The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-09-10
SEYMOUR AND BLAIR.
FROM SENATOR BUCKALEw's SPEECH AT
DANvILLE, AUG. 20, 1868.

GENTLEMEN A cause should have pro-
per representatives. We propose to reform
the finances of the country We propose
to apply the public taxes honestly, and as
far as possible, upon the public debt We
propose that there shall be fair play be-
tween all classes of our people with refer
ence TO the action of tie government upon
them that there shall be one uniform cur
rency for the whole people, and not differ
ent kinds of currency for different classes
of persons. We propose, at the earliest
possible day, to return 70 the constitutional
currency-gold and silver-the standard
of value throughout the world, and de-
narture from which, during the necessities
OF the war, brought upon US great evils
under which we must labor until we get
back again TO a sound, safe and constitu-
tional system. We propose in the South
to remove the hand Of Congressional pow
er and to have republican governments
there again, instituted by the people them
selves in peace and quiet. We propose
that prosperity shall resume its course in
that section of the Union, and that the
| people there, by having fair chance and
! fair play, shall assist Us ia bearing the
! burdens of our common government, and
to assist US to maintain the honor and glory
of our country in the future.
But, gentlemen, as have said, good
cause (and, we have such, should have
proper epresentatives--men who believe
in it and WHO will be faithful 10 it, il
placed in situations of public power and
rust. Now, gentlemen, we have had can
didates presented who will reconstruct re-
construction, who will reform the finances,
who will adjust our tax system and ge n
orally the business legislation and action
of the Federal Government, if they are
placed in positions where they can act
upon these questions and influence their
decision. Who are those men? One oI
them is from the East and the other from
the West. One is civilian and the other
a soldier. | should not, perhaps, say a
| sOldier-a citizen>soidier- soldier In
time Of war and citizen in time of oeace.
One has been Governor Of the greatest oi
our American States-the State of New
I ork (; the other has been a member oi
Congress as we'll as general In the field.
He has been trained in public service, and
oOlu VI tLCIh pOoSCSS tiOSG SleuieHtS Ol
character, and those endowments of in
tellect, which adapt them admirably to the
places for which they have been named.
But above and beyond the personal
qualifications which are possessed by Sey.
mour and Blair, they are recommended tc
US by the fact that they believe in the
American system of government. They
believe in government of the people; in
one honestly conducted /; in one which
shall act fairly upon all. They are op.
posed to Congressional usurpation. They
are opposed to squandering the public
money upon Freednen'5 Bureau expert
ments. They are opposed to an enormous
standing army in time of peace. They
are in favor of curtailing the overgrown
expenses of civil administration at the
city of Washington. They are in favo,
of a return TO u sound currency-the cur,
rcncy of the Constitution-at as early a
period as possible, and meantime for deal
ing fairly between the taxpayers and tht
public creditor-the Government being 6
trustee between Them and bound TO dC
justice TO both They are in favor o
Withdrawing the heel of the soldier from
the neck Of the South, and allowing re-