Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-24
DEMOCRACY.
ADDRESS OF TE5E NATIONAL DEMO
CRATIC EXECCTIYE COMMITTEE.

CRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
NEW YoRK, October 20
/ FellOtO- citizens; 1t is great privilege
and duty to address you on the eve o
! the great battle whlch we are to fight
and Which is to decide whether the Gov
ernment Of this Republic is TO remain
( four wears more 10 the hands of the Rad
/ lcal party, or whether, by an energetic
united, and last effort, you VIII wresl
( the power from it's grasp, and give to US
under 8 D5mOcratie conservative ad'
/ ministration, a GOvernment based upon
principles Of Justice, economy and con-
stitutiOnsl liberty. 1922 @
The issues of the present campaign are
self-evident. They appeal to the intelli
gence and patriotism of every voter in
the most unmistaksble terms They
have been discussed by distinguished Or
stors Of our party since the nomination
OF our candidates. What the Demo
cratic party intends to do if placed in
power by your suffrage is to restore peace
and union to our country; to heal the
wounds and suffsrings caused by the To-
bellion; to give to the people of the
South the rights which they are entitled
TO under the Constitution, aud by which
alone we csR bring back prosperity and
quiet to that distracted section; to re-
duce materially our military and naval
establishments kept up now on an inn
mense scale and at an enormous cost TO
Introduce into every department Of gov
ernment the stricte5t economy, and to
CsvelOp, by an equitable system of tax
alton, the growing resources OF our coun-
try, and thus plscs the Federal finances
on stable and solid footing, and to pave
the way to 8 gradual and safe return to
specie payment.
We are charged by the Radical party,
the psrty of violence aud usurpatiop,
which for the last four years, 10 pr9iorg
its existence, has set at nsught the Con-
stituti0n and the fundamental principles
of our government, that we intend rev.
olulion and defiance Of established law.
The accusation is unfOunded and absurd.
1t can't be entertained for moment by
any intelligent voter who has the most
superficial knowledge of the history Of
the country. The Democratic party can
proudly point to every page of its his
tory. It has never violated single Ob-
ligstiOn of the fundamental compact by
which these United States entered into
the family OF nations. Its watchword
in peace as in war has been. and will al
ways be, the Union, the Constitution and
the laws Snd no man or set Of men,
however high they might De placed by
the sUfftsges Of their fellow -citizens, can
ever expect TO receive the support OF
this great conservative party in any
revolutionary attempt agsinst estab-
lished laws.
The ballot box and the supreme will
OF the American people are the only
mesns Of redress to which We look. Eel
low Democrats, you ara fighting for q
righteous cause. You have for your
leader tried statesman and q patriot,
who stood by the Union 10 its darkest
hour, a man equally beloved for the
purity Of his private character as hon.
OTed for his public virtues. Opposed to
you aTe the men who have subverted the
structure OF tneir Qgn system of repre-
sentative selfgOvernment, VindicSted to
the world by more than half century
OF prosperity and grestnsss; the men
who have increased cur enormous debt
by prOfigsey and corruption unparsl-
leied the men who, in two successive
CongT esseG, have demonstrated their in
20 diminish our burdens by
or appOTtiOn them With equl-
ty; the men who have SO distributed out
burdens that they press with excessive
weight upon the LABOR and industry Of
the country, making rich Glel richer
and poor men poorer.
Opposed to you are the men who have
denied, for three years of peace, and who
will continue to deny, until your votes
arrest them, self-govern ment TO the peo-
pic Of ten States; the men who have
taken H|av the power OF our Chief
10 insure faithful execution
NJ the laws or command the army and
navy Of the United States; the men who
did their worst TO expel the President
from the Wbife House for Qbeying faith
'ully the Interests of your supreme law
the men who, being conscious of their
crimes, dreaded to have the
Supreme Court declare their quality, and
therefore Abridged lis jurisdiction and
iilenced its vOics; the men who have
lsurped and are grssping and welding
powers not possessed to-day by any
monarch ameug civilized nations.
Against these men, their crimes in the
1sst, their nef,s.ags designs for the fu
ure, you are soon to nRkc One final and
onslaught. -Four years ago
Es failed to expel them from power,
bough We predicted then, as We now |
predict, their incOmDeteEcy to give the |
JeOple peace, declaring tSep; as We now |
ieclsre, the revolutionary puiposs0 ct !
heir most active leaders, who ruled their |
,srty as they would the country, with 8 !
lespotic sway. Bat these four wears |
lave justified our warning snd our worst (
predictions.
What we fesred they have done, The !
evolution has made steady progress. aud |
nee more we call every patriot TO jOin |
ur rsnks. II the people will now rise |
a their msjesty and might they can /
avs their institutions and rebuild them. |
( they are regardless OF their sacred in |
erests, so much in ths last four years l
las been accomplished and 30 md0h in
he next four years may easily be accom-
,lished, no obstacles then remaining, |
hRt the revolution will become a hxed
act. Tue structure of our government |
Till have been completely remodeled. |
{ msy be government still, but it will |
10 longer be 8 representative eelf-gov-
FDment.
For this fnsl struggle, then fellow
Democrats OF the United States, let US
nVigorate every muscle and nerve every
ieart. The time Is abort; the foe is
tubborn and desperate. Our victory
you'd be the death blow to the Espubli-
an party. 1t could have been held to-
ether by no other nomination it can
OF survive your success; one victory is
nOugb, Your triumph in Noyemo Der
I'LL finally re-establish the Union and
be Constitution for another generation
men. 1t will restore peace and good
Tder 10 the South, prosperity to the
iorth, and wise and frugal rule to both.
hese great prizes are worthy your most
irenpous endeSvors. Our ranks are uu-
roken, our courage unRbeted. Ooce
lore 70 the breseh, snd this time vic
Try.
For the National Committee.
AUG. BELMONT, Chairman.
BDREss OBJ THE DRWocRArIC
STATE CENTRAL C0HMIrGEE 0F
PENNsYLYANIA.
The following effective and able Ad-
-ess was issued to the Democracy Of
on the Goth inst.s
You have fought good fight.
You have polled larger vote than ever
fore, have reduced the Radical msjOr- I
: OF 1866 by nearly one-half, and hsve {
oven the immortality of your prInci-
% aud fla uffalIfu nf xJofnr | !