The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-05-25

tangible claim to increased liberty,
and these are political reforms uf
more rhpid gro With than any known
to our history.
AS a rule gool things in politics
which come to stay, como etep by
step, the pace increasing only rs all
become more and moro ready to re-
ceive. Tho progress Of the Repnb-
lican party forcibly attests fact
which has grown into a maxim. In
its infancy the party could but nn-
nounce its opposition to the further
extension Of slavery. Extension
once for bidden, its wisest champion
the martyred Lincoln-patieutly
struggled in the earlier years OF his
first administration for compensation
emancipation. His appeals were re-
jected by the parties interested
Wars grim necessity cmancipated
and then great struggle followed
for equality before the law-but an
other step, aud one which looks
timid now yet which was bold
enough then. Civil rights accom-
plished, manhood suffrage came
through even more painful stages.
To have demanded tue e reater boon
frim the beginning-tho final step
which included and outroached all
tho others-would have led to fatal
slip. The men who proved their
porwers in these struggles were
those who had tho wisdom to guide
with care aud good cheer, and so TO
stand with the people MS not to lose
their opportunities for increasing
usefulness. OF such we're Lincoln.
Stevens, Garfield.
An now the Repnb lican party OF
o lr State, having aided in securing
human rights through legal forms,
in it's recent Convention wisely di-
recte1 its attention to the growth OF
liberty in primary action. In Re,
pibiican Governments il is frequent.
ly wiso 10 citizens to initiate in their
fIrms of voluntary political action
those laid down by the law, for in
this way oil the people become
familiar with the law, aud its work
ings the exceptions point to times
and occasions whom il is desirable to
change the law, and to prepare
sentiment for that change. The
constitutional law of Pennsylvania
fixes tho number of Senators and
Representative at 25l, maximum
which the platform pr eserves in the
selection of Delegates to future
State Conventions, but it at the
samo timc wisely pr rotects tho pri
mary right Of each Republican voter
10 the declaration that delegates
shall DO selected as Sen ,tors al r..
presentatives are selected. This is
popular and representative suffrage
carried into primary oction. giving to
local sovereignty the say whether it
shall lie popular or representative.
Either is great advance, and in tho
advance the party of the State has
only RETAINED from interference with
the rig bit Of home rule in primary
details.
Look carefully at the platform,
and you will see not only successive
but eliminating steps to every liber-
ty which wisdom can suggest.
These are reforms of to-day. Ouly
ovenomed so phisiry can call them
refo rms Of to morrow. The ticket
wi th high honor recognizes every
elem ent OF the party the platform
embo1ios every principle which the
knowledge Of men in dispassionate
conference, committee, or conven-
tion could suggest as abreast oI
the times,
The Republicas party redeems its
pledges. 1t has never forfeited its
word, and neither niSconstructior
no taunt can shake it's record OF
p urpose iu this regard. Accomplish.
cd reforms will he maintained, pro
mise reforms will be realized, ant
that they may be maintained ant
re llized the State committee asks
vino lean toward Rep ublicanism t.
fall into iine under the old standard
that victory sure to be won una ,
DO doubly assured
In n contest whore nearly all il al
stake they do best wh) are mos
vii ling to sacrifice personal desires
Iinliiidaal shades of opinion. or per,
sonal ambition und interest, for th
common cause, In snch contests