Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-10-07
Judge Mercur's Meetings.

This Radical candidate for Congress in
this District is stumping for votes in Col.
umhia County. On Monday last he made
u speech to a small crowd at a point called
Numedia, on the south side of the river.
The Brass Band, p. John, and few others,
accompanied him to that place. His meet
ing was everything but success In the
evening of the same day, the Judge har-
rangued crowd in Market Square, in this
place. He talked quite differently from what
he did two years'ago. 1t was votes he was
after this time. Then he only came down
here to see his friends-pay them social
VISITOR he had votes enough at home to
elect him. At least so he declared in the
Court House. But now it would seem that
he has man after him up in his own coun.
ty by the name Of Col. Victor +. Piollct,
who is giving him heap of trouble, man
too for whom some of his heretofore warm
personal friends will vote-on the sly-and
Mcrcur knows it. They will try Piollet
once, and that's what's the matter with Ulys-
ses. He is begging. pleading hard for votes
in this end of the District. He might as
we'll so home, for he cannot get one Demo-
cratic vote in this county nor poll the entire
Republican vote: He has lost ground, and
justly too. Does he suppose he can sit in
Congress and vote to place negro suffrage
on the people Of the District cf Columbia,
the Southern States, and all the Territories,
against the will of large majority of the
white people in those localities, and come
back home and again receive your votes :?
Certainly not! Will those Republicans
who favor economy and reform vote for this
man who has year after year voted away
your money to support the negroes Of the
South in idlcness? We think not What
has Mercur done for you, Mr.. Republican,
or any other person, in all his four years in
Congress, that has been Of any interest to
you directly, or indirectly, if You please ?
Can you place your finger upon one single
piece of legislation of his or of his party,
that has benefited you? If you can, we
would like it pointed out. On the other
hand, he has been the means Of assisting,
by his working with Stevens, Butler & Co.,
in enlarging the public debt He has voted
with these men on every measure calculated
to rob and plundcr the Government. The
impeachment trial alone has cost this gov
ernment millions of dollars, a disgracefu
affair to say the least of it. Who brough,
this unnecessary and unjust expense upor
the government? Why such men as Mer
cur. He voted for impeachment, and votet
that you should pay the expenses. Tha
trial had something to do with increas
ing the public debt, but these Repub
lican stump orators, like Mercur, fail to tel
you that even one dollar was taken out O
the Treasury in consequence Of that grea
Impeachment .tarcel They know that the
are entirely responsible for that trial an
enormous expense, hence they say nothin
about it. Not one single Democrat voted t
bring that trial with its expense upon til
country, but invariably voted against il
The only way to stop this increasing debt
to place in power men who will labor to cul
tail expenses Of our government and efiet
more economical and honest administrs
ton of the affairs. Elect Democrat
Congress and you have done much toward
stopping dangerous leaks. Col. Victor +
Piollet would be the right man in this Di
trict He would make an honest represer
tative for the poor, laboring class, and nj
sit in Congress like drone, but do SOM
thing to alleviate the great pressure that
bearing them down.