Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-10-03
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE REVIEWING
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
NEW YORK. Sept. z2.-Ths following
address has been issued from the head
quarters of the Democratic National
Committee
To the People Of the United States:
The National Democratic party of the
United States has pledged itself to purify
the administration of public affairs from
corruption, to manage the Government
with economy. 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 it has named as its candidate
for the presidency has been accepted by
Thousands of Independent Republicans in
every State as an absolute guarantee that
it he is elected all these pledges will be ex-
actly fulfilled, and that under his Admin
istration good government will be as
sured.
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 DO stained by gross
abuses, by official misconduct and wanton
expenditure of the public money, and
would be marked by an increase Of taxa
ton which would blight the honest In
dustry of our people.
Against us and against those honorable
Republicans who, for the sake of good
government. have made common cause
with US. notable combinations have been
made. These are chiefly made up OF four
classes First, an army of oficeholders,
who, by choice or compulsion, are now
giving to Republican Committees as part
of the campaign fund of tiat party mon
eys paid to such officers out of the public
treasury for services due to the United
States. Second, organized bodies of men
who, having secured by corrupt means
the imposition of duties which are In ex-
cess of all sums needed for the wants of
the Government 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 the continuance
and increase of such duties, which consti-
tute system of bounties to monopolies
under the false pretence of protection to
American industry. Third, host Of un.
scrupulous contractors and jobbers who
grown rich upon public plumber and are
ready to pay tithes of what they have &C.
Quired in order to avoid all risks of being
called upon to account for the evil meth
DDS by which their wealth has been gained.
Fourth. corporations which, having de-
spoiled the public lands by the aid OF cor
rupt agencies In the Republican party, be.
lieve 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 of Office.
holders at its command. 1t will not agree
to sell the future legislation of Congress
for money paid now into its party treas
ury. 1t will not promise immunity to
thieves. (.
+ It will not contract to uphold any cor
rupt bargain heretofore made by the Re-
publican party with any corporation for
oil the wealth which such corporation ca