Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-10-29
Address 10 the Republicans Of Iowa.U
OrflCE OF REpcBLlcAN STATE CEN. Cox,
R.pNbi,caAs Of lore -

OrfiCE OF RrprnLlcAS STATE CEN. Cox.
R-pubi,eaas Of Iowa -
The .riumpn OF the National Union
Republican ticket is now assured, be-
yond peradventurc. The wave of VIC
tory, winch WAS set in motion in the
East, has rolled steadily Westward
without single break, gaining strength
with every step OF its progress. Yer
mont Name, Connecticut PENNSYLVANIA,
Ohio, Indiana ana Nebraska, have all
recorded their earnest protest against
the repudiating and revolutionary ideas
of the New York Convention. Dis
honesty and rev olut;on find no approx
al in tie popular heart.
But two weeks now remain for work,
In this time let there be no relaxation
OF the earnestness and spirit which
have peryadcd the Republican ranks
from the inception of the campaign
The assurance of success is apt to be-
get apathy and indifference. Our great
est adversary is the certainty OF our
overwhelming triumph. But we must
remember that We are fighting, not
simply for success, but for the greatest
possible success. The moral effect Of
our victory will be in exac, proportion
to our majority. Let us not be con
tent with = drawn battle or a partial
success, but put tho enemy to utter
rout and drive him from the field of
battle. Now is the time to decide,
forever, the question of National hon
or and the supremacy OF the National
Government Now is the time to show
that neither the majority of the people,
nor respectable traction Of the pco-
Pile. sympathze with the men who
would repudiate the sovereign laws of
the land and tamper with the plighted
faith OF this great Nation. AS III 81
and GA we were called upon to choose
between Union and Disunion, so in '6s
we are to decide between Peace and
Revolution, as enunciated by the chO-
sen leaders OF the two great parties
Fortunately for us these ideas have
nearly the same representatives now
2s then. The loyal hearts OF the coun-
try are following the same leader; the
revolutionary party is under the same
guidance, recognizes the same master
spirits.
From al parts of the State come
most cheering assurances. lows Will |
redeem the pledge Of her delegation 10
the representatives of the party in the
May Convention. Shall we not in.
crease it? Is i not worth our while |
to aspire to the honor of being the ban
ner State in this great contest \ lit !
tie more WORK; slight effort on the
part Of every Republican, little per
suasion with the doubtful and waver-
ing, and we may place ourselves by the !
side OF Vermont, the star of whose
Republlcan!sn never sets
Let there be no warering upon the
suffrage amendment. 1t is to be hop /
ed that not a single Republican will
DC found hostile to its adoption. 1t is
IF vital Importance to the party i'll this
State that the measure be carried
Remember the Republican platform
declares it a cardinal principal of our
political faith that the rights Of the
ballot, the protection of the law and
EQUAL justice should be given to all
men, irrespective of color, race, or re-
igion.H Thus defeat of the suffrage |
amendment is defeat of one Of the
acknowledged principles of the part.::,
and leaves the result a partial triumph. |
Give your influence and your vote in
favor Of making the success Of our
ticket complete. Let our State, Is it
now has an opportunity, be the frs to
declare, by the vote OF the people, that
upon her soil there shall be II, caste,
or exclusive privileges. Let MS strike
from our statute book the last evil
dence OF our subsection to the slave
power, and gather the last fruit OF our
victories in the field
Guard against fraudulent voting =
Vote early, and devote the remainder
OF the day to the work of bringing to
the polls, those, who from indifference
Dr. inability, would stay away. Give
he day to your country. Seek out
very one within the sphere OF your
influence, and see to it that he votes,
md rotss The rhols ticket.
1fevcry Republican will do his duty,
We will establish an impartial consti-
ction, and give fifty thousand majori
y for Grant Colfax, and Peace.
T. MELENDY, Chairman.