Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-09
THE REPUBLICAN PAATY.
A Distinguished Clergyman Tells Why
He Votes That Ticket.

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He Votes That Ticket.
Rev, James M. King, d. D., of New
York, in lengthy article in the Chris
tan Advocate, tells why he ordinari-
ly votes with the Republican party.
From the article which is we'll worth
the trouble of a careful reading, the
following extracts are taken:
The reasons why ordinarily vote
with the Republican party in national
affairs are briefly found in the state
ment that am an American, and that
l believe in and enjoy the privileges of
an American citizen. The Republi-
can party has been and is the republic
of my generation
Since 1860 the Republican party has
never been out of the Presidential
power but twice, and then it was un-
questionably once counted out and re-
tired, paradoxical as it may appear,
in mad and unreasoning rage unac-
countably inspired by the unrest and
ambition born of unparalleled pros
perity. Both legislative and execu-
tive branches of the government have
only once since 1860 been out of the
control of the Republican party, and
then only for the lifetime of single
Congress.
The Republican party has been the
party which alone effectually resisted
the progress of the slave power and
staked its existence upon that conflict.
1t has saved the territories and the
new States to freedom; it has carried
on successfully the largest civil war
known to history; it has abolished the
most powerful and deeply rooted sys.
tenn of human slavery known since
the Middle Ages; it has reconstructed
the broken-up governments of ten
States, preserved the public faith I'M
broken, organized the public debt and
largely reduced it, disbanded peace
fully vast armies and navies, and led
back the country to the paths of in
dustry and peace; and has done all
this often against the opposition of,
and oftener without effectual aid from,
its political opponents.
The civil war and slavery both end
ed, the magnanimity and generosity
displayed by the Republican party
leaders towards the conquered foes of
the government wrote a new chapter
of humane history without a prece-
dent or parallel.
Since l became citizen the Repub-
lican party has been actuated, and has
usually been controlled, by principles
which from my standpoint of think
ing l could not we'll reject as a con-
scientious citizen.
AS rule, it has reconized the NOR
al element in governmental policy.
1t has always been characterized by
political order, reform, and progress;
possessing both the principles and ge-
MUS for government, being construc-
tive and not destructive in its policy.
1t has always been right on the
American free public school question.
and has promoted the common educa-
ton of the citizenship.
1t has uniformly been right on the
great question of the essential separa-
ton of church and State at the treas
ury point
1t has been the defender of distinctly
American institutions.
1t has defined and defended an
American policy in the relations of the
republic to foreign nations. 1t has
promoted the settlement of interna-
tional differences by arbitration.
1t has been true, and beautifully
grateful to the remnant of the men
who saved the nations life.
1t has always been uncompromis-
ingly for honest money. At the close
OF the war it resisted the dishonest
crusade for paper payment Of the gold
promises of the government when it
incurred the gigantic debt in preserv-