Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1884 — Democracy to the Nation. [ARTICLE]

Democracy to the Nation.

The National Democratic Executive Committee, through their chairmen. Mr. Arthur P. Gojman, has issued the following stirring address to the people of the United States. To the peop e of the United States: The Natk-Dal Democrat! t party of the United States has pledged i»s<*lf to purify the administration of public affairs from corruption, to man* age the government with economy, to enforce the exeeti ion of th - laws, and fb reduce taxation to the lowest limit consistent with just protection to Amer can abor and capital and with the preservation of the fa th which the nation has pledged to Us •reditors and petitioners. The open record of the man whom it has named as the candidate for the Presiden cy has been accepted by thousands of Independent Republicans it: eve. State as an absolute guarantee that if he is elected all these pledges will be exactly fullfilled. and that under his administration good government will be assured, To secure these results all good citizens must unite ini defeating Ihe Republican candidate for President. His history and po liticai methods make it certain that his administration would be stained by gross abuses, official misconduct, aed wanton expenditure of the public money, and would be marKed by an incease of taxation which would blight the honest industry of out people. Again t us and against those bon orable Republicans who, for the sake of good government have made common cause with us. notable combinations have been mad 6, These are chiefly made of four classes. Firsts an army of officeholders, who by choice or eomr alsion are now giv iug to the Republica committees, as pans of the campaign fund oi that party, money paid to such officer; out of the public treasury for servi. ces due to the people of the Unitud States. Second, oganized bod'es 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 protection of American labor and capital, and having thus gain«d enormous wealth, are williug to pay largely to the Republican campaign fund for the promise of the eonlinance and increase of such duties, which constitute a system of booties to monopolies under the fajse pretense of protection to American industry Third, a host, or unscrupulous contractors and jobbers who have grown rich upon public plun*» der and are ready to pay tithes for whot they have acquired in order to avoid all risk of being called to account for the evil methods by which their wealth has been gained. Fourth, 3orporations which, having spoiled the public lai; !s by the aid of corrupt agencies ic r>e Republican party, believing they ill be compell ed to give up their ill >tten gains if that party is driven 1: m power, and are, therefore, willing a keep it in place by giving it a p.-rceutago of their unrighteous profits-

The committee has uo tropps of officeholders at ps command. It will not agree to .ell the future legisln tion of Congress for money paid now into the treasury, It will rot imrnunity to thieves. It will not contract, to uphold any corrupt bargalu heretofore made by the Republican party with any corporation fur all the wealth which such corporations can offer. It appeals to the people against one and all of f hese opponents, thus corruptly bauded together against the friends of good government, The number of all these opponents is small, but their wealth is great, and it will be unscrupulously used. An active and vigous campaign must be made against them. Their paid advocatts must be met and defeated in debate upon the platform and in discussion in the newspapers. The organization of all wuo are opposed to them must be perfected in every State, city and county in the land xVloney is needed to do this honest work, Your committee, refusing to adopt the methods by which the Republican party fills its treasury, calls upon all good citizens for t e aid which it requires. It invites and will wei come contributions from every honest man who is opposed to the election of James G. Blaine as President. No contribution will be accounted to small. Wherever a banic. banker, or postal-money-order can be found, the means exist xor placing at the disposal *f the trt asurer of the committee individual or collective contributions in aid of the great cause in which we are engaged. Or money may be remitted by mail to Charles J. Oanda, treasurer, at 11 West 24th street, New York York, When victory is achieved over the unscrupulous combination which is endeavoring to thrust James G, Blaine in the Presidential office, the recorded list of such contributors will be atoll of honor such as no other party in this couulry has ever possessed. Our pponents cannot be saved from disaster by forcing their unwilling candidate to speak to assemblages of the people- The man who wrote the fisher letters will never be the choice of the people for the presidency of the United States. Arthur P. Gorman, Chairman National Democratic Executive Committee.

We reprint the following with a view to substantiate the assertion of John M. Butler that Mr. Blame la the friend of the laboring masses, and in sympathy with them Read it: