The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-10-24
loOssm AND RepusLIcANlsM

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Lam q Republican in principle,
and I wish to sec this party succeed
in.sr state sEs Fan. I desire this
among many other reasons, because
I nopestly believe that It saved the
Unlbn in the dark hour Of the Re-
bsI ION, aud becanses Che welfare Of
OUT Coun try, for years to come, can
alone be committed with safety into
;,sbonds ANFBE
n there any danger OF its defeat 7
Suppose that I believe there is, what
would patriotism. call upon. Inc to
dof Ought LOOT TO sound the
alarm as far as.my voioo will reach :
Noone certainly will deny me this
ritht, and I look upon IL as duty.
Personality have nothing to gain or
lose by the success Of. either Party
Voluntarily, therefore, unbougbt by
any price, or unswayed by any sel-
fish motive, l write this paper.
Iglory ia my Church. in regard
"a l6e Rebellion. Certainly there is
no brighter page in our Country 8
history than that furnished by Meth
odmis. No Church.did more to sus.
tain. the cause Of the Union than she,
pouring out her treasure abundant-
~, and sepaipg hosts of her sons to
bsar the branS 81 VIE bAttler, and to
slod their blood to defend our Flag.
And I know that in my swn i'm
mediate reaion.. throughout the
great State Of Pennsylvania, and all
Over tho Land, there are hosts Of
Mothodists, especially in the Minis
Try. who believe, without doubling,
ini he sonud ,prinoiples Of the Re-
publican Purity, and there is no price
large enough to buy them from their
allegiance. yr
Is there any attempt to swerve
Methodists, and especially Metho-
dist preachers. from their devotion to
n great cause I 1t is said that there
is, and that the attempts will be con
tinued more earnestly up to the very
eve of the Election.
Upon the belief that this report
is true, write aud urge my breth.
rem not to be false to thoir principles
aud allow no uusound reason to in.
Auence them to vote for any mar
whose association, If not his record
proves that he holds views utterly
autagonistic to those Of the great
Republican Party.
The reason has been urged, it il
reported, aud will be urged, it is
supposed, again and again, especial.
ly upon tho Methodist proacher,--
"Vote for the Hon. A. II. Dill fol
Governor, because he is the son o.
q Methodist preacher. So is anoth
or man the son OF q Methodist prea'
cher, aud yet that same man was ,
Rebel in the South during the War
Suppose he was here new, and run
ming for office. npd that this roasoi
was urged Why Methodists Of ever.
class should vote for him, because
he isithe son ofa Msthodist preach.
Or. Isthcre a Methodist layman o.
preacher WHO would not scorn suct
a plea, who would not regard any
man urging il as Insulting him, ant
who, would nat say to him mo, sir
can never east ~ vote for o Re-
bel" Is Hon. A, H Dill rebel !
do not say so If he had been il
the South during the war would ht
hare, acted as his brother did
cannot tell. l can tell that ut tht
North the Dsmocratie Candidate fol
Governor did act with ,asparty who
'synpsthised with thGSouth, oppos
ed the war, and denied that the sol
diers had the right TO vote. How
can any Methodist preacher, who il
a Ropubliosp, though 10 has pro
found respect and thsA AipdNcst feel
ing for his 6onofed faShSf,@ vote fol
his Democratic soni
But SebEtor Dill is a member o.
the NJ. f. Church, therefore voto fol
him. Simply because a. man is .
Methodist is that 3 sufficient reasor
why some great public interest
should be entrusted TO him Z Is il
not possible for o methodist to bs
right in,heart but WRONG in head
to have principles % u false And per-
nicious that following them no in
terest would be safe, and with then
fully in. the ASCENDANT tho Ship OF
State would be forced "a soms Scyl
lsoe steamed into fsdkAe chsrybdis
Vote for A. H. Dill because be is I
Methodist l That reason is slyl]
hintsd at in one Of our. Msthodisl
papers whicl1 says sThe State O.
Pennsylvania has never bad Meth
odist Governor. ~ Aud I suppose i
xhe writer Of this sentence had pre-,
sekted his reasons plainly he would
haxe said EssPenpsylvania ought q
: have once 8 Methodist Governor
here il nos . chsncs- s--vote for Mr.
Dill" Why vote for him because
he IL q Msthodlst Z The foolish no.
tion may possibly enter the minds O.
soms that a Methodist Governor
wbHld bring groat honor to ths
Church and in some way build ur
her interests. The Church, wher
true to herself. seeks not her honol
from men bnt from God. and bel
interests. depend not on any politi
cal party but tho presence Of Ohrisi
10 tie midst Of her. But even could
: : Methodist Governor Of Our Stat