The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-06-03
Gen. aIcCandIess' speech.

On the evening before the meeting of the
Democratic State Convention, the Moya-
meusing Democratic Association of Phila-
delphia arrived in Harrisburg and was es-
corted to Brant's Hall by the Central Demo
cratic Club of that city, where meeting
was held. Loud calls being made for Gen.
McCandlsss, that gentleman addressed tho
crowd as follows:
Mr.. President, and especially you gentle
men from Philadelphia, will agree with me
that this is neither the time nor occasion to
enter into a discussion of the political iniquI-
ties of radicalism But as your President,
General Roumfort, has well said, ''ln your
selection OF candidates on TO morrow select no
man who is not honest, and ne man who has
TO be defended" To that | say amen, and
going one step farther declare that to morrow s
dawn will see gathered in this city the advance
guard of 800, 600 white democratic fIeemen OF
this commonwealth, who, throwing at the feet
of radicalism the gauntlet of aggressive war
fare, demand the restoration of those state
rights which protect individual liberty and con-
stitutional privileges against the aggrandlze-
ment of federal Capitalization.
For ten years we have been upon the deten-
sive. During that time you have seen press,
corrupted by patronage, hurting It's anathe mas
and publishing its ISLANDERS against the loyalty
of democracy. You have seen the ballot box
polluted under the pro visions of a registry law
far more infamous than the Draconian code.
You have the poor peTjured creature
who does the bidding of Master Radical in al
tering the election returns go to Jail by the &C
tion OF an honest judiciary, and l regret say
| that you see, what is more humlilatlng than
! all, the governor OF our great state extending,
UNDER THE WHIP AND SPUR, the executive elem
ency to q man whose crime struck deep into
! the very vtals of our form of gOverDmeCt.-
! You have seen in our great city, where free
! dom of speech, freedom OF the press and free
! dom of conscience was born and matured OIL
! this continent, that i'll less than a century the
| bayouets of the federal marines were cleaning
! in streets upon election day to maintain q
despotism by interfering with the freedom OF
our elections. This the last feather that
/ broke the cam0l's back. Tho paopie became
alarmed as they saw themselves at the mercy
! OF this irresponsible power, and now they arc
turning their eyes TO you anxiously desiring
that you shall maintain the true foundation OF
! either state or national greatness by presenting
! for their suffrage men Of political morality and
! personal integrity.
know you will do 1.-THE pulse of the dem
ocracy beats strong and healthy. Any man
! who loves his country better than he loves a
| party will throw aside all personal considera-
/ tions of individual advancements, and laying
! his predjudices on the altar of his country, he
| will, with unselhsh patriotism, select some
man against whose civil or military record the
tongue of slander dare not wag. Put him OF
a platform that grasps the living issues of the
| hour, defends the rights of labor, accepts the
/ situation of negro emancipation, and all the
amendments constitutionaliy adopted. They
are law, and must be obeyed until the supreme
/ court says nay. Cease to do battle upon
! things that have departed, aud remember that
/ no animal but an ass kicks dead lion. ! talk
PentleIneQt. order q
! you may exercise your reason and act with
! judgment. By the adoption of these principles
you will have the vantage ground. and if you are
only lod with the energy and ability with which
/ you will follow, Pennsy ylvania will be redeemed
! and radicalism will topplo to its fall.