The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-28


lerday.
Address or the Republican state Central Com
ROOMS or the STATE CESreAt Covv,rrrr M
11O5 Chesnut street, ihiladelphiaTo the people OF
Pennsylyania; Tile approach OF an election for
Governor OF the state and Judge of the Supreme
Court calls upon us 20 address you.
That election, although confined TO State Officers,
may have an efect beyond State limits, aud exercise
an important influence hereafter on the politics and
destiny of the nauon
Arrayed against us, and endeavorng to secure
your votes for its candidates, is the same Demo-
cratic party which was Overwhelmingly repudiated
by the people at the last Presidential election.
IL has changed none OF its principles and reformed
none OF its practices but Is as odious to-day to all
loyal men as it has been heretofore.
Its Southern wing caused the Rebellion, and stroye
by armed force to rend in twain that glorious Union
which was cemented by the blood OF our fathers;
its Northern wing gave all the sympathy aid and
comfort to the Rebellion that it dared by resolutions
in its State aud national conventions, and by the
votes OF its members IN cur State and national
legislatures against all propositions and bills offered
by loyal men tending to strengthen the arm of the
National Government in It's efforts to crush the Re-
belOn.
That party caused the expenditure of four thou
the guilty author Of the heavy debt that Is now
pressing down the national industry.
IL IS answera9le Tor the blood OF half million OF
loyal men sacrificed ia the effort TO crush out its
wickedness and for the wounds and misery of hun
dreds of Thousands more.
IL Is responsible for the SuGerDgs and poverty OF
TIE wives mace widows and the children made or
phans at Democratic hands.
mltted the Seutsern Rebels to dictate the National
Democratic platform and policy and has again taken
to its arms the men whose hands yet ceansed
OF the blood OF Northern patriots
That party is IN favor of free trade in commerce as
fully now as when its ViCe-President, Dallas gave
the casting vote against American industry more
than twenty years ago.
II favors practical Reputation OF the national debt
by paying OF Understanding bonds redeemable in
gold with irredeemable notes, bearing interest and
which, from their excess, would become as worth
less as continental paper.
1t presents as its candidate for Governor man
Thoroughly mpregnated with all those abominabe
heresies, who, though rich beyond the necessities
and wants OF any reasonable man, evades, by dIsin-
genuous shifts and artidces, the payment OF his
State that share OF the burdens OF the State which he
is legally bound to bear.
II lie should be unfortunately elected he will he
as "cay in the hands Of the potter'-n the hands OF
that unscrupuous set OF men, too well known to the
State and nation as '.the cofTee.pot Democracy|
who have persisently endeavored for the last few
years, by wholesale fraudulent naturalization
PAPERS and fraudulent election returns, TO destroy
the value OF the elective franchise.
II presents as its candidate FOR the highest judicial
| Office, gentleman unknown to the profession and
| whose limited experience renders him unable to
grapple with the great questions that are continually
| presented TO our Supreme Court.
such men, surely, are not entitled to the support
| Of loyal and intelligent freemen.
on the other hand, we assertSthat the Republican
party Is the party of loyalty OF devotion to the Union
| and to the rights OF ali men
II stood by the Government in the hour OF It's great
| @eAIemny. @ aiy Is young men went to the battlefield
of the Union, while its opponents sted at home and
| reJOlced IN Rebel victories.
Its capitalists, when the credit of the Government
was lowest offered up their wealth TO support our
armies in the field, and to provide hospitals for the
1t has voted bountles for the soldiers and provided
| pensions for the disabled and for the widows and
orphans OF the patriot dead and is now in the state
of pennsylvania alone eXpending half million of
dolars yearly to educate the orphans of deceased
soldiers.
Recognizing the duty of an enlightened govern
ment to provide for the encouragement of the indns
try OF tne people u mas enacted tariffs to prevent
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countries with the labor of the American citizen
Regarding the pliehted faith of the Government
as the most sacred OF obligations it has determined
that the debt OF the nation (eXcept where other
wise agreed upon snail be paid in gold to the last
dollar. '
In the national administration it has redeemed its
pledges TO the people by dismissng useless once
hoders, Dy reducing the number and expense of the
army ana by paying of, in the first six months of its
existence nifty millions OF dollars of che national
peel OF paying or hye hundred millions thereof
during Grants administrations while In the State
aSuilllnIsIraCon, unef the skllful management of
governor Geary, II has paid OF i've millions OF dol
lars OF our state Indebtedness and has relieved the
poses. N'"'0 Pui-
such are the principles and acts OF the Republican
party.
AS the representative OF those principles we pre
sent to the people as candidate for Governor the
statesman and patriot, John w. Geary. His history
is known 10 you all. We need nor reDaat n UiS
military exploits are written on the rocks OF Cerro
Gordo and the walls or Chapultepec They are in.
scribed the ridges OF our GettysbIrg IN RIO aSsas
OF Wauhatchie on the forests OF Ringpod and Mis-
sionary Ridge, and above the clouds on the heights
OF Lookout Mountain. 80 '9'''
He rendered service in sixty battles received four
wounds and lost his eldest In the service of his
country. " ni'
lie has been scarcely less distinguished as
statesman, ana TO his. Intelligence and rmness we
are indebted Tor the prevention OF hasty and unise
ana unconstitutional legislation, and for the nunish
melt OF muIuerers whom a less firm Executiva
would nave allowed to escape.
IN Judge WllllAus we present an able and aceom
Pusheu Juflst VINO has sat long on the bench and
nhu large ana varied experience, and whose mn
inerous ueclslons, supported by the Supreme Courf
nave peen recognized by that tribunal as being
souhu Jaw, ana expressed IN manner worthy OF ifs
people will be secure 9 "a ''0
The election OF these two men win he of vita, IN,
tensions and professions OF the Democratie nartv
always arrogant and never fulfilled It will estshsb
the prosperity OF the people on an enduring basis
we eXhoTt every friend OF genuine rennhicapion,
10 go 10 the polls and vote for Geary and WiIIiams
DO not wait to be solicited. Do not LET an ono
tnetlc lnulnerence render you careless in tine eSas
else OF What Is not mere privilege bttt a ds,fu
Remember that the election of Geary will ggiva NO
an honest administration OF State affairs wha th.,
election OF who evades the No y,nan. VIC no
his taxes wouldbe likely to be the advent To- nnwor
OF dishonest men. w Po"cl
Remember too, that the present eIecton NOV
nave an important bearing on the next PresdentiaI
elecuon, ana II pennsylvania should now fail info
Ihe hands OF an enete and corrupt Democracy il
may throw Tue next National Administration into
the power OF rebels, free traders and repudiators
Iuil m hepnoliean vote Is fun Republican victory.