Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-07-28
ADDRESS
OF THE
8. .TipDecanOe Club No. 4, OF Harris
bUrg.''
To the Democracy Of Pennsylvania:

upon, in consequence of the Misrepresentation
of their political opponents, to make briel ex-
position of the principles which they cherish.
TO show that they still continue firm In the
tenets of sound democracy, and to point out IN
what manner the enemies of democracy have
attempted to gull the people, by the uniounded
assertion, that any portion of our Club, who op-
posed David r. Porter in 1888 are prepared to
vote for him next fall.
We were all during the election of 1888,
supporters of the present Executive Of Penn
sylvania, and members of the Democratic Par
Nv. To that party we are still fondly attached
with an abiding love, which can never be Grad
icated, and which we are ever proud to acknowl-
edge. But, we early found, after the election
Of David R. Porter, that he was departing from
democratic usages and democratic principles;
separating himself from the mass of the people
regardless of their interests or those OF the
state at large, and placing himself under the
control of few scheming individuals, whose
only object was their personal aggrandizement,
who worshipped at the shrine of an unpatriotlc
ambition and whose bosoms never warmed with
a sentiment of love of country, or glowed with
state pride, except when its exhibition would
advance their schemes of speculation and plum
der. We found, too late, that ne who had been
elevated to the gubernatorlal chair, as the Rep-
resenia,ive of the State, was traitor TO the
principles Of democracy; leagued against the
friends of the working man, and making CON-
mon cause with the Van Buren party, who
were advocating the ruinous reduction OF wages;
preaching the doctrine, that the poor man would
be better off without the use of meat, and draw
ing from the monarchies OF the old world, sys-
TENS of finance to engraft on the simplicity oil
our democratic observances. We found In the
course of the late Presidential election, that
the Democracy of the country, had been de-
serted by their leaders, both in the national
and state administration; that the lust of power
had induced them TO break down the barriers
of the constitution; that their measures had pro-
gressed with frightful rapidity even beyond the
verge of ultra-federalism; that they sought to
consolidate unwonted and anti-republican pow
ers in the General government; that they had
grown vain upon their fancied strength and Sc
cure in the possession of immense patronage
and lucrative office, they sought 10 blind the
reason and insult the intelligence Of the people,
by a system of the grossest deception and sue
cesson of calumnies against time honored
veteran in the service of his country---Wllliam
Henry Harrison,
These calumnious charges were SO gross IN
their character, that the strength Of party at
tachment and our predictions in favor OF our
former political associates, presented but fee
BILE bar to an universal sentiment of disgust at
their origina,ors, and we were led TO diigent
ENQUIRY whether it could be possibly true, that
statesman and soldier, who had grown gray
during fifty years service in the military and
civil employment of his country; has been hon
ored with the confidence Of successive Presl-
dents, and possessed beyond any other living
being the esteem, respect and admiration OF his
immediate neighbors; whether the conqueror ol
Proctor, the Vanquisher Of Tecumseh, the He
70 of the Maumee, the gallant soldier OF Fort
Meigs, the laurel crowned victor OF the dark
and bloody field of Tippecanoe; the negoclatoI
of innumerable treaties most favorable to oul
nation; the guardian of Kentucky's chivalry by
the vote of her own Legislature; the father o
Western Emigration soldier in war ano
farmer in peace; we were led, We say, TO In
qure whether such man could be an enemy
to Democracy, despiser OF the poor, and the
advocate of oppressive laws
The result of this investigation satisfied u.s.
we were convinced that the Democratic party
had been deceived, deserted and betrayed by
its leaders; that good, wise and virtuous pa
trot had been slandered by party venom ant
tina, the partizans of Van Buren,, would have
been willing TO carry out their selfish schemes
of aggrandizement, even by placing upon ou
country the blackest stain of ingransude TO
wards the patriot Harrison. Thus convinced
we became actuaed by desire, approaching
to enthusiasm, 10 do all we could TO wipe tn
foul blot from our country, to uphold the lnteg
ri.y of our tried and faithful public servants AM
assist in repeIlng the ISLANDERS against Zen
eral William Henry Harrison. We therefor
+ formed ourselves into the "TIPpEcANoE CEU
No. l." In so doing, fellow citizens. we stoo
on Democratic groundwe stood side by sid
with,he Hero whom Washington trusted, Jerei
son advanced and Madison confided IN.
stood with the peope-the only democratic pow
er in republic: we stood opposed TO those VIII
! were leagued together for plunder---the Peopl
against the Office IioIders--,he Reiormers
gainst the Spoilers--lhe Masters against the
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