The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-07-25
ADDRESS OF THE DEM0CRA TIC
STA7g COMMITTEE.
DEMOCRATIC stAtb CoMM1r+rr Rooms, !

SIA1B COMMITTEF.
DEMOCRATIC SfAtH COMMITTEE Rooms, I
CLEAREIELD, Pa, July IA, 1868.
The political contest just entered into
is laden with grave results to your bus
iness and to yourself.
The Radical party asks a renewal of
its power and continuance of its mis-
rule.
Defeated in every recent election, it
now DISCUSSES its principles, and trusts
FOR success to the military prest ige Of
an available candidate.
1t toffers to Grant the shadow of power,
as price to secure the reality to Con-
gress.
Its success will bring you continued
misgovernment by Radical Congress,
the control OF every department of the
government by Radical domination, and
the perpetuation of its iniquities, its
extravaganza, its elevation of the negro,
and its prostration of your business in-
terests,
1t came into existence to benefit the
negro its devotion to his interests gave
us four years of war, grinding taxation
and three thousand millions Of debt its
determination to place the negro over
the white man has for move than three
years kept! society shattered, commerce
paralyzed, industry prostrated, the ma
tional credit below par, and the Union
divided.
1t has governed us for near eight
years; the history of its first administra-
ton is written in four years of blood and
recorded in an enormous national debt;
the history of its second administration
is near four years Of peace, with absolute
power, and Union not restored, gov
ernment of the sword, business destroyed
taxation crushing the energies of the
people, and the negro vested with the
balance of power.
Its end and aim is the preservation Of
Radical power through the votes of neg
roes, and to this will be sacrificed youi
material interests, and if necessary, your
personal rights and your form of govern
ment.
Military rule Expresses the nation
and eats out the substance of the people
1t is fit that Grant should lead the party
that maintains that rule, for his laurels
were gathered by the sword alone.
The Democratic party, placing itself
upon the constitution, pledges itself t
strict obedience thereto, to the mainten
ance of the government created thereby
to the supremacy of law, to reform O
abuses, to economy in administration
to equal taxation, and to justice to all,
1t antagonizes and denounces that in.
famous policy which, during more thar
three years Of peace, has over taxed the
people, has governed by the sword, ant
has destroyed the credit of the nation.
Its policy is one Of: thoughtful fore
sight, of cautious statesmanship;
seeks no new path !; but by the line O
the written law, in the light Of expert
eLce, it will guide the Republic back t,
the highway Of progress and prosperit,
and will restore to it national credit ani
fame.
1t presents you with pride its candi
date for the Presidency Horatio Sey
mour Of New York, statesman and al
honest man. Capable and pure, pos
sessed of large experience and gifteC
with the rarest qualities of the head ant
Of the heart, strong in intellect sounr
in judgement and prompt in action, non
more competent to lead US back to tn
haven of law and order.
| Pennsylvania owes him debt Q
gratitude for his prompt aid when he
border was attacked.
The issues are before you: they are
The statesman against the soldier
intellect against force the law agains
the sword.
| 1t is for you to determine which @
these will best suit our present unhapp
condition.
| By order of the Democrtic Stat
| Committee.
| WILLIAM A. WALLA CE.
| NuArpAyAn