The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-09
TO the Dcmocr0cyof Pennsylvania.

The State Democratic Convention met
at Pittsburgh on the 26th of August last.
1t nominated it's candidates, and adopted
the platform, and adjourned. All the pro-
ceedings were marked by a devotion to the
principles of the party, as well as that har-
nony which ever prevails when high pur- /
poses control individual action. The man
agement of the State canvass was as usual
entrusted to the State Central Committee, I
which was duly appointed. This body or
ganzed at Harrisburg on the 22d day of
September, instant.
Among the first duties of this committee
was to direct its chairman to address the
Democratic citizens of Pennsylvania, and,
indeed, all patriotic men of the Common
wealth who satisfied that the prosperi-
ty, integrity, and welfare of the people de-
mand a return to those sound, tried, and
established principles of government by
which the great achievements in our past
history were secured.
1t needs neither argument nor authority
to demonstrate that the Radical party,
which now possesses the political power
in Pennsylvania and in the Federal Govern
ment, has utterly failed to give content
ment, prosperity, or peace to the people.
In every county in the State the best
citizens, the oldest inhabitants, and the
young men are dissatisfied with the poiti-
cal, industrial, financial, and governmental
policy be which the Radical party afflicts
the country.
Industry is not profitable; the manufac-
tories are languishing the coal and iron in
terests are depressed the farmers are not
reaping adequate reward for their toll, and
labor is calling for employment.
The Radical party is directly responsible
for all this. 1t has majorities in Congress
and in the State Legislature, and the Exc
cutives of the State AID thu Union were
placed in those positions by assumed ma
jorities at the elections.
This distress and uncertainty in all kinds
of business is the result Of the policy of
the Radical party which insists on substi-
tuting for Constitutional mouey-goid and
silver-a national bank paper currency or
promise to pay, always below par, redeem
able only in other paper promises to pay.
The people are poorer to-day than at any
late period in our history. Factories are
idle and farms are for sale, without buyers,
in every county i'll Pennsylvania. There
are more mechanics and laboring men out
of work in Pennsylvania than ever before
In the Southern States, the SOC called ''re-
constructed States,' which the radical
party sought to legslate into rotten bor-
oughs for the express purpose Of sending
Radical members into Il Radical Congress,
civil war, war of races, destitution, de-
SPAR, poverty, corruption, frauds exist,
and carpet baggers and negroes rule and
ruin.
Abusing the powers obtained by frauds
at elections, and force i'll many States and
corruption everywhere, the Radical party
now attempts to degrade the white race by
enacting into "a law what is known as the
''Odious civil rights bill,'' by which the
white man and his wife are degraded to the
level of the negro, since no legislation can
ever elevate the negro to that of the white:
and the children of white parents are to be
forced into association with the offspring
of the negro III the public schools. Made
desperate by the criticisms of a free press
and its exposure of the usurpations, cor
ruptions, ana rings of The Radical party,
1t enacted at the last session of Congress
the Poland gag law, by which it expected
to destroy the liberty of the press but an
outraged and indignant people VIII veto
this last Radical inIquty.
And more than this we are amazed at
the present state of affairs in our sister
State, Louisiana, produced as it is by the
stupid, reckless, partisan hatred of Grant
ana his advisers. The Radical comm ttee
of the United States Senate appointed to
Investigate the claim set up by Kellogg
! and his followers to be the State govern-
nent IN Louisiana, reported that the ella IN
was unfoundtd i'll fact and in law that
a usurpation OF State authority wholly indie
ed government that it was an outrage on
the rights OF the people, and was sustained
entirely by Federal troops that Kellogg
was never elected Governor, and the Leg
| islaturc pretending to have been elected
was placed in power by the demonstrations
al actions OF a Federal judge, who disgrac-
ed his ONCE Dy his unJnstifiabie proceed
| ings that the Democratic Governor and
| Legislature were duly elected, and were
Hat nf ne o to l,ai,
! thority by Federal troops. Notwithstand-
! ing this report, when the citizens of Lou
| isiana asked to be heard by Grant before
| he decided to sustain this usurping gang
of carpet-baggeys and negroes, those white
| citizens were told that they would not be
| allowed to present their petition or be
/ heard in their defence.
! This fragrant Federal outrage demands
! the solemn and calm condemnation of every
| true American. This is the perfect picture
| of the present condition of public affairs
| For the proof let every candid man turn to
the daily public and yet free press of the
! country, aud be convinced. People OF
! Pennsylvania, for these wrongs, evils, and
! grievances there is remedy.
| Let us have a change. he people, dis
| heartened and in despair, are prepared for
| a change. This Charge must be IN both
| principles and men,"
| The system 10y which the Radicals have
| obtained power must be overthrown, the
| elections m ust be honestly conducted, and
! honest returns of the VIII of the people,
! which the balio:-boX contains, must be
made. Every man of virtue, courage, and
! honesty in this State must be an overseer
at the polls, and demand justice from those
| who perpetrate frauds,
| Livery township in the State must be
thoroughly crsanized, and every voter en-
| abled to vote.
The Democrats should feel it duty to
support tho local Democratic press, that
| all the intelligence which is needed they
can readily obtain. 1t is the duty of the
Democracy to do this, that the uuin-
! formed, and those who desire to know the
principles of the Democratic,party, may be
instructed, and those of the people who de-
sire light and knoSiedge in order to show
the causes and authors of present disasters
and coming perlis may have the evidence