The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-11-11

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men had not bowed the knee to Baal, but !
lad remained faithful "to the living God"
We rejoice to be abls to say that perhaps
,ns million of men have in this campaign |
ismained steadfast to principle, notwith-
standing all their temptations, and they
,ov form the basis for the great party Of
The people Of the United States. Let us,
therefore, thank God and take courage
and press on, learning wisdom from the |
history of our past. To the brave men in |
all parts Of the Union who stood up bold
ly for their principles and measures, in
.he face Of present defeat, We say God
bless you; you will receive your reward in
the future, while the men who deserted
on the Geld Of battle will be despised by
those whom they aided as wholly unwor.
thy Of confidence. This 10 always the fate
of traitors to any great cause.
So long as the two old parties of the
past remained in the field, i, was impos
sibls for the third party to secure COM
plete success. One Of the parties 10 now
out of the way. The Democratic party
was so unwiss at Cincinnati as to place
the party and the platform in the hands
and under the control Of . few Wall Street
Shylocks and national banks, in opposi-
sion to the antecedents of The party from
1871 to 1860. In this way they hoped to
obtain power, and to make the :Dsmocra-
tic the party Of the money and bond pow
er, instead of the party of the people, as
is was in the days Of Jefferron, Madison,
Monroe Jackson, and Polk, The people
have, however, refused to be dsliyered to
Shylock. They concluded that il they
must be under the control of Sbylocks,
they would choose Republican shylocks in
preference to Democratic Syhlocks. The
consequence is, that this .Shylock Demo-
cratic organization will follow the exam
pie of the Whig party and disband. One
tenth of the party will join the Republic
cans. Nine-tenths will unite with the
party Of the people. The two old parties
no longer existing, the contest between the
North and the South arising out of the
war will cease; the bloody shirt will be
buried, and the great West and the South
will compose the great party OF the people,
which will be able to conquer the Shylock
party, composed of the bank, bond, and
money power Of the two cid parties.
Hundreds of thousands will flock to the
new party from the two old parties, il we
are faithful. We know the feelings Of
many belonging to both old parties accord
with what we here state.
We have no North, no South, no East,
no West, but the whole people of the Uni.
ted States. From the days of Jefferson
until 1864, it was the practice of both par
ties to take their candidates for President
from one part of the Union and their Vice
Presidents from the other. Since 1864
that practice OF our fathers has been aban-
donsd by both the old parties. The Re-
publicans would not do it; the Democrats
have not had the courage to do it. We
have done il; we will do il again. We are
The party Of Jefferson and Jackson. Their
financial measures are our measurer. We
will revive some of their practices which
the two old parties have abandoned.
Greenbsckers direct your immediate at
tsntion 70 the following things in all parts
Of the country.
!. Try and supply yourselves and your
neishhors with such papers, pamphlets,
and books % will instruct the people in
the way they should'go. We must inform
the people.
2. Form yourselves into clubs, in every
neighborhood, town, township, and county
in every State. You can make your own
charters and platforms, and work under
them. We do not ask you to have head
Of yonr organization located in Washing
ton or any other city. We are opposed
to the one-man power. Unite together fol
the interests and benefits OF the cause, In
stead of the benefit of one or more indi-
viduals.
8. Mark those whose object appears to
be to create divisions among you; main.
tain free thought and free speech; but in
stead Of labofing to show the world in how
many things you disagree, try Ito see and
show in what you can and do agree. You
will find your disagreements departing
daily IL you keep your attention directed
TO those great truths in which you agree
Let US all pledge ourselves that for the
next four years We will labor for the sue
cess of our cause, which is that Of God and
humanity.
PIedging myself to this cause while lif'
and health permit, ! remain,
Yours, for truth and right,
WARWICK MARTIN.