The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-09-18
4 Lesson to 1ndepausaats;

Hon. Henry r. Pierson, of Albany, Chancel.
lor u the Regents of the University, was I'D.
dressed by tho National Committee of indie.
pendents, on tho presumntionT thit he Waa
zone in sympathy" with the Independent. anti
Blaine movement and asked to enroll himself
and send other Names Mr.. Pierson replied.
II am sorryI am so misrepresented My re-
greet on my own account is only exceeded by
what feel from seeing the action Of 80 many
good and true men, whom I have learned to
respect for sturdy honesty and tried fidelity to
party hich We all helped to make, and whose
now strangely trying to destroy. l cannot un-
derstandit For nearly twenty five years have
been somewhat active in the Republican party.
1t was born in time ofnationA peril It took
for it's motto, The Union shall be preserved,
and all men shall have equal rights While
have been been often ashamed and vexed ut the
individual wickedness and mfidelity Of menn-
bers OF my party, more or less distinguished, I
have seen the grand old party hold to its mis-.
sion 1t has schiereds great success, and has
in spite of the mistakes and errors of many
who belong to it. If I act with you I help
to destroy it, and to handF over my country
to those who endeavored to destroy this
Nation-a solid South-with just enough OF
the loyal north A. willsw them carry the
election That is all that the most sanguine,
honest democrat hopes to do The time may
come: when it will do to change; but It is not
now; we are not quite across the stream Mr..
Blaine was not my-choice, but he was fairly
ton Of men fairly chosen, and who had voice
and took part in the convention, and think it
not only we'll Established political usage, but
one of political fairness, which demands that
the nominee should BIZ supported by all who
represented or took part in the nominations;
still the right of personal judgment must moi
he unfairly questioned as in, such matters
every man holds. himself Responsible to public
opinion: | am YER sorry for = disgraceful and
demoralizing personality that MARKS this can
men, without distinction of party. | wish all
men would vote honestly, using their best
judgment with dignity, self respect and pa
triotism, and then our country would be safa
at al hazards. I shall do all I can to aid il
the election of James. Blaine" ~
Extract from a speech delivered by Senator
Hoar at q Blaine ratification meeting held in
Boston:
Another question, next in dignity, is that OF
the wages of tho American workman. We do
not accept the teachings of that political econ
omy with its tidings of despair, which tells US
that it is the lot OF the workman forever to toll
for bare life We believe this country is gov
erned, is to be governed and ought to be gov
erned by the men who work with their hands 4
on farms and in shops. Unless these men,
shall have a return for their labor, which shall /
bring them leisure, comfort, education for their
children, they cannot preserve the qualities
needed for citizenship, and the republic must
fsil; There may be great and powerful nation
on this continent on other terms, but there can
not be a great republic. This end can only
be - secured by the maintenance -ef--ths.
American system. The prices of many other
things, the rates of exchange, are in the arti-
in Great Britain. We do NOT propose to al:
mex American labor to- that market We be-
ieve that by judicious system of protection,
framed for that purpose, this result can be
and il secured, and that agriculture, manu-
facture and commerce will alike be benefited
In that belief Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson,
Webster, Clay, Lincoln, almost every Ameri-
can statesman whose fame has survived the
sound of the earth on his coffin, in that
belief almost every employees of labor and al
most every man who 1abors himself, concur
with us. A few theoretic economists, few
college professors, and the great bulk of the
old owners of plantations and slave labor Diff
fer with us. We propose to debate that ques-
ton with them and take the verdict of the
American people