Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-08-04
An Address from the Union League
Of the Nation.
To the Republican Party and
to the Public in Cen
eral
New York. August 4th, 1888.

be appointed by the chair, 10 prepare
and issue an address to people on the
political situation of the country" and
the undersigned were appointed such
committee.
We enter upon the duty thus pre-.
scribed with Hesitation and profound
feeling of inability to do justice thereto.
At the same meeting, the following
preamble and resolutions were adopted.
and we here reproduce them to show
to the people the spirit that animates
the National Union league.
The National Union league arose IN
the dark and perilous days when the ma
tional unity and existence were assailed
by organized and armed rebellion; it did
much for the preservation OF the union;
in every important political contest
since the close of the civil war; it lives
to-day and looks with no small anxiety
and hope into the future, therefore,
Rcsolued, first, That we earnestly in.
dulge the hope that any differences
which have heretofore existed in the re-
publican party shall be speedily termin-
ated, so that all embittered feelings may
cease, and the success of the party be
secured in the future as in the past.
Resoloed, second, That we earnesly
recommend that the appropriate repre-
sentative committees of the party meet
at such time and places as they may
select, and consider what plans or meth.
DDS can be adopted to produce permanent
peace and prosperity in the republican
party.
Resolced, third, That we call upon the
masses of the republican party through
out all the states of the union to stand
together in support of the principles of
the republican party. and to labor
together at the primary meetings, at the
conventions, and, finally, at the polls, to
aid the party to secure harmonious
action, perfect organization and ultimate
victory. and 10 this end we urge nggres.
sive opposition to the democratic party,
believing it to be now, as heretofore, the
exponent of political views hostile to the
best interests of the country.
Resolced, fourth, That this action of the
executive committee be printed and
transmitted to the state ana other subor.
dinate organizations, and to tie national
and state republican committees.
1t will thus be seen that the National
Union League is, in sentiment, in unison
political progress in the United States.
A1hsSAAh6 - VIC ACPuoiASoA PnAVy uhS
soon to do in many OF the states of the
union upon political campaigns, fraught
with mighty consequences as affecting
the future of the country, it is the hope
of the national council of the union
league that the spirit of djssension and
bitterness which has been rite in some
sections of the union during the past
few years, may die away and be for.
gotten.
There is no section of the republican
party whose advent to power in the
states and the nation would be as disas.
trous to the best interests of the country
as would that of the democratic party.
There is no shade of opinion held BY any
respectable number ofrepublicans in the
United States that does not breathe the
spirit of liberty, of progress, and of good
government in fuller and better sense
than the best utterance, the best inspira.
tion, and the best sentiment of the dem.
ocratic party of to-day. Paramount tc
all considerations of personal aggran
dizement or the advancement of factions
is the demand the country makes upor
the republican party to see to it that the
reins of government be not wrested from
it's hands.
Therefore, it is that, reiterating tn,
utterances OF our constituents, We appea
to the republicans of the country tha
factions cease among them, that the po
tent voice of the people speak to th,
waves OF dlscord everywhere, and com
mand them to be still. We utter n,
word OF elimination against our brethren
of any phase Of political sentiment. w,
neither discuss nor decide any questio,
that has been one of difference between
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aiming at personal preferment or repre-
senting diversity of political views as i'm
material and unimportant, when weighe
in the balance against the consequence
of democratic asccndency.
r 1t would be thrice-told tale to restat
the political errors, failures, blundel
and crimes of the democratic party.
brought the government to the verge O
: bankruptcy at the close of its last ad
} ministration. 1t promulgated and fos
tered, through the great body of its ad
:. herents, the fatal doctrine Of stat
sovereignty, and the right OF secession
o and that portion of the party which di
J not Join the open support of this heres
did not raise its voice to rebuke it.
j. Owing to the unpatriotic and GRIMM.
I maladministration of the democracy, til
republican party found shattered an
j, wrecked union; constitution defied an
despised in eleven of the states; hostil
}, armies arrayed against the life of the nj
a tion upon the soil of the commonwealth
}. The democratic party had debauche
public sentiment; it had made patrio
i ism disreputable IN a large portion of tt
country; the public credit was ruire
' the Industries Of the country palalyze,
3 the flag of the nation despised abros
!. and degraded aud powerless at hom
The democratic party had proclaimed i
self the champion OF slavery aud declare
that that blighting and monstrous inst
| tuition should go into all the free teri
tories of the country, and it ostracist
tue members of its own party who raise
C up their voices in opposition to the
o dogmas.
q We point to this record only to &C
q that during the last quarter OF a centur
4 notwithstanding that each one Of the
J. pcrnicious doctrines has been overthrow
a. either on the BATTLEFIELD. in the legislati
q. halls OF the country, or by the great
tribunal, the voice of free people, n
T. where has the democratic party apol
Q. gized for or retracted any Of its opinio
in upon these great questions. The dem
c. cratic party was directly responsible
civil war, and for the blood Of . quar-