The state herald., 1904-10-21

plicitly declare, ms the sense Of the Ameri.
~. cnh people, that after four years of failure
TO restore the Union by the experiment of
war, ,ai,. during which. under the pretense of II
iiiitnty heceSsity-or war power higher
thnn the Constitution-the Constitut ion it.
SELF has been disrcgarded In every pnrt and
pubic liberty aud private right alike trod.
d.eh down, and the material prosperity of
me county essentially impaired, Justice
humanity, liberty aud the public welfare
demand that immediate efforts be made for
cessation OF hostilltics. with view to an
/ ultimate convention of nil the States. or
other praccablr incaus. to the end that nt
| me earliest practicable moment, peace may
be restored on the basis OF the Federal
/ Union Of the States
Demanded 'tate's Rights.
In another resolution the principles and
purposes of the Bcm,nts aud Seymours
of lSG4 were set forth in these tradi-
tional terms:
Resolved. That the nim and object of the
| neiA"crhtic party Is to preserve the Federal
| ni"i AMI The rights Of the States uuim-
| pllFcl. aud they hereby declare that they
consider the administrative usurpation OF
eAtra"fdinary aud dangerous powers not
| granted by the oistltution. the suhvcr.
sion Of the civil by military law In States
| not In msurrection, the arbitrary arrest,
| Imprisonment, trini and sentence of Amcrl-
can citizens Ia States where clyil law exists
| IN fuli force, the suppression Of freedom
| OF speech and of the press. the denial nf
| the right OF asylum, the open and avowcd
| disregard Of State rights the employment
| OF unusual test ohths, and the Interference
| with and denial Of the right of the people
| TO bear arms, as calculated to prevent a re-
storatlon of the Union and the perpetuation
| OF government deriving Its just powers
| from the consent Of the governed.
With the omission of few phrases
having reference to the then prevailing
condition OF war. there is nothing to dis
tinguish these uttcrances OF the Demo-
cratic party forty years ago from those
of the same Bourbon party to-day. The
similarity of phraseology used to de-
nounce TO declare and to demand; the
invocation of the Constitution to pre-
serve rights and liberties from imaginary
perils OF administra tive usurpation, milf
tary subversion and individual invasion;
the fictitious concern over non-existing
financial and industrial burdens-all 90
to show that the Democratic party of
1901 stands in the same old shoes OF
1864. snarling at the heels of the Re
publican party which now, as then, is
doing things for the advancement, peace
and prosperity of the people OF the Uni
ted States
1t will be observed that in August,
1854, the Democratic party assumed TO
express 'the sense OF the American peo-
pie in its arraignment of Lincoln and
the Republican party, an assumption
which the American people in Novem-
ber promptly repudated by the follow
ing vote:
| Popular Electoral
| vote vote.
| Lincoln and johnson. .2.2t6,OdT 2I2
Mcclellan aud rcndleton l,SUS,I25 u
States not voting ......... 81
Delaware, Kentucky and New Jersey
were the only States in the slim Demo
cratic column that year.
Fame Old Cry.
| Every four years since 1864. the Demo
cratic party has gone through the same
formula Of arraigning the Republican
party as the party OF unconstitutional
usurpation fanaticism, sectionalism, eS
travagnnce, financial bankruptcy, cen
tralization. corruption and abuse OF pow
er-lnd with two exceptions the Amcri-
| can people have returned the same ver-
| diet they did in 1864. In 1854 and 1892
certain exceptional conditions, for which
the Republican party was In nowise re-
| spOnsible. caused the American people
10 lend a trusting ear TO the reiterated
Impeachment OF the Republican admins
tration. clevcland's two terms were the
result. both giving conclusive proof OF
| the incompetence of the Democratic
party TO administer the government er-
cept by adopting every Republican policy
and practice they had denounced.
| In Cleveland's second administration
the Democratic party attempted 10 re-
place the Republican tariff with n mon
grel mixture OF free trade, class pro-
| lection and special bounties and then
| came TO pass the very conditions of rev.
| cnue deficits, social disorder and wide
spread despair and misery OF which the
American people had only dreamed under
| the spell of Democratic drmagogy.
The restoration Of Safety and Sanity
In the administration OF American ar.
fairs came with the election Of William
| Mchinley In 1896. Since tncn the nation
has experienced period OF prosperity
uneNamplcd In the history OF the world.
II has whged a successful war resulting
In establishing liberty and popular
government In Cuba, In extending Ameri-
can freedom. justice aud protection In
Porto Rico and the Philippines and In
advancing the United States 20 power.
full. almost a commandin. place. in the
polity OF nations.
| NOtlnng lke tue nlllhHnl u'NFlhIIlfHl
Of these eight years has been known in
the past OF the republic. aud with II
have come worldwide responsibilities
and duties. ms well as problems OF In
ternnl government.
The Republican party within the Con.
stltution, without strnining any OF the
powers reposed In tho Executive or Con.
gress, has met the demands OF the hour
with courage wisdom aud success. 10
which the chorus Of Democratic declama.
tion. dcnunciation and demands pays the
highest tribute.
So to-day In i's history. It's policies
and its candidates. the Republican party
appeals 20 the American people a. the
party Of achievement. OF resource, aud
Of the courage 60 grapple with every
new phase Of national life. II IL the
party Of sound principles. safe finance and
sane execution ~ the laws The proof
Of II. capacity 10 govern l. written In the
healthy progress 0f the United States
during the past forty years. The guar
anty Of it, fitness 60 continue In the
execution Of that great trust Is In the
character and experience OF Its leaders.
witch win You Trust,
| Let the American voter look across
the stage of public life to-day aud ask
blA..n which he would rather trust 10
administer any public or private trust
the Republican party under the loader
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