The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-06-27
Why He is Not a Dem ocrat.

Mr.. EDITOR BY your permission ! will
inform you and the many readers of your
paper, why am not Democrat, and why |
am opposed to the Democratic party
am opposed to the Democratic party be-
cause that party passed the Fugitive Slave
law of 1850, which made charity and a COM
mon hospitality a punishable offense am
opposed TO the Democratic party because
that party, when in power before the war,
said that the black man had no rights the
white man was bound TO respect. am OPP
posed TO the Democratic party because that
party, in 1850, said that it could find no pow
er in the Constitution to coerce a state TO
keep il i'll the Union. | am opposed TO the
Democratic party because that party was op-
posed to the war for the preservation of the
Union. | am opposed TO the Democratic
party because that party thought more of
human slavery than the Union. am OPP
posed to the Democratic party because that
party has not yet quit weeping over the tomb
of slavery. | am utterly disgusted with the
Democratic party when | remember that
party met in National Convention in 1861
when the Coniederacy was struggling in the
grip of DEATH and in the name of that party
declared that the war for the Union was a
failure and should be stopped"
am opposed to the Democratic party be-
cause that party made an effort, during the
war, to incite insurrection at the North and
compel the withdrawal of troops from the
front to protect defenseless women and chill
dren whose natural protectors were fighting
Democrats at the front. | am opposed to the
Democratic party because that party refused
TO pay the National debt according to the
Governments contract with its creditors |
am opposed to the Democratic party because
that party has destroyed the freedom and
purity of the ballot wherever it has the pow
er TO do so. ! am opposed TO the Democrat
ic party because that party has by fraud.
perjury. murder and violence placed Grover
Cleveland in the presidential chair and OBJ
tanned majority in the lower house of the
Fiftieth Congress by the same means. am
opposed TO the Democratic party North for
encouraging the South in her acts of law
lcssness and violence. and for bowling in self
abasement to the most dangerous iniquity Of
the age.
can't vote for the Democratic nominees
because every unrepentant rebel votes for
them. can't afford to vote the Democratic
ticket because the majority of that party is
made of rebels or rebel sympathizers. |
can't justify myself in voting for the party
that has become the receptacle and dumping
ground for the vilest and wicketest elements
in American politics. Every man that is op-
posed to our form of government; every
man that wants to do this country harm:
every man that would willingly undermine
our institutions of freedom, philanthropy
and religion, naturally votes the Democratic
ticket.
The Anarchist and political thief makes
his political home in the Democratic party. |
The whisky ring, that wants no license. but
free whisky, and no Sunday, are a power |
in the ranks of the Democracy The Demo- |
cratic patty has distinguished itself by veto |
ing temperance measures and pension bills
Who wants 10 be Democrat?