The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-14

grants, the lands should be at once re
claimed.
the immigration of persons from foreign
countries, seeking homes and desiring to
| become citizens of the United States,
should be encouraged, but the importation
of Chinese seryile laborers, should be pro-
hibited by stringent laws
While the bondholder has been paid
gold in return for his deprecated curren-
cy, the soldiers and sailors. who saved our
union, our hom es, our money and cur al
tiers, and whose blood consecrated every
battle field from Belmont and Donaldson
to Gettysburg and Appatomax, are denied
| the pittiance justly due them under their
contract with the government-as though
soldiers and sailors could live on grattud5
alone.
BY the answer of Secretary Sherman of
June 10, 1880, to the senate resolution of
inquiry, it appears that the government
paid the soldiers in greenbacks
during the war of the rebellion 81 ,249, $40,
1876. The total interest paid in gold on
| the public debt from July l, 1851. TO June
so, 1869, was 1,SO9, ,3O1, ,4S5.19. The SOL
dier has been taxed to pay this in
terest while the bondholder has gone free
During the present congress it has been
impossible to induce the committees to re-
port single bill 10 remedy existing evils.
The important committees of the house are
so constituted, and the Gespotic rules of
that body so interpreted as to reder relief
| impossible. Under these ru les the speaker
is as much the dictator of the country az
though he were an emperor and ruling in
the most despotic government on the
globe.
N,,a1 1F >,
| is to Danish forever from American politely
that deplorable spirit of sectional hatred
which, for base purposes, has been fostered
| by the leaders ofthe old parties. This has
greatly deceived and embittered the pub
| lie mind, both north and south.
Our civilization demands a new party
dedicate to the persuits of peace, and
which viii not allow the war issues ever tc
be reopened, and will render the military
strictly subservient to the civil power. The
war is over, and the sweet voice of peace
long neglected; calls US TO worship at hel
alters; let us crowd her temples with will
| ling votaries. Let us have free ballot
a fair count, ..and equal rights for all class
es-for the laboring man in northern man
ufactories, mines and workshops, and fo
the stru ling poor, both white and blacl;
in the cotton fields of the Sc tn,
| l me earnestly and solemnly invok,
united ac.iya Of all industrial classes, il
respect Of party, that we may make I
manly lggle for the independence OF la
Dor, am to reestablish in the administra
tion of public affairs the old time Democ
racy of ierson and Jackson, and the pure
Repnbscanism. of Abraham Lincold anC
Thaddeus Stevens.
In consequence of the great avenues tt
public opinion-the press, the bar and tht
pulpit-being mainly under the control o
the enemies Of our movement, your conven
tion thought proper to request its candi
dates to visit the various sections of the
union and talk to the people. 1t is my in
tention To- comply with this request to ths
extent Of MY ability.
And ROW, eschewing all violence, anC
tumult, as unworthy of the carse we rep
resent, and relying upon divine Provi
dence and the justice of our cause, let Vi
go forth in the great struggle for human
rights.
With high regard l am
Your obediert servant,
J. B. WEAEER.