Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-13
Twenty.fOur Years Of Republican
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lfrom the Boston J0urnhLl
After "a years of power the Republican
party returns the government TO the Dsmoc-
raoy. And 10 is a government It's authority
is upon a firmer basis to-day than that of any
nation In the world. In the broad land there
is not a sane man who would express a desire
TO see it's power wane. The nations treasury
is full, and its credit is so high that its 2 per
cent bonds would sell at par. The sovereign
ty of the nation is respected the world over.
The achievements OF the Republican party
during its "a years OF power constitute the
grandest chapters In the history OF human
progress Organized TO resist the encroach
ments Of party which had declared that hu-
man slavery was national, the Republican
party has been the party of freedom. Hold
ing that freedom should be national and the
Union perpetual, the first four years Of the
supremacy Of the Republican party we're de-
voted to the crushing Of a rebellion to destroy
both human freedom and national union.
Hundreds Of thousands Of lives we're sacrificed
and billions of money expended in the con-
test but the patriotism Of the people brought
the nation of victorious, and Republican a.
deity to right and justice blott,d out the
shame and wrong OF slavery and gave the
bondmRn equal rights before the law.
In other directions the achievements of the
party have been AZ illustrious. By it's home
stead legislation it has opened the public do
main to the poor of all nations, and that wise
policy has added to the nation several mill
ions Of population, entire states, and hun
dreds Of millions OF taxable property. When
the Republican party came into power every
state had its banks and currency, which i'm
peded commerce and inflicted great loss upon
the people. The Republican party has estab
ished a national bank which has insured the
whole country fiscal system and currency
which facilitates trade and insures absolute
safety to the note holder. When the Repub.
lican party came into power California and
Oregon were scarcely better THAI foreign
states. Largely by the policy adopted by the
Republican party, three lines of railway bind
the two sections together, making California
and Boston rs near together in time and trans
portation as were Maine aud Florida in 1860
The postal system WAS a crude one in 1860 !;
now it is the most complete 10 the world.
Under Republican auspices domestic letter
postage has been reduced 33 per cent, and a
system of money orders instituted which has
proved by its use to be Of incaloulable bene ft
to the country. At the same time the oharg
es for carrying merchandise have been 80 re-
duoed that the use of the mail for that pur-
pose is almost universal. 10 thousands of
places the weekly mail carrier has given place
to the daily mail transported by steam. Tres'
ties have been negotiated with the leading
nations OF Europe, in which the rights Of ma
tives thereof to become citizens Of the United
States have been recognized
When the war ended the interest-bearing
debt of the nation was 81, 1856, 43l, 57l, and
the interest thereon WAS at the rate of $50,
| 977, G97 a year. January 81 1885, the inter
est bearing debt was 81 1876, l4S, $50, and the
annual interest at the rate of $47,Ol4. 049.
August 81 1865, the public debt was SIS 25
and the annual interest 81 20 per capita.
July l, 1884, the public debt was S25.S9 per
capita, and the annual interest was sc cents
! to each inhabtant. Aud this revolution in
the institutions Of the nation-its preserva-
tion, the overthrow Of slavery, the casting Of
slavery out of every state constitution the
maintenance of the public credit, and every
other reform, have been opposed at every
point by the Democratic party.
The Republican party fairly claims
that the wonderful material progress Of the
country since 1860 is largely due to its policy
and to the contideucs which it has inspired in
the capital and enterprise of the country. 1t
challenges the civilized world to produce Its
parallel. 1t believes that it has yet a future
of usefulness and power.