The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-03-22
The Spring Election.

We reprint from the Cleveland
Leader of Monday last the following
article, giving an extract or two from
secret circular lately issued by. the cop
perhead State Sentral Committee, and
invite krit the attentive pursual of our
readers:
HArery large number of township
and municipal elections take place in
this State on the first Monday in April
next The Importance of these cleo
tious, in regard not only to the intrinsic
value Of the offices to be filed, but to
their influence in the political cam
paigns of the summer and autumn, is
fully appreciated by the Democratic
party, if not by our own. The Demo
cratic State Central Committee have
issued secret circular TO the faithful
of Ohio, of which the following is the
opening paragraph:
1T is of ;he first Importance that the
Democratic party should poll, on the first
Monday in April, as large vote as possible.
The larger this vote, the more productive Of
good it will be- If we can secure larger
snaiorities in those cities and towns in which
we had majorties last fall, and if we can re-
.luce the maiorities of the Republicans in
those cities and towns in which they had
rnajorities at the same time. il will give in
Kpiratisn to our friends all over the State
an inspiration that will prompt such vigor-
ous. action as to render our success at the
election in October probable. This consid-
Grafton of itself should excite stirring efforts
at the April election on the part Of Demo-
Gratis
And this the concluding paragraph:
1--WE respectfully..ask you to communicate
with your committeeman, your clubs, if you
have one. and with the active Democrats
throughout your county, and prevail upon
shem to see that good township, town and
city tickets are put in nomination, and sup
ported with all the vigor aud strength pos
sible. You will also oblige us by commu-
nicatiug to us the result of the election in
the respective townships, giving the COM
parative gain or los on the election of last
fall. Allow Us 10 remind you that with a
view TO success in the spring elections you
viii be greatly aided by activity in organiz-
eng clubs as heretofore Recommended by
the Executive Committee"
We hope that the Republican Union
organization is not above taking a lesson
from its opponents. Important as these
elections always are, they. are doubly
important at the present juncture of af-
fairs. The Republican. party has, by
lts recent action in Congress, declared
in favor of Equal Suffrage This is a
great, noble advance, and the people
should demonstrate that they will sus-
tain it. The Democrats are already
beginning to make this the issue as far
as they can, and should the election re-
suit in Democratic success or Demo
cratic gains it will be received as a
popular repudiation of Equal Suffrage.
A question of principle, therefore, and
not merely of Office and ofice-holding,
is involved in this result; and this fact
should draw forth not only the votes
but the earnest and persistent labors OF
a class of men who usually refuse to
meddle in "ward politics" Every
real friend of human rights should feel
himself personally appealed to, to enter
into this election with as much earnest
ness and vigor as if the Presidency de-
pended on it. Work, and that only, will
ensure us success. The Democrats are
now organizing ward clubs iu advance
of the nominations, and if they are to
be defeated we can not afford to be less
active and energetic than they.