The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-10-06
THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
From the Indiananolis Journal

jOi4A2 GE'a'AA toAI W u1AdlSSo,l VIC 1tCPub41O
an party The following is assumed
to be the exact words Of the Indictment:
The Democratic party arraigns the
Republican party, and charges that
heretofore. to-wit, ON Or about the year
of our Lord 1860, being 5issextile or
leap year. and after July 4, the eighty
fifth year of the independence of the
United States said Republican party
did elect one Abraham Lincoln to the
office of Pre- ident of the United States
contrary to the wishes Of the Democrat
ic party, and against the peace and Dig
nifty thereof;
The Democratic party further afraigns
the Republican party, and charges that
whereas, thereafter, to-wit, in the year
1861, the Democratic party, by and
through its chief councillors, such as
Jesse d. Bright, of Madison, and d. W.
Voorhees,, of Terre Haute, and the Dem
ocra5ic members of the Indiana Legis-
lature in session Of said year of 1861, by
promising aid and comfort If said Lin
coin should a tempt 'to coerce s04et=
eign States" did instigate and organize
q bloody rebellion, which, through the
0bstinacy Of said Republican party,
lasted four years snd then collapsed;
contrary 70 the wishes of the said Dem
ocratic party and against the peace and
dignity thereof;
The Democratic party further ar
raigns the Republican party and charges
that after the quiet and peaceful retire
tnent of the rebel soldiers to their
homes, the Republican party enfran-
chised the late slaves, contrary to the
wishes of the said Democratic party
aid against the peace and dignity there
Of;
The Democratic patty aforesaid fur
ther arraigns the said Republican party,
snd charges that at once it began to pay
the enof.nl0as de5t which the said Re
publican party lad created in its I'M
constitutional proce lure a8 INST the
Democrats in arms, and that it tdntin-
ues to do the same, contrary to the
wishes of said Democratic party and
against the peace and dignity thereof;
The Democratic party aforesaid fur
Their afraigns said Republican party,
and charges that, by d series OF OUT
RACES too q rocious to mention, it has SO
manipulated and managed the finances
of the country In war and In peace that
interest has been redtiCed to individual
borrowers from 20 per cent. to 6per
cent, and to the Government. from the
good Democratic rate Of II per cent. to
8 per cent, contrary to the wishes Of
tine Democratic party and against the
peace and dignity thereof;
The Democratic party aforesaid fur
ther arraigns the aid Republican party
and charges that from the f1rot session
of Congress dfter it got into power it
did not cease TO tinker with the curren-
cy Of the country, until it had b nished
every old Democratic hin7plaster from
| tie face Of the earth, and had substitute
I ell therefor o national currency, that is
7 good not On T il every cabin in Ameri-
ca, but current Wherever human foot
has trod the soil, contrary to tbe wishes
of the Democratic party and against the
peace and dignity thereof;
The Democratic party aforesaid fur
ther arraigns the said Republican party
and charges that during all these years
Of its incumbency it has SO oppressed
the poor Of other countries by its tariff
determinations that common day Ia
borer, or a mechanic, or an operative,
can buy as much food and clothing with
two days labor in this country as he
can with six days labor in England,
France or Germany, in spite Of Demo
cratic opposition all along, and contrary
to the wishes of the Democratic party
and against the peace and dignity there
of;
The Democratic party aforesaid
further arraigns the said Republican
party, and charges that whenever any
Republican in office has been detected
in frauds and populations the said
Republican party has at once instituted
proceedings against him and sent him
to the penitentiary, notwithstanding the
advice of the late Gov. Hendricks, who
said of Democratic fraud in high
place, "better let it be-" thus bringing
Democratic usages in such cases into
contempt contrary to the wishes Of
said Democratic party and against the
peace and dignity thereof;
The Democratic party aforesaid
further arraigns the said Republican
party, and says that it received from
the Democratic party the inheritance
of system of civil service which had
proved to be satisfactory to Democrats
for more than third of a century
based upon the cardinal Democratic
doctrine that to the victors belong the
| spoils;" and that said Republican party
at once began to reform the same, by
retaining in the service thousands of
Democrats an | appo nting thousands
of others; and that it, the said Re
| publican party, instituted plans and
measures for Systematically breakinr
up this fundamental Democratic
custom, and had it far under
way when the Democratic party
gained the ascendency, first in the
House, then in the Senate, and pro-
ceeded at once to turn out Union sol
diers and substitute rebel soldiers in
every department of Government, upon
the plea of civil-service reform; and the
said Democratic party, having the good
of the party in view, at once threw
every possible obstacle in the way OF
the proposed Republican ciyil-seryice
reform, believing and hoping that at the
then next Pres dental election one
/ Gen. Hancock, a real civil-service re-
former, would reinstitute the time-hon-
ored Democratic doctrine above quoted
! to-wit: @To the victors belong the
/ spoils;" but our hopes faie ed, contrary
| to the wishes of the said Democratic
party and against the peace and dignity
/ thereof;
The Democratic party aforesaid fur
Their arraigns the said Republican party,
and charges that the said Republican
| party, taking advantage of the absence
of most of the Democratic members of
Congress while doing service in the
rebel army, did pass a Homestead law,
under which thousands of poor men
have built happy homes, contrary to the
wishes of the Democratic party and
against the peace and dignity thereof
The Democratic party aforesaid
further arraigns the said Republican
party and charges that by treaty stipu-
lations with foreign countries it has Sc
cured the rights Of naturalized citizens
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