The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-29
Brave Words from a Veteran Democrat
Who Knows About Indiana.
LETTER PROM HON. BENZ. PATTON, COMMON
PLEAS JUDGE II ALLEGHENY COUS-
TT THIRTY YEARS AGO.
HICKsvILLE, DEFIANCE Co, o.,
OctObpr Is 1890

HICKsvILLE, DEFIANCE Co, o.,
October Is, 1880.
To the Democratic State C.strul Committee Of
Pennsylvania.
Our Democratic friends in Pennsylvania
ana elsewhere at the East need not be at all
alarmed or discouraged about the result of
the late election in Indiana. / live close to
the Indiana line, and know what is going on
IN That State Our friends there are not In
the least discouraged. 1t Is true they have
been disappointed. But they are now thor
oughly aroused They are chafed partly by
consciousness OF their own mistakes, and
partly by the gross misre presentations and
corrupt means BY which their opponents car
ried the election. The average majority Of
the Republicans did not exceed 360O. This
our friends will wipe out in November with
large margin to spare. From the Ohio
river TO Lake Michigan they are animated by
one determination, and that is 10 profit by
their own Mistakes to recover lost ground,
and to redeem the State. And, mark nv
words, they will do il.
The object of the constitutional amend
ments was TO abolish the October election,
and they were carried by large Majority of
the votes cast. The action of the Supreme
Court, by which the amendments were, on
technical grounds, nullfed, was a mistake.
1t left Indiana an October State. This ena-
blcd the Republican party of the whole
Union TO concentrate their vast resources of
men and money in Indiana, and they eX-
pended not less than a million of dollars to
carry the State. This game cannot be re-
peated in November. There will then be a
clear field and fair fight and truth and
justice will prevail
In Ohio, with State pride and other pow
erful appliances to back the Republican
party, the result was about the same as it
was last year, VIII en- Foster was elected Gov
ernor. Why should the result have been so
widely different in Indiana The reason IS
obvious. There were extraordinary and cor
rupt means taken but these measures can
not be repeated at the Presidential election.
Our friends in Indiana relied with too
much confidence upon their strength and
prestige, rs developed at former elections
Then their organization was very defective
while that Of their opponents was perfect
and complete. Seeing this, our friends have
gone To work and made their organization
thorough and searching. They will have a
committee of reliable men for every square
in every town and city, and for every inhaS-
. tied square mile. They viii scOuT the lists
to find Illegal voters ir the rural districts of
the State. They will personally visit and
reason with every doubtful voter and every
man of Democratic antecedents. They will
thus III quiet, but effective way. remove
all false Impressions. and explode the mons
trOuS falSehOOds by which these impressions
were created. Indiana is still Democratic
State; and the result in November will
prove it. Look out for the victorious result
/ Of the most searching and effective, still
hunt that ever occurred in our political his
tory.
Those GreenbackeTS. amounting TO several
Thousand, who stood up for the integrity OF
their own organization, their own party
ticket, while the rest deserted them, are
justly indignant. They feel that they have
been sold out, duped and cheated. They are
swearing vengeance. They have come 70
the conclusion that they can but obtain il by
acting with the Democrats in November, and
voting for Hancock Under any Circum-
stances Hancock is stronger in Indiana by
several thousand votes than the State ticket
was.
As native Of Pennsylvania, / look for
ward with almost painful interest t. ths re-
SUlt in that State | am all the time asking
myself the question. will she tamelv subaiit
to the continued ruie of the vampires. y hose
motto is addition, division and silence. '
who have brought disgrace upon her chaTar.
ter, and have subjected her to the ScoTn and
contempt of honorable men Or i there
still enough Of State pride left among hel
citizens to stand up for one Of the nnblpst oil
her own Sons. the hero whose courage and
patriotism saved her i'm the hour Of her trib
ulation and trial and WHOSE principles. a,
publicly proved, are all in acco, dance with
the interests Of her people?
As To my predictions in regard To Indiana
/ may possibly deceive mysrif. But my ole
friends in Pennsylvania know / would no
willingly deceive others.
Yours truly,
BENZ. PATTON.