Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-10-06
A workinpman's Fight.

81 cts per pound, liUe aceight.
A Workingman's Fight.
The Press has been shown a letter
dated September 2. 1880, received by
an intelligent workingman of this city
from a Acknowledgment in Oldham,
England, which contains single SEN
tence that has word of interest for
every worker in every forge and fur
mace and factory and mill in this coun-
trv- That sentence is as follows:
THERE ARE BILLS POSTED HERE IN
THE STREETS URGING THE INFLUENTIAL
MEN TO ROUSE UP THE DEMOCRATS OF
AMERICA, AS, IF THEY GET IN POWER,
1T WILL BRING MORE TRADE TO ENG
LAND"
If anybody doubts the genuineness
Of this letter the Press holds itself in
readiness to produce it at an hours no
tice. There can be no doubt, howev-
er, of its authenticity, nor of the fact
which it states. Evidence exists on
every side that the Free-trade Demo-
cratic party of this country has the ac-
tive sympathy of every British manu-
facturer English manufactures are
decaying. English trade is stagnant.
English labor is unable to obtain en-
ployment even at the wages that keep
body and soul together, and is focking
across the Atlantic England's home
market has been successfully invaded
by the products of the great copartner-
ship between American capital and
American labor which sustains the
tariff. England is so reduced by her
industrial prostration that she dare not
enforce her natural national policy and
maintain her dignity as Power, and
changes her Ministry to escape war
in which her pride and her traditions
would have her embark. England is
on the eve of a crisis which can only
be averted by the breaking down Of the
tariff which protects American indus
try and which has closed the best mar
ket she ever had or the world ever fur
nished- Philadelphia Press, Oct. lst
The Republican mass meeting at
Warren, Ohio, on Tuesday week last
was grand demonstration, and sue
cess beyond all expectation, there be-
ing no disappointment in any particu-
lar. The great wigwam, holding Ia, 600
people, was crowded and two large
overflow meetings were held outside.
Gen. Grant presided, and in opening
the meeting spoke as follows:
"Ladies and Gentlemen In view
of the known character aud ability of
the speaker who is to address you to-
day, and his long public career and as
sociation with the leading statesmen
of the country for the past twenty
years, it would not be becoming in me
to detain you with many remarks of
my own, but it may be proper for me
to account to you, on the ir5t occasion
of my presiding at a political meeting,
for the faith that is in me- | am o
Republican, as the great political
parties are divided, because the Re-
publican party is national party,
seeking the greatest good Of the great
est number of its citizens. There is
not O precinct in this vast Nation
| where Democrat cannot cast his bal
lot and have it counted as cast. No
matter what the predominance of the
opposite party, he can proclaim his po-
ltical opinions, even if he is only one
among thousand, without fear and
without prescription on account of his
opinion There are Ia States and To-
calities in some others where Rcpubll-
cans have not this privilege. This is
one reason why | am a Republican.
But am Republican for many other
reasons. The Republican party as
sures protection of life, property, pub
lie credit, and the payment of Govern
ment debts-State, county or munic-
ipal-so far as it can control. The
Democratic party does not promise
this If it does it has broken its
promises to the extent of hundreds of
millions, as many Northern Demo-
Gratis can testify to their sorrow. | am
a Republican as between existing par
ties because it fosters production of the
field and farm and of manufactures,
and it encourages the general educa.
tion of the poor as well as the rich.
The Democratic party discourages all
these. The Republican party is par
ty of progress and of liberality towards
its opponents 1t encourages the poor
to strive to better their condition the
ignorant to educate their children, to
enable them to compete successfully
with there more fortunate associates !;
and, in fine, it secures an entire equali-
ty before the law of every citizen, no
matter what bis race, nationality, or
previous condition. 1t tolerates no
priviledged class. Every one has the
opportunity to make himself all he is
capable of, Do you believe this can be
truthfully said in tho greater part OF
the States of this Union to-day which
the Democratic party controls abso'
lutcly The Republican party is q
party of princlples-the same princi.
plies prevailing wherever it has q foot
hold. The Democratic party is united
in but one thing and that Is in getting
control of the Government in all its
branches. It IL for internal improv-
ment at the expense of the Govern
ment in one section and against this
in another 1t favors reputation of
solemn obligations in one section and
honest payment of its debts in another,
where public opinion will not tolerate
any other view. 1t favors fiat money
in onp place and good money in an:
other Finally, it favors the pooling of
all issues not favored by the Republi-
cans to the end that it may secure one
principle upon which the party is al
most harmonious unit-name!y, gain
ing control Of the Government in all
its branches,
~ have been in some part of every