Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-10-10

We have taken thi. stand without any
thought of personal profit, or individual rg-
grandlz"msnt The spoil> of flee AMI The
patronage Of govern meni do not enter rs factors
into our cal. ulslions Of the result. We leave
such considerations for hose ignobr ; prits 4" no
are ready 10 make merchandise oi priaCiple
barter manhood for peM and
j Crook the plant hinges of The knee
Where thrift may follow f,wning;
hut animated by higher motives, ac,usred by
the single purpose OF doisg our who le duiy rs
patriotic citizens, we have chosen the course
which our il gmant and conscience pronounce
II be right, and here we propose To m in ain
our integrity. and battle for the truth, without
respect TO consequences
I 1t Is often said that political parties are IS
ssntinliv sordi', corrupt, and immoral that
they are movef alone hv desire tn grasp the
emoluments of offer, az d at en upon the so 5
OF victory and hat such incentives removed.
+ they lose heir cohesion, AMI fall TO pieces.
However this may lie general sfarrmen' ,
4 he Democratic party, during The lat tw-ntv-
i've Years, has made record well calculated tn
break the force Of the imput-tipn ss applied 10
it, and TO rindicate its claims to lofty besoisn,
an nnswerSing devotion TO truth AMI principle
unpara l!ee5 in the history Of I,4rtiet
! II u easy TO stand for prir c'pl- W ea rrrum-
stancrs are favorable it Is pie isant To ain
/ taiu the truth when the popular tjie i, with
Us hut when these circumstances assume ~
attitude Of mslig mani hostility and Ghi- tile IS
changed into ~ili tupultuoas overwheim-
Ing sra of ohioqTv, outrage. aud persecution.
the case IS f.rent and nuly hose whn are in.
vested with the attributes of an in,-nrraplin.e
virtue msv abide the terrible oris.-i Beaten
down bv The aninosities rn-eniere4 Of partisan
hate and sectional STRIFE, PROSTATE before The
storm of passion evoked h, ru HESS civii war.
the object Of popular aversion 'ni Outrage. Of
govrTR mental suspi,-ion. and oisrisl ~. s~carion
true 10 its originA mission. without hogc nf r.
ward prospect Il sureess the Den Cratic
party never abandoned its principles or rvTuii-
ted its Efforts to preserve the III hts and lite.
ties of the pesglr against the enrroachmsn.I
arbitrary power. and the assaults of .srng -
authority Deserted hv li:nid friends ah.n..
doned by rreaeheroHs time So vert ss:ailst
ftV. il still stool firm A. rotk Of adam, II
DEF nee o. the truth, presenting he oa'y bar
rer against the til. Of prejudice aud flil, that
threatened 10 ~ngulf the Republic in the Ell
Of a runous Drspoi,sm. And "a hen. the War
having ended triumph ni rryuhlic.uis'u sought
to magnify ITS y,oAs!, and pFrprtu.le It's ru~,
hy redpring the lately rrvoltri Stairs 10 CON
diiion OF ahjeai vsss,lsy", the Democratic
party, with unscI6, d- voiiou threw itself iato
the breach. notify coRieniiug for liberty thus
oauagrd in the house Of IT'S pretended fr,-nd'
" hen Blaine and Butler fthe present champ
ions par sxerficHcs of popular rights D. baked
by compact republican maj ,rty, sought by
their ubiquitous force bills To wrest from The
States aud the people ihyr constitutional rights
and privileges. who came TO the rescue. aud nv
indomitAble EFFORT compelled he rrliuquish meut
of the iufsssnus attempt The Democratic
party. When the people Of the Stat. gro-nyd
beneath The humlI.iing and rntolerth3- bur
d-ns laid upon them hy republican Crrlri-i a.
governments Who stood thrir friend 10 this
dire sriremtty, eu,hling them eren;uAIiy to
shake OF their chains. aud seoar,e The vAmp.
Tres that were Teasing upon their ife blood
back inio congeuisl obsCgrity, from which IL is
10 Ice hoped they NAV never emerge2 The Dem
ocratic party. And, 10 come nearer. hom-,
W hen our Cfesw ellis and sni ueItons, and The
like endeHvored to retain their grasp upon our
own State by DISTINGUISHING thousands Of oar
best ciiix MS no defeated the m-chinsiions OF
these arch eonspirstors. aud restored Nsrylssd
to her ancient positioa Of honor and digniiy
The Democratic party. Wherever liberty has
been ass.iled or right denied, the the Demo
cratic party has been found, battling with all
energy against the wrong; and, though often
defeated for the time vet, by its persistent and
heroic efforts ii has succeeded in thwsrtiug the
sweet designs OF our aiversaries; and to it,
under the blessing of Heaven, we owe Whatever
OF liberty and security is enjoyed by AT least
one half of these United States. This is the re.
cord Of our party during these eventiul and try
ing years OF its hisiory--a record that chal.
lenges the admiratioH of the world and Demon
slra,es the validity of its title 10 the confidence
and support of the mericau people
IL Is not Tor me, on this occasion, 10 attempt
an elaborate discussion OF the issues involved
in the present Campaign. Suffice it for me TO
say that, as party, we stand nov, as we have
ever stood, in defense of the rights aud in ter
esis OF the people as against every Diverse in
huence, come from Whatever source il may We
find the Coantry suffering unusual distress
business depressed trade si.g,anj working.
men unemploy ed, failures. strikes nd riots all
indicating the gravity o. the situsron-w White
money that should stimulate enterprise, fost, r
industry, aRd give work TO the l,borer, wrunk
from the people b, needless and Oppressive
taxation, is locked up in the vaults of the
Trsssury, standing i-mpra lion to every vrnal
official having access to it, This We propose to
remedy by reforming our vicious Revenue avs
tenn so that no more shall he exictvd of he
eople, in The ,hape of taxation than is aiso-
lutely nrces Y for the hon . and economi,sl
adm nisiration OF the government, holding rha I
any further req Jill emeni 10 this direction is lit
! lie less than downrig CHI robbery.
| We fud the public domain squaudered in
| lavish gifts 10 innumerah,e corporations the
patrimony OF the people going 20 enrich grasp
ing monopoli-s. and VIC call a halt ght he re
demanding that The Tui lie lands shall lie kept
involably for the USE and behoof Of the people
whose legitimate property they nre.
! We fud dishon sty AMI .Ifraud pervading
every branch OF the public service and We pro
pose 10 turn the rasrals out, aud put honest
men in, that the peoples money shall not he
diverted from its proper use, to enrich private
robbers, or debauch the public virtue.
We find our political annals stained by the
record of an infamous transaction, by which
the declared will OF the people was set aside,
usurpaton accomplished, and fraud recognized
MS the controlling factor in our politics, and We
propose to avenge the atrocDus insult, purge
away the dismal stain, and vindicaie our in
tegrity in the eyes of the whole world
| In short, we find al the abuses and evils
which naturally result from n long lease Of
power in the hands of venal and unscr upul Gus
party, and address ourselves to the task Of
iemoving these evils, correcting these abuses
and restoring the governmer to the simplicit,
and honesty of the better days OF the Republic
Our opponent the Republican party, stands
forward as the representative Of the policy,
aud the champion of the methods, which have
SO long prevailed 10 The detriment of every true
interest of the country /; and it's continued sue.
cess means simply the perpetuation of every
abuse, and the increase Of every evil, which
now afii,ts US as people. The highest de.
m md, therefore, Of patriotic duty is the defeat
Of that party as the indispensable prerequisite
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