The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-18
How Democratic Organ subserves our


How a Democratic Organ subserves our
Business Interests.
OUR Democratic contemporary, the Age, Is
much given to parading its devotion to what
It terms the "business interests" of this city;
said "devotIon" consisting mainly In merce-
nary, though fortunately unavailing, Appeals
to our business men to vote the Democratic
ticket. 1t has a characteristic article TINS
morning, in which it profeSSedty appeals 10
Southern traders not to discard our city, even
though it did go for the Republican ticket
How much genuineness there. is in all this
political harping upon matters of trade may
he seen in other articles in the same issue oil
the paper in question, in which the Republl-
can party, which numbers among its members
and supporters a very large majority OF all
the capitalists, manufacturers, and business
men generally of our city, is stigmatized In
such choice terms and with such slight
charges as the following -
"Aspirng and unprncpled demagogues, aoh1 are
ohng TO inGagerae o,oW KIN %5 ,e ~ aes s HSa % ao
light their ioay 70 Power w'M ~ "e F"meS &" o"'"''S
cities and consuming HoHeS L"
"Threats of using the block and the axe to re-
owe the constitutional head OF tae Government"
the country at home, and, as consequence, under
mine and injure its credit abroad;
THAT revolutionary torch sohich the radicals are
holding up when they threaten TO deP9se and 'nur;
der the Pres ident II he will not yield the control of
ihe government into their hands before the assem-
blinP of the coming Congress
could such a majority save the leaders of the
torch aud-turpentfne faction from the indignation
of the ire men of this state Othey attempt to mur
der tie President, and seize upon the rens of gov
eTnmentY
''lt General Geary should presume to use the arms
ana power of the State to aid the radical traitors
IN their icor Of oUerrooinq e republic aud placing
a despot at the White House Instead OF q man
elected by the people"
'cwhen the 'torch-and-turpentine faction talk
about dIsregarding the Constitution and laws of the
land and ta.s'ng ho'd Of Me Goeernmem 6y force"
"When the radicals shall dare to uprear the black
banner Of open resistance to The Constitution and ohet
the d1e and prepare the Jiock to remoUe ali obstacles
from their paa@ TO s'controHed Pooer."
These are the choice utterauces of paper
which pretend8 to be laboring to build up
the business interests of Philadelphia These
are specimens of the charges it daily makes
against a majority of the capitalists, mer-
chants, bankers, and manufacturers of our
city! This is the light in which they are
held up before the South, to secure its trade!
How thankful our citizens ought to be to
this selfconstituted champion of our inte-
rests! How calm, how unprejudiced, how
truthful its utterances How business
ought to rush in upon us from 7ery quarter
where it circulates!
The truth is, it is the malign ant and utterly
false and atrocious tone maintained by such
fanatical organs of the EXTREMIST wing of the
Democratic party as our contemporary, that
prevents feeling of entire hopefulness and
security from pervading business circles. 1t
is because these malcontents and political
incendiaries are determined not to yield to
the voice OF the people, that agitation does not
cease. The Republican party is not party
ofsrebellion and lawlessness and anarchy.
1t standssuponathe Constitution and the laws,
and insists upon a faithful obedience to them.
1t seeks for order, peace, and security. 1t is
that organization through which the people
saved the Government from overthrow by a
rebellion organized and carried on by the
leaders of the Democratic party, and it is that
organization through which the people have
chosen to perfect the great work of recon-
struction. The insane rawlings OF fanaticism
as disloyal to freedom and good government
as it is destructive Of order and material pros
perity, will not deter this great party from
the accomplishment OF the work which Pro
vidence and the people have committed to
its hands.