The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-10-23
ZION. WIFI. NJ. RAPSHER'S
REASONS FOR SUPPORTING
Hancock for President.

come 10 the conclusion that il is my duty to
support General Hancock for the office Of
President of the United States. In so doing
| will obey the plain dictates of my own
judgment. 1t may be Of interest to some
of my fellow citizens to know why feel
myself under political and moral obligations
to vote for him. will give few of many
reasons:
believe that the Republican party is
wrong in trying to perpetuate itself in power
upon the dying and extinct embers of the
late civil war, by making seotionalism their
political policy, and thus melting all the
prejudice, bitterness and hatred of the
masses Of the people of one section of our
country against the other. Such policy
if successful, will always keep our country
| in an abnormal condition. II will seriously
injure the business of the country, affecting
the laboring man who tolls for his daily
bread, as well as the capitalist create strife
and commotion among our people, and not
give us that chance " for life. liberty and the
pursuit of happiness" which the Constitu-
tion Of the United States contemplates.
1t is n fact that the great leaders of the
Republican party have become SO strongly
intrenched and fortified in official position
through patronage influence, that it is a
question for serious inquiry whether the
people or the office holders are masters OF
the situation. There are thousands of hon
est and influential Republicans in this
| Commonwealth land l believe in other
States) who feel the full force of this notori,
Gus fact. Yet in the heat of the campaign,
when their passions and prejudices are ap.
pealed To, they rally around the very men
whom, at other times they denounee as un-
worthy, and help to make them more pow,
errul than ever before. 1t is certainly a
strange iniatuation that does this.
But it goes even beyond this. Political
feeling runs so high that prominent men
sanction revolutionary principles to main
tain their influence and prestige. speak
guardedly when say that believe, there
are few well informed people in the United
States who do not feel satisfied that wrong
was perpetrated upon the suilrages of the
majority of the people of this country when
Mr.. Hayes was inaugurated Presidento of the
United States. Who believes that he was
the choice of the people or that be was duly
elected But party men will slyly wink at
1t, because through the manipulation OF
questionable appliances he was seated in the
Presidential chair.
What are the facts2 After allowing all
deductions, which the Returning Boards
made from the regular vote, Mr.. TIlden still
had 25l 900 more votes than Mr.. Hayes.
After Mr.. Hayes was seated the strangest
things Of all happened. The Republican
candidates for the Office of Governor in tn :
States OF Louisiana and South Carolina had
each some thousands more votes than MIR.
| Hayes had in those States. They were not
maintained in their offices by Mr.. Hayes
while he has remained in the Presidential
office with less votes than they had, aud
whatever claim lie had to the high Office
which he occupies hinges upon those tw,
States. I take it that this act of making
Mr.. Hayes President of the United State
was the most wonderful political feat tha
any party in any age or country ever car
ried out without boodshed. 1t is wei
known that all the participants in that gram
scheme of political legerdeman were re
warded under Mr.. Hayes administration.
Has the patriotism and virtue Of the pee
pie become SO degenerate that respectabl
men can smile at such crime, and let
) pass into history without protest for the goo
of the partyT Why is 1t that the busine'
men of Philadelphia did not talk about thes
things at their late great business meeting
Y 1t has always been an open sec. ct in poi
teal circles that Hon. Asa Packer was dul
elected Governor of this Commonwealth i
l 1869. A grievous political SIN was perp,
trated against him and against the peopl
a who elected him, when he was counted ut
;, OF the office to which he was elected Wi
S it be said that it is nevertheless the duty
all good Republicans to keep right on votin
o the straight ticket in the face Of such mon
n trous political atrocities, because the Soutl
~ ern States support General Hancock? o..
= 1t is, no doubt, correct to say that II
/. South will be solid for the Democratic tick
k next November, but, while such is the cas-
it is important To bear in mind that Il
States Of New York, Pennsylvania. Obi
j. illinois and Michigan all strong Republic,
,e States, except New York. will at the san
in time cast more Democratic votes than Il
whole "sold South" Icull attention to Ii
fact merely TO suggest that while so maI
OF our fellow citizens in the Northern Stat
in which the people are noted for tn,
e. intelligence and industry-votc for and 81
H. tain Democratic principles, the success
that party at the polls cannot be regard
ck 50 immmently dangerous Ia the welfare
w. our country as the party now in power wou
&C lead Us u believe. la the Presidential, O.
ON test ol 1870, the five Northern States whicl
ny have named cast l.6il 900 Democratic vuu
while all the Southern States-l5 in nur
II. ber-cast 100000 Democratic votes. !
ar. the other Northern States polled ,O75,O
-" Democratic voles. give round numLe
on Il will be seen from these fgures-tuk
in
rs from the official returns-that a great II
MS jority Of the Democratic voters rrsiIe ia
ur Northern States. cannot believe that
..uu' .u' many intelligent men ol the North wor
IN. sustain aud support the Democratic party
Gs the success of that party was as danger,
M tn the peace and welfare Of our comm
,ry T country as the Republican party SO warn
i; maintains that it would be.
' Let any one take his own election dist
$50 and pick out some Of the leading Democr
'ed and then seriously ask himselfthe questi,
Sy Do these men Of means and respectable
, mean well Of their country, or are they al
'I' ious to ruin in
my The answer is No! We are all striving
in keep and maintain a good governm,
ing whether We are Republicans or Demoer