Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-19
TO THE DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS OF
rr111, SrArrE OE NEW JERSEY.

The FIRST election for Governor under the new
constitution is over. and the candidate OF theWhlg
n,uv MIR Straton has been elected. 10 me-
personally. this result is Of lille Importance ne
nomination for that office was not sought ny me-
and since in the enjoyment OF private HE, my
own interest and happiness will be more ploho-
,cd Than by the honois and responsibilities oil ON
cial station. indulge, for myself, in no VAN re-
crc,s al being defeated. But, nevertheless, have
feelings of gratitude 10 express Tor The generous
and manly support have received from tue De
mocracy Of New Jersey, amid The orIen' u an"se
which has been poured upon me- ard woia OF
encouragement 10 aau loi lens"Iu '''N''' - wy
coming election.
Defeated rs we undoubtedly have been IN The
late election. wholly on false issues and perso-
nal grounds, | DO not entertain doubt oil our
fi,ll and final triumph when the great questions oi
naIioual policy will lie alone before The people
When The great issue OF Il National Bank, c>pe-
c;alIy is presented. the entire Democracy ol The
State will lie found united as one man against The
great advocates Of thalmcasure, Nessrs. Clay ana
Frelinghuvsen One Of The strongest grounds oi
objection urged against your late Candidate Tor
Governor, was based upon his supposed cohhec,
lion with the canal and railroad company ara
the tickets of the Wing party were headed, as IN
d;co,iye of their principles "0nti-menopoiy.' To
nonopolies the Democratic party have ever been
onposed. and there is reason 10 believe that many
GOOD members Of il were dcludcd By The false cry
raised by our opponents during The late canvass,
and voted the Wing ticket but who will ne
yerheless he found in November, for the
same reasons, opposed 10 the avowed supporters
of The greatest and most olious Of all monopoies,
= Rank of the United States Indeed, we have
RICH, 10 call upon them, a> well as those oi The
other party who opposed your candidate al The l;,te
election upon that ground, 10 unite with Us IN The
approaching struggle. II corporation win MS
CAPITAL buried in the earth, in canal and Iail-
,oad he a lust cause Of jealousy and dstrusl, how
much more so is Bank with an active capllai
ofiy millions ofdollals, with the power OF eslab-
fishing dependant branches in every Slate in the
Union: regulating the exchanges; controlling the
wages Of labor and the prices OF all commodities;
eur:ching or impovcrishng Cur citizens, by an
order of an irresponsible board OF directors 10 cS-
rard or contract the currency; dicialing our
foreign and domestic policy, and imposing upon
Us orr President aud rulers?
This. FELL, citizens. il cannot hc denied, is the
oro,, question 10 hc decided AT the presidential
election Il i. the great issi!c between the Demo
cratic and the Wing parry, ard IL Is one which IN
wolves the existence oi republican government.
Can there le any doubt as 10 the decision oil New
Jersey? Let it be kept constantly in view, ana let
us moi I've led aslray BY other issues which our opro-
ncnis will atiullv make to mislead rs, and to de-
cciyc tnc weak ami credulous of their own party.
.ei every one of us consider, that il may be in
hi, own power hy his own &C, 10 avert this awful
curse upon our country, and all will be we'll
For myself. know no other way in which my
gratitude 10 nv friends and late supporters can be
shown, than by devoting myself to The support oil
hose principles which ! know 10 I've 50 dear 10
lhem and accordingly pledge myself to tiie Ut
most Of my abi.y OH behalf of those who alone
can save the country in his great emergency,
lanes X. Polk and George NJ. Dallas, The can
dida,es for the Democratic party. And | cn'reat
nv friends, nothing discouraged by recent events,
10 unite in this good cause. Let our late defeat
teach us the necessity of more union and greater
c,iort and our success will not be doubtful.
JOHN r. THOMSON.
Ioc,xcr-nS October 1911