The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-09-26


THE WELFARE OF THE LABoRlNG MAN
GREAT WEALTH OPPOSING THE
/ WILL or THE PEorLE-wHAT
WAS DONE AT TIE PoI1T-
ICAL HEADQUARTERS.
The following address has been
issued by the National Democratic Ex-
eoutive Committee through its Chair
man
40 the People Of The United States!
"The National Democratic party of
the United States has pledged itself to
purify the Administration of public af-
fairs from corruption, to manage the
Government with economy, to enforce
the execution of the laws aud to re.
duce taxation to the lowest limit con-
sistent with just protection to Amer-
can labor ard capital, and with the
preservation of the faith which the ma.
tion has pledged to its creditors and
pensioners.
"The open record of man whom it
has named as its candidate for the
Presidency has been accepted by thou
sands 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 cit
izens must unite in defeating the Re.
publican candidate for President. His
history and political methods make it
certain that his administration would
be stained by gross abuses, by official
misconduct and wanton expenditure Of
the public money, and would be mark
ed by an increase of taxation which
would blight the honest industry of
our people.
against us and against those hon.
orable Republicans who, for the sake
of good government, have made com
mon cause with US, notable combina-
tions have been made.
"These are chiefly made up of four
classes.
"F';rst-An army of office-holders,
who, by choice or compulsion, are now
giving to Republican committees, as
parts of the campaign fund of that par
ty, moneys paid to such officers out of
the public treasury for services due to
the people of the United States.
acknowledgement 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 protec.
ton of American labor and capital, and
having thus gained enormous wealth,
are willing to pay largely to the Re
publican campaign fund for the prom
ise of the continuance and increase of
such duties which constitutes a system
of bounties to monopolies under the
false pretense of protection to Ameri-
can industry.
| Hird-A host of unscrupulous con-
tractors and jobbers, who have grown
rich upon'public plunder and are ready to
pay tithes for what they have acquired
in order to avoid all risk of being call
ed to account for the evil methods by
which their wealth has been gained.
neutrality-suspicious., which hav
ing spoiled the public lands by the aid
of corrupt agencies in the Republican
party, believe they will be COM
PEELED to give up their ill-gotten
gains if that party is driven from pow
er, and are, therefore, willing to keep
it in place by giving percentage of
their unrighteous profits.
"This committee has no troops of Of
fice-holders at its command.
at will not agree to sell the future
legislation of Congress for money paid
now into its party treasury.
ut will not promise impunity to
thieves.
at will not contract to uphold any
corrupt bargain heretofore made by the
: Republican party with any corporation,
for all the wealth which such corpora
ton can Offer
at appeals 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 ac.
: tive and vigorous campaign must be
made against them. Their paid advo-
, Gates must be met and defeated in de-
bate upon the platform and in discus
sion in the newspapers. The organi.
!, zation of all who are opposed to them
I must be perfected in every State, city
: county in the land Money is needed
8 to do this honest work. Your commit
te,', refusing to adopt the methods by
t which the Republican party fills its
e treasury, calls upon all good citizens
o for the aid which it requires.
at invites and will welcome contri
S buttons from every honest man who II
d opposed to the election of James G
= Blaine as President. No contribution
!, will be counted too small. Wherever {
,, band, banker or postal money order of
a fee can be found the means exist TO
n placing at the disposal of the treasure
's OF this committee individual or collect
e i've contributions in aid of the grea
d cause in which we are engaged, o
1t money may be RENTED by mail t.
'r Charles j. Canda, Treasurer, at Nc
n IL West Twenty-fourth street, NeN
l. York.
"When victory is achieved over tn
l unscrupulous combination which
" now endeavoring to thrust james c
a. Blaine into the Presidential Office, tn
x recorded list of such contributors wi
le be a roll of honor such as no other pa
e, ty in this country has ever possessed.
n, sour opponents cannot besaved frol
~ disaster by forcing their unwilling cal
d. didate to speak to the assemblages {
ne the people.
l "The man who wrote the Fisher lie
We ters will never be the choice of Il
It people for the President of the Unite
lie States. "ARTHUR p. GoRMAS,
OF "Chairman Nat. Dem. Executi,
Committee