Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-04
The Great Change To-day

The Great Change To-day.
AT twelve o'clock to-day twenty
four years of Republican rule closed in
the United States, and the Republican
party need not be ashamed of its record.
IL came into power when four millions
Of human beings were manacled with
the CALLING chains of slavery. In three
years afterwards there was not a slave
ehAttel in the land. That this great
work was not accomplished without
the horrors OF civil war in which
million lives were lost is not the fault
Of the Republican party. SO DESTROYS
Was 1t Of peace that at first it was will
ing to make com promises and prolong
che existence of the traffic in human
blood. II is almost incredible Of be-
lief that only short twenty-five years
Ago the traffic in human beings WAS
permitted TO be carried on openly in
one half the States of the Union. Even
here in Delaware the traffic of slaves
was legali1ed and permitted to he car
Hied ON under the sanction OF law.
Every body Is glad that slavery has
been abolished, but to the great Re-
publican party of the nation are the
people indebted for it, abolition.
When the Republican party Of this
great nation came ihto power, tnere
Was no national currency except SILVER
and gold That wss rs gooo In one olste
- another. 1t was Salmon =. Chase,
. Republican Secretary Of therreasury,
Who devised our national system Of
green back currency, and now q paper
dollar isas good In one StAe As another'
and In All the STATES II Is on par Win
gold.
When the Republican party came in
20 power, railroading was but In its In
sAncy and every state pursued It's own
course In regard 70 chartering and los
eortng railroads. The power OF the
States still remains unoroken, but un-
der the fostering care OF the govern
ment, the nation Is banded by national
lines OF railroads reaching from ocean
70 ocean.
When the Republican party came
Into power 1t found suffrage restricted
70 white people only. The exigencies
OF war, that resulted In the abolition OF
slavery, placed the ballot in the hands
Of the black man, and now the only
qualification that places suffrage within
the reach OF every man Is manhood
itself. That every man does not exer-
else the right OF suffrage is not the fault
Of the National constitution of the
Union as the hepuoncan party mace IT,
When the Republican party came into
power, manufacturing industries were
but in their Infancy, but under the
protective influences thrown around
them by the Republican party, they
have become the pride of the nation
and the envy OF the world.
Under the Republican party tn
population OF the United States ha
grown to such large proportions tina
&c outr anks every nation but one in tn
four divisions Of the globe, and tina
nation is Russia, in Europe. In Ash
1t Is only excelled by the Chinese an
Hindoos, the latter now part of th
British Empire.
Tbe Republican party, DOMINANT
the nation for twepty-four years, NJ
only put down the greatest reoellio
known in modern history, emancipate
four millions Of slaves and put the ba
lot in their hands, built national lint
of railroad, filled the nation with man
factories and established national Gu
rency, but has preserved the most pr
found peace with all the nations OF Il
world. The nation changed hands
day with not foreign hand rais'
against it.
1t goes into the hands OF the Dem
cratic party the most prosperous nati'
on the face OF the globe. 1t was rescu
from the Democracy at time when
was bleeding at every pore with t
horrors OF slavery, when 1t was cramp
with political intolerance, when 1t "
hawked and torn at by treachery
high places when 1t had forfeited
respect of the civilized nations of t
world, when it was rendered helpl'
by imbecility, and when 1t was up
the verge OF falling into anarchy a
confusion. 1t is surrendered back
day TO the same party in name on
without blot OF a Flemish upon
escutchsoH.
That there have been corrupt a
misguided men in the Eepuohc