The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-12-15
Conspiracy TO Betray the De mocratic
partyi

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troy it, is q fact too plain to admit of
that this conspiracy com.
nands large sums of money to consum-
nate its purposes is also palpable.
Statesmen" generally Of doubtful De-
nocracy, ARE titilated and the country is
iooded with their letters, sagely advis-
ng the Democratic party to nominate
ome broken down and soured Republi-
AN for President, or to make no nomi-
nation but support candidate to be
nominated by Radicals who have failed |
10 obtain offices Or plunder from GRANT
but, worse than all, newspapers here |
tofore recognized as Democratic, have
been manipulated by means with which
the public are not acquainted, to support
one or both of these vile schemes.
Leading delegates in State conventions
are to be bought up, also, and these
bodies are to be made the instruments
of betrayal. And thus, THE GREAT
PARTY THAT COULD NOT BE
CRUSHED BY DEFEAT Is TO BE
DESTROYED BY BETRAYAL! Ju-
DAs is TO accomplish what SAMPSON
could not
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Il young aris-
tocratic yankee from pesky Massachu-
sets, is put up to palm a letter of his
upon the Democratic party advising it
to surrender and support Republican!
HIGH TIMES, indeed, when scion
OF the founder of Federalism, heredi-
tray enemy of the Democracy, becomes
a leader Of the party of JEFFERSON
and JACKSON A grand mentor, in
deed, to advise Democrats to surrender!
The BLAIRs-mischief makers by
birth and instinct, and never anything
better-supporters of every anti.Damo-
cratic candidate for President between
1S47 and 1S6S-upholders and defenders
of FREMONT and LINCoLN-stipendia-
ries enjoying honors and profits and
offices at the hands of the latter and
always in his confidence-these are the
very soul of the betrayal movement SO
far as active agency is concerned.
Pretty birds, indeed, TO advise Demo-
Gratis to surrender!
AUGUST BELMONT, the greater bank
er of New York and direct representa-
tive and agent Of the RoTHsCHILDs in
America, is the financial agent of the
gang Of thieves who have undertaken
the betrayal of the Democracy. We
have no idea that he deems his own
spare millions sufficient for this pur-
pose, but directly or indirectly he is tho
representative of all the European hold
ers of American bonds, and has COM
manding influence over our domestic
bondholders, too. The New York
World is his immediate organ and for
him grinds out discordant notes in
favor of surrenderlng the organization
of the Democracy to its enemies and
thus accomplishing its eternal destruc.
ton |
We do not attack the motives, for we
do not know what influences them, of
the Harrisburg Patriot, the Pittsburg
Post, the Lancaster MteNigencer, and
several lesser organs, in supporting this
INTERNAL BETRAYAL OF THE DEMO.
CRATIC PARTY, but II is for them to
explain why they give aid to the
| schemes to surrender and destroy the
party of which they pretend to be or
gans. We do denounre them as faith
less sentinels on the Democratic watch.
towers, and warn the Democratic press
and people against their faithlessness.
Judged by their tone and the articles
they publish they are fully in the
scheme of betrayal and with devilish
industry are insiduously endeavoring
to lead their party organization into
the coils of the traitors. The Philadel.
phia Age is passively quiet on this sub
ject, only printing heretical and traitor
GUS letters and extracts under cover Of
news.
Our State Committee is in this treach-
erous ring-and bold attempt will be
made to confirm the treason in the en-
suing State Convention! TO all earnest
and firm Democrats we say LOOK TO
YOUR DELEGATES! See that you
elect your best men and that none are
permitted to represent you who are
tinctured with treason ! We know
whereof we speak when we warn you
that you are threatened with betrayal.
The "new departure was but an en-.
tering wedge, and though many good
Democrats were induced to support or
acquiesce In it, the design ofits progen-
itors is now palpable. All the signs of
the times indicate that a well planned
scheme to betray and transfer the party
exists, and that it is backed and sup
ported by immense sums of money
the very object being to destroy the
Democratic party because defeat would
not weaken it-lt was and if it remain
intact will continue to be dangerous
enemy to plunderers Therefore treason
is resorted to in order to effect that
which the past proves defeat could not.
We are also warned of the existence of
this scheme to destroy by letters from
prominent Democrats in all sections of
the State, who complain that their press
is too timid, or for other reason, fail
to denounce it.
A mass convention has been suggest
ed, to give vent to the voice of the peo-
pie in denunciation of the scheme, but
would not the combined power of Rail-
roads and money stock mass conven.
ton, too?
When traitors take the field it is high
time for honest men to be on the alert
*Since writing the foregoing we find
the following manly article in the Age,
viz;
The Hon. Montgomery Blair, in a
letter In the New York IP0rtd recon.
mends the immediate retirement of the
Democracy from the Presidential can.
vass, and the adoption of what is called
"the passive policy" This action, he
thinks, must be taken promptly, TO he
effective. We do not know any mode
by which the Democratic party could
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