The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-06-20
CONGRESSMAN ATAARGE.


man at large, awarded our State by the sup
Elemental apportionment bill The duty of
making the nomination devolves upon the
Republican State Central Committee, and
we conceive that that body could not confer
a greater honor upon itself, and, at the same
time better serve the interests, moral,
material and political, of our glorious old
Commonwealth, than by seconding the sug-
gcstion of the Gazette, and thus securing to
the Councils of the nation the wisdom, talent
and energy, of as true patriot and Republ-
can, as breathcs the air of Heaven.
The considerations why he should be
nominated, as set forth in the Gazette, arc
patent to every one within the bounds of the
"Old 10th Legion :" and all here feel that
we, and the whole State, would be honored
in the selection of so good man to repre-
sent us in the halls of Congress- And it is
not here alone that General Albright is
known. Throughout the State he bears an
exalted reputation. To every member of the
State Central Committee he is known by
good report only-therc being nothing feyil
to be alleged againt him, save only perhaps
10y hdebound Democracy, which, during the
rebellion, saw nothing but evil in patriotic
Efforts to save the country, and ever since
the return Of peace, sees nothing but evil, in
firm, infeXible devotion TO those beneGcent
Republican principles which Sarcd us coun-
,ry, a representative Government, and
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could be heard, and the wishes Of the people
le enforced
These considerations are weighty in them
selves, and should have force with the Com
mittce in making the selection ola Congress
man at large. But they are not the only
ones which should bear to secure the nonlina-
ton Of Gen. Albright. Our district is pecu-
liarly made up. In the earlier days Of the
Republic It's people imbibed principles which
looked to the largest liberty Of the governed
Federalism mistook the design of the revolu-
ton, and in It's administration Of the Govern
mCnt cndeavored to force the masses to its
ways, instead of itself following in the more
liberal ways of the masses. Under Jeffer-
sonian Democracy Federalism was defeated,
and the people, under honest representatives,
ruled 10 suit themselves and, 50 long as un-
der the supervision Of the fathers, ruled
wisely. Democracy was then word over
flowing with meaning-meaning only Of good
10 the country, to all its interests, and, Of
course, TO every man woman and child with
in Its confines. But after while the princi-
pies Of Democracy, as belived and practiced
toy the fathers, were lost in the whirlpool of
Dcmagogueism, and the party became bank
rupt In everything save the name by which
it has to this day, in the 10th Legion,
marched on to victory. 1t began the true
friend Of the oppressed Of every nation color
and caste under the Sun. 1t eliminated, in
1861, in the championship Of slavery, and
the alder and abettership Of those, who
through treason, fought for the destruction
It's patirachs reared; and, for years, It's rep
rcscntatives in Congress have been the OPP
ponents Of that glorious liberalism which has
raised these United States to position, in
the scale Of nations, higher than any it has
ever heretofore occupied.
Bat though demagogueism and name
worship is largely in the ascendent here,
numbering in majority many Thousands; all
are not demagogues, nor are all DemocraticI
name-worshipers We speak for many
thousands when we say, that patriots live, |
think, act, and vote in the 10th Legion; and
we speak Tor many more, who would ike to-
work and vote with us, but dare not for fear
of the party lash in the hands of hard task
masters,-when we say that untold good, |
morally and politically and manfully, could
not fail to grow out Of our recognition by the |
State Central Committee, and our represen-
tation in Congress by Republican whom we !
know honor and respect as we do, General
Albright, of Carbon county Knowing our
interest and desires so well, we should, in
him, have champion who would never fall
to speak and act for us as well as for the
interests and desires Of the people Of the
State at large, which are indentical with our
own.
Hitherto our representation has been of
that Kind, which has tended only to the ad-
yancem ent of partizan power, on the altar
OF which all our best interests have been sac
riiiced, or laid to be neglected and to suffer
Give Us Gen. Albright as a candidate, and
unite with us in a long pull, a strong pull
and pull altogether for his election, and we
shall feel that new state of things has been
and a new era, glorious and
bright as the noon day sun, has dawned up
on US indeed. We shall then be prepared to
go to the people with will frmer than ever.
not only for the success Of the action of the
State Central Committee in this respect, but,
also, for the triumphant election of our whole
ticket, State as well as National.
VIII the State Central Committee heed
our request? We can assure them that