Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-03-28
FOR GOVERNOR,
HENRY D. FOSTER,
OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY.
THE PEOPLES PARTY.

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evidently do not believe with Madam Juliet,
that theirs nothing in name" lfthis was
not the case, they would not dave changed
80 often the name of their party during the
last six years In 1854 they were Know
Nothings, in 1855 Americans. in 1856 Re-
publicans, and low they are the Peoples Par
ty. As soon as their principles become odi-
Gus to the people under particular name,
they abandoned 1t and adopt new one
But it is merely the name they change
They never abandon their principles. The
SO called Peoples Party upholds the sectari-
an principles of the Know Nothingism, and the
sectional principles of Black Republicanism.
That which we call rose by any other name
would smell as sweet" and that which we
call Black Republicanisn by any other name
would be as sectional and hostile TO our free
institutions as it now is.
The fact tha. the OppositioE have so fire.
quentIy changed their name, furnishes strong
proof that their principles are Anti-Republi-
can and their organization corrupt. An hon
est man is never ashamed of his name, and
We cannot see why an honest party should be
1t is only the criminal or fugitive from JUS
tice who changes his name, and as general
rule, the greater the william the more aliases
he can boast of The Democratic Party is
an honest, straightforward and independent
organization. 1t has therefore never chang
ed its name. 1t has no alias and never will
have any.
The last alias of the Opposition is singu-
lsrly inappropriate Certainly an organization
which seeks to deprive large portion of the
American people of the rights guarnteed them
By the Constitution and has not local bab
itation name in the States South of Mason
and Dixon's line has but slight claims to be
styled the Peoples Party, 1t is constantly
laboring to procure the passage of laws to 2rt
vent the people of the Southern States from
cmigrating to the Territories purchased will
the blood o. treasure Of tie whole country. [
endorses the principles of Know Nothingism
Which If carrisd cut il the administration o
she government, would deprive large portion
oftbe American people of the dearest right
with which their Creator has endowed them
As Ii IS emp hatically disunion organization
and is constantly laboring to destroy the onl
truly free government on she face of God
earth it would be infinitely more appropriat
20 style it the peoples enemy instead of tn
Peoples Party.
In this State the opposition under the nam
of the Peoples party. will doubtless endeavO
to carry on the approaching Presidential cam
pain by talking of the tariff question and say 10
as little about slavery as possible. They kno'
that large majority of the citizens of Penn
Of their Country, and that they would nc
knowingly assist in securing the triumph {
party that endorses the ''irrepressible lie cor
H;ct" and higher law doctrines of Seward
and approves of The John Brown raid. l
order to keep truth in the dark. they are a.
ready constantly talking about the tariff an
assuring the people that they are the devote
friends and the Democracy the uncomprom
sing enemies of tariff which viii afford au
pie protection to the great industrial intere'
Of the Country. They always forget how
ever that Black Republican Congress IT
pcsled the tariff of 1916, under which tt
Country prospered, and enacted the preser
low tariff This is a fact which the peop
should not forget. It proves conclusively th,
the oppesitionleaders are endeavoring to hun
hug the people when they declare that the
usrsy is and always has been the sdvocate of
hsyh .srE The truth is. the majority