Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-10
Curtin and Foster Before the People.

JOHN ALsoP, ituGsor, New ok.
Curtin and Foster Before the People
Andrew &. Curtin. by word. actio,
and precept, has always declared Il
the people, that he is in favor Of til,
Constitution and the pcrpetuity Of til,
Union Of the United States at al
hazards.
But Henry D. Foster has not said
whether he is for Union or Disuuiou
whether for Douglas and the North
ern Democracy, or Breckenridge and
the Southern Democracy-thc one
for Union, and the other for Disunion.
And as he can not 90 for both parties.
the people can not tell whether he is
for the Constitution and the union, or
whether he is against the Constitution
and for dissolution.
Curtin everywhere boldly allirms
that he is for Lincoln and Hamlin.
and that he is opposed TO the extern
sion Of slavery into the territories Of
the United States that are now free
But Foster has not said who he Is
in favor offOr prcsident-whethcr for
Douglas or Breckenridge e-aud tie
people can not know whether he Is
for the extension Of freedom or s.a-
very in the territories.
Curtin opposes by all honorable
means the reckless extravaganza of
the present Administration, 10y which
bankruptcy, suffering and ruin has
been brought upon the country.
But Foster has not told the people
whether he is for Douglas and
change of policy, or whether he is for
Breckenridge and the continuation OF
the same ruinous administration.
Curtin supports and tearlessly ad
vocates the passage OF a free Home
stead law by Congress for the benefit
OF the American people.
But Foster has not Informed the
people whether he is in favor or op-
posed to that important measure. /
Curtin has always been in favor of
a tariff that would not only provide
revenue for the support of the govern
ment, but will secure TO the working
men liberal wages, 10 agricultural rc
prices, to mechanics and
an adequate reward
for their skill and labor, and to the
nation commercial prosperity and III
But Foster has heretofore been op-
posed TO the protective policy, and
even now has laid down no definite
principle on the tariff question he has
so lately espoused, by which the pco-
pie can ascertain his position-but,
like all other Democratic protection
sts. will make them known after the
election.
Let the people of Pennsylvania
hen look at the two candidates. An
ircw G. Curtin, with the banner of
lis policy blazing before them, every
word Of which may be seen and read
If all men, asks the people, with their
yes open, to vote for a policy that
yill both benefit and bless every citi-
en- of Pennsylvania. Henry u. FoS
er, without platform or principle,
!ot even daring to saw whether he is
or Douglas or for Breckenridge, for
Cnion or Disunion, for the Constitu-
ion or against it, for freedom or for
lavery extension, like Polk and Dal-
rs asks the people to elect him TO Of 4,
ce without regard to either principle ,
r policy. But the people, unwilling /
} be longer deceived, have sat in Il
ldgmcnt on both the science and the Il
,stem Of modern Democracy, and by $
le elective franchise will doom it to Il
n overthrow as fatal and final as the +
ave power under Pharoah was over |.
lrown in the Red Sea.-WEsT 81
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