Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-10
ADDRESS OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRAT
IC COMMITTEE

Duheu OCdSes HAS pieogeu Itself TO purify /
the administration Of public affairs from
corruption; to manage. the government
with econony; to enforce the execution
OF the laws and to reduce taxation to the |
lowest limit consistent with Just protec-
ton to American labor and capital, and
with the preservation of the faith which |
the nation has pledged to its creditors and |
pensioners.
The open record Of the man, whom II
has aamed rs its candidate for the presi- |
dency, has been accepted By thousands OF |
independent republicans, in every state. as
an absolute guarantee that, if he Is elected.
all these pledges will be exactly fulfilled.
and that, under his administration good
government will be assured.
To secure these results all good peonIe
must unite in debating the republican can
didate for president His history and DO
htical methods make it certain that his adj
ministratiOn would be stained by gross
abuses, by official misconduct and by wan
ton expenditure of the pubic money. and
would be marked by an increase of taxa
ton that would blight the honest industry
OF our people.
Against us, and against those honorable
republicans who, for the sake of good GOV
eminent, have made common cause with
us, notable combinations have been made.
These are chiefly made up Of four
classes.
l. An amy Of Officeholders, who, by
choice or compulsion, are now giving to
republican committees, as parts of the
campaign fnndOf that party, moneys paid
to such officers out of the treasury for ser
vices due the people of the United States.
2. Organized bodies of men who, having
secured by corrupt means the imposition
OF duties, which are i'm excess of all sums
needed for the wants of the government
and for the protection of American labor
and capital, and having thus gained ensr-
nous wealth, are willing to pay largely to
the republican campaign fund for the
promise of tile continuance and increase of
such duties which constitute a system of
bounties to monopolies Hnder the false
pretense of protection to American indus
try.
3. A host of contractors and iobbers
who have grown rich upon public plumber,
and are ready TO pay tirhes of what they
have acquired in order to avoid all risk of
being called to account for the evil meth
DDS by which their wealth has been gained.
a. Corporations which, having appropri-
ated the public lands by the aid of corrupt
agencies in the republican party, believe
they VIII be compelled to give up their ILL
COTTON wealth if that party is driven from
power, and are, therefore, willing to keep
it in place by giving it a percentage of
their nnrighteous profits.
This committee has not troops of Office
holders at its command.
1t will not agree to sell the future legis-
lation of congress for money paid now in
to its party treasury.
1t will not promise Immunity to
thieves.
Ii will not Contract to uphold any cor
nlpt bargain, heretofore made by the re-
publican party with any corporation, for
all the wealth which such corporation can
offer.
1t appeals to the people against one and
all Of these opponents, thus cerruptly
banded together against the friends of
good government.
The number of these opponents is
small, but their wealth is great, and it will
be unscrupulOusly used. An active and
vigorous campaign must be made against
them. Their paid advocates must be met
and defeated upon the platform and In dis
cussion in the newspapers. The organiza:
ton Of all who are opposed to them must
be perfected In every state, city and county
In the land. Money is needed to do this
honest work. Your committee, refusing
to adopt the methods by which the repub-
lican party fills its treasury, calls upon all
good citizens for the aid which 1t requires.
1t invites, and will welcome, contribu-
lions from every honest map who Is OBJ
posed to the election of James G. Blaine as
president. No contribution will be ao-
counted to small. Wherever a bank,
banker, or postal money order Office can be
found, the means exist for placing at the
disposal Of the treasurer of this committee
individual or collective contributions in aid |
Of the great canse In which we are engag-
ed-or, money may be RENTED by mail to |
Charles J. Canda, treasurer, at No. IL West |
2lth street, New York.
When victory is achieved over the un-
scfupulous combination, which is now en-
deayoring to thrust James G. Blaine into
the presidential Office, the recorded list OF |
such contributors will be roll OF honor |
such as no other party in this country has |
ever possessed.
Our opponents cannot be saved from |
disaster by forcing their unwilling candi- |
date to speak to assemblages OF the people. |
The man who wrote the Fisher letters |
will never be the choice Of the people for |
the presidency Of the United States.
ARTHUR p. GoRMAN,
Chairman democratic national executive |
committee.