The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-09-26
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Nd, September 90, 1854.
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
AN ADDESS TO THE PEOPLE.
REVIEWING THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
An Appeal for Funds with which 10
Combat the Organized Efforts of the
OMcehOlders, Corporations and the
Plunderers of the N attOnal Treasury.

An Appeal for Funds with Which "a
Combat the Organized Efforts Of the
OmcehOlders, Corporations and the
Plunderers of the attOnal Treasury
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-The following address
has been issued from the headquarters of the
Democratic national committee:
To The People Of the United States: The ma
tional Democratic party of the United States has
pledged itself to purify the administration OF
pubic affairs from corruption, to manage the
government with economy, to enforce the exc
cution of the laws, and to reduce taxation 10
the lowest limit consistent with just protection
to American labor and capital and with the pre-.
seryation of the faith which the nation has
pledged TO IFS creditors and pensioners. The
open record of the man whom 1t has named as
It's candidate for the presidency has been accept
ed by thousands of independent Republicans in
every State an absolute guarantee that If he is
elected all these pledges will be exactly fulfilled,
and that under his administration good govern
ment 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 it certain that his administration would
be stained by gross abuses, by official miscon-
duct and wanton expenditure of the public
money, and would be marked by an increase of
taxation which would blight the honest indus
try of our people.
Against us and against those honorable Re-
publcans who, for the sake of good government,
binations have been made. These are chiefly
made up of four classes First, an army of
officeholders, who, by choice or compulson,
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 services due to the people OF the United
States. Second, organized bodies of men who,
having secured by corrupt means the imposition
of duties which are in excess of all sums needed
for the wants of the government and for the
nf American a
having thus gained enormous wealth, are will
ing to pay largely to the Republican campaign
fund for the promise of the continuance and in
crease of such duties, which constitute system
OF bounties to monopolies under the false pre-
tense of protection to American industry.
Third, host of INSCRIPTIONS contractors and
jobbers who have grown rich upon public plum
der and are eady to pay tithes of what they
have acquired i'll order to avoid all risk of being
called upon to account for the evil methods by
which their wealth has been gained Fourth,
corporations which having despoied the public
lands by the aid of corrupt agencies in the Re-
publican party, believe they will be compelled
to give up their ill-gotten gains If that party is
driven from power, and are therefore willing to
keep it in place by giving it a percentage Of
their unrighteous profits
This committee has not troops ofofceholders
at its command 1t will not agree to sell the
future legislation of Congress for money paid,
now into its party treasury 1t will not promise
immunity to thieves.
1t will not contract to uphold any corrupt
bargain heretofore made by the Republican par
ty 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 coIruptly banded together against the
friends of good government. The number of
all these opponents is small, but their wealth is
great, and it will be unscrupuously 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 newspapers. The
organization of all who are opposed to them
must be perfected in every State, city and coun-
ty in the land.
Money is needed to do this honest work
Your committee, refusing to adopt the methods
by which the Republican party fills Its treasury,
calls upon all good citizens for the aid which it
requires. 1t invites and it will welcome con-
tributions from every honest man who is oppos-
ed to the election of James e. Blaine as Presi-
dent. No contribution will be accounted too
small. Wherever 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 contri-
buttons in aid of the great cause in which we
are engaged, or money may be RENTED BY mail
to Charles j. Conda, treasurer, at No. IL West
Twenty fourth street, New York.
When victory is achieved over the unscrupu-
loue combination which is now endeavoring to
tice 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 candidate to speak
to assembages 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 Signed,
ARTHUR p. GERMAN, Chairman
Nat. Dem. Elk. Com.