Year: 1876

food, but Is turning It's attention TO The manuac-
ture OF It's own staples The West also strives
late the East many important branches of manuac
SO that the different sections OF the country are
no longer sufficient for each other Each finds itself
wi b n surplus producton--the South OF It's staples
tho West OF It's grains and cattle the East OF its
iactures For all there Is but Of relief the
broadcast possible foreign market The south has tho
least fear for It's staples can be produced cheapy
and Of such quality as TO cause little dread OF compe
ton But IN the midst OF plenty the West is poor aud
with all its accumulation OF capital and abundance of
killed labor, tho East Is well nigh bankrupt The re-
to tho aid OF distressed agriculture and distressed
manu- featuring Industry But an open market and
free commerce mean market in which wo can buy
well sell, and commerce whose ships shall both
bring and carry A railroad whose cars, steamboat


line whose ships transport freight in but oue direc
tion will never repay fair income on the investment
Massachusetts, needs ali the aid which generous treaties
reciprocity, all the aid which judicious refornla-
ton OF the tarlN can give.


Nor is Massachusetts less interested in reforming
the domestic policy OF the federal government The
minstraton which promised us peace at home, has
gwen us anything but peace For the basest OF pur-
poses, to pcrpetuate Its own political supremacy II
done this by banding together through ts
vile cmissarics. the people Of for tho
has stimulated hatred and prejudice instead OF foster
ing good feeling and harmony, promoted ideness and
discouraged industry exalted ignorance and cnsaved
intelligence, and would fan have made the whole OF
our Southern territory desert And now notwith-
standing, overruling Providence more powerful and
more merciiul than those TO whom the guidance OF
this nation long committed has caused the
fields of the South to once more teen with plenty,
and better STILL has brought the two races who nhaoit
those lands into cordial relations. that they
ready again 10 live and think and act aye and to vote
one people. Notwithstanding 1t the men and women
and children of tins whole country, from one end to
the other had by common consent at oyfuily and
socmnly over year ago, here on Massachusetts
soil and the very fields whero tho nation sprang INTO
existence that hereafter they would be but people,
united by common devotion to common country,
governed by the equal laws OF common constitution,
yielding TO all tho rights demanded by each, rivals
only in good Offices, but banshing forever all ami
mostly; that, nation in fact and not merely in
theory they would take that the affairs OF the
administered for the general good and not
for the oppression OF any-not wthstanding all this
we yet nnu 10 day that the journals and orators who
urge the election OF Mr. Hayes place their reliance
upon their ability to nullfy this spontaneous and
universal decision OF the American people in favor Of
of 1t and, for all ! know, permanent hostility
between the sections and races. In this


APPEAL TO PASSION AND PREJUDICE,


their speakers and journals ignore the distress Of tho
people aud seek to stide the cry for reform They at
the time evade the discussion OF all those pract
cal questions which concern the future welfare Of tho
country. But they mad ?erepty lay the foundation


Tor their overthrow, Tor they prove by their con-
Duct and the people will bo wise enough to IT, that
tho adm sration VIII ch they desire eect will be the
lineal successor OF, and be governed by tho same
policy that has controlled tue present They act upon
the advice given by OF their number the effect
that their only hope o success lios In appeals TO the
bloody shirt and the lavish use OF money They choose
issue whother not the nation shall continue to
treat tho people Of tho South as alien enemies
SNaU continue 10 array section aRdlnst SeCtlOn
and the Of one race against those Of


cannot be wrong In believing that the republicans OF
Massachusetts,. who desired the nomination of Mr..
money" They did not expect such campaign to be
waged on behalf of the present nominee. They felt
and still feol that such campaign outrages evory in
stinct of humanity, every sentiment OF religion And
it is antaeonstic to the material interests of our
people. Our trade at home, no less than with
foreign nations, demands peace, and not
II a state Of armed neutrality between
and those with whom We deal There IL no
fho ntrVx hnc
nection, II loft TO the laws of trade, would be closer
than with the South Trade is never so advantageous
as between countries whose products arc entirely dis
similar. In this respect tho East ana the South
exactly fitted to each other. More than that If we
want lroe coal M know not where we may & ooS moro
representatives of the South Their inter-
est IN the success OF our mills is only less
than our own II We cxpec. to restore reciprocal
trade with the provinces the Southwest will DO our
ally, for Mexico lies upon Its borders the Do


RESULTS OF rHR POLICY OF HATE


What have we then, but condemnation for party
and policy which, for the sake Of little longer lease
power ready to sacrifice only the prosperity
OF the South whites and blacks alike-for the fo--
tunes Of both races are bound up in their common
ufacturcrs aud artisans upon the same unholy
altar Yet this Will be- the inevitable result OF arousng
ana i9s.eTng us'her SeSa,Vh nan c T me sections
which is one Of the coalitions Of unrestricted trsdo
will be wah.ir5 on Ne QUO hand, and on the other
hand internal dissensions Will lessen production.


Massachas hes no ices special interest In tkoee
otner reforms which the times demand; reforms In
government expenditures, In the civil service and In
the currency Of the country. But noed pot dwell
these reforms for everybody comedies their necessity
ard the only difference cf opinion is In regard to the
means of bringing them about And what shall those
be The necessity of reform In all the particu
lars being conceded, how shall It be accomplished!
There is but way which has thus far been dscov
cred by the experience Of centuries OF representative
government.


THE WAY TO REYoRM


That way is change Of administration, and that
means where the people are divided into parties O
change OF the party in power. What OBJECT upon Eng
lsh politics would the death Of the King have r the
same ministry upheld by the samc party
tnuo at the head OF affairs? What effect the
sion OF Vice President If OF the sanc party the
Presdentr Even II ho were to change his Cabinet yet
so long they Of the party there would be
no reform practicable Nor could an elected President
same influence that controlled his predecessor
have any power TO effect reform If he desired ever
SO much. There stand the influential sena-
throne: there are the leading Office holders and
politicians. whose labor and whose relied
10 fight the battle, and whose demands after the VIC
tory must be listened to- IT, then, 1t Is the universal
rule that change OF policy must be preceded by q
change of parties, is there warrant for the opinion
that condition Ia exceptional? On the contrary
the evidence Is abun that reform brought
about by those who control and will continue to
troll the organization OF the republican party DO you
want an honest administration? How idle TO expect il
from tho hands OF those who have either boon parlci
paors or careless observers OF the corrupt practices
the last eleven years. We too apt to forget
things many public officials have been detected in
absolute fraud sale OF their influence, corrupt
of their public position that people seem to think
q Cabinet officer, senator, or Representative has
passed good examination and is entitled to cerlin
cate Of good character II only got,cn gains can be
directly traced TO his own pockets


We forget that therc is tho sin Of negligence, aud
that the representative Of tho people. who clothed
with the duty Of watching the public expenditure and
detecting and preventing corrupt practices ana the
misuse Of the public funds, is bound perform that
duty diligently. When know from recent investi-
cations the extent OF the frauds that have been
mttcd in every department OF the government what
shall we say oil the chance for reform If We continue
power the men who have permitted these abuses
to before their eyes, and have Iiher been
TOO dull to detect, what rs more likely. ndier
cnt to care about themy Yet one another Of these
divisions must embrace nearly all the prominent
men In the party OF the administration. Again,
can we expect reform In our commercial policy with
forci ign nations from the who continued and
carried into effect The present policy OF restrcton in
civil service and expenses from the men who have
multiplied the number OF oice-holders Increased their
salaries, aid now rely upon carrying tho election by
money contributed BY these ofice-holda irom