The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-10-20


prosperity at home to peace and
respect abroad. and 20 the favor of
the God of our fathers God save
the United States Of America
Signed ;n behalfof the meeting by
John Lanahan. pastor Foundry NJ
f. church !. George Butler. pastor
Memorial Lutherun church: Mason
Noble, pastor Sixth presbyterian
church. y. +. Mason. pastor E-strect
baptist church; j. f. Rankin, pastor
First congregational church, Fred
d. Powder, pastor Vermont avenue
Christian church J. G.. Anes, Presi-
dent Young Mems Christian associ.
alton.
OneperceptibIc difference between
the Republicans and Democrats just
now Is, the former are walking the
chalk and the latter are chalEing
the walk.
The brilliant idea of markiu 329
on front doors and sidewalks has
reached Washington. It Will rccoi
on the heads OF the orginators Of
. this piece of Democratic blackguarl-
zism ike Hamp5ons speech, and
Belthooyers letter already exposed
throughout the country. Bespccta-
bic people donotrelish campaigning
of this sort. Keep it Up it viii make
votes for Garfield and Arthur For
there Is 800 reasons why every res
pcctable man should so yotein Nov
ember: 329 reasons why every Union
soldier should vote as he shot and
800 times vote tp put down the 32J
rebel Brigadier- who are yelling
over the country for q change /,
329 reasons for not voting the solid
south into power: 30 reasons for
keeping up the national credit. 3Z3
reasons for voting against free whis-
KEY and free trade, 30 REASONS for
keeping the control ot affairs ont OF
the hands of the ku kluN. white
liners. bulldozery. red shirts and rifle
clubs 329 reasons for voting against
the rebel claims "buzhcar that dis
turbs the country; 32J reasons why
the man the Democrat. party ugM-
mated for President should not be-
elected for he acts ike the worst kind
of q political trimmer For one
week he saws hc viii 20 into the
White House unpledEad end the
next week he pledges away against
rebel war claims 321 reasons why
every respectable citizen should sup
port the party of right and not the
party Of wrong 30 reasons why
they should vote for freedom and
against slavery : 30 reasons for sup
porting the loyal party against the
disloval party: 80 reasons for sup
porting Garfield who represents the
party that sustained and saved the
Union. while the Democracy iu
bloody civil war sought it- de--ru--
ton leS. 32g times i29 would uot
be ample numbers Ior the reasons
why Bepublicanism should prevail
against Democracy. The first has
built up and reconstructed, the lat
ter has aimed todesroy. The former
Is the party of progress and has been
supported By men who have had
regard for the cause Of humanity,
while the latter has been the party
OF reaction, and has been upheld by
those who have trampled on human
rights. The former sustllus home
industry. while the latter announces
as it. policy that 1t fIvors those that
are foreign. The retention in power
of the Republican party guarantees
Justice. good government and gencr-
al prosperity, while the accession TO
power of the Democratic party inn
perils all these.
The Democratic newspapers are
naming Hancocks cabinet ministers
already. Here Is the Pots idea of
a cabinet for the superb.
For Secretary of state. jeremiah
:. Black: for Secretary of Treasury.
samuel J. Tilden; for Secretary Of
War. Geo. b. Mcclellan; for Secreta- /
" of Navy. Thomas y Hendricks
ror Secretary of Interior, Allen g. (
Thurman for Postmaster General .
John b. Gordon. for Attorney Gen
cral. Benjamin F. Butler
For q party that Is progressive .
moves forward and no. backward
Il strikes me rs q model crowd.
This make up would truly repre- +
sent the Democratic idea. The Dem .
ocratic doctrine that the war was q /
failure would be established Bu-
chanan's administration would have
Justice done It: Grant and Lincoln .
wrongs to the country would he set
right; resumption Of specie payment
would soon be proven q failure the
Republican policy of honest money, /
sound currency and payment Of the
National debt would soon be wiped
out: everything would 5c glorious,
free trade. free whiskev and free 70
bacco. Hurrah
Black would convince Hancock
of his error in coerlng Lee at Get-
tvsburg: TIden woull guard the
national treasure and enforce the
payment o. the income tax: NeCiel-
Ian would show the solid south bow
10 abolish the army by a melting
process. What he don't know about F.
melting away military organizations .
j not worth telling.
Hendricks and Thurman are regt-
resentatives Of the class Of -helved .
politicians, and So completely laid
away that 1t seems q pity 10 disturb
their repose. but a. members Of
Hancocks cabinet their repOse viii .
not be disturbed. Gordon would be
the rebel Of the concern and estab-
lish the equilibrium Of force as
claimed by them during the war.
zone rebel equal 10 SIX yauks. This .
proposition General Butler has strir-
en- for twenty years 70 contute, but
has lately given up the attempt and
surrendered.
He would meeklv take the assign
ed place and DO his duty without
making a WY face and ii Gordon a
little overshadowed all the others,
Butler would never complain. seeing
that it would be utterly impractica-
ble to fully protect the negro with
ont having at least one white-leaguer /.