The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-02
Four More Republican States.

Four More Republican States.
On and after the Fourth of July
next our national standard will bear
forty.two stars in its Union. The
stripes never increase-they are for
our enemies backs, and are enough {:
they were enough on two occasions
for England. and sufficient to allay
the great Democratic rebellion, and
will ever he adequate for the punish
ment of any future enemies. domes.
tic or foreign. But there Is no limit
to the stars which may appear upon
that azure field. either in number or
brilliancy. We want increasing light.
and fortunately we are obtaining it
continually.
Thirteen years have passed since
we last had the pleasure of announc-
ing new State, a new star-one year
for each one of the stripes on our flag.
The centennial State of Colorado has
justified the expectations which were
then formed for her at her birth.
So may Washington. Montana,
North Dakota and South Dakota.
God bless them!
These names stand for patriotism,
soaring land. and fruitful regions.
In Dakota is preserved, for the eigh.
teenth time in our statai names,
something of the poetry of the abo.
riginal Indians whom we have dis.
placed.
The prompt admission of these four
States is one of the effects of Gen.
Harrison selection.
The energy of the Republican party
has compelled a Democratic House
and Democratic President to accede
to the national demand that the
North should have a representation
In both houses Of Congress which
should in some measure compensate
for the suppression of Republican
votes in the South and the outgoing
President has felt the majesty of the
national will altering and drying up
his plans and intentions. and ne has
whipped around, deserted the s. S.,
and shows some desire to leave office
in good ordOr, so that he may not be
overwhelmed with the phantOms of
his defeated conspiracy to extend the
power of the "ruling class" in the
Solid South, and may be able to stand
fairly we'll with the Northeast.
among whose citizens. much to his
disappointment. he finds himself
again compelled to live.
If these States are true to their
colors, the Senate Republican ma
jority will be raised from two to ten,
and in the House of Representatives
the Republican majority will become
assured.
7, Undoubtedly one reason why Pres.
ident Cleveland signed this admis.
sion bill was to remove, if possible.
Itiie necessity for Gen. Harrison to
Icall an extra session of Congress ;and
the same reason may operate to in.
duce him to sign the Reductiona of
internal Tax bill.
With these two reasons out Of the
way with two objects of the Repub.
lean national platform accomplished,
to.wit, the admission of four Repub.
lican States and the abolition of the
tobacco tax, Mr.. Cleveland may hope
that Gen. Harrison will not have the
courage to call Congress at once to
regulate and protect the exercise of
the elective franchise in the South.
But we shall see.
The more the Democrats do of Re.
publican work the better, and the
more truly and rapidly may we con-
centrate the efforts of the Republi.
cans upon the herculean task assign.
ed them of putting the s. s. into
harmony with the Republican prin-
cipIes of the national constitution
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