The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-30

Fortunately, the October elections opened
the eyes of the Democrats aud conservatives
to the faults, follies, and deliberate errors of
omission and commission through which they
had failed to realize the success to which they
were entitled. They have been prompt to
repair these errors. They have, not only for
the present but for all future time, ignored
the oabal of New York lobbyists in every poll
tical campaign, who assumed control only for
the most selfish purposes. The masses have
discovered that they can no longer rely upon
such miserable charlatans in politics, and,
having already suffered, are determined to
suffer no longer from this source. They have
determined to act for themselves. If they
will do this in every voting precinct through
out the country, they will even yet win
glorious victory.
The Central Committee at New York has
proved fraud, q deception, an i9ais taiuis,
leading the conservatives only to defeat. The
safety OF the party is in acting independently,
awaiting no instructions, expecting no aid
from that impotent source Our people can
win the fight. They can yet achieve 3 glo-
Tious victory. They can drive Taiicalism TO
the wall in this contest, if they will al act
together and depend only on themss slves. TIE
radca ais were jublant so long as they found
the Democrats aud conservatives depending
upon this treacherous New York iuuta; but 50
soon as they found that it had been denounced
and cast aside, they began to despond. We
are gratiied to find that the exposition that
has been made has aroused the Democratic
masses throughout the country to a sense of
the necessity of seltdependence. This senti-
ment will go far to carry us triumphautly
through the election. The idea of depending
upon central committees of any description,
whether national, or State, or county COM
mittees is erroneous. 1t enervates aud para
lyzes the energies Of party. 1t relieves indi-
Il, IL,
1t leaves all the work of the many to be done
by few, who often, as in this instance, do it
badly.
What is wanting now is for the masses oil
the friends of the Constitution, the Union, and
civil liberty-the opponents of radical extra
vagances and usurpations-to unite together
in one serried phalanX, to wait for the word OF
help of no committee, but to go to work for
the next few days. each for himself, to labor
early and late, and increasingly, to bring out
the fullest Democratic and conservative vote
in opposition to radicalsm that can be poled
There should nothing be left undone that any
one man can do. There should no vote be
left unpoled that is entitled to bs poled. There
should be no Democratic or conservative vote,
whether able to go unaided to the polls, OF
lame, halt, or blind, requiring assistance, that
should not be put into the ballOt-box.
1t is of more than ordinary importance that
every Democratic aud conservative vote in the
country should be cast. The existing crisis
is extraordinary. Ii we are defeated now,
there might be never again Presidential
| election never any mora constitutional liber.
| ty, nothing but military despotism, and
then-empire. To avoid this it is necessary
that every vote opposed to empire under the
existing radical rulers shall be cast on the Sd
of November. 1t is especially essential to our
Southern friends that they shall cast their
fullest vote. 1t is nece' e'sary to their safety
and to the preservation of The peace of the
country that the full force of the conservatives
and anti-radicsls shall be shown unmist akably
| in this election. Let every vote be- cast, and
let frauds be prevented, and all will be well.