Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-06-25
Whv Should Democrats Oppose Wilmot

Honest. well-meanng DEMOCRATS we want
a frank and manly talk with you. Give us
fifteen minutes of your attention, and ponder
over what we shall say.
You feryently desire to be right-we kno'c
a. Gou desire the growth--the prosperity of
our noble State. You would trample down
every influence that would initiate against our
Interest, and jealousy protect it from the para
lysng policy of corrupt rulers. We say all
this is gour intcatjOn-
But seriously, fellow voter-member of the
democratic party-has it never occurred to
yOu that our leaders maV i0rOng that they
may be openly prating about patriotism, homes
ty, Democracy" while in secret, they are
concocting all manner of schemes to insure par
tizan success ! that they may have an interest
in mystifying the real questions at issue I'm
short, that they are using y0u for the base
purposes of accomplishing their own most sell
fish ends?
Have YOU ever thrown off the trammels of
partV sufficient to think Of this Have you
ever removed yourself far enough away from
the bewitching paraphanalia of the political
organizations surrounding you, to dspasSionate-
ly examine these things? If not for the sake
of Truth and Right-n behalf of what every
true friend of American Progress and Ameri-
can Prosperity hopes for, we ask of you to do
so ROlc
Then good and loyal democrat in candor
and truth answer us one question, why do
you oppose DAVID WIIMoT? BE frank and hoE-
est, and give US your reasons. Have you any
What are they
Reflect moment Look back over a
few pages of our States history. Years ago
your presses-your Editors-your orators,
pronounced DAVID WIIMor "thc Using Demo-
crat Of the State" Only few years ago all
these pronounced him 1.-THE bright particular
star? of the democratic party And fresh in
our memory is it yet when your entire party
in the Legislature and out Of it, fully and
unequjr0caUy endorsed his position respecting
the non-extension of Slavery. Tell us Dem
ing utterance to most palpable facts Then
one other question we beg leave to PROFOUND
you and that is-IaS DAVID WILMor unde1gO
any polHical change? Has he departed from
the doctrines and principles that were at that
time esteemed fundamental to sound democra
cy? $50, where ?-if so, orhen Where is
the man among you that can point it out
Where is there single opponent OF DAVID
any departure from principe-any inconsistent
swerving from the great doctrines of the Dem
ocratc Fathers of the country, in his whole
political career? We tell you democrats it can
not be done. We tell you that your opposi
ton is unreasonable without conSistency-en.
tirely groundIess. We tell you that you are
victims of terrible hallucinaton which is driy
ing you into whirling Melstrom of poltica
error. We tell you that your confidence il
'the leaders" has been too implicit and thai
they have been shamefully betraying it, by
misleading and deceiying you. Arouse your
eS-think-examne- and de
pend upon it, you will realize that You have
been duped-deceived, and blinded 10y a wei
the warp and woof of which have been manu-
factured from bogus material and our wore
for it you will find that consistency as demo
Gratis that true patriotism as Americans, thai
obedience to duty as PennsyIvanians defending
Pennsylvania interests-all demand of you
to rally to the support of the Peoples Candi
date for GOyernor-DAyID WlLMor.-Colum
tta Republican.