River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-03-29

ths Republican party has wrought It
stands to-day for a pure, equal, honest ball
let the country over lt stands to-day,
without prejudice or malice. the we'll
wlsher OF every State in this Union; dis
posed TO fl all the streams of the South
with prosperity. and demanding only that
the terms of the surrender at Appomattox
shall he complied with When that mag
nificent act OF clemencY was witnessed,
when those sublime and gracious words
We're uttered ly General Grant at Apo
mattox, the country applauted We sid
TO these misguided men: Go home i'm
the language of the parole and you
shall be unmolested while you obey the
laws in force at the place where YOU
reside We ask nothing more; but we
C IA not quietly submit TO the fact
while it is true everywhere in the
United States that the man VINO fought
four years against his country is allowed
the full, free, unrestricted exercise OF his
new citizenship, when it shall not also be
true everywhere that every man who fol-
lowed Lincoln in his political views. and
every sold err who fought to uphold The
flag, shall in the same full, ample manner
be secured in his political rights.
This disfranehisement question is hardly
Southern question in all strictness Il
has gone into Dakota. anu the intelligent
and loyal population OF that Territory is
deprived was at the last election and viii
be again, of any participation in the de-
cision of National questions solely be-
cause the prevailing sentiment of Da-
kota is Republican Not only that but
this disregard of purity and honesty
in our elections invaded Onio in an
attempt TO sezs the United States Senate
by cheat ng John sherman, that gallant
statesman, out of his seat in the Senate.
And it came here to linos in an attempt
also to defeat that man whom loved SO
much, John 4. Logan out of his seat in the
United S ates Senate And it has come in o
our own State Qndiana) by tally-sheet
frauds, committed by individuals. il is true,
but justified and defended fy the Demo-
cratic party of the State in an attempt to
cheat US all ont of our fair election
majOrties It was and it is question
that lies over every other question,
for every other question must be submitted
to this tribunal for decision, and
il the tribunal is corrupted why
shall we debate questions at alil Who can
doubt whether, IN defeat or victorious in
the future as in the past taking high
ground upon all these questions, the same
stirring cause that assembled our party in
the beginning will yet be found drawing
like great ma met the young AMI intel
ligent moral elements of our country into
the Republican organic ltiong Defeated
once. we are ready for this campaign which
is impen ling, and l believe thai the great
p rty of 1860 is gathering together for the
coming election with "A force, and zeal
and a resolution that VIII inevitably carry
IL under that standard bearer who may be
chosen here ia June to victory In November.
The Hon. John Runnells. of Iowa, re-
sponded to the sentiment OF HThe Con-
tributon of Illinois to the Ranks of Repub-
lican Statesmen" and said that one must
stand afar off to judge st Peters at Rome;
and so. perhaps. man could better judge
of State and its men if he mad studied
them from a distance. Men were naturally
hero worshipers They were wont to
pay their t-i1uGe of veneration at the
shrines OF men that laid the foundation Of
the STATE They hao no Amphitryon feasts;
or .ympan games but they had their
great states men, and he was proud to say
that from no one source had the Repub-
lean party recruit ed so many great
men that helped 10 make the party
as did the Stdte of Illinois 1t was
citizen of Illinois, illustrious in war and
eminent in Peace that gave to them their
volunteer soldiery. The tears for HIM
were not yet dry; his name--John A. Lo-
gan. In war he placed himself among the
foremost of his trained soldiers, aAd SO
higher than any inspiration, the inspira-
ton of Logan himself was an assurance Of
victory II Rapublicanism was bold. out
spoken and aggressive 10 him a Mug
wump was political monstrosity. He
always wore his principles, like an honora-
Il Lot cd ha
the State would have furnished not only
the third candidate, but tbs third success
full candidate for the Presidency The
country could scarcely hesitate in it's choice
between the gallant soldier and the an
mated veto" who now occupies the
White House Illinois had so many
jewels tnat it would be impossible to
enumerate them on an occasion like that
on which he was speaking; bu5 there
were two names that shone forth con-
spicuously in the annals of the Stat
Grant and Lincoln Nearest to the saw ors
of men stood the liberators of man; and if
Illinois had done nothing else than pro-
duce race of Lincolns she would not only
be entitled to the gratitude of the State,
but to the gratitude of all the world
Mr.. Edward j Judd, responding to the
to;s5 of "Ihs influences of Young Men on
biiH . 4 Iltb AlkEAt W CAt NOtti dif-
lively few gray heads among those who
framed TIE charter OF American liberties or
The vitals of our constitution. AS men adj
vanced in years they grew conservative,
but when they passed he meri Liam OF life
the question was asked whit could be done.
You'll ask "whas is right?" The majority
of hose who came TO he front at the foun-
dation OF the Republican party were young
men When those who have been leaders
of the party have added to years they need
tol ook at the event or victory of to d " only
as a means to es ablisl ssill further the
principles which they have espoused. II was
the m of the young men that made them
indispensable factors TO success 1t was
| their willingness 10 follow and be guided
tina entitled them to respec The action
of the Democratic party was one of the
greatest anomalies of The age By some
peculiarly of tie Democrats their first a65
was to pick out John T. Calhoun and idol
! iz3 him. Az hear h could imagine John
! G Calhoun, he would, ii alive, be one of
the most bitter Republicans of the day.
They were young men, AMI the reason they
w st TO ally thems Ives with tAe r pub
/ lean party was because it was the party of
/ progress and purity They had arising b =
! tore them many new issues, such as tde la
Dor problem; and lis solution lny alone in
the courage of their convictions. They
| had no doubt that Glory wou perch mp
OF their banners next fail The NJ ,rquet g
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