The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-08-22
Another Democratic Secret
Circular.

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No 272 Soylu IlIGn 5reEET, :
"CoLUNBGs o., Aug 10. 1867 J
DEAR Sir You may regard the
Conmiuee as inportunate: b.
our great auXioy tu carry the
State, which We bel can be
done. justifcs us in l,is ilnpor.u
nifty. Early in tie campaign we
urged, through circulars anl let.
ters the gre4t Importance OF i'm.
Dediateiy perlecllng the organiza
tion Of the party, and Of a general
distribution Of Democratic papers
among Republicans and Demo.
Gratis who did not feel able TO be-
come Subscribers. This work we
desired dome before party preju.
dice should be aroused. In come
sections OF The State our suggest.
ions in>the-c particulars have been
followed, and the Indications there
are encouraging in the highest de,
gree. In one township in which
this has been done, H. a county
near by, II Democrat writes Us that
they now have majority Of four,
whereas last fall they were beaten
twenty votes We might cite nu-
merous other instances Of a similar
character; but this mpst suffice.
Now, what we would have done
Immediately, IA every school dis.
lrict IN your county. is this; Have
an active Democrat in each school
district make an accurate list Of all
the voters in it. thus:
List of voters in School District
No, in-Towuship.
Names OF voters.
democrats.
"RepublicanI
doubtful.
name Of paper taken.
"Ysu should have a return ofthis
list made 10 your committee by a
day not later lhan the 25th Of this
month. BY that time you should
have fund raised to supply ell
the doubtful voters and all who
are pposcd 10 negro suffrage with
some democratic paper. 4he cost
will not be much from that lime
until the election, Please send Us
the result OF yoar polling Of your
county as s1on az yon ascertain it.
ain addition 20 this, We desire
that you have ynur county thor
oughIy siumped by township aud
shooI districts II you have not
already taken measures 70 10 so,
please make them without further
delay. Have all yonr speakers
take part in the great work Of re.
deeming the State, II you can ar
range TO have one Meeting held in
each sch9ol.honse Of your county
before the election, all the better.
The meeting may be small No
matter. They viii do goo'i. never
! thclcss. Even . hearth stone dis
/ custom of The monstrosity OF strik
| ing out all distinction between tn,
white and black races, which i.
proposed by the Republican lead
ers through the pending amend
ment TO our Constitution, and ;ht
enormous taxation which presses
upon the industrial pursuits Of thC
country, and the injustice Of thi
exemption from taxation Of th,
vast amount Of capital invested il
Government sccgr;ties, must d,
good. Every man 1ho can in an,
way discuss these matters, shoul
at once commence discussing then
| with his ncighbors. Onc poin
should be particularly impresse,
by your speakers and controver
slonaiie,a the absurdity of votinl
down the pending constitutions
amendment and yet voting for tn
! Republican candidates for the Leg
stature, A Republican Legisla
ture will r2lify The amendmentno'
pending in Congress, for the a
mendment OF tho Constitution q
the Uuited States, so as to give t
negroes the privilege of voting an
holding office in all the States
IOhio included. The work that W
have herein indicated rs noeessar
to success may seem considerable
but it divided up among your az
tive and Jealous men will be com
paratively light to each one, an
yet most effective,
"Should there be no men in you
county either willing or able /
: make speeches, you can undoub
edIy get speakers from adjoiuin
counties who will speak for yol
The leaders of the Republican pal
, ~ ure spending large sums for III
circulation OF their papers and do
+ umcuts, aud will fully stump ever
, county in the State. Democra
should certainly work MS hard, al
through similar means, in beha
/ OF the white man.
i .Sll yoI are not member OF u
Y committee, please see that yo'
committee have these suggestion
e fully and Immediately carried in
Il effect.
: please send Us the names OF Il
Chairman and Secretary OF yo
}. County Committee, with The
s post-ollice address.
+. Respectfully yours,
JOHN G. THOMPSON,
Chairman.
"E. B, EsnELMAN, Secretary"
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