The Hartford herald., 1880-08-11

The report that Rev. Lewis LOveless
of Pike county, formerly Of this county
had joined the popular movement fO
General Hancock, if not the Democrat
ic party, has been i'll the air for three q
four days. The rumor lacked confir
nation, however, till the receipt of tn
Pike county Democrat yesterday, con
tanning the letter which we publish he
low. Mr.. l.. il so well known in thi
vicinity that 'twere a mere waste u
space to enter into the discussion of tin
Sentleman's character or political ante
cedents. He was II Republican candi
date for Congress in 1874, and his vOt
attested the fact that he had the conf
dence of every Republicans in the See
Ond District. The race WAS "a remarka
ble one, and gave Mr.. Loveless prom
inence he had not hitherto attained
His card Is evidence that he il thorough
ly posted in political affairs, and i
aware of the Importance of the step h,
has taken:
kiis DeIHOcya:
Permit me through the columns o
the DemOcTm to explain my reason,
for the stand | have taken in politics
can not cOnscientiOIlsly support the
Republican party longer for the follow
ing reasons
|. Because the Republican party has
been in power 81 long that il has he.
come hopelessly corrupt. The good
men that are in the party are powerless
To bring about reform. The COnklings,
Camerons, I.ogans, BabcOcks and Bel.
khaps would surround the adnIinistr.i-
ton of Garfield, shape his course, and
be the ruling power behind il.
No party was ever known to reform
itself IN this nation while in power.
/ :. Because il has legislated continu-
ally in the interest of the bond holders
and mOnied class la the great injury ol
the laboring classes of the country.
They seem 10 think that the laboring
men ofthis country have no rights which
they are bound To guard
). Because they have fastened ON the
nation the present banking system
which is one of the most corrupt msti-
tutiOns ever established in this country.
The law is wholly in the interest of the
bond-hOlders and monied class. Any
one having one hundred thousand dol
lars can purchase bonds To that amount,
start a bank and throw out upon the
country ninety thousand dollars in bank
notes. He gets his interest ON his bonds
quarterly, thus compounding the inter-
est four times Il year; he loans the bank
notes at eXOrbitant interest and usually
compounds the interest on them three
times II year. Thus he gets his interest
on both the bonds and the notes, thus
making double interest.
Is this right: Is it fair: L. not this
discriminating I.L
classes who have no money to buy
bonds? And then take into considera-
tion the fact that these bonds are non-
taxable, and that when rich man buys
IA bond there is that much taken away
irom the taXables of the country, and
that much more thrown away ON the
laborlng classes, and then say honestly,
Is II right? repeat, is it right?
1. Because the republican party is in
lavor of centrilizatiOn, a doctrine that
Is dangerous to Democratic institutions
and leads directly to mOnarchical gov
ernment. And to-day Il large number
of the Republicans of the East are in
favor of IA monarchy. Hear one of the
leading Republicans of New York
ave shall shortly find ourselves under
IA monarchy. L would give a million
dollars to see Grant back i'm the White
House. e."-Jdy Could This gives the
true reason for such men as Conkling
working SO hard to have Grant nomi-
mated.
D. Because the will of the people i'm
1876, rs expressed at the ballot box, was
set aside and II. B. Hayes inaugurated
to the Presidential seat to which he was
not elected.
So conscious was Hayes that he was
not elected that he abandoned Packard,
of Louisiana, and Chamberlin, of South
Caroline, and did all he could to over
throw their State governments and turn
them over to their opponents. IfPack-
ard was not elected Governor of Louisi-
ana, Hayes was not elected President of
the United States. If Packard was
Governor, Hayes was bound by
his oath To support him. But So con-
clous was Hayes that Packard was not
elected that he did all in his power to
overturn the Packard government. Ii
was II long time that his administration
was 4 puzzle alike to friend and foe. ID
is believed that his policy was dictated
through fear of being exposed and GUST
ed.
q. Because the Republican party de-
pends for success on II "blOOdy shirt"
thus keeping up the hatred
between the North and South.
The war is over and it becomes all |
good citizens to work to heal the |
wounds inflicted during the war. The
South Is part of the government, and |
If We want strong government the |
South and the North must be united. |
The bitter feeling engendered during |
the war must be obliterated and both |
sections united rs band of brothers. !
United we stand, divided We fall"
i might give many more reasons for |
not voting the Republican ticket in 1850, |
but | will not encrOach further upon |
your valuable space, but will proceed to |
give my reasons for voting the Demo-
cratic ticket
|. The Democratic party depends for |
success on restoring harmony between |
the sections of our common country, Oh |
the hatred caused by our
late fatricidial strife, and protecting all |
sections in their right to govern them
selves subject only to the Constitution |
of the United States.
y Ii is the friend of the laboring |
classes and seeks to elevate them in
stead of crushing Them down to the ;
earth.
BY the nomination of Gen. w. s. |
Hancock, the Democratic party has
demonstrated its wisdom, choosing a
leader who is the real embodiment of |
the great principles of American liber-
ty. He embodies that Oft repeated dec
laration of Webster, Liberty and
Union, now and forever, one and insep-
arabic" 1t means, also, "Let us have |
peace"
There are thousands in the North who (