The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-10-11
A WOTd to Democratic Green
OdcberS.

This is no time for political experiments,
in wandering off after strange gods by
Democrats who have kept the faith and
made the good fight i'm the long years that
the Republican party has managed TO CON
troll the government, first by ianaticism,
then by force, and lastly by fraud. Judge
Thurman in a speech lie made at London
Ohio, few nights ago, said
Everywhere have been in the State have
found tie party solid as one man. NopaIty
was ever so well conditioned. If we lose
this election il will be bacause we have not
done our duty TO the cause we love- because
we like our ease better than we do our party.
Let every Democrat do his duty AT the next
election, and we are certain of victory.
After the 4th of March next there will be
a Democratic Senate in the United States.
What a strange change, my friends
When entered the Senate there were but
seven Democrats therein. After tle 4th of
March next we viii have a majority of six.
The Democratic House has been the means
Of accomplishing some grand results It
was the means OF restoring the silver coin
ace to circulation il was the cause of put
ting sop 20 military interference with the
elections Of the State.
These things would have never been ac-
complished had they been left to the Repub-
icaus. IL a Democratic House has done so
mach, what may we expect when wG have
both branches of Congress7
This being the case, my friends, I believe
that every one of you who believes ia Demo
cratic princi iples-eVerv one who believes
that the Republican policy is not n wise pol
icy, believes 4here should be change in our
administration. i appeal to you TO see that
you elect solid Democrat for This Congress
siOnal district this fall. OF what use are
your Democratic principles il they are not
carried into effect. Do you ever reflect tEat
your influence in general government is con
fined to one day in two yeaTs2 II Is only
oEe day in this time that you have right to
decide what man yOu viii have to make
your laws. When you pat in your ballot, ii
on shat paper IS inscribed the name of Re
publican, how can you say that you have
sought 20 carry Democratic principles into
effect
Faith is shown by works. The man who
sincerely believes in the principles of a
Democratic party will see that he votes for
the man wEO will carry those principles into
effect.
These words will answer as we'll for
/ Penusy lvauia as for Ohio Let Democrats
who are impatient at the slow results that
1 follow their adherence to Democratic prin-
J ciples and support of the Democratic organ
I ization, look at what we have achieved in
nine years:
/ In 1869, the Democrats in the United
4 States Senate. numbered but eight Senators,
/ while i'm the House of Representatives we
! had out seventy-one Representatives.
/ There was more than two Thirds Radical
! majority in both branches, aud that party in
I OOuEreSS was sup elne A. the law making =
/ power The Presidents veto, a. Andrew
johnson found out, was useless preroga-
tive. This was The Congress that passed
/ the act nullifying the contract with The
4 bOndholders, and nakiug,the bonds payable
! in gold or silver coin by another act OF re-
pudiation afterwards changed by this same
1 Republican party, in demonetizing silver, 10
/ gold coin.
But look at the results brought about by
| faithful adherence to the DemOcratict,party
! and our constant appeals to the patriotism
/ aud good sense of the people. We have had
[ control of the House of Representatives since
/ December, 1875 the Senate is a tie, aud al
I ter the fourth of MaTcn next, will be Dem
ocTatic by majority of not less than ten
/ and possibly fourteen. The law-makiug
| power of the nation will be under the control
I of the Democrrtic party in five months
1 Heretofore, having only one house of Con-
! CESS, our power on legislation was but of a
( negative character. A fter the fourth Oi
| March next il will be positive and coutrol.
/ ing. Then the Democracy will be respOnsi
! bic for the laws that are made, for the first
| time in nearly twenty years.
/ In 1859, the only States the Democrats
| controlled, as indicated by the elections ol
4 Governor, were Connecticut, California
| Delaware, New Jersey and New York, i've
| in all. All the lest were under Radical
! rule, Now, out of the hHtY-eight Ssates iu
/ the Union, the Democracy control tWenty
| four leaving the Republicans bat thirteen,
| not counting Maine, which may have a
! Democratic or GTeenback Governor, but ].
certain not to have Republican.