The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-10-27
fHE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.
The Keynote for November!
Pick Your Flints and Try it Again
Important Address fr1ssf The Dem.
OCratic State Central Commit
tee.
TnE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
To the Democracy of ohie.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC STATE EX. CON-, !
CoLUMBUs, October 10, 1868. {

| NUMB DEMOCRATlC STATE EN-. SOM.,I
CoLUMBUs, October 10, 1868. {
Without pretending to deny that tn,
results of the recent elections are inju
rious to the best interests Of, the coun
try in the defeat Of local tickets an(
many patriotic Democrats, careful
survey of the field shows us that ther,
is nothing in these results taQjustiiraae
spondency or excuse any rela1htiop.:.6
the efforts of the Democracy in ,behai
of the cause of justice and constitution
al liberty, for which they so nobly strug
gled in Ohio.
Although beaten by small majority
in poll Of over five hundred thousand
votes, the result shows that the Democ
racy have gained between ten and fifteen
thousand votes on the State ticket, while
the enemy have been unable to maintain
their strength of four years ago, and
have, in addition, lost no less than fOu
Congressmen and their successful can.
didates have such meager majorities as
to justify the most strenuous efforts to
carry their districts at the November
ele ction.
In the Presidential year of 1864, the
Democracy polled eighteen thousand
more votes at the November election
than they did at the October election,
and were then beaten over fifty thousand.
A similar gain this year will give Ohio to
Seymour and Blair-those last tribmes
of the people and of freedom. The
means and energies Of the enemy, and
their facilities for the preparation of
fraud, corruption and colonization were
exhausted in the desperate efforts to car
ry the October election, and will not
confront us in November The lawless
impediments removed, the three great
States of Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylva-
MIA, which cast more than one million
five hundred thousand votes, will be re-
deemed, and the flag of the American
Democracy still maintain its supremacy
on the standard of liberty, honesty, and
justice throughout the world.
No cause is lost that involves such
gigantic interests, and is sustained by
such a myriad of pure, patriotic and in
domitable men. The scale of many a
battle has been turned at the moment
the enemy was most eXultant History
is full of examples showing that the lib
critics of nations, and civilization itself,
have been preserved by gallant and
energetic struggle, made at darker time
than the present is for our country The
cause needs but the unwavering courage,
the indomitable will, the tireless energy,
and the sleepless vigilance-such as the
Democracy displayed in the recent, and
in many previous contest-to secure
its final triumph.
These qualities you are now called Oh
to exert by every consideration of pat
riotism, honor, interest and hope-the
peace of our country and the liberty Of
or pi o;perity.
We implore the gallant workers and
voters of the Democratic party to keep
right on with the work which has gained
so much under such adverse circum-
stances, and distlaining the counsels of
timidity or the Indifference Of dispair,
continue the struggle till the last hour of
the Sd of November, in the discharge of
a solemn duty, the reward of which will
be the redemption of our country from
despotism and anarchy.
MAINTAIN AND PERFECT YOUR oKaANI-
CATIONS.
CoUNTENANCE NO SHRINKING.
GET OUT EVERY VOTER.
REPEL EVERY ASSAULT.
EXPOSE AND DEFEAT EVERY FRAUD.
RALLY EVERY MAN TO THE POLLS on
ELECTION DAY.
AND NEvER DESPAIR WHILE A RAY OF
HOPE REMAINS To ILLUMINATE, OR PLANK
TO STAND ON.
Fought in this spirit the two weeks
yet remaining, will serve not only to re-
trieve temporary defeat, but to achieve
permanent and triumphant success.
[Signedl Z. F. BINGHAM,
W. w. WEBB, Sec. Chairman.