South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-12-12
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right and President. -
All honor to, tho uutlinching old.
time Democracy! to the patient, long
suffering. l0nX-toiliug Democracy. that
never aickered Ia faith aud never Lam
guisbed in labor.
All honor to the Independent Re-
publieans who came to The rescue.
But for their aid our dag had gone
down. These Independent Republi-
cans, led by Beecher, and ScLurz, aud
Pound, aad Curtis, aud uigginson,
and their o. sociates have been in :his
confest tsue ss steel to conscience and
to country. Stout Of heart, aud of
head, and of hand, they deserve oil
tue good fame that lives in the name
of patriot. -
The hearth stone Of Democracy is
warm. and there is light in the dwell
ing to welcome them. Long may
they abide with US! Let thom Lave
AN hOnOred seat in the councils of tie
II is well for the North that this
thing has come to pass. 1t will soon
see that Blaine was false prophet
when he declared that the restoration
Of Democracy would be like the re-
coming of the exiled Stuarts to the
English throne OF the dsposed dukes
to Venice. NIX ,ises
The South was solid in this battle
only for such things as all ireemen
should be solid for. In the govern
men. which our fathers founded it
wants only what all should grant:
Equal beneIir with equal burden,
There il no Bourbon drop in south.
ern blood. We seek no supremacy,
but equality. We want 40 denial OF
right to amy man. but equal rights for
all men. We want no universal and
affixed policies, no tampering with
the constitutional amendments of re-
construction. We say TO Federal
power what Diogenes said to Alexan-
der, "Stand out of our sunshine"
The South says to the North crust
us, honor Us, believe us, and We will
give you back equal trust, equal faith,
aud equal fidelity"
We take no step backward. We
turn no wheel OF revelation, but UNI
der the Stars aud Stripes, and to the
music Of 'Ilail Columbia we touch
elbows with all Americans. in their
glorious onward marcn Of peace, pro-
gress and prosperity
Come, nor ,hman, to our sunny land.
Come and dig the mine, aud till the
field, and set the sail. Yoa will find
Us brethren, who will welcome you
with open arms to hosptable boards,
though there be written DER them.
Our store is little. but our hearts are great
d, 1t is well for the South. She has
gone through long agony aud bloody.
sweat. She breathes ,reer now, for
tEe winter ia past, the flowers appear,
and the voice of the turf is heard in
the land The Union seems TO
breathe the pure, fond breath of atfec-
ton upon her pale cheek and to put
loving arms of supporting brother.
hood around her. Indiana. Connee.
ticut, New Jersey, New York-we
thank you, we glorify you for your
trust! The Spartan commander said
to his soldiers: III your swords be
short, get up Closer And we say 10
you, o! brethren of all our sister.
hood OF States, let us draw closer If
be iacking-let us show
the world that We can knit our hearts
together in peace, friendship & truth.
We rejoice that Randall and Bay
ard, Thurman. Villas Voor nees, Hoad-
ley, Waller, Mcdonald. Eaton, Pen.
dleton, Cleveland and Hendricks, and
southern men, who are in every way
came to the helm of State
and here we are, a solid band of breth-
rem, seeking OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for
from the rule of the
vile and the ignorant; solid Tor sound
finance solid for the protection of
every American honor American cit
izenship, American labor, American
everything. All honor to the solid
South Every American should So,
lutte her!
1t Is well for the colOred, people.
Be easy, colored friends They lied
to you, and told you that, you would
be re-en-laved il Democracy triumph
ed. The Democrats could not enslave
you II they would, and certainly they
wouldn't they could. They lied TO
you-base white RepubIicaus-did
aud said Your ballots and gchOols
would be taken from you. You will
soon behold how falsely they have spo-
ken, for the refuge OF lies has been
uncovered There is Democratic
colored club here in this procession.
1t comes from Drake, Branch, Char.
lotte county, iu NY district. want
TO tell them where all can hear il.
Their white Democratic friends a.
their beat friends. They have man.
fully voted their convictions. and if
any rOWdS tries to E,,,., tho,,, Lo.,