The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-07-17

rThe Republican as the Effective
Temperance Party.
CONTINUED frpm lst. Pase.)
Collector in the Middle and West
-ern end Of this State. He is an
>active and leading republican in
Tennessee too. II the Republican
was q temperance party, would it
appoint the bitterest opponents to
temperance TO high places? How
long will we have to wait on such
appointments as that to bring
-about prohibition?
But Mr.. Clemens goes into
--ecstacies over the past history Of
the republican party. There is no
one prouder of the past grand
achievements Of the republican
party and its principles than I.
It rose in the past, battling
against slavery, while wings and
"-democi ats alike hated it, and pour.
Led out the Walls of their wrath upon
its leaders. There was only little
handful of men, who had the con-
."viction and nerve to stand for what
they thought was right. For this
they we've assaulted with rotten
eggs, tsrred and feathered, and
ridden around on rails. They were
"*cslled fanatics, cranks and other
,.- hard names. Charles Summer was
brutally assaulted with a stick in
the halls of Congress, and Wings
= and democrats laughed and cheered
Bully Brooks, the assailant. John
Brown was hung and wings and
democrats said, Amen. Neither
wings or democrats, as parties
would advocate the cause of univer-
sal liberty, and joined in their
efforts to crush the republicans.
But the republicans were actuated
by principle, and they stood for the
right, allowing consequence to take
care of themselves. They were
true to their convictions, true to
their country and true to their God ;
and God brought it through a
wilderness of tribulation, and
crowned it with success. Then
came the mighty contest between
the states.
In the north, wings, democrats
and republicans alike, came as
patriots around the standard of our
whole country. In the south,
wings and democrats alike gather.
ed under the banner which was the
emblem of slavery. Then came
the battle field, where Americans
met Americans, and with Spartan
valOr 'on either side this lovely
land was baptised with Amer.
lean blood poured out by the hand
of Americans. The questions al
Issue during the war were settled 8
quarter of century ago. 1t is not
-chivalrous in us, Mr.. Clemens, tt
go back and pick the bones of the
dead cOnfederates, slain so long
ago. The dead are gone, and the
living have accepted the situation
We can recall the history of that
period and see the danger of hold.
ing on to a wrong institution; then
let us rally close around the ole
flag, look to the future, stand fol
the right, and strive to make oul
country better in the future than i,
has been in the past.
have no apology to make fol
the democratic party. 1 never wa.
a democrat and never spmpathizet
with that party. But during tn,
war, some of the strongest adher
ents to the old flag were democrats
Who can doubt the loyalty ant
patriotism of Gen. Dix, Stephen A
Douglass, Gen. James B. Steedmal
who led division of cOlOred troop
in the battle at Nashville; Gen
Hancock, and thousands of others
And the republicans of that da.
are not the same as of to-day.
l suppose that Mr.. Clemen
would have pensions given TO Gen
Longstreet, to Mosby, to Malone
to Riddleberger, to Wise, (the sol
of Gov. Wise who had John Brow
hung0 to Nancy, to Frank Reid, t.
Chalmers, to Jack Baker, to Ton
Baker and thousands of othe
gallant confederates, for the bloc,
shed by them in saving the Union
Suppose Mr.. Clemens goes to For
Pillow and calls up the spirits Q
Major Broth and his comrades VIII
fell there and ask them to recoun
to him the valorous deeds of som
of these gallant republicans il
freeing the slaves. On the Othe
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