The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-11
How TO Win,


An overwhelming majority of the American
people want peace. They desire a mild but a
iirm, strong, National Government, and such
impartial protection of all citizens in their
equal rights as can only be obtained by the
election of Grant and COlfax. All that we
need to beat the enemy in each OF the O5tober
elections, and to carry the whole country by
storm in November, is to call up our Republi-
can reserve. Democrats warn us that, if there
is anything doubtful about the result, they
will appeal again to the sword. If it shall de-
pend In any manner on counting, or not, the
votes of the ten Southern States, they would
decide the question, not in the Electoral Col
lege, nor in Congress, nor in the Courts, but
by another four years war; If neither South
Carolina nor Virginia are counted, they fight.
II both vote radical and are counted, and their
votes decide the contest, they fight. If one is
counted and the other not, they fight. In
either event they will fight at the polls to pre-
vent fair vote, and fight if an unfair vots is
not counted. They discover that their Rebel
Generals surrendered under misapprehep-
sion. They supposed that on giving up the
sword they Were to resume the sceptre. On
laying down their arms they were to run the
Government. Had they supposed anybody
would be so unkind as to oppose or prevent
this, they would have fought on Having sur
rendered under tritling mistake, they want a
chance to fight again.
If we are to have peace, therefore, our ma
jorities must be universal undOubted irresist-
ible. The strength of the nation must assert
itself at the polls, If it would not be called
again to waste its best blood in battle,
We can lose by allowing Republicans to
suppose that the Democratic policy of defying
the laws of Congress, and overturning by
forcs the reconstructed State Governments, can
be peacefully carried out. The pretense that
such policy is possible without civil war Is a
snare and delusion as fatal and desperate as
the supposed peaceful secession of 1860.
Members OF the revolutionary Convention in
south Carolina then proposed to adopt as their
flag doves bearing olive leaves, on ground of
pure white, as token that their secession
and independence had been accomplished
peacefully. So now we hear of electing a
President who will peacefully defy the laws
passed by Congress, and use the army to
revolutionIze the governments of ten States,
under pretense of subjectipg the military to
the civil power Every slumberipg Democrat
and dormant Republican who imagines that
such policy is not call to arms, is the un-
conscious tool and ally of new rebellion.
We can lose by allowing Republicans to
believe that this campaign is merely or
mainly question of finance, of dollars and
cents, and that the taxpayers will be en-
riched by reputation. 1t is the cohorts of
the Rebellion, forming again for the capture,
uJ.
the Government itself.
We can win by actively circulating among
the people the facts, which are the only sue
cesstul means OF counteracting the errors and
lies by which honest men are led to vote for
Seymour, Blair, and Rebellion, against Grant,
COlfsX, and Peace. Circulate the best Repub-
lican local paper of your Congressional Dis
trlct. 1t contains, or ought to contain, facts
bearing on your local candidates and questions
which no metropolitan journal can SO fully
or wisely discuss. If You know of local facts
which 1t ought to publish and does not for
ward them to your local paper, and give others
tue benefit of your information. The selection
of proper and able members of Congress, and
OF the State Legislatures which are to elect
our Senators, is OF unspeakable importance.
1t Is Congress-, after all, which must rule
Ile President can only advise and influence,
execute and obey.
Next to your best local journals, circulate
far and wide your ablest most instructive
National Republican paper. II you Judge it to
DO the Tribune, which has now au aggregate
circulation twice that of any other newspaper
in America, and exceeding that of any other
in the world, then circulate the Tribune. If,
instead OF 275, 600 1ribtneS, we could within
month announce that we were printing
400 COO, none would he4itate to predict by
that sign alone that Graut and Colfax would
carry every doubtful State for Union and
Peace, and make every Democratic State
doubtful. If you prefer some other RepubH-
can paper, then circulate the one you prefer.
But the first divine command, "Let there be
Light, precedes the later gospel, Let there be
Peace. Every voter who cannot or does not
read is dangerous to Republic. Every such
man excluded from voting is still more dan
geious. The remedy lies not in the dsfran-
chlsement of men, but in the acknowledgment
OF mind, IN which work the newspaper is the
chief agency.
The organization of clubs is the most eff
oient means of spreading light and information,
and OF putting forth the energy and power
which result. In mind, as in matter, light,
heat, attraction, motion, and power, are all
one ferce, in different stages of its manifesto
tiOp. Men, moved by a common impulse, will
be drawn together in masses prOpOrtionate to
the end to be at aimed.
We say to you, then, Republicans, through
out the North and SOuth, not one of you can
do your whole duty by staying at home until
election day, and then going to the polls and
voting. BY this apathy you may defeat your
ticket in some of the States. We need your
power and personal cooperation from this
time forth until the day OF election. If you
are returned soldier, organize with your
comrades, and make your presence felt where
ever loyal men and true gather. Ii you are
an sb!e bodied man, and prefer peace to war,
hoAes1 ldpor anu INDUSTRY 10 floG ana reVOlu-
tion, law and order to rebellion, turn out in
procession with those who believe as you do,
and keep step to the music of the Union Your
presence is power. Your absenc9 is weakness.
Raise the pole. Unfurl the flag, Garry the
torch. March. Be one of the great hosts of
freedom and truth, and you have done your
duty. Hold back, and, despite your vote,
the blame of our defeat may rest in part
upon you.
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