Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-03-21

mont with us. as to that question was still valid
for arsht they had done. But II was because
that election. ~ they had never before ssen.
that the exercise OF the right OF suffrage IN the
STATE OF Mississippi or any other state OF the
pie Of all the other states They then saw end
felt, - never befors that when . man dsprivss
his felow-citizen Of his ballot. he 10 committing
crime sRainss f1.s populsr as1
ment. The consequence was that the
the people were aroused to their duty, and they
again be in this country "ahot-gun" President.
The clubs followed. and they win continue to
multiply until this question has been sstelsd.
iievs that II MI Blaine had made his Augusta
speech one week before. instead of . week after
the election. he would have been victoriously
chosen. ! mention all this. more pareieula.ly
the newspapers during the last few days. an
editorial that comes from . most highly re-
spsct:SSis :S authority and one for whom We s
coming contest this question OF free ballot and
fair count must be relegeted to shs rear. Let
me SAY 70 you. that II the Republican party rel.
again to defeat. And Il will be inst and Dc.
served defeat II will be visited upon ms -
Gods punishment for politieal inndslity, and
5s rslsgstsd +. e The rsas, 4 e becsass
know there is triumph in store for us at the
1t is we'll enough, however, TO have IL under
stood ut the ontset that this whining and sneer-
ing about "sectionalism" and the bloody shirt
can no longer terrify any man who 10 worthy to
DE Republican. One reason why admire John
Sherman 10 that he has always stood aud spoken
tearlessly for the purity Of the ballot. The Ne
publican party must stand for this question. II
involves moro Of morality and patriotism than
any other question before tho American people.
It goes before the question OF tariff Every
thing e.ese comes after it.
We hold thess views, In NO spirit OF hostility
toward anybody. God knows no one Ia wanting
to stir up prejudice or animosity or any kind OF
bitterness between tho sections Of this country.
Nobody ioyes the people Of the South more than
tho mon who compose the Republican party;
but. ia the name Of Truth and Justice. II behalf
OF that section, as we'll a. our own, We propose
to stand by the Republicans of that section that
they may enjoy the Constitution ~ il Ia, with
all its amendments, and, hence. we ahau 90 into
this contest with the declaration inscribed upon
our banners, "A free ballot and fair count for
every man. wherever the American flag may
float"
II there ia anybody In all this land who does
not want to subscribe to that doctrine. l give
him notice now that he, and not the doctrine
will be regulated to the rear" There will be
no trouble in getting attention to these Ques-
tions in the next campaign. for the people are
demanding. not only their discussion. but their
satisfactory settlement.
party in the past that 1t has ever stood for NOR
ality, patriotism. and equality Of rights. We
must continue to stand for them In the future
who continually cried out against Lincoln
Is he went forward in his great work.
They cried out against him and his pol
icy, and carried his state against him in lS62;
and, ~ he was opposed because OF his great
measures, so men and parties who represent
great ideas are ever exciting, and must ever ex-
Let us. therefore. fsarlessly and without
apology, continue TO stand for that which 10
right, for Truth and Justice and Equity. 1t is
because the Rep pubIicans Of this land are arous.
ing to this issue that We are having this mag.