St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-04

arch OF American liberty, will become the
playthiag OF political demagogues and des-
perados seeking only to plumber free but
mistaken people. who, under the banner Of
party protesting alone % have rescued a
land in = war Of rebellion, which only was
saved by the whole people shouidering the
musket and contributing their substance 10
accomplish, and 10 have reconstructed the
conquered province with political acumenand
subtletv, which alone was fraternized by the
business men OF both parties OF both sec
tons. % not only their own disgrace, but to
the deepest peril to Gods greatest republic.
The third aud vital nOn-partisan issue in
this campaign is the necessity OF complete
and radical change Of administration. 1t was
this recognized necessity which induced the
liberal Republican element Of the country to
openly break away from the Republican
party In 1876 and vote for Samuel Tilden
for the presidency. They had previous to
this national election vainly tried
20 reform the Republican party
from within its own lines
had been out-yoted in the caucus and the
convention BY ring rule, and though vet re-
naming In that organization were branded
as traitors and openly defed and scoffed
at when they stepped out boldly and voted
for Tilden and for change. They knew that
the Republican party fortunes were in the
hands for the most part OF Adventures who
never carried Unlon-saving musket In, or
paid patriot dollar for the war. They knew
that the brave old patriot leaders Lincoln,
Sumner, Greeley, Seward, Andrew
and a host Of others having
gone to honest graves, had
vsndal-like been succeeded in place and
power by men, who, borrowing the lveries of
a once noble party, were deceiving the peo-
pie into the belief that they were administer
ing the government with the same righteous
ness as its original priests and prophets,
while like vampires they were sapuing the /
very life blood OF the Republic.
-Four years passed away after the rape OF |
the popular majority Of the country for the |
hrst time in IT, history, and to Garfield as a /
representative man, whose nomination lib |
eral Republicanism and acct !
dent forced upon the Republican |
party against the third termism Of Grant and |
the eorIuptionist Blaine, this inward cleans |
ing element gave its support in the vain at
tempt 10 heal the leprOsy Of the party
Nothing daunted by its defeat in the past /
and grown to great power, liberal Repub-
hcanism appears in Chicago with Edmunds /
OF Vermont a. its candidate and meets its own |
Waterloo OF reformation from within lis /
camp past all all future resurrection, al the j
hands Of the chief sinner Of the horde, whom /
they we're trying TO show the back-dOor in the /
Republican party organization.
The wise cOunsels which prevailed in Chi /
CagO by which the Democratic party out in i
nomination Grover Cleveland gives the lib /
eral Republicans the same avenue which /
they had in 1876, and reliable information /
from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey |
and all New England, outside Of Maine, /
shows that they have accepted him as their /
standard bearer, and with a vote grown from /
swaddling clothes in 1876 10 a giant in 1854, |
and in close states SO large as 10 hold the /
balance OF power, unless all signs in the 20
htleal horizon fade away before the setting /
sun, combined with the Democratic party. they /
will utter a figure Of majority which will put |
an end to Republican misrule.
Change is needed, imperatively needed at /
this hour TO avert the danger of The tempta-
ton of greed of power to bind In letters Of |
steel the free ballot: because 1t is 4 miracle |
almost for any party 10 administer a govern |
ment by the people in times when peace |
reigns and no general foe threatens for more |
than twelve years without corrupting the !
national life and endangering n nations |
vital interests; because an extended lease OF
power in a party as in a person, with no
fear of being called 10 a reckoning by the
injured aud oppressed, hardly ever fails 10
undermine principle Of action and honesty
Of purpose, while the handling Of great
bodies Of men, interests and wealth, breeds
greed and desire of agrandizement, hardly
ever falling to end in corruption, selishness
and disregard for popular and personal
rights.
Change-it is the cleansing and immuta-
BILE law Of God as demonstrated in the earth
below and all who inhabit, and in the fir
mament above In which planet disappears
aud planet succeeds; it rides the whirlwind |
as it sweeps plains and cities from deadly |
miasma and feted pestilenee; It Is the law
OF life and the law OF death; It has buried |
false rulers and governments and resur-
rected from their tOmbs liberty and enfran-
chisement 10 man; it has already swept
from the fair face Of our Republic the |
dark stain Of bondage Of the black and In tile
triumphant election Of Grover Cleveland, Of
New York, to-day, it win snatch the fatal !
sceptre from the hands which, in the words |
Of Horace Greeley, but "make the rich |
richer and the pCor pOorer' while it is in
power, and also free the rhite Stare in this |
master free Republic of the world.
w. II. P.