The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-09-30

and To the respective claims Of the candi-
dates before them There is a disposition in
the public mind (and proper and timely
oue) to pass from sect ional and adventitious
questions connected with the recent war,
and bestow attention upon financial, none
tary and industrial ones, which come home
tosour people in their everyday pursuits and
avocations. Money is scarce for many le-
gtimate aud useful investments our taxa
ton is in many respects unequal. and upon
some subjects oppressive the rates # in
terest upon public loars are improvident
the expenses of government (both State and
Federa) are excessive, If not protigate, and
TIE relation between capital and labor are
uneasy and disturbed and then there is I'M
questionably a general lowering of the NOR
al tone of public life below the level Of former
times.
For remedy for these manifest evils (Which
none can deny, and, all good men must la
ment.) the people must act with energy and
and wisdom. They must call better men
than they now have to places of public trust,
and they mast break up the monopoly Of poso
er by the Rep,tJlican party. The election of
Asa Packer will point to reform and i'm
provement in our affairs, and will 90 great
way toward securing them. For it will
mean that integrity aud capacity, high hon
o., srotless character, business ability, ex-
perience In affairs. and charitable, telCrent
and magnanimous spirit are appreciated by
the people. and that men possessing them,
will be secured whenever possible for the
public service AID it will mean also, that
a party in possession of unchecked power
for many years, whose performance in the
administration Of government are uusatisfac-
tory, will be called upon to surrender its
power, or to divide that power with another
party more faithful or more competent.
The Harrisburg Convention claimed for
our Stvte the right and privilege of deter
mining for herself the rules Of popular suf
frage within her limits. This right, which
was recognized in the Republican platform
of 1868, is one of vital importance, aud
should never be surrendered or waived
For if the right to determine whether Afri-
cans, Asiastics or Indians shall be electors
of State or not, be taken away from the
States-no matter in what way-their Char
acter as sovereign free States is clearly gone
from them. We are not so directly inter
ested IN the adjustment Of suffrage in the
Southern States under the reconstruction
laws of Congress, as in the general question
of State power over the subject of suffrage.
Though we may acquiesce in the former as
an accomplished fact-as an exceptional ex-
ercise Of Federal power over seeded States
NDlcn IS DeyOnd rec2u--We must Claim Tor
the latter an enduring interest and vitality
Our brethren of California have declared at
their recent election that they will not agree
that Congress shall have power to create
japanese and Chinese voters for that State
They claim for themselves entire jurisdiction
over the subject of suffrage within their
State, and viii not surrender it. Nor viii
we surrender our similar right, If we shall
be wisely instructed by history and by rea-
SOD, aud shall be regardful of our interests
and our honor.
The country desires not only peace, but
all the fruits of peace-restoTed concord, re-
stored prosperity, aud a complete restora
tion of constitutional rule in all the States
We seek for this F; we desire this with all
our hearts. SO far then as national policy
is concerned, our cause is the Cause of peace
and of good will among men ; Of pure and
just government conformed to fundamental
law and inspired by h"mane and Chris
tian spirit, and it is opposed only to mis-
management and wrong-to the rude rule
of the military in time of peace and to the
plunder of the peoile
By oder Of the Democratic State Commit
tee. VIM. MUTCHLER, CHAIRMAN.