The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

tGSFLUENCE. PA. sept 70. 1875.
EniToR HERALD.-My attention has l..
day been called to the fact that my namt
was ANNOUNCED through the columns o
The Berlin Bailefia as a Committee mar
from this place ior the Nsii0neitiscen
back Labor party OF this county.
This announcement is entirely Gnauthor
lied on my par, not knowing that mg
n4Iae had thus bsea used until today. l
confidently hoped that my standing il ihi:
county rs a Republican WAS sufficiently
vel known; Thai | voted Bua oiEer Jean
the Republican ticket. Ny long deyo;ion
90 the party, aad my c0niiaHed advocacy
OF lis great principles should have pro
tected me against such IN unauthorized
announcement. am willing that every
man be allowed 70 enjoy his own political
opinion, but | am unwilling to bave my
name dragged into the support ot a party
whose principles | have unifCrwly OPP
posed. regard the financial policy OF
the Ngtional-G reenback labor party rs in-
direct Reputation. Any party that prom
ises 10 pay more for anything than 1t Is
actually worth, with the hope OF again
selling the same article to some one else
tor a stili higher price. intends 10 cheat
sJmebSdy, aud is unsuond in principle. ana
naturally draws into its ranks almost
every element Of maicontent IN business
ana politics. Such a policy suits the
worthless tramp, the communist, and the
instilaters oil strikes and riots. | regret
that the word Labor" has been added as a
pilot word to The name of ibe National
Greenback patty. Il il calculated 10 catch
the honest but unsuspecling voter. There
is no class OF persons for whom | have a
higher regard than for the laboring class.
I esteem them as the bone and sinew OF
the land. When | loak back and call TO
mind the standing Of the laboring classes
OF twenty-five years ago. and compare II
with their present condition, il strengthens
my devotion 10 the Republican party. !
remember the timc when | toiled fourteen
hours per day for the small sun Of nine
dollars q month. and wGs then receiving
one dollar in advance OF those who Labor
CT BY my side, for-the little extra work l
engaged 10 do OF evenings. II was my lot
10 spend FIVE years IN II slave State, when.
the brand OF dishon0r was placed upon
The brow OF labor. / often heard it said
by those who owned labor that slavery
vas the normal condition u ell Tie la5or-
ing classes. Over SOC, 600 square miles OF
this country tree labor was dishonored and
the lab0rer despised until the Republican
party came into power and bonored and
dignlhed Il. To-day we have q party, with
the word labor attached to its name,
that would pay the homes. ldb0rer with a
currency the purchasing power OF WHICH
would melt away in lis pocket Ike snow
in an August sun. The gigantic frauds
of the late primary election afford no valid
excuse Tor any good Republican TO leave
his party. deplore as much as any n
the TACT Of The complete manipulation OF
the election BIZ a few INSCRIPTIONS dema-
gorues so as TO worm in upon the party,
hv iheir dishonest and unlawful acts, a
few unworthy and undeserying persons
who do not command the respect o. the
party; but it would be very unjust 10 h0li
The Republican party responsible for the
personal acts OF a few designing derna-
gogGes. Our state ticket wa nevcr bet.
ter, and our county ticket IS holoTed with
the nemes Of some es honest and true men
as the county can afford, and they deserve
the unqualified support of every good Re
publican. The Republican party is as
great aud as good as ever she was in the
past. Her great principles can never per
ish so long Us the SUD of liberty continues
to shine upon this continent. Republicans
OF Somerset county, stand firm
Respectfully
y, j. FIcRTSE2.