Huntsville gazette., 1884-06-28

rover views of the ideal Republic, which
then existed. But the matter of time has
! developed a new child of progress, which
saw the light of day under the name of
| the Republican party. Its birth an
nounced the conceptions of higher and
| broader principles of human government
| than had been entertained by our fore
| fathers. But few of US, perhaps none,
| took in the full dimensions of the COM
| ing fact at that early day. 1t broke
| upon us gradually, like the morning
sun as he rises in the misty dawn above
| the mountain top. At length it came in
| full blaze, and for the first time in the
| history of our Republic we began td
| give genuine vitality to the declara-
| ton of 1776, that call men are created
| equal' and entitled to the inalienable
| rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of
| happiness. Cheers The Republican
| party was unqucstionably the. agency
| which bore these rights to waiting
age, and it was the Democratic idea
| which disputed their value first upon the
| field of battle and subsequently, and up
to this moment, at the polling places OF
the country.
The Republican party represents the
latest fruiton of governmental progress,
| and is destined to survive upon the theo-
ry that the strong outlives the weak until
the development of principles still more
| advanced shall compel it to measure its
step with the march of the age, or 90 to
the wall as the instrument which has full
filed its destiny. So long as the Demo-
cratic party shall cling, either in open or
| covert manner, to the traditions belong
ing to an expired era of our development,
just so long will the Republican party be
charged with the administration of our
Government.
In making this arraignment of the De.
mocracy, my friends, | appeal to no pas
sions, nor reopen sealed questions. |
but utter calm, sober words of truth. |
say, that until every State in this broad
| and beneficent Union shall give free rec
ognition to civil and political rights of
the humblest of its citizens, whatever his
color until protection to American clti-
zens follows the flag at home and abroad;
| until the admirable monetary system, es-
tablished by the Republican party,
shall be placed beyond the power
of subversion; until American labor
and industry shall be protect
ed by wise and equitable laws, SO
as to give full scope to our immense re-
sources and place every man upon
plane to which he is entitled by reason
of his capacity and worth [cheers
until we shall have established wise
American policy, that will not only
preserve peace with other nations;
but will cause every American
citizen to honor his govern
ment at home and every civilized nation
to respect our flag. Renewed cheering.
ITaf% Al cha
manently establisha thoroughly economic
system upon an American ideal which will
preserve and foster their own interests
uninfiuenced by English theories or
"Cobden Clubs" and until it is conceded
beyond subsequent revocation that this
Government exists upon the basis of
self-sustaining, self-preserving Nation,
and the fatal doctrine of Gin
which the civil war was founded,
shall be stamped as political heresy
out of which continued revolution is born,
and wholly Incompatible with the idea of
a Republic, the Republican party will
have much work to do and an
unfulfilled mission to perform TAT
this point the speaker was inter
rupted some time by cheers and ap-
plause. The standard-bearer of the party
in the ensuing campaign is Hon. James
G. Blaine great cheering1, known
throughout the land as one of its truest
and ablest representatives. He has been
called to this position by the vote of the
people, in recognition of his eS-
pecial fitness for the trust, and
in admiration of the surprising
combination Of brilliancy, courage, faith
fulness, persistency and research that
has made him one of the most re-
markable figures which have appeared
upon the forum of statecraft in any
period OF this country. That such man
should have enemies and detrac-'
tors is as natural as that our best fruits
there should exist small and envious
minds which seek to belittle that which
they can never hope to initiate or equal,
and that he shall triumph over these and
lead the Republican hosts to another vic
tory in November is as certain as the sue
cession of seasons or the rolling of
spheres in their course.
Gentlemen, again thank you for this
visit of congratulation and extend to
you, one and all, my grateful ackuowl-
edgements. [Cheers.
The speech-making continued to late.
hour. Among the orators, who were all
eX-Soldlers, were Senator's Plumb and
Harrison, General Cutcheon, Michigan;
General Nathan Golf, West Virginia;
Hon. A. H. Petibone, Tennessee, and
General t. M. Bayne, Pennsylvania.