Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-26

rights are not limited by poverty or wealth
All men are entitled to have their right
conserved and protected by government,
| not because they are poor or because they
are wealthy, but because they are men.
"An men"-not poor men alone, not rich
men alone, but "All men are created
equal" says the Declaration of Indepsn.
dence, and endowed by their creator
with certain inslienable rights, among
which are life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness"
On that great declaration the republican
party was organized, and there II has al
ways stood. There is stands to-day.
There Ii will stand until the sober second
thought of the people restores It to power,
and again relies upon ii to assert and de-
fend the rights of man.
There will always be differences between
men In their capacity for accumulation;
but the poor man who lives honestly and
loves his fellow men, and comedies to them
their just rights, and stands BY the repub-
lie, Is as good ss the rich man; and the
rich man who obtains and uses money
honestly and loves his fsllow-men, and
comedies them their just rights, and stands
by the republic, is as good as the poor
man And the men, be they rich or poor,
who do not live honestly, who do not con
cede to all others their Just rights, and
who are unpstriotio. are not good citiTens,
and should be equally subject to reprss-
siye laws. This has been, and will be, the
attitude of the republican party, and no
amount of Misrepresentation can change
the record or obliterate the fact.
There has been q deal of lying, also, In
political campaigns about the republican
party being the rich mans party" and
the democratic party being the "poor
mans party" Four years of democratic
administration will demonstrate the falsi-
ty of that charge. The republican party
has been the party neither of the rich nor
of the poor, but of the man. The poor
have been as welcome in its ranks and
councils as the rich. 1t has never de.
meaned itself by unfair appeals to the de.
sire of the humble, or by subserviency to
the power or demands of the rich. Lsss
OF the wealth and ''aristocrsoy" of the
country is to be found in it's membership
than In the membership of the democratic
party; and to-day IL is less open to the
charge of being controlled and dominated
by capitalists and monopolists than lie the
democratic party. i make that assertion,
and whoever denies 1t must Fly in the face
of demonstrsble facts.
We have had six weeks and more OF
democratic administration. with the Idol
of democracy in the presidential chair and
with decided majority In the senate OF
the United States. Has the time been toe
short to accomplish any goodt Has II
been too short even to suggest future eff
forts for the accomplishment of goodi II
has not been too short to rsise the alarm
ing suspicion in the mind of the people
that its chief executive seems unable TO
understand tho distinction between the
duties of president and the powers Of q
dictator.
1t has not been too short 10 accomplish
some things that are quite distasteful to
the citizens of the republic In these six
weeks the democratic party has sccom-
plished three things which have not com
mended themselves to the spirit OF the
American people. The executive, aided
by the senate, has succeeded 10 appointing
mora unfit and questionable men TO Office
than ever before was done In the history
of the country in 80 short time.
The executive, without the aid of the
senate, has succeeded, through his "spec.
isl commissioner" TO Hawaii, in pulling
down the American flag from the place
where the whole country desired 1t to re-
msin-aa set thst furnishes the ssddesi
picture In the book of American history.
The most mournful note, since the sOund
of rebel cannon died away, was the bias
H Oh EndL
retreat" to which our Gag came down a
Honolulu.
And the democratic senate hiss succeeded
i In its efforts to retain q notorious bAni
| embszzler In their company.
What the future may bring forth, In th,
/ light of the Immediate past, who can tell
This much we know: that IL the demo
cratic party is true to its professions, tn
/ wheels of progress are 10 be reversed, th'
/ conditions of success destroyed, and tn
forces that make for civilization ignored
We have been tauntingly told In thI
past that the republican party has "out
/ lived Its usefulness" retort by sAyini
that q party has been plAcsd In powe
which has never yet demonstrated it's cs
| pacity for usefulness.
The people, in their uneSsiness snI
haste, demanded and obtained q change q
national policy and administration. w
must all abide the result. To my min
the consequences of the change win surel
prove disastrous.
Signs are not wanting that the fear as :
what the democratic party is to do has a
ready slsckened the movement of nation
al progress. o-day men are timidly n
lying on the hope that the party In pow
er will disregard the promises upo
which IL obtained power. / indulge 4
no prophecy, however. / will hope 70
the beet. But / leave with yuu to-nigh
my conviction, formed Rs the result @
more than forty years of careful obsei
walton, that the democratic party has
capacity only for mischief.
What has the republican party to dc
1t has q new duty, that of wAtchfulness
of just criticism, of vigorous opposition
1t must watch out and speak out. Th
great present duty for its public me-
and for its private men, through th
press and on the platform, Is TO sho'
the people of the United States that thi
democratic party Is now In Possession Q
all departments of the government, wher
its true character must soon be manifes
even to those who have been misled b
Its slluring hopes and false pretences.
The republican party viii continue &
be true to the best interests of the whol
people. II will not endesror TO regal
power by she promise to advance an
forward the extreme views Of any clas
of our citizens. Those principles Of gov
ernment aud administration which max
for real progress and an abiding prosper
ity will receive its support In the futur
"a in the past 1t viii not have to wa
long for the popular distrust which Wi
be the death potion of the democrat
party.
If have not mistaken the spirit {
republicans the usefulness of the repul
lican party has out Just begun and
J gives me great pleasure TO be conhrme
In my belief by the earnest zeal an
spirit displayed here this evening, thi
J its ranks are to be reformed and its ol
J position recaptured. 1t Is so all over th
land republicans are taking hesrt sgsir
! and while to-day democrats stand lookiD
J into the future with doubt and even d,
spoudenoy, republicans are appealing cor
fdently to the people to conserve the
, beet interests by the restoration Of the r,
J publican party TO power.
And we are going back Our ranks wei
indeed broken on the Sth OF Novembsi
but we were not permanently routed Yo
/ all remember that incident In the battle {
Winchester when Sheridan, far aw-y frol
, the scene of disaster, hearing the sound {
{ the battle, swept like the wind up the va
ley until be met his broken and demors
: lied forces, and how his voice rang out
the ears of the timid and retresting, ssNe
er mind, boys, wen whip them jet, we
whip them yet; We are going to occupy o,
. old quarters tonight"
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