The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-26
An Earnest Word of Warning and
Entreaty. 4.oG

An Earnest "Oru Oh "aAh4A6 OAN
ar Entreaty. +.o1 |
Friends throughout the State we
hope you realize the consequences
Ringing upon the result of the struggle
In W hich We are now engaged yet we
fear you do not. We trust you are
working with such energy as that re-
aiIzation ought TO inspire; yet we fear
Won are not. We fear you are confident
OF success, with no better reason for
your confidence than that you believe
you ought to succeed. Remember that
the race is not necessarily TO the swift
nor the battle to the strong. Apathetic
Right does not always triumph over
vigilant Wrong, no more than does too
confident strength over under esti-
mated weakness. 1t is the mobility
not the magnitude of an army that
makes it efficient. 1t is the zeal of a.
party and not it's mere numbers that
makes it strong; for zeal brings out the
whole strength Ut the right time, but
what signify numbers if they do not
come to the polls?
We are persuaded that to-day ten
thousand more voters In this State ia
vor the principles and policy OF the
Union Republican party, represented
by Grant and ColEnx, Than favor the
principles and policy of the Rebel
Democratic purity, represented by Sey-
mour and Blair. Yet we fear that with
out more exertion and better directed
effort on your part to have these men
fully informed of the real issues Mt
stake aud to warn them against the
dangers Of IL rebel success, enough of
them may bo confused, blinded and de-
reived into voting against their own
principles or into not voting ut all TO
pnt this State. and possibly the National
safety, iii peril.
our enemies are everywhere Mt work
with the energy OF desperation. Hun
dreds of them are giving their time
and other hundreds their money for
the corruption and Generalization OF
such Union men as they dare approach
or hope 10 Influence. They use every
observation-disclosures flattery,
GaIsehood, threats, appeals TO prejn-
dice and passion, whisky, money,
religious aud social lies. to poi
son the minds and distort the
judgment. OF men who have been
true throughout the trying times OF
eight years past, and would continue
to beif len to themselves. In every
county and in every township they
have men who work increasingly in all
these ways. They make lists Of all
the men in their townships. They
know every one who can be reli-
ed on to vote their ticket. They
know every Union man who is in
the least doubtful and approachable.
These arc Piled with every argu-
ment, every inducementi every intlu-
ence that ingenuity, impelled by zeal,
can invent. The appliances arc adaP-
ted to each particular case, SO that men
who are without well.defined, inteili-
gent opinions, and accurate inforna-
uon respecting the questions pertain
ing to the canvass. will be somewhat
more than human If they are not more
or less dernorallzeI by being made the
subjects OF such systematic work. . , /
Union Republicans of West Virginia,
what are you doing to counterfeit all
thIs' Are you doing euough2 Areyou
doing all yoncan. Ifnot, we beseech You
to set about 1t once. Two things you
must realize; and If you do not you
will inevitably be beaten:
FTrst-The result of this national
struggle Involves in its irup1ediale re-
suits the Issue OF Peace or warApeace
If the party which conquered the rebel
lion In arms nGan keep that rebellion
down BY maintaining itself at the
polls; a. reuewaIrdf war, more bitter
and bloody and widespread than ethat
from which we have SO recently emery
ed, If the party of the rebellion is nov
successful.
Nesd we iP6int soat the numerous
and the daily accnmulating eSi
n.ss.7ites szll sts3 ~. b1f
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