10
per cent, wheat, 1873 per cent, sheel
and wool, 29S per cent.
twenty one years of protection
have resulted in the establishment O
populous manufacturing centres al
over the United States where skill
tul operatives produce manufacture
equal and in many cases far superiO
to the products of foreign work
shops. These operatives receive twice