Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-07-11
CAMPAIGN ISSUES.

CAMPAIGN ISSUES.
Hon. John G.. Carlisle, speaker of the
house of representatives, went over to
New L DIRK last week and attended the
ratification meeting of the county de-
mOcracy. He made speech, too, the
best one of the campaign, so far, and
so clearly outlined the issues on which
the democratic party proposes to fight
this year, that we propose here to copy
the most striking clauses.
After referring to the charge made
during the campaign of 1854 that the
election of democratic president
would be followed by the prostration of
our manufacturing interests, the de-
basement of the currency and the des-
truction of the public debt; that the SUI
preme court was to be reorganized and
the constitutional amendments an
nulled; the confederate debt was to be
paid and the confederate soldiers pen
stoned; the colored race was to be re-en-
shaved in the south; the doctrine of
secession was to be reasserted; the sol
dieTs and sailors of the Union were to
be deprived of their pensions and
bountes, and all the terms and condi-
tions of the adjustment which succeed
ed the late civil war were to be entirely
disregarded, Mr.. Carlisle SAID that
the democratic party has not only dem
Onstrated its capacity to administer the
executive department of the govern
ment in strict accordance with the con-
stitution and the laws, but 1t has set
an example of fidelity to the interests
of all the people, and integrity in the
discharge of official duties, which viii
be of infinite value to the country
through all time to come.
lie further said: 1--WE have as much
interest in the peace, prosperity and
growth of the country as they can pos
sibly have. 1t is our country as we'll as
theirs, and they can have no aspirations
for its future greatness and glory that
we do not share. The essential and
distinguishing characteristic of democ-
racy is its devotion not merely to tran
| Sient sentiment or temporary policy,
| but to the greatest fundamental prin-
| cipleS of liberty and justice upon which
| our institutions are founded. II loves
! the constitution not merely because it
was the work of patriots who had
achieved our liberty and independence,
! but because it establishes Just and
| benehcent system of government under
| which republic of free states and ever
| increasing millions of free people NAV
attain the highest degree of prosperity
| and power. 1t loves the Union not
merely on account of its sacred mem
orles and associations, but because it
is a compact which guarantees respect
abroad and peace and security at home.
| We have as much interest as our oppo-
nents can possibly have in the contin-
ued prosperity of all our varied indus
tries, no matter where they may be
carried on or what their character may
| be. We recognize the fact that the
complete deyelOpement of the marvel
lous resources of such a country as this
requires the investments of immense
amounts of mOney and the employment
/ of manual labor and mechanical appll-
ances TO an extent unknown in the his
tory of the world heretofore; and we
are, therefore, in favor of that policy
which will most certainly and peTma-
nently encourage such investments and
secure the highest rewards for the Ia
Dor necessary to make them profitable.
"Why should the republican party
be restored to the position from which
| the people drove il by their votes four
years ago? 1t is the same political or
| ganiZatioh now that it was then, and
has the same purposes and objects in
view. If we examine its promises what
are they? Read its platform adopted
at ChicagOa few days ago; read il in
/ the light of our political history during
the twenty-fOur years that the party
had control of The government. and
what does 1t mean? Every abuse it
now denOunces OF complains of was in
augurated by itself when it had absO-
lutte control in all the departments of
the government. Every reform il now
promises was made necessary by lis
| own legislative and executive action.
The country is now called upon to turn
the democrats out and put the republic
cans in simply for the purpose of af-
fOrding them an opportunity 10 make a
partial atonement for their crimes
! AGAINST the people while they were in.
| 1t processes now to be in favor of free
ballot and fair count, and yet scarce
/ ly decade has passed since 1t deliber-
ately peTpretfated the grossest outrage
upon the electoral rights of the people
| that ever disgraced the annals of this
OF any other country; and 1t still boasts
of that achievement. II declares its
hostility to the introduction into this
country of foreign contract labor, and
yet il is the only political party that
ever enacted a statute 10 encourage and
legalIze the importation of foreign la
Dor under contract to serve the import
ers. / allude to the congressional stat
ute of 1864, which was passed.at time
when there were scarcely enough demo-
Gratis in either house to cali the yeas
and nays.
ut denounces combinations OF cap
ital organized in trusts. to control the
trade among our citizens. but it stub
bornly defends and refuses even TO mod
ify the fiscal and revenue system under
which these combinations were formed
and without which they could not exist.
II boasts of its legislation to secure
homesteads for the people on the public
lands, and yet it took 200, 100000 acres
Of those lands away from the people