The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-10-01

Grntlemen:-
! The time is close at hand, and every
! Democrat will esteem it pleasant privilege
as well as duty, 10 be at his post, nobly con-
tending, by his voice and vote, for the glorious
! principles to which ne arr indebted for all that
has made Us the great, happy, and prosP 'rons
people we are.
That the approaching election in Pennsvl-
Vania ls one Of great moment, not only TO The
Democratic party, but to The whole country, no
one at all familiar with the history Of political
| events will deny. The great Democratic Par
ty, With JAMES BUCHANAN al lis head, occupies
truly proud position, for il is now fighting the
great battle Of "Eqnal Rights" ''soliary and
alone," against such a combination oil ismS,
headed by bad and uRscrupuIous men, as never
before appeared on the field OF political ST. itp-
But, although the fight will be fierce one, we
have every confidence in the triumph oi our
cause. 1t is gratifying TO perceive with v hat
diligence and good will the Democracy are
marshaling for the contest, and how naynani-
mousIy they are buryins past differences upon
the altar Of public good There is certainly no
plausible reason why any Democrat should al
ienate himself from his party a; this time. Ii
is true some Of our best men We're, for season.
miSled by the clamor off w Forney, and others
Of the same stripe on the subject OF the admis-
sion OF Kansas, und-r the Lrcompion ConstItu-
ton, but now that he has joined hands with the
Black Republicans, and is literally arrayed a.
gainSt every candidate nominated by the Dem
ocratlc party, his power for evil is at an cnd.-
The vexed question of Kansas, which, for
time, threatened dissolution of our happy T.
MON, having been settled by an honorable com
promise, we have every reason TO believe that
the party will stand united, with firm deter
minaion 10 defeat ABOLITIONISM in all its
shapes. In this great contest, Pennsylvania
Democrats will stand shoulder to shoulder in
the good fight.
BY recurring 10 the events OF the last four
wears, We flnd the enemies of Democracy sail
ing under four distinct party names during that
brief period. In the early par. OF the year 1851
they dubbed themselves "Drmocratic Whigs'-
about midsummer Of the same year they ap-
peared as Know Nothing Americans, in which
capacity they acted until 1857, when they dec
Grated Themselves with the doctrine thai 4 me-
gro was better than German or an Lr,sAanu
and now, in 1853, they repudiate all the
names by which they were heretofore known.
and muster their speckIed column as the Spar
ty OF the People :" again ATTEMPTING TO hum
bug the masses on the question of the Tariff, as
surlng item that the defrat OF the Democracy
is the only way to give sure 'proteclion'' 10 The
labor OF the country; whilst all history proves
that the great and leading principle OF Dsmoc-
racy rs TO elevate and give dignity TO the la
boring man.
The Tariff Act OF 1916, was represented as
the certain destruction of,he coal, iron, agri-
cultural, and mechanical interests OF PennsyI-
vania' and yet under that act, we enjoyed de-
gree OF prosperity unparalleled in the history
oil the world. The farmers and mechanics new
er before realized such prices for their stock
a. anu produce as they did after the passage of the
iarlf OF 1876, and 1t was optional with them
10 take gold and silver, or Bank paper in pay
men'' Whilst receiving The highest prsces for