North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-10-31
Address ofthe Democratic State Committee.
DEMocRArIc STATE COMMITTEE D
RooMs, Philadelphia, Oct. II, '66
u he Democracy Of Pennxglrania:

To The Democracy of Pennsylrania:
Ina pol of more3than six hundred and
ten Thousand volcs,you are beaten less than
three per cent. on the whole. A change Of
one and a half per cent. would have given
you the State. You have REDUCED the ma
jority of your opponents, and polled nearly
twenty thousand more votes than ever be-
fore. Upon aggregate ofthe Congression-
al vote, still greater force is shown. -
In this contest you have proven your de-
votion to principle, have demonstrated the
strength of your organization, and yield to
your enemy dearly bought victory.
You are defeated bat not dlsmaycd.'--
Buoyancy and hope everywhere pervade
your ranks, willis, chagrin and dIsmay
mark the visages of you opponents.
They judge you rightly /; for, in the light
of this exhibition Of YOUR stern devotion TO
the doctrines of the Constitution, to the
perpetuity of your Union, aud to the supre-
macy Of you race, they read their coming
defeat.
For the first time since the final disband-
ment Of our armies, you have met the for
ces Of the Republican organization. They
tonight for the life of their party they con-
centrated against YOU the Influence of al
most every manufacturer, corporation and
bank !; they had at their command large
preponderance of the public press of the
State, speakers without number, all the
money that dynasty of contractors-to
whom the public treasury has been mine
of wealth-c"uld furnish memories of the
war still fresh enough to be the means of
exciting hatred laws enacted with view
to their own political ascendancy a well
disciplined ORGANIZATION. and all of
the advantages that the possession of mu-
nicipal aud State power could bring them !;
ID yet, unaided and self-nependeht, you
have combat this powerful combination,
aud almost carried the State.
All honor and praise to the Democracy
ofthe K-vsto e, for this most gallant tigh.
A band 1T men, who in 1868, can poll
for Their candidate $4,000 votes in 1864
276,030 votes, and in 1866, 295, 900 votes :;
who plant themselves upon principl :
that are eternal ; VITO wW mt despair of
the Republic, and who possesses tho
physical pow er and the moral courage to
hiaintan their opinions and preserve their
Liberties, must eventually be the ruling
power in the State.
Implicit belief ir. the justice and truth of
the great doctrines that lie at the baSr OF
cur form Of government, aversion to its
Capitalization and confidence in the eff
ciency ofthe Constitution for the preserva-
ton Of your liberties, have Of ever distin-
gushed you. These are the magnets
around which you have gathered in many
hard-fought contest, and to them yor will
he true as the needle 10 the pole. Opin-
ions of individuals may change but, in
the future as in the past, COM victory or
defeat, as party YOU will ever be found
ralying to these principles as the leading
tenc.s of your political faith.
Hop, confidence and courage should be
gather from the rcmonbranc. that two
thirds OF the white freem,n ofthe Republic
think as you do upon these subjects , and
that, on every field on which they are
stakrd, your united action VIII overcome all
opp"si z forces.
We ask Won to perspvrre in the woik so
au>piciouSly begun. From this hnur,Iet us
determine to &C forward. Let US have
done with spasmodc efforts, and move on
ward with uniagging energy.
The thorough and effectual disspmina-
ton of truth. is the proper means to yonr
eventual triumph and organization. DIS
ciplinc, systematic effort and Individual ex
ertion, are the avenues that lead to victory.
WI you pursue them United, disciplined
and determined, you will be irresistible.
Ry order of the Democratic State Com
mittee. -.s -,.. f :
... WILLIAM A. WALLACE,
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