Year: 1876

ernment. lhe Republican party
points with pride and satisfaction to
its record of honorable deeds; to a


Union preserved, slavery abolished,
to the establishment of equality be-
fore the law, TO government well
administered, ard to its principles
replete with justice, humanity and
the advancing civilization of the age.
The Democratic party asking its past
to be forgotten, with no argument in
its favor to be drawn from history,
comes in the mask of reform, pro-
Tossing superior purity and relying
only upon its general assault upon
the integrity and patriotism OF the
Republicans.


| In such campaign, with SANDER
as the chief weapon, Republicans
must be excused if they speak plain
ly of the political character, history,
and purposes of their antagonists.


II the Old World should believe
what is said by the leaders of the
Democratic party, by sham reformers,
and the night ravens of politics, they
would conclude that the people of
the United States are the most cor
rupt and degraded of all nations on
earth claiming to be civilized. They
would believe Republican govern
ment hopeless failure and our in.
stitntions 10 have resulted IN total
rottcnness and prostitution. The
persons to whom | have alluded have
done rything in their power to
destroy the American name at home
and abroad, and to prove that the
people are incapable of self-govern-
ment. If only tithe Of what they
proclaim were believed, our govern
ment would have no credit in the
financial circles Of Europe, immigra-
ton would cease, and the relatives of
those who have come to us from
abroad would use all the means in
their power 20 procure the return Of
their erring kindred, and republican
ism throughout the world would sur
render its last hope in view of its dis
astrous failure upon this continent.
Happily the good sense and intelIi-
gence of the inhabitants of the Old
World have comprehended the true
| character of our Infamous libelers,
and the good name Of America stands
higher than ever before. The foul
birds that would detile their nests are
spurned with loathing and contempt,
and the eyes of the iberty-loving and
hopeful people of other lands are
turned towards us more earnestly
than ever. The most venomous ene-
mics, and those who deserve to be
lashed through the land with whip
of scorpions, are the miserable crea-
lures who continually labor to cover
| our government with shame and dis
grace in the eyes Of mankind.


Mr.. Tilden, the Governor OF New
York, was serenaded the other even
ing in honor Of his nomination for
President by the Democratic Conven.
tion, and in reply said:


"What next do we find in the pub
lie administration? Everywhere
| abuses, peculations, frauds and cor
ruptions, until we are almost becom-
ing ashamed Of the institutions of our
| country, and instead of holding them
up as examples for the imitation Of
the oppressed people of other coun-
tries, we arc confessing them as
scandal in the eyes of mankind. We
find the Office holding class have be-
come SO numerous, powerful and un-
scrupulous that they assume to con
troll the elections and, if the people
are Indifferent or at all equally divid
ed, are liable to exert corrupt influ-
ence sufficient to perpetuate their
own power"


Amidst the clamor we hear on
every side against An enormous
debt, heavy taxes, the oppression of
industry, and the deranged currency,
it is well to remember that all these
evils are OF Democratic origin; that
they have been created by Demo
cratic crimes and blunders for which
that party should be held responsible.
The Democratic party made the re-
bellon, and the rebellion made the
debt, heavy taxes, greenbacks and
National banks necessity; and if it
is true, as we are constantly told,
that public and private demoraliza
ton and long train of evils are the
inevitable consequences of civil
war, it is the very insolence of false
hood to hold the Republican party
responsible for them.


1t requires great audacity for the
Confederate Democracy to say to US,
"You did not suppress our rebellion
as cheaply as you ought to have done.
You did not manage the public debt,
taxation and other matters growing
out of cur treason, as we'll as you
ought to have done, therefore we
propose to take the settlement of the
consequences Of our crimes and blum
ders into our own hands,"


1t is possible the rebellion could
have been put down at less cost.
The rebels say it could, and that we
ought to have whipped them at one
half the expense; and they are pro-
foundly indignant at our want Of
economy and skill in performing the