The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-18
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American militia ouS of their ontrerch-
monts, thought the whole Continent was at
the feet Of King George. After ,he EuEl
Run defeat &C our raw volunteers, the
Southern ConfedeGacy, AID half the world
| besides, thought it was all over with the
American Union. But time tells differ
ent story. To-day, the cause OF honest,
| free, civil government is not lost because
| its il,-organized forces have met with
| check in Pennsylvania. The Democrats
and the Liberals and the RefOgmeTs in the
I last contest lacked cohesion aud concert OF
action. The seperate action for City and
/ forStatc f3Im, when The latter was really
| the paramount issue of the canvass, pTeju-
| decd both causes. Sliich were in truth but
cne. Adore all the Democratic army
/ lacked not strength or courage, but organi-
cation aud the sinews Of wa. The pur-
chased defections from it's ranks were seri-
Gus. but they are now no loss. Nho sup
1 posed that the American army was weaker
after Benedict Arnold was found out and
: went over to the enemy? The army was
weaker while a traitor was in it, in high
trust; it was stronger the day he went
off to get his wages for his treason. So it
is to day with the Democracy Of Pennsyl-
vania. 1t is made up of the large body of
citizens who demand honesty in the con-
duct of the peoples affairs, and who want
men true to their trust to be put in charge
Of them. Who suPposes that this party
can be permanently defeated in popular
government in which the good of the many,
and not the profit of the few, is the ac-
knowledged rule? AS long as the many
are allowed to vote, their cause is not lost,
and persistent effort will secure at last the
fair counting of their votes. But that re-
quires Organization Organization Or
Canization :! Il is vain for a mere mass
Of militia or citizens iostied into some sort
Of array on the day of battle, to contend
with drilled, disciplined army of regulars
( The DIacemen. the office-holders, the en-
J pIoyes of the government, are now numer-
Gus enough to make an army. They do
not out-number the PEOPLE, hut they can
/ out-manCeuvre them.
We have now seen the whole force of the
administration concentrated skillfuliy on
Pennsylvania. In the local contest for our
State officers, we have seen the whole
power Of the Federal government, its
means. lis enforcement acts, its marshals
and lis deputy marshals, its cabinet officers
and the President of the United States
himself, all employed in carrying State
I election. in the interest, rot of the people
Of the State, but Of the Presidential candi-
date When meeting was called here for
I.artranft, the President dropped his bust
ness or his pleasures to come to Philadel-
phia, TO play part in the demonstration,
and look after his own interest in it. The
whole regular army,of Office holders, with
their chief, took part in this campaign
against the Democracy of Pennsylvania.
They were not thoroughly united, and in
many places we're not organized. In this
city the baliot-box seemed at yhe mercy of
the rePeaters, who did their work with an
open insolence that seemed to fear neither
reJuke nor exposure. Against this, in the
future, the protection must be in The com
pacter organization ofthe Democratic party
and more caution as to the men it trusts.
All the unparalleled frauds Of the late cleo
tion does not depress the Democratic vote
III lIiS CIiS DSlO" LIlN InbiSdflu. ne
conscientious, patriotic citizens of Phila-
delphia, mistaken in their fidelity to pTin-
ciple, undebauched by bribes, undismayed
by power, cast that vote. 1t was real one,
and 1t is power that only a fool can under
rate, and that only treachery can battle
No reform in this city is practicable with
out the help of this great army of voters,
vi: oil I,
own banner. We say then to the Demo
Gratis Of Philadelphia, fall in, and close up
the ranks Prepare for the contest in No
vember, and if we do not carry that let US
be the firm, compact, we'll disciplined army
that will defend our firesides from rapine,
and snat ch ouI city from the gripe of thieves
and plundeTers.
Let ali tTue men go to work in their pre-
cincts and wards and build up and fortify
and purify our organization there. These
/ subdivisions are like the companies and
regiments of an army. If they are right,
all is right Letthem be ready TO take and
hold their places in the great Democratic
line of battle that win yet advance to vic
tory, and that ought, even in defeat, to show
firm ard menacing front to the enemy.
The hope of our city now lies in the or
ganizaton Of The Democratic party. Let
it begin now. The call to the field in No
ye:2ber is reason enough for activity if
there WAS no call we ought to make one, as
a ground and occasion for active, vigorous
organization in every ward and precinct of
this city. Let the word with US now be,
''lNaA in close mp the ranks" Pass it on,
throughout the whole length and breadth
Of the Commonwealth Age.
The following is a complete lis: of Con
gressnen elected Republicans in Roman
Democrats in Halics gains marked with an
asterisk: