Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-17
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Hiltor L~aocrd:
Ths southern Democracy isaagurated
The rebellion, and Involved The country
10 terrible fosr years' civil war, vaged
by them 20 overthrow The best govern.
neut the world ever saw. a southern
confederacy based upon slsvery vas
their IDEAL government. For this they
fought until overpowercd BY The loyal
men of the nation.
Strange % Il may seem, the very men
Who "lighted the torch" OF the rebel.
lion are In power In the government
they undertook 10 destroy to-day,--the
"South 10 In the ssddle." The Democ-
racy IL In power and the South controls
the Democracy. The "solId South"
elected Cleveland and majority In both
houses OF congress. Having saved the
party from defeat, they claim To control
Il, and do control lt. Let us 80 II u 10
not 90. Out Of the slxteeu slave states,
before the var, entitled To thlrty.two
senators, twenty-five Of the members
nov In the senate were soldiers In the
Confederate army; and in the present
house ihese states have forty.hve men
who With arms In their hands fought Ia
the ranks Of the rebels. i.
They hated the government then and
hate it nov. They fought tn destroy
Northern industries then, they are Tight
Ing TO destroy them nov. They were
for the south then aud are for the South
now. They are the men Who helped
make M the armies that confined our
Northern boys In the hells Of Anderson.
VILE and Libby, and where Thousands Of
their number perished from starvation,
exposure to the cold and uake,iness, and
llkc dogs were shot down and hustled
Into unknown graves. They are the
men Who, through the agency OF the
Democratic party, are ''ln The saddle"
now, controlling the government.
what reason have the people OF the
North To expect anything but hostile
legislation at their handsy what reason
have they Ia expect from these IN
washed rvbels and FREE traders, any ad-
lustmeut Of the tariff laws, that Will not
favor southern Interests at the expense Of
the NORTH "Do men gather grapes Of
thorus, or Age Of thistlesy'
In the interest of peace and b ,rmouy
We are sometimes told that we should
"forrive and forget" that there ever
wss q rebellion; forget that half NIL
lion lives were sacridced, aud wives
made widows aud children made orphans
al over the land.
Hut the rebels don't "forgct." They
are lighting the government now, just ~
truly ~ they were from lsGl 10 1865,
only on another line. The elections ia
the old slave states are permeatsd with
frauds. There IL . perfect reign Of
terror at the polls. The votes they cannot
iniimidate aud drive away, tiey count
out, and boast Of u. In every state
where the Negro vote could control, thu
elections are . stupendous fraud, q
mockery Of everything that IL honest Of
Of good report.
Hut What shall We cay Of the mug
wumps and doaghfaces In the North
~ho IRE aiding the southern rebels b,
their legislation to sprcad devastation
aud ruin throughout the North In TN
destruction Of their great business Inter
eslsr IL 10 but the revival Of TN
doughfacelsm Of Franklin Fierce sns
James BuchAnan's day, when these poo
specimens % humanity would join chas'
with southern slave drivers In running
down the painting slave, neeing Tor hl
lie from the bells Of slavery. unde
the old regime southern slave holder
ordered the doughfsces To run do~l
their fugitive slayes and return theu
Into slavery, aud they did Ito ss,'
the CONSULTATION. Now, they order thei
Northern allie. To vote for the repeal q
all laws which protect the ballot bo'
from fraud aud rascallty, and they do u
Now they order them 10 vote for tarii
bill that protects southern interests an'
ruins Northern, and they do u. Tn
"South IL In the saddle" and u IL boun'
Ia make the moot Of the situation.
A ".olid south" IL q standing menAc
In every Northern Interest, but u
powerless for evil. without the aid Of u
Northern allies. Rebel Brigadiers nov
dictate the national policy, and aided b!
the muswump, doughiscr train, max
aud unmAkr our laws.
The rebels laid down their arms .
Appomattox to the victorious North
Who dictated the terms Of the surrender
Nov the Sictors Of that famous surren
der are the vAnqulshed. And 90 u vii
be until the patriotic legions Of th
North shall again take the Held aud .
the ballot boz agsln light over thel
battles and make Appomatiox What J
should BE-, perpetual surrender.
JoIIN J. PERKY.