Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-16
THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
James T. Hale & Allison White.


"Who shall represent this district in the
next Congress 2" is an important query
important in every sense of the word.
The election of Mr. Hale will carry with it
the expressed will of the people that they
are in favor of the doctrine of PRoTECT1oN
to all the leading manufacturing interests
of this country, without anything inciden-
tai about it; by his election the laboring
man and mechanic viii say to Congress
and the Administration, owe have tried
"your scheme of importing British, French
"and other foreign goods, and British iron,
and instead Of finding that it has had
tendency to cheaper such things, or ben
eft US in other respects, we see that it is
"ruining the men of capital in this coun-
try who have invested large sums in man
ufacturing establishments, depriying us
g of labor, and as a natural consequence re-
ducing our means Of living-a state of
things well enough for ofice-holders who
get stated salaries in gold and silver, but
/" bad enough for those who have to earn
their bread by the sweat of their brows."
On the other hand, although Mr. White
and his patent democratic friends may tell
you that he is a tariff man, with inci,2en-
tai protection, yet, viii not his election be
heralded over the length and breadth of
this land as a triumph Of that administra-
ton which upholds the present tariff, and
Is annually entering into treaties with for
eign countries by which foreign goods are
brought into ruinous competition with
American labor and American industry
Politicians may disguise a revenue tariff into
Protean shapes; they may prate about IN
cideatal protection and tell their hearers
that g Protection for the sake Of Protection"
is not democratic, yet the immutable fact
viii stare every thinking man in the face
that never, until we reduce American t.
the standard Of European labor, can our
manufactures compete with those Of Eu-
rope, and especially in such articles as iron,
nearly the entire product OF which IS labor
Again The election Of Mr. Hale will
demonstrate that you, like the people Of
Kansas, disapproye in unmistakcable terms
Of an administration which perverted its
power and patronage to the passage of
bill through Congress, rendering to limit
ell population right to come into the
Union as a siace state by adopting tyran-
nical and obnoxious constitution, coupled
too with 4 bribe Of vast public lands, but
refusing them that privilege as a free state
On the other hand, the election Of Mr.
White viii be a virtual endorsement Of
that infamous swindle. He was on the
special committee to which the subject had
been referred, and although several propo-
sitions for a fair adjustment Of the Kansas
difficulties were offered, they were in al
most every instance defeated by oue ma
jority in committee, and that one vote was
given by Allison White BY his votes
then the English bribery bill was adopted
and reported, and subsequently passed Con
gress. The people Of Kansas, at the late
election, by majority Of more than nine
thousand out Of a little over thirteen thous-
and votes polled, spurned the bribe and the
bribers. VIII the people of Central Penn
sylvania now endorse that member from
this State who thus misrcpresented their
wishes VIII they say to him "Well
done, good and faithful servant" when by
his actions and his votes he was willing to
entail on the people of that territory
constitution and code of laws at war
with right, justice, and our institutions?
Will they thus say to him when they know
that in every instance he voted for millions
of money asked for by Mr.. Buchanan in
addition to the enormous amount Of more
than eighty millions of dollars actually ap-
propriated to support this economical ad-
minstration single year? Their votes will
answer the question, and they may rest as
sured that the result will be as we have
stated. Mr.. Halc's election will proclaim
your voices in favor of Protection, and in
condemnation of the Lecompton Swindle:
Mr.. Whites election will clearly indicate
your readiness to live under such tariff
as nullifers, free traders and political spec
ulators may be willing to give you, and an
approval Of the administration course on
the Kansas question.