The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-08-18

Col. MCCLURE, of the Philadelphia
Times. in an article last week on the
enormous amount of money now being
raised by Republican managers by means
Of political assessments, Ostensibly to
defray the expenses of the campaign but
notoriously for the purpose of corrupt
I Ing voters, said:
"In 1860. when the Republican party was
a patty of principle, and when it had many
7 iuhaTmoniOus elements whose cordial union
was supreme necessity, the editor OF TINS
journal was Chairman of the State Commit
/ tee Pennsylvania was the pivotal state OF
the national battle, and the multiplied re-
sources of prOtracted and debauched Demo
cratic power were concentrated in the great
COmmOnw wealth that was 70 decide the con-
flict. The total amount of money collected
and expended in that contest by the RepuO-
liCan State organization was twelve thousand
dollars, of which One-fourth was paid for
the printing of documents Andrew G..
Curtin, VIM. 3. Mann and Charles 5. Ogden,
who were among the most active members
of the finance committee, can testify to the
absolute correctness Of this statement"
This paragraph teaches an instructive
lesson, Only twelve thousand dollars
collected and spent in this State in the
memorable contest of 1860, when Abra-
ham Lincoln was elected President and
AndrewG. Curtin was chosen GovernoTl
What amount will be realized by Coop
er, chairman of the Cameron State Com
mittee, when he has squeezed his assess
ments out of all Government officials
and IaDorers in this State, is a question
that no man except Cooper himself can
answer. In addition to this, the same
class Of persons, in all the States. has
been assessed by Hubbell, Chairman Of
the Republican Congressional Commit
tee, who will furnish Cameron with an
enormous corruption fund for the pur-
pose of electmg Beaver and carrying a
majority of the Congressional districts.
Can the Republic long survive this law
ish and unprecedented expenditure Of
money in carrying elections ? Every in
telligent man in the countrylInows that
without the electoral vote of Indiana.
Garfield would have been defeated and
Hancock elected that Indiana was only
by the corrupt use of money entrusted to
Stephen w. Dorsey, now on his trial at
Washington for conspiring with others
TO defraud the government in the Star
route cases, and that Dorsey was after
wards given a banquet in New York
for his successful villiany in Indiana,
which was attended by Grant, Vice
President Arthur, Henry Ward Beech
er, and other shining lights in the Re-
publican church. Unless the people as
sert their manhood and frown down the
demOralizing and accursed use of money
in controlling elections, the time is not
far distant when the Presidency, Cover
norships and seats in Congress will be
Knocked down to the highest bidder, as
the imperial purple was in Rome just
prior to the decline and fall Of that
mighty Empire. Cameronism in this
State must ''siEk or swim, live or die,
survive or perish'' with the result of
next November'5 election. 1t viii then
be seen whether money can again carry
the day, as it invariably has done in
every political contest IN this State in
which the CamerOns, father and son.
were personally interested as to the re-
suit. If Beaver is defeated Cameronism
viii be buried with him in the same po-
liticaI grave, and with that obstruction
out of the way honest elections will
again be held in Pennsylvania, and hon
est men sent to Congress and the Legis-
lature without the use of a corruption
fund