The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-10-15
Brother Worklngmen!
Toilers of our eountrYi

Toilers of our countryi
The Republican party warred upon ar
honest aristocracy at the South, that paid
its share of taxation, and spent millions of
dollars each year among merchants, me-
chanics and manufacturers of the North.
1t promised retrenchment and reform,
but has brought untold corruption and ex-
travagance.
1t SAID the conquering of an armed re-
beliion would result in the immediate res
toration of the belligerent States to all their
rights it now says they can only be re-
turned by Legislation.
1t promised greater freedom of speech
and press than under Democratic rule it
lied TO the people, mQbbed and sanctioned
the mobbing of thousands of men, and
called mobs with bloody hands but ''loyal
enthusiasm"
1t was prohigate of life and money DUR
ing the war; it squanders more than it
produces now.
1t created an ariStocracy, and by dis
honest, illegal legislation, declared it ex-
empt from taxation.
1t made the wealth of this New Eng
land aristocracy the notes of workingmen,
who for a hundred years must labor TO
pay them, and support in idleness this pro-
tected aristocracy, to the impoverishment
of all children of laborers, and the fasten-
ing on America monied power and aTis-
tocracy greater than ever known before in
the world.
1t has given the notes of the patriots
and producers to misers and non producers
to hold-has said by legislative voice. you
shall pay gold TO the rich and receive pa
per money of fiuctuating value for the
poor.
The Republican party agitated the coun-
try into war-ran it into bankruptcy
legisiated 1t into slavery-and has not
brought one blessing except to the rich
who live on taxes paid by the poor.
1t makes laws to protect the rich and
rob the poor-to give carriages and ele-
CANT Parlors TO the non-producers, and
hours of toll, outrageous taxation and bare
wall TO the farmers, the workingmen, the
miners, the producers.
Ii has not dealt honestly or fairly by
the people, nor with its supporters. 1t
wars upon disarmed people. 1t is a sword
of taxation in the path of young men to
iop off their arms OF toll, and their results
OF labor, and for these and other reasons
we war upon it.
The plowholders--the miners-the me-
cuanics-the young men of America-tke
workers and not the idlers are our friends,
and for them we labor. II they are salts
fed with the result of this political exper-
iment, we are. If the people are willing
TO be slaves to an aristocracy. we can
stand it. If the poor men-the Young
men-those who must labor, are willing
20 make laws to protect the rich at the ex-
Pense of the poor, then the poor of this
nation had better 60 to other lands, and
those of other nations who are poor in
purse, but rich in muscle and the spirit of
enterprise, had better remain at home. for
under Republican misruIe America is no
place for them.
WORKING MAN-Republican or Demo-
crat-will you tonight, as you rest from
toll, or as you wait for sleep, think of
these things? We ask not for your vote
we care not for the curses of the aristo-
crats-f but we can lessen your taxes
shorten your hours of toil-relieve your
children from slavery to the children of
| the rich, who inherit their bonds-if we
can see you reaping the reward of your
own labor-yoHr home better furnished,
and your family, as they have right to,
enjoy more of your earnings, we are con-
tent. We ask not to know your religion
or your nationality, for before HIM we re-
cOgnize all white men as brothers. We
ask yon to do no wrong. We do ask
you TO protect your own interests, to see
if those in power have kept faith with
you. If you prefer slavery then we share
it with you, all the while protesting. And
if yon wish release from this Bondage.
God knows we shall earnestly strive with
you for it, by ballot first, with the bavo-
net next, if to this it comes, and by that
weapon a minority would seek to deprive
as young men, working men, producers,
| citizens, white men, taxpayers, of our
rights. York Democrat