The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-09
A DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE SPEAKS
TO THE PEOPLE.

NEW ORk, SepIcInDeE A1.-A no
followiRg,address has been issued
from the headquarters OF the Dem
ocratic National Committee:
To the people of the United States:
The National Democratic party of
the United States has pledged itself
to purify the administration ofpuo-
lie affairs from corruption, to man.
age the Government with economy,
to enforce the execution Of the laws
and to reduce taxation to the lowest
limit consistent with just protection
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 it
has named as It's candidate for the
Presiaencyhas been accepted by;
thousands of Independent Repub-
lieans in every State rs an absolute
guarantee that if he is elected all
these pledges will be exactly full
filed and that under his admins
tration good government will be
assured.
To secure these results all good
citizens must unite in defeating the
Republican candidate for President.
His history and political methods
make 1T certain that his administra.
tion would be stained by gross
abuses, by official misconduct and
wanton expenditure of the public
money, and would be marked by
an increase of taxation which would
blight the honest industry of our
people.
Against US and against those
honorable Republicans who, for the
sake of good government, ,haye made
common cause with US, notable COM
binations have been made. These
are chiefly made up of four classes:
First, an army Of ofhceholders, who,
by choice or compulsion, are now
, giving to Republican committees as
part Of the campaign fund of that
party moneys paid to such officers
out of the public treasury for serv.
ices due to the people of the United
States. Second, organized bodies
ofmen who, having secured by cor
. rupsmeans the imposition Of duties
which are irs excess off al sums
NEEDED for the wants of the Govern.
ment and for the protection of
American labor and capital, and
having thus gained enormous
wealth, are willing to pay largely
to the, Republican campaign fund
for the promise of Che continuance
and,increase of such. duties, which
constitute a system of bounties to
monopolies under the false pretense
of protection to American industry.
Third, a host of unscrupulous con-
tractors and jobbers. who have
grown rich upon public .plunder
and are readEtopay tithes of what
they hare acquired insoIder to avoid
all risk of being called upon to ac-
count for the evil methods by which
their wealth has been gained.
Fourth, corporations which having
despoiled the public lands by the
aid of corrupt agencies in the Re
publican party, believe they will be
compelled to give up their i'll got
ten gains if that party is driven
from power, and are therefore will
ling to keep it in place by giving it
a percentage of their unrighteous
profits.
This committee has not troops Of
ofice-holders at its command. 1t
viii not agree to sell the future leg
islation of Congress for money paid
now into it's party treasury. 1t will
not promise immunity to thieves.
It will not contract to uphold any
corrupt bargain heretofore made by
the Republican party with any cor
poration tor all the wealth which
such corporation can offer. It ap,
peals to the people against one and
all of these opponents thus cor
ruptly 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 in debate upon the plat
form and in discussion in the news
papers. The organization Of all
VINO aresopposed to- them must be
perfscted in every State. city and
County IN the land.
Money is needed to do this hon.
est work. Your committee, refus
ing to adopt the methods by which
the Republican party flls its treas.
ury, calls upon all good citizens for
the aid which il requires. It ipc
Yftes sand win welcome contributions
from every honest man who is op.
posed to the, election OF James G.
Blaine as President. No scontribu.
ton will be accounted too. small.
Wherever bank or postal money
order Office can be found, the means
exist for placing at the disposal Of
the Treasurer Of this committee in.
diyidual or collective contributions
in aid Of the great cause in which
we are engaged. OF money may be
remitted by mail to Charles j,
Conda, Treasurer. at n. II West
Twenty.fourth street, New York.
When victory is achieved over the
unscrupulous combination, which is