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tional. These were contributory causes
only. They worked slowly.
What reused the American people,
what brought into power the party which
swept the country within four years from
the time it put its first Presidential tick
ct in the field. was the crime against Kan
sas. What was that crime2 Simply the
use Of unrestrained power by the party
in control of the Government-the same
that is in power to- day, the same in its
traditions, its natural instincts, its meth
dds and its purposes-to override the ex-
pressed will of the voters of Kansas and
smother their voice. The people were
patient under the long series of aggres-
sions of the slave power awaiting the full
ness of Gods time. But when the Dem
"cratic.party, intrenched in power, led
by the born statesmen who had the ''ge-
MUS for government" sent it's emissares
over the Missouri boarder and undertook
by violence, rapine and murder, by sup
preston, trickery and chicane to defeat
and set at naught the peoples will, the
great, honest, slow thinking but sure
moving North rose up and said: eve
will not have it."
Then the Republican party sprang in.
to being, and in the twinkling Of poll
teal revolution stepped to the head Of
the Government and the possession of
power. It was born, not so much of
purpose to defeat the extension of sla-
very as of determination that, whether
slavery went up or down, there should
be, wherever ballot-box was open in
this country, a free vote and an honest
count; that democracy should not be an
empty sham or popular elections an I'M
meaning farce.
For thirty-two years this party has
stood for the purity Of elections, for
free ballot and an honest count. Of all
it's glories the thirty-two years are
radiant with them this crowns all, that
it has persistently and increasingly la
bored to establish beyond any question
the right of every American citizen to
vote once, and only once, and have his
vote Counted. 1t has legislated to that
end, and its legislation is on the statute
books. If it has any fault, it is that it
falls short in efficacy, and in spite of it
crimes against the ballot defeat in scores
of communities the honest voters will
BY the operation of these laws no honest
voter has ever suffered hardship or wrong,
nor has any ever been deprived of his
vote. They simply provide for reason
able supervision of the polls in the cleo
ton Of President and members of Con-
gress. The officials intrusted with this
function are selected by Judges of the
Federal courts. Is there any body of
men in the country in whom the people
have greater confidence than those who
compose the Federal judiciary? What
fool or knave will rise W and say that
any harm or anything but good can
come from the supervision of the polls
under the direction of the Judges of the
Federal courts?
1t is proposed to repeal these aws,and
leave the Democratic party where it was
in 1854-6O, free to work ITS own sweet
will with elections and election returns
regardless of votes or voters. 1t seems
a good time to call halt in that direc~
ton, and if necessary block the way to
al legislation, until the assurance is gi-
ven that the small safeguards we now
have against dishonest and fraudulent
elections shall not be utterly thrown
down and destroyed.--New York Tri-
bune.
The Rev. DR.. Henry L. Wayland, of
Philadelphia, was recently sitting near a
statue of Lincoln, when - but he had
better tell the story himself: s'There
we're also sitting on bench mother
supposed to be an American-born citiz-
sn) and her son, who presumably hereaf-
| ter will be a voter of this haDDy Renuh
lie. The latter inquired: what is that? 2
That IS the monument of Abraham Lin
coin Question of Inquiring Offspring
what is monument Reply of In:
tell1gent Matron: 1T is something that
looks like somebody Question Of I. o.,
as above: what did Abraham Lincoln
dog Reply Of I. NJ, also as above tHe
didn't do anything; he was shot in a
theayter.'"