The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
In spite of it ard senator's forced to
show their true colors.
Halt.
Why not call a halt?


There are worse things possible
than a continuance of silver pur-
chases badly as they may affect the
credit of the country. The worst
thing possible is corrupt, dlshon-
est and unmeaning ballot, bv which
an INSCRIPTIONS party can perpetu-
ate its power.
Let us not forget the conditions
which brought the Republican party
into being; the commissions in which
it had its origin. 1t was not the
fact that the slave power, arrogant,
dlctatoral, aggressive, had pushed
the free North beyond endurance
by the enactment of laws that COM
PEELED her citizens to assist in re-
turning boudsmen to slavery. 1t
was not that self-rcspecting North
ern freemen had grown tired of
plantation manners, and the crack
Of the slave drivers whip. 1t was
not even because of the avowed pur-
pose Of Southern slave holders to
occupy the new Territories to the
exclusion OF free labor and make
the institution Of slavery National.
These were contributory causes
only. They worked slowly.
What reused the American peo-
pie, what brought into power the
party which swept the country
within four years from the time it
put its first Presidential ticket in
the field was the cry against Kan
sas. What was the crime? Simply
the use Of restrained power by the
party in control of the Government
the same that is in power to-day,
the same in its traditions, it's nat
ural Instincts, It's methods and its
purposes---to override the expressed
will Of the voters of Kansas and
smother their voice. The people
were patient under the long series
of aggrcsSions of the slave power
awaiting the fulness of Gods time.
But when the Democratic party,
intrenched in power, led by the
born statesmen who had the "genins
for government" sent its emissar-
les over the Missouri border and
undertook by violence, raplne and
murder, by suppressions, trickery
and chicaLe to defeat and set at
naught the peoples will, the great
honest, slow-thinking but suremov-
ing North rose up and said: "We
will not have it,"
Then the Republicanlparty sprang
into being and the twinkling of a
political revolution stepped to the
head Of the Government and the
possessions Of power. 1t was born,
not so much of Il purpose to defeat
the extensions of slavery as of de-
termination that, whether slavery
went up or down, there should be,
wherever ballot-box was open in
this country, free vote and an
honest count; that Democracy
should not be an empty sham or
popular elections an unmeaning
farce.
For thirtv-two years this party
has stood for the purity of elections,
for free ballot and an honest
count. of all It's glories-and the
thlrty-two years are radiant with
them this crowns all. that it has
persistently and increasingly labored
to establish beyond any question
the right Of every American citizen
to vote once, and only once, and
have his vote counted. 1t has legis-
lated to that end, and It's legislation
is on the statute books. If it has
any fault, it is that it falls short in
efficacy, and in spite of its 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 hard
ship or wrong, nor has any ever
been deprived Of his vote. They
simply provide for Il reasonable SUI
pervlson of the polls in the election
of President and members of Con-
gress. The officials intrusted with
this function are selected by judges