The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-11-04
Tothe Democracy of Ohio.
Rooms OF DEM STATE Ey Com
COLUMBUS, o, Oct I9, 1868.

COLUMBUS, o, Oct 10, 1868. I
Without pretending to deny that the
results of the recent elections are dis
astsrous to the best interests of the
country, in the defeat OF local tickets
and many patriotic Democrats, a care.
ful survey Of the field shows US tina,
there is nothing liz those resp is to jus
thy despondency or excuse any relaxa
tion Of the efforts of the Democracy in
behalf of the cause ut justice and Con-
stitu,ional liberty for which they
mob y struggled. In Ohio. although
be- aten by small majority in poll of
over five hundred thousand votes, the
result shows that the Democracy have
! gained between ten and fifteen thous-
and votes on the State tic ket while
the enemy have been unable 20 main
tain their strength of four years ago,
and have in addition lost no ! IS than
i four Congressman, and their successful
candidates have such meagre majorities
as to justify the most strenuous efforts
to carry their districts at the Nnvem-
ber election In the Presidential year
of 1864, the Democracy polled eigh
teen thousand more votes at the No
vember election than they did at the
October election, and were then beaton
over $4,000. A similar gain this year
will give Ohio to Seymour and Blair
those last trbunes of the people and of
freedom. The mears and energies Of
the enemy and their facilities for the
preparation of fraud, corruption and
colonization, were exhausted in their
desperate efforts to carry the Oocrobtr
election. These law ess impedments
removed, the three great States OF
Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvania.
which cast more than one million and
a half of votes, will be redeemed, and
the Gag of the American democracy
still mai ntain its supremacy as the
standard of liberty, honesty and justice
throughout the world. No cause is
lost that involves such gigantic inter
ests, and is sustained by such a myriad
Of pure, patriotic and indomitabIe men
TIE scale Of many battle has been
turned at the moment the enemy was
most exultant History is full of ex
amples showing that the liberties OF
nariups, and ci, iization itself, have
been preserved by gallant and ener-
getic struggle made at darker time
Ihan the present is for our c"untry--
The cause needs but The uuwavering
courage, the indomitable will, the tire
less energy and the sleepless vigilano e,
such as the Democracy displayed in
the recent and many a previous con
test, to secure its final triumph These
qualities you aEe now called on to ez-
r,t, by every Consideration of patriot
ism. honor, interest and hope-ihe
peace of our country and the liberty OF
our pos,erity.
We implore the gallant workers and
voters of the Democratic party 10 keep
right on with tie work which has gain
ed so much under such adverse circum
stances and, dsdaining the counsels
OF trmidity or the Indifference OF dfs
pair, continue the struggle till the last
hour of the Sd OF November, in the
discharge of a solemn duty, the reward
of which is the redemption Of our ccun-
try from despotism and anarchy
Maintain and perfect your local organ
izations; countenance no shrinking /;
get out every vote repel every ASSAULT /;
expose and 4efeat every fraud Tally
every man to the polls on election day,
and never despair while a ray of hope
remains to i!lumipato FLANK TO stand
on. Fought in this spirit the three
WEEKS yet remaining will serve to not
only retrieve temporary defeaf, bur
achieve a permanent and triumphant
success.
E F. BINGHAM, Chairman.
w. w WEBB, Secretary.