Year: 1874

to do, for there has been no case Of


class of cases that the Democratic


members do not vote for. A Dem


ocratic Congress means a vast en-.


largement Of the public debt by the


assumption of rebel claims. This is


not fanciful danger.


! Not only is there danger of the


national government being overbur-
dened with debts caused BY the re-


bellion, but now daily tie actual
services rendered and sacrifices suf-


Tered by the leading rebels are award


eo Dy the Democratic party-not
lor acquiescence in the results of
sne war, as in the case of Longstreet
and others, but as a direct reward
and compensation for services rem
dered to the Confederate States, and
as q mark of honor for duty done.
Persons without number have been
appointed and elected to Office in
Democratic States, solely because
they were active, jealous and able
officers and agents of the Confeder-
ate States. Such service is almost 8
prerequisite for Office in some of
the Democratic States. It may be
said that the right to vote precludes
all question Of the reason for a vote,
but when we are invited to join the
Democratic party we may well in
quire into the motives that inspire,
and the influence which controls
that party where it has full power.
1t sometimes,in the Northern States,
adopts q resolution similar to that
adopted by the Democatic conven-
ton In Indiana: "That we bear in
grateful remembrance the sacrifices
made and the services rendered by
the gallant soldiers of the late war
in defense of the Union," but in a
great majority of the Democratic
States resolutions applauding the
services and sacrifices of the rebels
against the Union, would be received
with unbounded applause. The an
imating and controlling motive of
the Democratic party is now, as it
was during the war, either to apollo
gize for or defend the rebels who
sought to overthrow the Union, and
to decry and undo what was done in
defense of the Union.


THE PATH OF SAFETY.


Fellow Republicans, the true path
Of safety and duty demands that we
who have written those guarantees
upon the constitution and the laws
should stand together in hearty and
warm political association until all
of them are executed and enforced.
Until then the mission of the Repub-
lican party is not accomplished. We
know that the Republican party will
maintain and enforce the rights guar
anteed by the constitutional amend
ments. 1t viii protect and shield
public faith from dishonor and repu-
diatiOn. It will prevent in the fu-
ture, as in the past, the payment of
losses incurred by rebels during the
war. 1t will not allow the burdens
which the Confederate States incur
red by their rebellion to be dumped
upon the shoulders of loyal people.
The results of the warts achiev-
ments and its honors, are the pride
and glory Of the Republican party,
and it may be trusted with every
Question that may hereafter grow
out of the war; while the Democratic
party will instinctively waste the
fruits and fritter away the results of
the war.


QUESTIONS OF THE FUTURE.


But fellow citizens, perhaps have
occupied too much time with the
still unsettled issues of the war. Al
low me to say that we cannot and
ought not to rely solely upon the
honorable record of the Republican
party in the past. A party that as
sumes to administer a government
like ours must keep pace with the
changing events of the time. Every
year has its issues-and even good
principles and good conduct do not
always solve with success new is
sues. In a very short period the
whole cycle of political questions
changes. This is remarkably true
now. Twenty years ago, in the warm
enthusiasm of a great and pressing
issue, we entered the lists to curb
the political power of slavery. Later
we conducted war on 8 gigantic scale
to preserve the Union. Later we
successfully solved all the difficult
questions that grew out of recon
struction. And during all this pc
riod we devised, moulded and ad-
ministered with success sll the finan-
cial agencies of a period of unex.
ampled emergency. 1t is only within
a very short period that we have ap-
preached state of peace-no over
riding issue to rally US, and nothing
but the quiet and usual pursuits of
unproductiVe industry to occupy us.
Under these circumstances it is our
duty while guarding the results of
the past to thoHghtfully examine
and master, if we can, the questions
of the future. 1t is the hope to come
that animates and inspires 8 race
like ours. / believe the Republican
party is so organized and composed
that it can, better than any other
party, old or new, meet the require
ments of the new condition of affairs
"a state of rest and quiet, when In
dustry, economy and prudence take
the place of courage, vigor and au-
dacity. We are now dealing with
quiet citizens, each endeaVoring to
earn an honest living and with the
hope Of saving a little for rainy
day, and not with the passions of
men excited by great conflict.


REDUCTION OF EXPENDITURE.


Now, if were called upon to spec
ify the first requisite of party to
administer the government now in
these times, l would say economy,
economy, economy. This is the
most difficult virtue to practice,
especially after a period of great ex-
penditure. II would be easy to show
you, gentlemen, that the Republican
party in Congress has entered upon
the true course by reducing the ex-
.penses of the national government
for the current year at the rate of
twenty seven millions 3 year, but
there is ample room and verge for
greater reduction, and / believe there
is an honest purpose in Congress to
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