Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-10-03

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IT'S covert policy of abolition in pc seed
ing 5F'>.cc and by system oeoase NTH
CUES and frauus tnrvugr r,v-a demagogues
it also attained its end in the non-se seeding
slave States, without compensation to the
owners who were deprived of their pro-
perty.
The secession and the war Of coercion
was followed by what was called the '';e-
construction" which as political measure,
has been denominated by leading and
highly learned Republican, "a monster
born of party necessity and political in
sincerity"
But whatever may be said of the covert
ness and unfair indirection by which the
abolition of slavery was accomplished and
the real motives which prompted the ire
construction" as it was done. And what
ever History may say of the merits of both.
or either of these measures which have
been accomplished By the Republican par
ty, they could not be fairly said to be
mercendry IN their character.
But after these two measures were car
ried into execution and were accepted by
the opposition party and the country as
accomplished facts, whose evil results were
more easily endured than cured, the mis-
sion of the Republican party ceased. 1t
was then that it became actuated by the
"mercenary idea" and that has been its
great underlying principle ever since. 1t
was then that the large public domains in
the Western territories began to be gra
tuitious'y and lavishly dis ributed among
great corporations, which were brought
into existence by the acts of Republican
Congresses. 1t was then that presiding
officers and members of congressional
bodies We'd with each other in discover
ing "channel,' in which they couli ''be
useful to these large corporations in IA
cilitating and perpetuating these lavish
grants of the peoples lands.
1t was then that in the exercise of its
unconstitutional power Of initiating the
currency of the government, Republican
statesmen began to least an anchor to the
bwindward' in behalf of favored and liber-
ally rewarding friends. 1t was then, when
the cessation of the war expenses and the
rapid reduction of the war de.t began to
show large surpluses in the treasury, and
to point to a reform in taxation toward
the peace rates that existed before the war
that the once repudiated doctrine Of pro
lection" to manufacturers was endeavored
to be justified upon the flagrantly false
pretense of protecting American labor
while the surpluses were rapidly consum-
ed by theft and plumber in every depart
ment of the government service and by col
lusive and most extravagant appropria,
tions for ''rivers and harbors" and other
unconstitutional purposes.
The mercenary idea, which was then
adopted as the actuating principle OF the
Republican organization, has since con
tinued to control and direct its action and
is today more than ever its controlling in
fuence. The huge corporations and mo-
nopolies, that are made the benefciaries o
the mercenary idea, are relied upon to re
spond, in addition to liberal reward o
their agents in Congress, by prompt and
liberal contributions to The party treasury
T at election times, whereby the corruption
fund is swelled 10 huge and dangerou
proportions And well can these benefi
Charles and monopolies afford to invest I
part of their i'll gotten gains in the success
of the Republican party, for well do they
know that the downfall of the mercenary
idea will work the immediate and fina
destruction of their illegitimate profits.
The Republican party has emphasized
the nercenary idea with peculiar force il
its national ticket. James G. Blaine, it
presidential candidate, is the man who
as Speaker of the House of Representative
made himself useful in every channel
that he saw, in the way of perverting tn
powers of government for his own, and hi
friends, personal pecuniary gain. 1t wa
, he that was always ready to 'cast an an
: Choir to the windward" in that behalf. Tn
subsidized monopolies have been invoked
against the masses of the people and the
; have responded literally with their money
The highest responsibility of the Republi
can party on the other hand has revolte
against the mercenery idea and will joi
the Democrats 10 the endeavor to over
throw it. These are the contending force:
The fight goes on apace. The result Wi
be announced on the fifth of November.