The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-24
Tht Columbian.
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
Friday, Novenaber 2A, I92-

Friday, Novenaber 2k, 1871
The Presidency .Monopolies. .Workingmen.
Various efforts have been making for
some years past, and continue to be
made, to establish political organiza-
tions of workingmen. So far they are
mostly under the lead of demagogues
who have neither the ability or integrl-
ty of proper leaders and are made to
work to the sole political advantage of
Radicalism-the party that is most in
imical to their true interests. We are
not prepared to say that there Ia no
cause for such an organization of work.
ingmen, but we do say emphatically
that there should be none. In the days
when Presidents JEFFERSON and
JACKSON expounded the law Of the
Democratic party, National Bank of
$35, 1000 900 capital was denounced as a
monster threatening the liberties of the
people, q powerful monopoly that could
not be indured in free country, and
one that was sure to uproot the tree of
liberty ITSELF Now we have whole
swarm of National Banks, in grand
combination, having a capital some
ten or ttoenty times as large, and no
war is made upon the institution by
the Democratic or any other party!
SNYDER and SKUNK, whose memor.
les are revered by every lover OF free
institutions and pure government,
would not tolerate corporation whose
avowed purposes could be reached by
individual enterprise. Yet now our
State is thatched, bound down, and its
largest Interests absolutely controlled
and governed by corporations No
political party now raises the banner OF
opposition. Is it any wonder, therefore,
that the workingmen combine to pro-
tect themselves against the greedy, sell
fish and souiless absorbcnts of the pro-
fits of industry?
But there should be no necessity for
political combinations of worKingmen.
The Democratic party should, as in
times past, be their representative. II
is their best representative now, but II
should be a perfect one. While politi.
clans are casting about for means of sue.
cess, here IL lies, open as day why have
they not the courage to embrace it
They have glut of temporary defeats
any how-they should not let one more
deter them from doing right, and grasp
ing the great and powerful lever that is
sure to govern this country whenever
its power is called into requisition.
They talk glibly about dead issues but
here is the greatest issue of all which
never can die and will ever affect every
breath we breathe.
1t is said the masses have become de-
moralised and no longer reg ard reason,
honor and principle. The assertion is a
hbel-it is the leaders (too often cow
ardly and corrupt) whoa demoralixed.
Iher great sin is Go,oardice, a0hich leads
them TO fear and doubt the intelligence
and integrity Of the people, and leads
the people TO doubt and despise them. Let
leaders once arise who have capacity
= and nerve to convince the people that
they are to be depended upon both in
profession and practice, as Gen. JAG X.
SON did, and the people will follow as
they followed him. Let us have such a
candidate for President, planted firmly
on the principles of JEFFERSON and
JACKSON, and candidate for Governor
with the principles of SNYDER and
SKUNK, and there Will be political
victory that will thunder like revolu.
toni
Look a moment Powerful Bank and
Railroad corporations controlling our
Congress, robbing the people of their
heritage in public lands, wringing taxes
from them to the extent of their capac.
ity to pay and squandering all upon
building up their own fortunes and
grandeur--powerful railroad corpora
tions controlling our State Legislatures
at will, setting up their Presidents as
candidates for President Of the United
States, and other managers for Govern-
ors of States, their employees and tools
ing Departments, corrupting the news
paper press to do their bidding, con-
trolling political conventions and par
uss-in short, exercising all the powers
OF our governments SO far as the things
that interest them and pecuniary profits
to them are concerned! Is no JACKSON
needed to crush this monster, so sub
versive of popular rights?
Let the Democracy show itself eq ual
to the emergency! Declare against Ma
tional Banks-against the political con-
troll of powerful monopolies-again nst
all corporations for purposes that can
be reached by individual enterprise-in
favor of directing all legislation in the
interests of agriculture, commerce, in.
dustry and labor--in favor of cutting
down all salaries of officials to the stand
ard OF ether labor, so that offices shall
no longer be desirable for the profits
they yield-in favor of cutting down
the expenses of government to the low
est point compatible with the public
interest, against the interference by the
Federal government with all matters
that can be managed by the States, or
in State concerns, and against the pass.
age or continuance of any laws not alb
solutely necessary to the public welfare.
Put Gen. HANCOCK on such platform
and the times and successes of General
JACKSON will be restored. Then if the
party be faithful to these principles it
may have perpetual lease of power.
This is the condensed form of our
view of the situation. We have no
time just now to express our views of
the contempt in which all expediency
mongers ought to be held.
EUROPEAN intelligence is indicative
OF storms-how serious the future alone
can develope. A despatch from Lon.