The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-08-15
Address Ofsaae Democratic State
Committee.
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE RooMs, I
CIEARFIELn Pa Aug Z 1867


to the maintenance of its immortal prin-
ciples conscious of its duty to them and
to the Republic; proud of its years, its
triumphs and its heroism in disaster, and
remembering that in the face of persecu-
lion, of official frowns, of corrupt appli-
ances and Of successive defeats, its num-
bers have steadily increased again pre-
sents 20 you its candidate for your suffrages.
The Republican party has controlled the
government for six years, and we accuse
it before you, because:
In the sacred name Of Union, il has
perpetuated disunion
In the room of the blessings of peace. It
has given us hate, discord and misery
1t has violated the plainest principles of
free government, broken the written Con-
stitution, and only yielded obedience to the
behests of party
The people are denied the attribute of
| sovereignty the military subverts the ci-
vii power; generals remove governors
| elected by the people, and despotism
reigns in ten States;
| Congress assumes the right to say that
negroes shall vote in Pennsylvania, and
denies to US the right to regulate our own
rule Of suffrage;
the white man in all public places, and
authorized to hold Office and sit on iuries
in the Capital
The destinies Of ten States, and of ten
millions of white people therein, are, by
Congress and the military laws, placed
under the control of four millions of blacks:
Their reckless expenditure of the public
money In their conduct Of the government,
III the support and organization of hun
dreds of thousands of idle negroes, in the
employment Of horGes ofunnecessary spies
and officials, and in maintaining military
power over the submissive South, endan-
gers and delays the payment of the public
debt Of twenty-seven hundred millions dol
lars-to which the public faith is pledged ::
Their gross mismanagement causes tax
alton to bear heavily upon the people.
In 1860, one dollar and sixty cents per
head were paid by the people through the
customs; in 1866, fourteen doll per
head were drawn, mainly from the CON
sumption and business of the poorer class
es, through the customs and internal reve-
nue.. In 1860, each Individual owed two
dollars and six cents of the public debt ;
in 1867, each owes seventy-nine dollars
and fifty cents thereof In nI8GO, the ex-
penses OF the government were sixty-two
millions in 1867, the treasury estimates
them at two hundred and twenty five mil
lions, indPendeht Of interest on tie dcLt.
10th 5eing periods Of peace, Pennsylvania
share OF the public debt is two hundred
and seyenty-five millions, her own debt
thirty-ive and half millions, and her
city and county Indebtedness will swell
the total to four hundred millions. Twen-
ty-fve millions annually come from your
earnings 10 pay the interest thereon. Ii
1860, your State government cost YOU
four hundred and two thousand dollars.
whilst In 1866, it cost you six hundred
and sixty-nine thousand dollars;
The pressure of these exhaus.ing bur
thens and the suicidal policy of Congress,
have caused uncertainty and depression to
pergade all branches of trade and manu-
factares;
Our commerce is suffering, the enter
prise of our people is repressed and busi-
ness interests languish
The revenues Of the government are
less than It's interest and expenses, and the
financial officer foreshadows an increase
Of the public debt
They plot the destruction of our form
of government, by destroying the inde-
pendence Of the Executive, attempting tc
subordinate the judiciary and by concen-
trating all power in the legislative branch
Robbing the people of sovereign power,
they have united it with the government
in Congress, and dealt fatal Blow at our
liberties, for tyranny may be as absolute
IN a number OF persons as in an individual.
Unblushing corruption stalks through
every department Of the government under
| their control.
For these and kindred wrongs we arraior
them, and as the representative of antag-
onism to each of them, we present to you
our candidate for the Supreme Bench:
GEORGE SHARSwOoD-a PennsyIva-
nian, man of pure morals, profound
thinker, sound lawyer and a iurist o.
national reputation. 1t has been the rule
OF his official conduct TO yield obedience
to written law, and neither party necessi.
: ty nor corrupting influence can SWAY him
, from his duty to fearlessly proclaim it.
His opponent, HENRY w. WILLIAMS, is
native of New England and is compare.
lively unknown to our people. Prior tc
his nomination he was said to be a wor.
, thy gentleman and an able lawyer. He
has accepted a nomination upon platform
r by which he is pledged ''To PLACE TIL
SUPREME COURT IN HARMONY WITH TIL
POLITICAL OPINIONS OF TIE MAJORITY OF
TIE PEOPLE" This destroys his indie,
l pendence and 'holds the Judge accounta
, 'ble to political party for his construction
''of the law, and inevitably tempts him t.