The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-30
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The Republican State Central Committee
have issued Recommendation (Which wt
have publisbcd) to tie members of the party
to hold meeting in every county in the
, State on the Saturday before the November
election, and IN the meanwhile to hold
meetings in every township.
The latter advice is especially worthy Of
being acted on. Ii is aIL-5mPoTtant that
these local meetings be held, for we must
reach the people, aud this is the only way
to do it effectuaHy. OF all the ways ol
making con verts, these township and neigh
borhood meetings are the best
let not Republicans imagine that they
will nave easy work to carry the State The
probability is that there will be a secret Jav
SION against them-just as dishonorabIe and
a hundred times more dangerous than an
open coalition. Vita the latter the odium
is so great as to destroy its success with the
people; with the former, the odium cannot
fall upon it until it is discovered, and that
is, after the election, when all. the devil
ment is done Let Us prepare to meet this
disgraceful secret coalition-this coalition
which We met and vanquished in October,
and which we can conquer again in NoYem- /
Der more completely, If we se0rL from now /
until the night of the election, and get egery .
rotrs fo the DoHs. Otherwise there is dmger. /
Our Only danger is in o7er-confdence,
carelessness, and . certainty of victory,
which may lead us to neglect the necessary
means to defeat our opponents. This eusi
not BE-. It would he a burning shame, after
having gloriously triumphed in October, if
we should he ingIoriousEy beaten in Novem-
bar
Our cause is a holy one. We have liz
.ened to and read arguments in its favor,
Ill Summer and fall, md have studied all
he objections against it that can be urged .
md the result is, we are confirmed in our .
aith and made certain that our principles {
must triumph. They are the principles of
lie Revolutionary heroes-of the Fathers :
If the Republic and constitute the very |
on which our liberties rest. We c
IL feel, therefore, in their advocacy, the en-
husiasm of the Crusader, who braved every q
eriI to rescue The Holy Land from the +
poiler So, the Republicans, seeing the a
poilers in possession Of the holy places Of
ur Government, are determined to drive
hem from their prey. and to restore our in
ti,utions to their pristine purity
Can we do otherwise than to fight this
ood fight with all cur might mind, and s.
rength2 We cannot. Then let US set to C
-ork, and devote all our spare time from b
ow until the election, next Tuesday, to the .
ervice Of our country. Our country will a
ever call on us in any more hazardous Il
risis for her welfare. Let us, therefore, DO t'
nr duty and our whole duty in the short D
me that is left us in which to work, and p
ur consciences will approve our faithful l
css, and posterity will call us blessed.
Neglect not, therefore, these meetings. If ii
'ere are but few of you, Republicans, in a a
ownship hold your meetings nevertheless, F
nd if you can get no speakers from abroad, tC
peak to your frieuds and ueighbors your IS
lives; read our Platform, as found in this
aper; read other documents If you have
one, send TO this office and get good sup t(
Iy. Ahogc ALL show Your faith in your Y
rinciples, and good will come from your f6
raiseworthy action. u
g.z5a- The Douglasites have had a hard
me in getting Vice Presidential candi- v