Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-10

[ | Shall we idly see European influence and civilization dominant in South American States, where our owh should prevailf To the Republican party alone can the people
 look for such a policy. The Democratic par | ty has in these last eighteen months demon 1 strated it's unwillingness or incapacity to in- l augurate patriotic foreign policy. It is l above and beyond them.
 l The preservation of our public lands for | actual homes for tie landless. The just rec l ognition of the services of our soldiers, the | limitation of corporate powers, so that cor
 porations shall not burden but bless the peo- l ple Are these no longer live issues?
 l But it is said that there are new issues- l that the labor problem presents new issue. l There may be new facts and circumstances
 attending the labor agitation of the present day. to which the principles of Republican l ism need application. Facts and circum- stances may change, but principles never. l The labor question is not a new issue with l the Republican party. It is as old as the I party itself Labor owes to the Republican part, for it's recognition and advancement I a greater obligation than can be ex- pressed in words. The central prin- | ciple upon which the Republican party was l organized was this, ''the laborer is a man." | No matter where he was born, what his col or or race he is man. To him that had eyes that could see, the legend upon every army banner that went South in the war for the Union was this, sfthe laborer is man., not slave, not a mere producing machine. but man. His manhood endows him with rights. Whatever is calculated to secure the laborer his just rights, to secure for him ad equate and just compensation for his labor, to improve his economic and social condition, the Republican party by all it's principles and traditions is bound to maintain. It rec
 ognizes the right of labor to organize, and to
 use all lawful means for improvement and
 advancement. It places but one limitation
 &1ao offo of 1ahn fn haft Q716 1Ifo-
 prove its condition. In demanding and seek
 ing it's own rights it must respect the rights
 of others The rights of American citi-
 zens are equal. Capital and labor are one,
 one cannot injure the other without self-in-
 jury. The true relation of employer and em
 ployed is that of friends not enemies. The record of the Republican party is that of the friend to the laboreF. What has the Demo- cratic party ever done for labor in the
 United States or elsewherei
 But what about temperance, that is said
 to be a vital and new issue-so new that some sincere temperance people insist that their first duty is to kill the Republican par
 ty; strange delusion indeed. The temper ance issue is not new one. The Republican party has not been indifferent to it. It has kept pace with public sentiment on this sub
 ject. Indeed, I think it's legislation has at times been in advance of public sentiment. It has given the State law asked for by temperance leaders, by which about one hun dred of our towns have practical prohibition and by which all might have it if they would. It IS ready to improve the present law, or pass others promot- i've of temperance, whenever public sentiment will sustain and enforce them. Speaking for myself, am a Prohibitionist, but because all in the Republican party are not, I do not intend to run amuck and kill all my friends and the cause of temperance as we'll. As temperance man my contest ia tba r10t he fria nf temperance legislation. My contest is with the Democratic, not with the Republican party. l regret that any sincere friend of f temperance should be so far led astray as to assist the Democratic party or accept assist ance from it. Political prohibition cannot kill the Republican party. Even if it could elect Democratic State ticket, Democrat ic legislature, and a Democratic United States Senator, it would not have killed the Republican party, but it would have sadly wounded the temperance reform. Sooner or later am sure men who, like myself, desire ultimate prohibition, will see this.
 The Senator in closing made ringing ap peal for united ranks and an earnest effort in the campaign. The cause was worth fighting for. The legislature must be secured The majority in the Senate of the United States. A gain of three Senators will be sufficient. The Senate alone stands between them and the full possession of the government. It is the senatorial election for which they will struggle Forewarned is forearmed. Once let the Republicans of Connecticut under stand the significance of this contest and the danger will be passed. The people of Con necticut are not ready to be represented by William H. Barnum instead ofss Joseph R. Hawley.
 White HuckIeberries.
 A quantity of white huckleberries was taken into Norwich last week by farmer of that region. They are said to grow in only two places in Connecticut, a round hillock in big swamp in Salem, and similar of in indh