The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-10-26
The Coming Election,

From the movements of the Radical party
hereabouts, we must conclude that they are
getting somewhat ANXIOUS about their hitherto
supposed security for carrying the county at
the coming election. Although they are pos
scsscd of, and control the influence of five or
six public newspapers in the county, and
though for the last month or more. since their
county convention, they have had the field to
themselves, and have taken advantage of it
by making thorough canvass, we now find
that great" party, which has assumed to it
self perpetual existence and perpetual success,
in county where their maiorities have been
large for the past few elections, calling loudly
for help, and procaiming through their lead
ers and their journals the approach of that po-
litical revolution which they admit they fear
will sweep them from existence, and informing
their members that without united energy in
getting out their votes they will be lost, and
tlst that party which they have been so earn
est in crying down, as dead, detilnct, etc, will
be victorious The Peru Herald issues its APP
peal to those. who it have discovered has for
saken them, to rally once more and support
their ticket regardless OF principles and men.
The Ottawa RpuJiicon also dcvotes a great
portion of its space to whining appeals to the
party to arouse and save itself While it pours
forth upon the party its fears, the same old
worn out invectives which for number of
years constituted the argument of the party
composed OF slurs and vile vituperations, are
used to intimidate and brow-beat an open free
and honest expression of feeling, the effect of
which has been to bring the reasoning, think
ing men of their party to their senses They
dare not defend the policy of their own lead
ers; they dare not attempt to explain the de-
structive tendency of their principles but
when honest men question them, they are re-
PEELED by their only answer, traitor, copper
head, etc. Not content with heaping abuse
upon those who opposed the war, the same
slang is applied to those whe carried the mus
ket in the trent, but who entertain Democratic
principles. Their vile tongues have poured
forth this filthy, vaporous mess to their own
destruction, and natural enought it is, that it
should compose theirexpiring melody. There
is sign in the times and it cannot he mistak-
en-. The Jacobins, by thorough canvass of
the county. have ascertained their strength,
and though they remained quiet and felt safe
for time, no sooner had the Democratic par
ty, though on the eve of election, placed their
ticket in the field, than their anxiety COM
menced, and their acknowledged weakness
was made known
Democrats it is now, this very fall, at the
coming election in November. that we should
move on the enemy with our full force, When
Jacobin demagogues held sway, and all looked
dark-.when force was used to control the free
dom of speech and Of the press, and to ami
hilate your principles you stood by the con
stitution, and battled nobly against them. ana
now, when the political horizon bespcaks the
truth of the old banner we have ALWAYS ar
rled, that DemocTocy9W Iriumph," let lis on
November 9TH arm ourselves with Democratic
weapons, and, to a man, through the ballot
box, strike blow at the expiring enemy of
our country.
Let every Democrat in the county see to the
election. Do not think that we shall fail if we
try, but let the effort made by 24O 600 Demo
Gratis in Ohio, be your encouragement for doing
likewise.