Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-09

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The Sunday Transcript, good reliable
Democratic authority, refers to the attempt
to deceive the laboring men, in tie follow
ing language:
A LITTLE TOO TuTN.-By far the weak
est weapon ofthe Democracy in the coming
contest i5 their morbid and maudlin appeal
in behalf of labor. The leaders appear to
treat the humble as fools, and deal out
their sympathy for the toiling classes with
unmeasured hands. Particular is this the
fact in the mining country. The working
men are appealed to with great earnestness,
and their support is vehementy demanded
as Matter of right. Now, it is but fair
to be square in politics as in all things
else aud it quito as necessary, IL this
labor question is to enter the canvass, that
thetruth should be told. So far rs the min
ing regions arc concerned, the Democracy
are not in harmony with the laboring
classes. Whether right or wrong, the lat
ter demanded advanced wages. This was
tions who control labor. Who are they?
The Reading railroad, with Democratic
president; the Lchigh Valley railroad,
with n Democratic president; the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Suspuehanna rail.
road, with Democratic president, and
others of the same ilk. So that so far as
the matter of ''labor's rights arc concern
ed, the Democracy had better hold their
wist.
But where is the use of dragging the
question in at all. There is nothing abso-
lutely in it. Workingmen understand
quite as well as politicians can tell them
where their interests lie. They are not
fools, though they quite frequently get as
tray. They are, however, competent to
judge Of the quality of candidates, and
they arc not likely to support any one d:-
rcctly inimical to their interests. 1t will
not do, there fore, for any party to at
tempt to play upon their passions or trade
upon their svmpathics. Indeed, we are
surprised to find that such an attempt has
beer cssaycd. Still, il isa matter of taste.
If The Democratic leaders think that their
cause will be promoted by running straight
in the face of facts, such as we have pre-
sentcd above, they may do SO 4; but to our
view they would exhibit greater wisdom
and insure wider success by ignoring
imposition or anything savoring of n quail
ity 50 mean. Let the workingmen alone.
The Democracy Alter tho Colored
Vote.
Old Vir!inny is coming down from their
lofty ideas of white superiority. Their
s State Convention, held the other day at
Richmond, admitted colored delegates and
chcerod them when they entered to take
their seats. This was an unlocked for and
astonishing condesccntion. And now the
Richmond Enquirer follows it up by ar
editorial address "70 or Colorcd Fcllou
i, Il 10 10 10
tach voters from the Republican party ant
win them over to the Democratic side
We give a sample of tho Enguircr'S logic
| 1t says
''The new order of things procaim
your equality before the law, makes yot
citizens in every sense of the term, ant
! pledges the power of the Government t
! protect you in all your rights. Appre
ciating the sc facts, we address to your en-
| lgitOci nm dcrstanding the pertinent i'll
curry: Why continue To vote as one maj
the Ridical ticket? What especial claims
has that party to your undivided support
The invariable reply to this question ha
been: They are your friends, you ou
enemies to them we are indebted for on
emancipation and all the other blessing
we inioy YOU would have kept us forever
in bondage. The proposition is not true
Ifyou have thanks to render, give them t
the great Diposer Of human affairs VIII
'mocks the counsels of the wise and tn
valor Of the Brave"
This is pretty good. No one we prcsum
will attempt to deny that Z" to the grea
Dispcscr of human affairs" belongs tn
praise for breaking the iGtters of the slave
but in the ordering and regulation of hu
man affairs, "the Great DipOscr'' act
through human agencies, and the enfrar
chised millions are sharp enough to pel
cCive that their freedom was brought aboU
through the agency of the Repubica
party. That they see this matter in il
true light, and fully appreciate the motive
and the logic of the Democracy is clearl
shown by the following anecdote which W
clip from the Richmond National Virgin
an:
A distinguished legal gentleman, cal
tain in the Confederate army and candidat
for the Constitutional Convention, was a
guing that if there had been no robels thei
would have been no freedom that the FIRE,
dom of his sable hearers was due to HEAVIER
that God Almighty had done it,"
"Gcs M0ssa C" responded an age
: freedman. " but dc Yankees help lii
} mightily.n
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