Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-07-01
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FIsHINa CREEK, June 81, 1868.
W. II. JAooBY, ESQ.,, Dear SI:-I have
felt very much annoyed during tho past week
on account oftho arrangement made between
Jack and Cyrus McHonry concerning tho
matter Of Q candidate for Assembly, and by
your permission I would Ike to make .
statement Of the facts Of the case so far ss
I havo bocn able to learn them, 20 that no
injustice may be done to any ono who may
be candidate for that position; and also
40 that there may be no fraud practicod up.
on the people Of Columbia County, and par.
ticularly upon the people Of this township,
whoare perhaps more Immediately connected
with the affair, and who are, and have been
very anxiousto make some arrangement ty
which unity in the Democratic party Of
Columbia could be again brought about. 1t
is great perplesity at anytime to have q
division, in our party, which for years rast,
until quite recently, has been 90 unanimous
in all respects, bds To have division at this
time when weiare engaged in \ Presidential
campaign in which thep IRE questions Of
greater import than were cvcr before invol.
we'd in sny campaign, and this to be precc.
ded by On important State election, for
officers of the State, one Of the candidates
for which is . resident Of our own county,
is exceedingly perplexing. This is certainly
q time when harmony" should abide with
US. But harmony cannot exist between
christianity and idolatry, nor can It exist be.
tween the robber and the person robbed;
and if it were possible for harmony" to
exist under such circumstances it would be
harmony which would result in the over.
throw Of every principle Of christianity,
morality and government; harmony that
would 6ll our land with bribed Legislators,
with perurors, and murdcrers, causing tho
whole political system Of the world to van.
ish and give place to anarchy, the only legit-
innate offspring Of such harmony. HARMONY
in political parties established BY bribes and
fraud, leads to endlcsscxcess cfcvil. The Re.
publican party, with harmony ofthis kind
in its ranks for the short space Of six years,
has burdcncd tho United States with evils
that cannot be cast off for centuries. 1t is
not necessary to name these evils-the of.
spring Of harmonized corruption. They are
proclaimed by every Democratic paper Of
the land, and ore felt daily by every citizen.
Until this corrupt harmony" was exposed
year or two ago there seemed to be no
prospect Of good for the future Of this gov.
ernment. All manner ofbribery, fraud, and
despotism was practiced; but it became too
bold, and the Republican harmony" was
broken. This breaking up affords an op.
portuniT for the triumph Of Democratic
principles And Mr.. Editor, 1 believe if
the Democratic party had taken hold with
honesty Of action two years Ego, the Repub-
licsn party could not have lived to this day;
its history would have been written, and on
the monument erected to its infany would
have been inscribed the dates of its origin
and death, to admonish the world how short
the duration Of harmonixed fraud. But the
men who have been placed in position by
Democrats attempted at once to organize a
guerilla Democratic party, q Harmony" Of
policy and deceptioa, the same that is found
among bands of counterfeiters, thieves, rob.
bers, and murdcrcrs. The honest, true and
faithful advocates Of Democracy would not
submit to bear the reproach Of such infamy
The National Union Policy Seeking orpani-
zation of which the embryo was laid at
the Philadelphia Convention Of August,
1866, proved an abortion. No such "har.
mony' could be established in the Demo.
cratic party, and it should not be, even
though great men in our midst favored it.
The victory Of sneak, thief, murderer
or highwayman is not only disgraceful but
is ruinous. I say then, Mr.. Editor, let us
not be disgraced by corruption and fraud
Let Us have harmony" Of honest intent
"a harmony" founded upon fairness and
just principles, and none other. Let US
meet the enemy and conquer him. Let US
not cloak and league with fraud or we can
never conquer. 1t truth that is victorious,
and though it may be crushed to earth for
while, yet it must and will rise. The thar.
mony" Of which the Columbian speaks in
its editorial article concerning the candidate
for Assembly, is fraudulent, deceptive, and
if allowed to pass without opposition will
ruin the Democratic party Of Columbia
county. tits like the Harmony" of the
highwayman who meets his victim, slays
him, and when life is extinct harmoniously
takes his money, and then says I'VE agreed
upon the matter; he gave me his money
without resistance" This is the "harmo-
ny" made with Jack McHenry. The ring"
subjugated him, made him deliver that
which he held, namely: the Office Of Rep.
resentative to the Pennsylvania Legislature (;
and by intimidation caused him to hold his
mouth, while they say il is harmony"
But to the facts; First let me say was q
friend Of Jack McHenry, and earnestly de-
sired that he should be elected, because he
had been snokcn of "A n candidate fnr A.