Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-07-17

the appropriation of nearly S15,000,-
600 of the peoples money" in the
river and harbor bill, against which
| may remark, were recorded the
votes ofall the Republican represent
atives from Maine.
Instead of upholding the dignity
OF our government abroad, our rcla-
tons with two important national
tiles have been impaired by the per-
slstent attempt to thrust upon them
an offensive champion of rebellion,
and as result we are today with
ont representation at the court of
Austria. On tue other hand, the ut
ter lack of energy or apparent in.
terest in maintaining the rights of
our fishermen has encouraged the
Canadians to set up ridiculous
pretense of q Dominion navy" that
is pursuing and Selling our unal med
vessels in defiance and derIsion
of the power of the United States.
Instead of bringing the "iucreas-
ed prosperity" and the" good tines
that we're promised by the Demo
cratic press and orators before cleo
ton, we have business disturbances
in all parts of the country capital
and labor thrown into antagonism
disastrous to both and fruitful of
violence aud dire suffering for the
working people. And while our i'm
ports are increasing at the rate of
sS0,OO0,O00 per year, instead of leg
iSlation to shut out this vast product
of foreign labor and give employ
ment in its production at home, we
have a Democratic ways and means
committee brandishing before the
paralyZed industries of the country
tariff bill proposing to throw the
gates open still wider to the manu-
features of pauper labor in Europe,
and striking with equally murder
GUS intent at the lumber Industries
of Maine and the wool-growing in
terestS of our own and other states.
But the limits of a letter will not
suffice for even an index of the de-
velopements of Democratic unfit
ness for the control of this great
country. Its alliances for gener-
ations have been with the influences
deadly opposed to the progress and
welfare of the nation, and it is still
joined to its idols.
The people who responded to the
call of an imperiled country in 1861,
and who sustained President Lin
coin throughout the dark days and
years of strife, haye looked on with
amazement to see the one-armed
and One-legged defenders of the
Union dismissed from the nations
service to make room for those who
fought against it. And the same
loyal people have not failed to note
that while a Democratic House Law.
ishes millions of useless expenditure
along the banks ofsouthern streams,
and hastens to grant pensions by
wholesale to thousands of confeder-
ate soldiers who were on the army
rolls during the Mexican war, sixty
two ex-confederate representatives
record themselves against the III
crease of 81 per month to the wild
ows OF those who gave to their coun-
try, and the important bills that
would relieve the needs of the dis
abled veterans of the Union are
thrust aside and left to die unreach-
ed upon the calendar.
The accession of Democracy to
power has given new life to the mis-
chievous dogmas Of state rights and
has famed the embers of the " lost
cause" until JEFF Davis himself has
emerged from his obscurity to warm
the skeleton fingers of unrepentant
treason over the glowing ashes of
rebellion. While the trophies of the
Union triumph are packed away in
cellars at the national capital, and
memorials of loyal achievement are
pulled down to concifiate men who
still glory in their efforts to destroy
the republic, imposing monuments
OF the confederacy are dedicated at
the seat OF the rebel government at
Montgomery and Richmond, an ex-
rebel major general boldly denoun.
ces Edwin NJ. Stanton on the floor
of Congress as "conspirator," ex-
rebel senators eulOglze the arch trail
tor as patriot, and the holders of
confederate bonds appear by coun-
sci before a Democratic House conf
mittee to demand their payment by
the United States.
The one safeguard against this
tide of inconpetency and reaction is
to be found in the success of the
Republican party. Now, as hereto
fore, it stands as the only safe Gus
todian of the interests of the nation
under whose guidance it was PIE
served from a Democratic rebellion
that coyarnl tha land with nrovoc