The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-07-15

SoaxkErxLD. Pa, July 10, 1855
Ed. HExaID:-The Somerset Ds,aouas of
this week contains Communication from
this place over the signature of u. c. Gao
tus, that needs 5 word of reply. After
saying something about cherry pie and
the grand sight Of The giow-worm as it hov
ers to and fro over the growing vegetation
tseerningly forgetting that the glow worm
that esrits light is the female and conse-
quently wingless) and few remarks about
the locusts. gesus Cicada, he commences his
green corn dance about the late war, the
Jacksonian policy the Jeffersonian test, the
poor Democratic soldier who did not get TO
vote for President in 1864, the misrule of
the Republican party and Democratic vir-
tue, etc.
He endorses the Jacksonian policy 'sTo
the yictors belong the spoils." Perhaps he
wants postofice. He also approves of the
Jeffersonian test. rs he capable, is he hon
est" or course Cactus could run 9 coun-
try post-ofiice to perfection and not half try.
He laments that in 1854 over half a mil
lion of Democratic soldiers did not get 10
vote because they were in the field. There
were even more than that number in the
field who did not get TO cast their vote for
George b. Mcclellan and the contemplate
peace platform. The great trouble with
them was that they were across the line car
rying rebel guns to shoot Union soldiers.
Every rebel in the South would gladly have
voted the Democratic ticket, as Democrat
ic victory at the polls was their last and on
ly hope of success. Nothing less could save
them from defeat and overthrow. Cactus
doubtless is aware of this fact and hence he
whines about the election that saved the
Union ana secured the overthrow of human
slavery in America. The result OF the Re
publican triumph at that election sent dis
may into the Democratic camp and all along
the Confederate line. which may have
caused Cactus youthful heart to bleed.
At that election only "a states voted, the
other IL Democretie states, were across the
line and could not vote. The "a states that
voted were entitled to 23S electors and those
not voting to 81 electors, Lincoln received
2i2 electoral votes and Mcclellan only 2l,
but adding the 81 electoral votes from the
non-yoting, bnt Democratic states, he could
have received in all, lo2 electoral votes. So
you see that if all the rebels in the confeder-
ate army had voted for the Democratic
candidate and cowardly compromise plat
e. =. 80
vote for, it could not have changed the re-
suit. and Cactus don't need cry about it
now. He seems TO think however, that the
few ruled the many. in those days. Could
Cactus" inform the people why it was that
all rebels were Democrats and all Republi-
cans loyal men? Why was it that all rebels
wore Democratic uniform? Why was il
that Republicans never fought against the
Union and the flag? 1t is true that there
were many who were identified with the
Democratic party before the war who de-
nounced the Democratic rebellion and join
ed in with the Republicans and helped put
it down. All honor to those men, but eter-
nal shame to the men who remained at
home, talking treason and organizing oath
bound secret societies to create revolution
in the North, to enable rebels in the field to
win. Some of these people would now like
to be called decent The brand of dishonor
should be engraved upon their tOmbstones.
1t was the result Of the election of 1868
that saved the Union from dissolution and
made us the freest, the happies; and most
prosperous people in the world. OF course
the man who more than 20 years after the
last gun was fired, can turn up his nose at
such result, could not have rejoiced at a
Union victory or rebel disaster. But hear
what he has to say about the ability of the
Republican party to rule. Here it is: Does
not the a years of Republican misrule show
that the party was utterly incapable Of gov
ernIng republic honestly and judiciously
and if this had not been country Of won
derful resources that their bad management
would have ruined il long ago" What a
revelation, II is disputed fact, admitted
by all honest and intelligent men that the
Republican party has achieved the grandest
results of any party that has ever existed up
on this continent. That this is a country of
wonderful resources Is true and we are proud
OF il. but what has the Democratic party
done TO develop those wonderful resources?
In $50 there were only q little over one
hundred thousand manufacturing establish
ments in the United States In les0 there
were over two hundred and fifty thousand.
In 1850 the entire wealth of the country was,
about fourteen thousand million. In 1850
it amounted 10 about forty-four thousand
millions of dollars, having about twice
doubled itself in 20 years of Republican
"misruler Tie price of labor has gone up
ever since the Republicans came into power
and the laboring classes are getting better
reward for an honest days toll, and
they get money that is par everywhere
How much better than in Democratic times
when the paper money would not circulate
at par, il il was par at all. out of sight Of the
bank How often did the laboring man
find his days earnings melting away in his
pocket like snow in an August sun? In ls6O
the country was bankrupt. Democrats had
ruled until they had ruined. No money,
and no credit. The Governments property
including money, arms and munitions of
war were secretly slipped over to the enc
my's camp When Lincoln became
president, rebels were dsilling in southern
cities with government arms TO destroy the
Nations life. Over twenty-six hundred
Thousand men were required to put down
this Democratic rebellion. Many thousand
went down in the shock of battle, all from
the effect of Democratic treason. In order
to save human slavery in America, 50 that
the slave driver could continue 10 eat the
bread Of unreqsitei toll, the Democracy
sold on. our glorious Union. Were it not
tor the grand old Republican party there
would he no Union, but the elanking chains
of bondage would continue tograieupon our
ears. The riyen shackles of bondage and
the title deed to liberty now owned by the
colored people are gifts of the Republican
party. Never before has any country made
such rapid progress, not only in the arts of
life and science of government but also in
material wealth. as these United States un-
der Republican rule. Cactus may not be
able to see it, but it is nevertheless true.
Who in Somerfeld enjoys the benefits Of
Rennhlicau f.,;i more than "Cactus' him