The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-07-28
An Aggressive Campaign.

We have read much of II in print. But
we see no action. No giant thunder
wakes patriotic nerves to action. Faint
gathering about contemplate depart
ures ru file little rills n moment now
and thcn-a moment later all Is slim-
ber and quiet rcposo again. Where are
the committees on the conduct of the
campaign? Why don't they marshal
the issues, with accompanying expos
ures, and detail the facts and figures to
the public?
Why don't they hold up to the pub
| lie view the fearful, wasteful extrava-
gance and corruption of the Federal
government, and give the facts and
figures to prove them?
The extravaganza and outrage of the
Federal Congress in lavishing thous-
ands and tens of thousands of acres of
the peoples public lands upon corpora
tions, and other sheer waste of themf
The enormous and unjustifiable appro-
priations by the Radical Congress, and
waste and theft of government officials; /;
why are not these with detail and
proofs brought prominently to public
view?
Why are not all the Radical acts and
laws carefully compiled, reviewed, and
their oppressive character exposed?
The ballot box is grossly debauched
by various laws and practices the Fed
eral Courts are equally debauchcd and
corrupted, the jury system is vicious,
citizens arc depleted of their means by
scoundrels without official position who
infest the Federal Courts and control
results, pockets are thus fllched, justice
is derided and its courts are made a
mockery, yet nothing is done to expose
and prove these facts to the public
The President is off to the races, pat.
ronizing gamblers, at least by his pres
ence, the Vice President at home pitti-
fully begging the public to look at him,
the heads of departments are scattered
to the winds, the Lord only knows
where, and the whole government is
actually in the hands and under the inn
mediate direction Of Confederate Ma
jor of the staffofthe rebel Gen. TooMBs!
Yet those whose special business it is to
expose these things stand with their
hands in their pockets, possibly con-
triving schemes to get them into some
bodyelse's!
The Secretary of the Treasury hords a
hundred millions ofgold constantly in the
Federal Treasury, while the people un-
necessarily pay gold interest upon that
immense sum, but not word is said
because this is for the interest of the
bankers and brokers and shavers who
live and grow fat by it.
The whole power of the Treasury de-
partment is used to draw in greenbacks,
upon which no interest is paid, and in
terest paying obligations are issued or
kept afloat in their stead, to accommo-
date the capital of the country and in
crease lis gains, while the people are
oppressed by the scarcity of money for
business purposes, and high rates Of in
terest are thus maintained!
The country is becoming filled with
note shavers and shaving shops to drain
the unwary and the unfortunate oftheir
utmost farthing and to oppress and
crush all debtors. The government
looks on complacently and encourag-
ingly, and the politician dare not chirp
Of he too will be crushed, or at least
derided, defeated and disgraced. Can
not party rise to the level of this
emergency, o'ertop and overwhelm il!
Did all courage die when ANDREW
JACKSON ceased to breathe? Can not
an epistolary hero and statesman like
JEFFERSON be reproduced?
Our State affairs are overlooked or
neglected. The acts of the Radical
Legislatures, their injustice, corruption,
wastefulness and oppression are left
unscanned. Corporations actually pos
scss, as ifin fee simple, the whole politi.
cal power of the State, and the politi-
clans fear 10 attack or expose them.
They buy up and subsidize the press as
well as Legislatures, they intimidate
all whose ambition aspires to public po-
sitions, they oppress labor and shift the
taxes upon the shoulders of the great
mass of toilers. They revel in power
and wrong and yet are unheeded
The State has acquired a Sinking
Fund of s9,5Oa,00O to pay off its debt.
This sum is tightly locked up in the
Treasury. The corporations have a
matured scheme to seize it-yet scarce
ly a word of protest is uttered, the
county conventions of the parties do
not mention it, but few newspapers
make observation regarding it, the peo-
pie themselves do not act and do not
seem to care whether the men for whom
they vote for Legislative positions are
for or against the thieving PROPOSE
tion
These are only some points of i'm
portance. Why do not those who get
off so much CAB about aggressive cam
paigns' take up the subjects and press
them upon public attention? There is
too much feebleness in those who hold
the prominent positions-CROWD ON
THE CANVASS AND FORCE THE
BATTLE TO FURY, if you would
either have or deserve to have victory |!
Let there be an exhibit of fire, and en-
ergy and vigor! Neither timid, weak
or slothful people, or tricksters, ever
achieve great things. Let the State Ex-
ecutive committee arouse to action !
Republican State Nominees.
, What of them, Stanton and Beath ?
We see their names at the mastheads OF
Republican papers-that's all.-EOur
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