The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-10-11
4 1nird Partu Q DeIuslon.

'Tn the present state Of the coUntry,v
says the Erie ObsCrDer, "a third party is p
delusion-a snare set TO catch unsuspecting
voters for the benefit of the Republican or
ganza iOn." "Any laboTing man, - said
Hon. John F. Follett, at Hamilton, Ohio,
on Tuesday, ''who at this election bends
his neck to the Republican yoke should
never again complain of burden and dis
tresS.' The same can be said Of the men
who are 0eluded into n third party organ
izaton. There is not an act upon the Sta
tute books he third party leaders complain
Of that, at the time it was passed by the
Republicans, was not opposed BY the Dem
ocrats of the Sena.e and House. There is
not an essential measure advocated in .heir
pla forms that the Democrats in the last
aud present Congress did not attempt TO
engTaft upon the policy Of the county.
Democratic voters passed the silver bill
Democratic voters made the present green
back issue permanent part of the curren-
Cy Of the country, and gave to il It's only
and first recognition as money IN time OF
peace. Democratic voters wrested from
Jay Gould and the Pacific Railroad ring
their power over Congress, and secured the
ultimate payment 10 the Government Of
more than two hundred and seventeen Mil
lions of dollars :hat would otherwise have
been retained by that giant monopoly
Democratic voters lifted carpet bag rule
remanded back the army ,e its legitimate
use, the protection OF the frontier -
ocratic voters have compelled the Int.rior
department 10 take measures to recover
from railroad corporations more than n
million acres of the public domain given TO
them during the past fifteen wears in the
shape Of land grants. In fact there is net
an evil brought upOn the country during
the Grant luie5 susceptible Of being RENE
died by Congressional action. that the
DE nocrats since they obtained control of
the HJuze have not tried TO remove. That
they have not succeeded In every measure
OF reform introduced. is because the Sen
ate and the Executive have been against
them. One of these impediments win be
removed on the 4th of March next. and the
other two years thereafter IL the voters
who won the victory in 1876 stand film.
Nith these facts so plain that he who
ruus NAV read, the organization Of .hird
party, xith objects os-eusibly the same as
those already begun and half accom- plished
by the Democratic party ic- Congress, can
have but one obiect-tbe perpetuation of
Republican rule ia the state and nation By
dividing tue Democratic vote. Out Of 2S3
members of the 10th Congress to be elected
this fall, third party-no matter how dis
gulsed d-cannOt secure solitary member
without uniting with one of the other old
parties. BY dividing the Democratic vote
afew Republicans may be elected in close
districts that would q, ,herwise not be and
TINS the House thrown into the bands of
! the third term Grant party. Ifthat is what
the managers Of the National Greenbaek
party want, proclamation TO that effect
would be both manly and honest Voters
would know just what they voted for
They would not be fooled with soft phrases
about ''refOrm,' and promises that can
never be kept without the aid of the very
party they are seeking 10 defeat, fnr what
ever .he fate Of the next House, tie Senate
! at the close of the4Ith Congress will oaIlfa
a Democratic majority Of at least ten. aud
with that majority the party viii ''hOld the
fort Tor ten yeais at least against all as
saults, whether led by Grant, OF Butler, or
both combined