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


licin party forcibly attests a fact
which has grown into maxim. 10
il; infancy the party could but an-
nouuce its opposition TO the further
extension of slavery. Extension
once for biddeu, its wisost chimpion
the martyred Lincoln-patiently
struggled in the earlier years OF his
first administration for compensation
emancipation. His appeals we're res
jocted by tho parties interested
Wars grim necessity emancipated
and then great struggle followed
for equality before the law--but an
other step, and one which looks
timid now yet which was bold
enough then. Civil rights accom-
plished, manhood suilinge came
through even more painful stages.
To have demanded tho roater boon
fr rlm the boginn;ng-the final step
which included and outr0ached all
the others-would have led to fatal
slip. The men who proved their
porwers in these struggles were
those who had the wisdom to guide
with care aud cool cheer, anil so to
stnud with the people as not to lose
their opportunities for increasing
usefulness. OF such were Lincoln.
Stevens, Garfield.
An now the Rcpub lican party OF
or State, having aided in securing
human rights through legal forms,
in its recent Convention wisely di-
rectcG its attention to the growth Of
liberty in primary action. In Re-
pIbi.cIu Governments tits frequent
ly wise in citizens to initiate in their
forms of voluntary political action
those laid down by the law, for in
this way all the people become
familiar with tho law, aud its work
ings the exceptions point to times
and occasions when il is desirable to
change the law, and to prepare
sentiment for that change. Tho
constitutional Law Of Pcnnsylvauia
fixes the number Of Senators and
Representative at 2jl, MAXIMUM
which the platform pr eserves in the
selection of Delegates to future
State Conventions, but it at the
same time wisely pr otects the pri
mary right of each Republican votel
10 tho declaration that delegates
shall bo selected az Son itors anl 70,
preseutatiyes are selected This is
popular and representative srlfrase
caiiit 1 into primary action, giving to
local Sovereignty tie sny whether it
shall be popular or representative.
Ether is great advance, aud in the
advance the party Of tho State has
only RETAINED from interference with
the rig ht Of home rule in primary
details.
Look carefully ut 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. Only
evonomcd 50 pListry can call then
reforms Of 10 morrow. The ticket
with high honor recognizes every
elem ent Of the party the platform
emboiies every principle which th'
hnowlsd 90 OF men in dispassionato
conference, committee, or cbnvcn-
ton could suggest as abreast o
the times,
The Republican party redecms IL
pledges. 1t has never forfeited it
word, and neither mi3consirnctiol
no taunt can shake its record o
p urpose in this regard. Accomplish
cd reforms will 10 maintained, plo
miiel reforms will be realized, aut
that they may be maintained au,
re ,lilel the state committee ask,
vino lean toward Rop ublicanism t
fall into line under tho oil standard
that u victory sure to 5e won ma
DO doubly assured
Ia u contest whore nearly all il q
stake they do best whD are mos
vii ling TO sacrifice personal desires
individual shades of opinion, or per
sonal ambition aud interest, for IL
common cause. In such contests
shrewd a nd unscrupulous enemy to
often pro mpts the lifting of the re
hand Of fact'Cp, SO that il may ser,
rs ~ i'll o. the~Nisp' to lead IL
unwsry aside and into qungmire
where they must romain Without
flag, with o ut pun ose, and witho'
goal.
There is but one enemy to fgh
1t is tue old ono, which in majo