Year: 1878

Signs Of the Tim es--The Radicals


VIII Never Again Have q Majority.


[Estract From Recent Speech.


First, 1 wish to say to this audi
ence that tho Republican party is
dying. He is blind who cannot see
it.


If we arise, it will soon pass
away; and the places which have
known it so long will know it no
more forever. There are philoso
phical reasons for tho death of the
Republican party, which it cannot
avoid, and which it cannot escape.
In the first place, the Republican
party was always q sectional party.
1t was formed in sectional issues,
and had professodly u sectional Or
ganization. In the second place, it
was always an unconstitutional par
ty. 1t had it's organization in al
ayowod attempt to change the con-
stitution of the country by force
and it did it. In the third place, it
Is party which has been mainly
devoted to the improvement of
classes 1t is a sectional party, u
party unconstitutional in it's princi-.
pies, and class in the character Of
its Legislation. 1t cannot live lonr
in America. 1t would be O. rehcc,
tion on the virtue and patriotism of
the people to believe otherwise.
The Republican party has accom-
pllshed all the purposes of it's cx-
lstence and it would be as foolish
to suppose that dead man corld
be brought back to life rs that the
hepubllcan party could be restored
to power when it has accomplished
the purposes of it's existence.


The time never will come whom
the Republican party will have d
majority in the House. Tho char
ncter OF the next Senate is fixed,
and it will be not less than six nor
higher than ton Democratic maiori-
ty.


After the year 1882, there will
never be another Republican presi~
dent Of America. Thank God for
that They have Republican
president from 1876 to 1880 created
by fraud, and we have submitted
rather than break the peace of the
country. Then naturally, philoso>
Phlcally, the Republican party must
die.


What party must take it's place?
What party will be in power after
the Republlcnn party has passed
away? The indications nre just rs
clear what tho party is. rs that tho
Republican party must pass away.
The party destined to control and
regenerate the interests of this
country for generation to come is
the Democratic party. In tho first
place, the Democratic party is q
national party. In tho second
place, the Democratic party is q
constitutional party. It intends to
administer the government accord
ing to the constitution. You have
heard great many definition of
Democracy. I will tell you the
best definition. We have the gen
er@l government for general pur-
poses, the local government for
local purposes; we haye the general
government from the constitution,
the local government by inherent
authority and reserved powers,
which remain, and are not delegat-
ed. The Democratic party is q
party that keeps and respects tho
rights of the Federal government
and the State government within
their proper bounds, and admins
ters the State and general govern
ment not for the interest Of any
section or class of people. You
cannot kill the Democratic party,
because it is the outgrowth and
representative of our constitution.
You cannot kill the Democratic
party until you kill the constitution
out of which it derives it strength
and existence. I say this, being an
old whig-and to this I want to call
your attention u moment. Before
the war there was no difference be-
tween the Wing and the Democratic
party as to the character of the
government as It now exists, We
differed as to such measures of
notification and secession. The
whig party has passed away, and
the Democratic party absorbs the