The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-29

Tue State tlcKeI mas Deen reduced nearly
IA ,00O almost enough to overcome it, anc
five congressmen-a gain of two-havt
been elected over the infamous gerryman.
dering of the last legislature In that ap
por,ionment only one congressman was
conceded to the democracy, but in four
other districts, arranged by the party in
power to secure the success of republican
candidates. they triumphed over the wrong
and the majOrities arrayed against them.
During the canvass our political adver.
saries confidently predicted they would
carry the state by 10000, but they have
been defeated in their calculations nearly
81 900 votes, and, to use The language Of
our state constitution, if " a free and fair
election" had been had the democratic
state ticket would have been elected.
AT the state election in October, 1864
Oliver p. Morton, the republican candi-
date for governor, had 20,SS3 majority.
At the presidential election following, Mr..
Lincoln had 20, ,lS9 majority. The same
gain this year upon the aggregate vote be-
tween the state and presidential elections
will secure the success of the democratic
presidential candidates in Indiana.
In Ohio, the democracy, at the election
held on the 18th, gained between ten aud
fifteen thousand votes on the state ticket,
while the enemy have been unable to
maintain their strength of four years ago.
In 1864. the democracy of the state po!led
$4,000 more votes in November than they
did in October The same ratio of in
crease would give that state to Seymour
and Blair in November.
In Pennsylvania, the democracy were
beaten by small majority, which can be
easily overcome at the presidential cleo
ton.
In Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana the
democracy have reduced the republican
majoritics of 1864 to an almost nominal
number, and over all the appliances at the
control of their adversaries. There is
abundant evidence that they have only
secured success by fraudulent agencies.
Corruption funds to large amount were
placed at the control of the radical mana
gers in each Of those states, and they were
Iavishly used. Voters were colonized by
them from the surroun ding states, where
no elections were held, aud many were,
no doubt, voted. In many localities large
numbers were disfranchised. La this city,
at one precinct, fully 800 democratic vo-
ters were prevented from casting their bal
lots by failure to provide the necessary
facilities for voting, with fulkknowledge
that such would be the case. Wherever
the enemy had the control Of the ballot
box, every impeachment was placed in the
way of a free vote Of the democratic voters.
In several radical counties the vote of
democratic precincts have been thrown
out, and in others the radical inspectors,
in defiance of law, took home with them
the ballot boxes on the day Of election,
and the result was, largely increased radi- =
cal majorities.
With these facts before them, there is
no cause for encouragement to the oppo-
nents Of radicalism 10 Indiana They
made the fight on principle, and to free
the country from the expressions brought
upon it by radical misrule, corruption and
extravaganza. The cause in " nhich we are
engaged is just as sacred and just as obll-
gatory as when the glorious old democrat
ic banner was unfurled on the 9Th of
Jan 1ary last. The same motives that i'm
PEELED those who desired change in the
direction Of public @ffairs for the public
good, and to restore the government to
the purity, simplicity, and economy that
prevailed until the radicals succeeded in
gaining control Of it, now exist. If all
has not been accomplished that was ex-
pected, no true man should now falter Ia
the discharge of his duty, or relax an eff
fort to wrest the government from the
hands Of he Jacobins and spoilers who
have fastened upon the country an enor-
nous debt, and added six-fold to the bur-
ders of the industry Of the nation.
One of the most powerful auxiliaries in
the canvass of this year has been the or
ganlzation known as the White Boys in
Blue. During the war they fought to
maintain the union and the constitution,
and when armed rebellion was overcome,
they returned home to maintain the prin-
ciples that called them to the field. The
Committee cordially request those gallant
men to continue their organization, and
the same efficient work which distinguish
ed them during the contest preceding the
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