The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-04-15
ONE CENT.
NEW PARTY MOVEMENT.
It :is: Gaining Strength Throughout tn,

II is. Gaining Strength Throughout tho
TCounty.=
Today mail brought quite a number Of
letters from parties who have taken an
interest in the suggestion for the formation
of a new political party in this county and
many of the writer's urge the HERALD TO
keep the idea before the public. A we'll
known Barry township man whose Demo-
crazy is unquestionable and who points with
pride to the fact that his father aud grand
father were Democrats, writes that he is
" just spelling" for such q movement. He
says he is tired of the scramble that is
caused every year by the nationality that
claims to have a mortgage on everything.
He adds that the tendency of the Democratic
party of Schuylkill county is to initiate
Tammany Hall, which makes policemen out
Of new arrivals before the smell of the salt
air and Storage is out of their clothes.
A Cass township man says he is certain
|Schuylkill Democracy is a failure. Where
he lives the Democrats are fighting like cats
and dogs among themselves. He favors a
new party and guarantees the support Of at
least seven of his relatives.
A Lost Creek man has his sleeves rolled up
already and wants to know who are the
originators of the idea. He is anxious for an
early convention looking to the organization
of a new party on American principles and
feels confident three-ffths Of thelRepublicans
aud Democrats in his township will toe the
line. He names a number of Democrats who
are "sour on their party" but they will not
become Republicans. They want a new idea,
something that will embody the good
principles of both the old parties and have q
platform of its that will cement these
elements and be satisfactory to all.
A man who writes over the signature
civilian Groody" says that if the new party
suggeted means all native and naturalized
American citizens, irrespective of nationality,
he will 20 into it heart and soul. He thinks
it is time that the voters who believe in and
wish to uphold the American laws and in
situations get together and put their views in
practice by the use of the ballot. This mans
letter is a very interesting one, but |unfortu-
nately cannot be published in full, as the
ideas are very crudely expressed, although
many of them are based upon sound reason
ing. He says the present political methods
OF the county are wholly antagonistic to
American principles because the line is
drawn too closely on the question of nation
ality, Notwithstanding men come to this
country and share equally with others the
advantages of the glorious government and
they swear to uphold its constitution, the
first thing these people do is to i~nculcate into
their own minds aud those of their children
that their ballots shall be cast for this or that
man because he is Irish or German. The
writer says he is of Irish descent but tina has
no influence with him IN election day; he
votes for the man who is most fitted for office,
whether he is English, Irish, Dutch, Welsh,
American or anything else, save Chinese.
He also argues that Washington, Lafayette,
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan did not fight to
establish and preserve the Union for any
particular nationality. Their object was O
perfect union, justice, domestic tranquility,
common defense, general welfare, and the
securing of the blessings of liberty to them
selves and their pos.erity.
A Mahanoy City man writes that he will
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assistance Of a new political party and as soon
as some Of his Jownsmen show a disposition
to take the step he will furnish them with a
hall for meetings free Of rent until the
movement Is firmly established.
A letter from Palo Alto comes from a man
who means business from the start. He says
he is not earning big wages but he will pay
fifty cents a month into the treasury Of the
new party.
1t would seem from these letters that all
that is required is action on the part of those
who have suggested the movement.