Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-20
TO BUSINESS MEN.
RINGING LETTER FROM ABRAM s. HEWITT
SOMETHING THAT WILL REPAY
READING AND AFFORD FOOD
FOR THOUGHT.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer, 0ctober 1850.
The following telegraphc letter from
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, was read at the
Business Mems Meeting at Cincinnati,
on October 9th:
NEw YORK, October 8, 1880.
| regret that your invita- ton has
reached me so late that | can only send
a brief response by telegraph. sym.
pathlze fully with the indignation Of
the men of business of OHIO and else.
where against the impudent assump.
ton of Republican speakers that the
accession OF the Democratic party to
power will be injurious TO the industry
and prosperity Of the country. Having
utterly failed in their appeal to the
common sense of the people, they now
resort TO the last desperate cxpedient
OF arousing the fears Of men who can
be reached only through selfish argu.
ments. Happily in this country of
general education, such appeals are
Justly regarded as an insult to the in.
telligenco of the people. They are
equivalent TO the assertion that q ma.
jority of the voting population are so
sunk in ignorance that they cannot be
trusted TO protect their own rights and
interests. Such appeals amount to a
denial OF the fundamental principles
on which the doctrine of universal sui.
fragc is based, and afford the best an.
swer to the hypocrtical lamentations
of the Republican leaders in regard to
the alleged failure of negro suffrage.
For my part ! am quite clear that the
only way to preserve the public credit
and TO refund the national debt at a
lower rate OF interest is to prove the
utter hllacy of these Republican ISLANDERS
- r-.si-1 A. D~.-vuiatiu patt, tu
power and showing to the world that
debt resting on the debtors is n safer
and better security than one created
by mere arbitrary power. Daring my
recent visit to Europe | saw and con.
versed with many men who have in
vested in our securities. The feeling
was universal that the election of
Hancock would greatly strengthen
our credit abroad, because il would
afford conclusive evidence that sec.
tional animositics had been forever
buried, and the people Of the North and
south alike had ceased to look back.
ward toward the bloody scenes of civil
war, and that their energies, hereto.
fore so powerful for destruction, would
be oil devoted to works OF industry
progress and development. Moreover
the Democratic party is every where
regarded as the conservative element
in our national life. 1t has fixed prin.
ciplesand definite policy. These prin.
ciples and this policy enunciatcd by
Jefferson have been the source of our
growth and our greatness. They are
based upon securing freedom TO indi.
Vidual action. They do not rely upon
government for protection, but upon
The unshacSled energies of the citizen
Tor the promotion of the general pros.
perlty. This consideration presents
,he true issue in the present contest
The Republican ideal is q strong cen.
-ralized government, based upon I prop.
'rty, with a powerful army for liz
protection. The Democratic idea il
hat the powers and progress reside in
he citizen that be is the best guar.
ilan OF his own rights, and tho hos,
udge OF his own interests that indi.
'idual liberty is the fundamental con.
litlon for the true prosperity aud tho
'eai greatness OF the nation , that we
nan prosper and grow just in proper.
ion as the shackles arc removed from
rade and the area Of commercial lib.
Irty is enlarged. Nature is tho best
md most bountiiul distributor, and un.