Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-11-02

We are rapidly drawing near to our
final struggle. Already do we hear the
stroke of the eleventh hour Of our poll
teal combat of tomorrow One more
night only now ptervenes, between our
present and our determined future.
We have passed through many Skin
mishes and some severe battles of
words.
Thousands of men, mighty in tongue,
have hurled their powerful arguments,
and irresistible truths, straight into the
faces and deep into the hearts of mil
lions of our countrymen. We have the
cheering knowledge that vast numbers
have at last awakened to conscious
ness Of the truth and that beyond all
precedent is the number of those who,
after lifelong ciinging to the idol of
party" have inquired of the truth.
and received conviction.
The signs are all propitious. We have
carried the enemy's outworks.
We have witnessed their demoraliza-
ton and believe they cannot Grmly
meet to-morrow's charge. But it be-
hooves us not to sleep on our arms.
With victory but just within our
grasp. we cannot, we dare not take one
moments rest until all be safe Eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty.
We feel that it would be impossible
to impress too strongly upon the minds
of all, the duties of the present hour.
First, and above all others, let no
true honest citizen forget, that it is his
duty to express bis honest and unbi-
assed opinion, by depositing his votein
the ballot box.
And, let no true man dare say 81
have done my duty to my God and
country, and to my self and fellow
men," until he shall have carefully con-
sidered the Importance ofhis trust, and
shall have impartially compared the
candidates for the various offices, and
shall have made his own chosen list
from the very best names offered with
ont one thought of mere party clam
nishness
Moreover let no upright man believe
that his responsibility ceases with the
deposit of his vote but let him see to
it that so far as his individual efforts
can prevent, no illegal vote shall be
polled in his district or precinct.
All true men-all but the most vi
cious-are too deeply interested in this
matter of morals. The issue has been
presented. We must meet it now ; for
once the hideous monster shall obtain
supremacy, it will whelm all in one
universal ruin. Better an absolute
monarchy, than Republic with stead
lily increasing impurity of ballot. No
man who truly loves his country, can
calmly contemplate the sapping of its
very foundation.
Let all unite to guard the shrine, and
let there be no single ballot cast, ex
cept by those known to be lawfully ex-
ercising the right.
Tis now too late to discuss individual
merits at length, and from those who
have not already firmly and fully de-
termined upon their choice, we would
simply ask a careful and candid survey
of the positions, evident merits, and
records of the candidates in the field.
We appeal to the common sense, integ
rity, and patriotism of our fellow citi
zens, and we ask if our opponents can
be said to have matched our Union
nominations.
Can an intelligent community afford
to permit the defeat of such men as
Amos Clark, Jr., and that sterling old
citizen, Col. James Moore. We do not
believe it. We cannot believe it.
Men of the District Men of the
city we exhort you, at this eleventh
hour, see to it, that on the morrow,
ye, in all things, Do YOUR DUTY.
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The Republicans of the Third Dis