Year: 1878


ones relating to the national welfare.


The Express now says: "If the Republi-
cans will take their stand before the
country on their own ground, as the I'D
vocates Of high protection for the benefit
of special interests and classes, the
friends Of subsidies and jobs, the
favorers Of lavish expenditure of the
peoples money for oil sorts of private
schemes the party that goes into the po-
" litical market to buy success by offering
the largest return in appropriations for
local jobs and swindles, IL will be de-
cided advantage to the country" The
Republicans may not choose to yield to the
Express the selection of their battlefield.
They will continue to do battle in behalf
Of q tariff for revenue, which will afford all
the protection that American manufactur-
ers can desire, and all that is for the public
good, under the present advanced perfec-
ton Of the products Of American skill and
enterprise. The Republican party cannot
be induced to enlist as the exclusive friends
of subsidies and jobs, or the lavishing of the
peoples money for the advancement Of pri-
vate schemes, for in taking such position 1t
would intrench upon Democratic ground
and do battle on the Democratic side Of the
line. The Express also demands that the
bloody shirt" shall be sent to the laundry,
and that the Southern outrage mill' shall
be stopped.


This is all very::well lrhetorically, but so
ha 10 Of ha
the inspiration of their brethren of the
North, keep their "outrage mill" in opera
ton, manufacturing "bloody shirts" in de-
flance of law, justice, and right, just 80 long
will the Republicans display their goods to
the public eye and seek public condemna-
zation. When the Outrage mills"are stopped
it will he by their Democratic engineers; {;
and when the "bloody shirt" goes TO the
laundry 1t will be when Democratic muir
ders and assassinations no longer manufact-
ure them as an abomination to the Ameri-
can people. When the rights of citizenship
are respected in Mississippi as in Massa-
chusetts, and when the Constitution and the
laws secure under more healthy public sem
timent equal rights to all men, South as well
as North, then these outrage mills " that
are now 80 abhorrent to the sense of the
Northern Democrat will pass away and we
shall hear no more of the bloody shirt
that now haunts the Democratic mind.
When the Democrats cease their plottings
against the stability of the Government, and
their efforts to stir the people up to sedition
and revolution, then they may lay some
claim to confidence and respect, and can
with some show of justice ask the people to
trust them again with the reins of power !;
but that period is far in the future. There
are fresh issues that the Republican party is
called to meet and combat, and it is ready
for the encounter rs often rs invited to bat
tie on such field.


The Republicans propose to continue in
their position rs the conserving power Of the
Union, the Constitution, and the laws. They
propose to defend the rights of all men, ire
spective of color, birth, or condition They
propose to favor and contend for such meas
ures as will develop, strengthen, and give
success to the industries of the country.
They propose to aid the interests of COM
merce in all that is legitimate and proper
They propose to contend for the public faith
and national credit and honor, and for
honest money that shall be alike at par in
Maine and California, at Chicago and New
Orleans They propose to champion the
cause of the worker, and contend for him
IN even chance in the race of life. These
are few of the measures and policies which
will engage the attention and best efforts of
the Republican party in its future contests
with the Democracy for supremacy in the
Government