The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-08-22

official lHbor, koen instinct Of Justice,
aud that rare courage which, whenever
The public good requires Il, firmly re-
sists not only the opposition Of b stils
party bat, which IL moro difficult the
entreaty Of party friendp. You fear
that another party coming into power
VIII In It's eagerpess to get possession oi
tho Offices, tura out the good men to-
gether with the bad, and you ask wheth.
er there is man who M President
would be strong enough TO withstand
the pressure Of his psrtisans. / admit
ycu cannot End many strong enough TO
do this, but do not think risk any.
thing in saying that Mr.. Cleveland ID
one Of the few. / Gbonld not be sur
prised IL be were the strongest Of them
all. As to tho higher spheres of states
manship, IL may be remembered that in
Whatever position Of power assigned to
him he showed m ability TO perform its
duties beyond tho expectations Of his
friends. And when he now says, as
he did week ago in accepting The
nomination, that ho considers himself
pledged 10 give 10 the people "tbe Ut
most benefit Of n pure and honest ad
ministration Of national aiTairs,p we
may recall the fact that 70 far not one
Of bis pledges has remained unfulslled.
Republioans,I yield TO none of you in
pride Of the spirit and the great achieve
nsuts Of the Republican party in the
past. There arc undoubtedly men be.
fore me who took an active part in the
great Republican campaign of 1860. !
know you will feel your pulse beat
quicker when you remember the joyous
glow with which the enthusiastic con-
sciousness Of = noble cause illed our
hearts with what eagcrness We went
into the conflict, having nothing TO apol-
ogizs for and nothing 10 conceal with
what affection and confidence We COM
mended TO the sufffages Of the people
our standard bearer, honest Abraham
Lincoln. Remember now, under Re
publican guidance, the American union
was washed clean Of the stain Of slavery
and the great rebellion ~sa vsnquiahoI.
and Abraham Iincoln ~ss borne once
more on our shield. with the sams faith
and the Same Affrc,ions,e confidence, for
the trials of power had given 10 his
honesty still moro radiapt lusgrr.
And now, after - yesrs of uuinter-
rupted ascendeney. what has the Marty
come to . Look nt il, tbs party Of
moral ideas, presenting ~ iis great
leader and representative man whose
unclean record il
CANNOT DESY ASD pARg NOT FACE
Listen 10 its spokesmen, how they
dodge and squirm around that record
as something too hot to topch-unfor-
tunats attorneys, wretchedly troubled
by the feeling thai, they respect them
selves, they must take care not to be-
come identified with the public morals
Of their client. Watch them, how they
use the tariff question AS q great hg
leaf which they stretch and spread 10
make il cover and hide the crookedness
cf their standard-bearer | What q
burning shame and disgrace is this
Pride Of party indeed Those who are
truly proud of the good the party has
done will he too proud to consent &c
its degrading perversion into an instru'
ment Of evil. If the great party which
abolished slavery aud saved tbs repub'
lie is TO serve as.an instrument to poison
the life Of the same republic by crown
ing corruption with its highest honors
then the truly proud Republicans viii
wash their hands Of it.
As they understood the great prob
lem Of tho anti-alavery, period. 80 they
understand the great problem of to-day
The contest in which We are engaged il
not nero crusade against ono man
It Ia not mere race between two. II
is one OF the great struggles for the vi
tality of this nation, the second one il
our days. In 1860, when the slave
power had stretched out its hand Il
secure its ascendency In this union for
ever, We fought to re-establish the
Fundamental condition of human societ!
which is freedom. And now, when tn
corrupt tendencies stimulated by th'
civil war and the commotions following
it eliminate in reaching for the pres
tige of national approval, we fight t
re-establish the fundamental condition
of good government, which is honesty
The cause of to-day is no less great an
vital then wax the cause OF 20 year
ago, and thoss who were proudest t
stand up for freedom then will be prou
to stand up for honest governmer
now.
This is not the cause of mei
party. 1t is greater than any part,
1t is in the broadcast sense
THE CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE,
the cause of all classes and honorab