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Show H; J THE CONSTITUTION Wl ' Hl 1 In the discussion in tlio United BU ' States Senate on tho postal savings HD jrf bill, recently paBBod Senator William Hj' n! n- I5ladloy ot Kentucky, took occa- H; .j elon to tell tho nation tho attltudo H j ' ol the Democratic party on tho con- K j1 I Btitutlonallty of great questions. It V I' 1 wb a telling arralgnmont, and nlono H ill ,K n complete vindication of the good H i' 1' tittlii. Judginont of tho pooplo in their sup- Hr.' ijgHW port 0r tho Republican t'.nrt' Tho HW 'ImBVHVl Dcnator closed, his address as follows: fol-lows: "Mr. President, the Democratic party par-ty rought the constitutionality of tbo law to. glvo tho proceeds of certain sales of public lands to the states for purposes of education, and had they succeeded many ot our institutions institu-tions ot loarnlng would not exist. "Thoy havo persistently contended, and vet contend, that tho doctrine of protection had, and has no warrant ln the constitution and had they succeeded suc-ceeded ln establishing this doctrine tho unpnrnllolcd prosperity that has mado ours tho richest nation ot tho world would nover havo blessed tho American people. "Thoy fought ns unconstitutional tho Issuance of greon backs during tho war, nnd had thoy succeeded ln that and tholr position on tho tariff would havo destroyed tho Amorlcnn Union. "Thoy contostcd tho constitutionality constitutional-ity of tho legal tendor acts, which woro absolutely necessary to tho fin ancial and business Interests, yea to tho very llfo of tho nation. "They contended that the national banking law was unconstitutional, and ir they had succeeded the nation would havo been deprived ot tho present pres-ent banking system, which has proven prov-en absolutely essential to Its welfare nnd prosperity. . , "For yours they denied the authority auth-ority of tho government to inaugurate inaugur-ate or maintuln a system of internal Improvements, and had thoy succeeded succeed-ed would havo turned back tho hands on tbo dial of progress full half a century. "Thoy opposed tho adoption ot tho thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, but after they were adopted, ad-opted, ln 1876 In 'their national platform, plat-form, declared thomselvea devoted to tho constitution of tho United States with its amendments. "To show you how far our critics have gone, I call your attention to tho Democratic national platform ot 18G8, where, ln speaking of tho republican re-publican party, thoy mado this re-markablo re-markablo declaration: "Under Its repeated assaults the pillars ot tho government nro rocking rock-ing on tholr base, and should It succeed suc-ceed in November next nnd inaugurate inaugu-rate Its president, wo will moot ns 1 subjugated nnd conquered people amid tho ruins ot liberty and tho scattering' fragments ot tho constitution. constitu-tion. "Indeed, tho Democratic party has resisted as unconstitutional nearly every great law placed in tho statutes stat-utes since 1861. "Mr. President, the Ropub'llcun party proudly stands upon Its record. I recall nono ot these great laws da-nounced da-nounced as unconstitutional which have not beon upheld by the supremo court. Under thorn the country has made rapid strides at borne and abroad; It has triumphed on tbo land and tbo sea; Its pillars, instead of, rocking at their base, havo grown Armor and moro secure; we havo no conquorod or subjugated pooplo, but from ono end of tho Union to tho other oth-er tho flag waves over all, Is loved by all, and beneath Its fold la found no crouching or degraded slave. All nro froo, all nro protected, all aro marching nlong In tho great highway of nntlonnl progross, shouldor to shouldor, n band of brothers to tho accomplishment of still greator things I trust' in God that that groat procession pro-cession will contlnuo, trulmpbal at it is, with its numbers augmented each day until time, having fully accomplished ac-complished Its mission, shall fall , asleep lntho arms of Eternity." Lo- gan Republican, reproduced by re-' re-' quest. . |