Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-10-31
AN IMPERiTIvE Duty.

Next Tuesday The voters Of this
county viii be called upon to exercise
the right of suffrage. OF al the priv
iIeees conferred upon American cii-
zens, this is the greatest. 1t is the
source of all power in the republic.
The tiny slip Of paper you hold in your
fingers that day. and which is so mi
nuie that it could float away upon the
bosom Of the softest zephyr, may car
" in its silent language, the tidings Of
veal or woe to thousands of human
beings. Different ideas Of the expe-
diency in governmental affairs are coal
esced together and by that means form
political parties.
From the time of the ennunciatiOn of
the Declaration of independence, up to
the present, there have been two dis
unct lines of policy IN this country.
Primarily they We're represented by the
Jefferl oman and Hamihonian ideas.
The former were desuucdonists and
The latter co 1structionists, in the broad
est sense of the terms. Mr.. jefferson
and his followers were rabid in their
efforts to tear down the existing order
of things. This was good SO far as it
went, bus Mr. Hamilton and his follow
ers went farther, they advocated the
building Of q sovereign, united and per-
mauent Union upon the ruins wrought.
So far as the foundation Of the Union
encro acked upon the doctrine of states
rights, it was bitterly opposed by the
democIacy and that same opposition
has followed that party all the way
along Ike vista of years. finally culmi-
mating in The great civil war. Just
prior to this civil war, a moral senti-
ment began to spread throughout the
norlh,-a sentiment that took hold of
the hearts and cOnsciences OF the peo-
pie, This sentiment was the prime
factor in the o. organization of the repub-
Ecan party. Believing that our govern
ment was not a mere confederation of
states, but a sovereign Union with
supreme power; believing that it was
contrary to the laws of God, humanity
and justice, for one man 10 hold an
other in the bonds Of human slavery,
our brothers and fathers left all that
was near and dear to them, to stay the
onward march of the destrucGionists
against the Union, and 10 lay down
their lives for conscience sake. They
triumphed and the result was the per-
petuaLiOn OF the Union, and the Obliter-
ton of curse.
Over two decades rolled by after the
last scene OF that bloody tragedy, and
by the aid Of shysters, mug-wumps,
and hypocritical professions of ere
form, the party Of desuucuonists have
again assumed the reins OF government.
During their short administration the
/ clOven loot has prouuded so conspicu-
Ously in their attitude toward the pro-
tective Tariff of the country, and in
their sham prelentions OF reform where
in they have removed efficient officers
on the plea of offensive partjsanship''
and appointed criminals and disreputa-
bic persons in their place, --the cloven
foot, we say, has been so apparent in
this that the country has become thor
oughly disguised, hence the glorious
result is old Ohio. New York is bound
to follow, and by the next presidential
campaign, The old reliable republican
party which has accomplished such
glorious results in the past, will again
assume control of the old ship Of state.
We have spoken of all this, republi-
cans, simply to jog your memory The
/ opposition are well organized in the
county, and by the aid of that evanes-
cent .Jasagi, known as the greenback
party, thay are in the hopes of getting
an entering wedge into our ranks. Bat
we have a majority over both, and it is
only necessary to vote straight in order
to win, 1t is the inperitjUe dlstl, OF
every republican to go 10 the polls and
vote "a straight republican ticket, By
doing this you will keep the party in
tact and well organized for the next re-
publican presidential campaign. Let
every republican act as a committee OF
one to see that only straight republican
votes are cast next Tuesday.