The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-10-30
The Presidential Strus gle Clear the
Ship for Action.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Oct TO-
The fmoke Of the great political battle
which has enveloped the States of Ohio
Indiana aud Pennsylvania has now beer
dissip ated, and we can clearly see the felc
before Us. ln Indiana, which was Is. O0(
against us at The last election, the Radica
majority Is not now | 900. The fight il
that State has, in fact, been drawn one
The home of the Radical candidate fol
Vice President, Mr.. Colfax which wa- OK
pectcd to give 10000 Radical majority a,
the October election. has disappointed al
their ca'cllatone. Tie most sanguine Re
publican who has hitherto claimed it as
certain tor the ticket, will admit that it now
hangs trembling in the balance with an
even chance fer the Democracy.
In Pennsylvania the Radicals, on a poll
OF more shan 900, 900, have snail appar-
ent majority for their State ticket, but it
Is SO lltte per centage of the whole vote
Ne to be very unsafe clement for future
calculations, This meagre result has been
achieved by base fraud. Many thousands
OF natuia!lzed citizens had their votes re-
jected throughout the State by dishonest
Radical judges Of election-many more, in
fact, than was necessary to have carried ii
for tie Democracy. They must vote in
Keystone Stale-which is VIGOROUSLY
Democratic can easily redeem it at the
coming election. All that is wanted to
secure that result ls a Told and vigorous
canvass.
In Ohio The proud majority of 43, 900,
which the Radicals had at the last CongIes-
slona election has dwindled down TO some
1900. and accompanying the loss is the
&
Congress with four Democrats. la Indiana
and Pennsylvania we have also made over
dishonest apportionnents, very decided
gam IN the Congressional delegations
There has prof. ably been a change of six.
teen votes in the next ouse of rel resen
tatives aran>t the jacobin faction. 4
similar change In all The States would al
most tie The house, where they have had
one hundred majority. While complete
success has not psrchcd upon our banners,
VIC have at least shaken the enemy in his
stron2holds, and given him an earnest of
our rrowe.s IN the general battle Which is
soon to take place Let us now make cv>
cry preparation for that momentous con
flct. Clear the deck of the ship fer ac>
ton!
Every man to bis post-tend to the
guns aud give the enemy full broadside
OF Democratic thunder is the watch word
OF al on board. Wanting in bis boasts
OF victory, and prctcndingIy confident in
bis prowesS, that enemy will heave in sigh
III November The Democratic ship is
staunch and sound in every part The
fiug of the Constitution waves proudly at
her masthead. She is freghtcd with the
hopes Of the friends of liberty in all parts
OF the globe. She is manned by a crew
who never surreuder-w never give up
the ship. The vast Republican hulk
though snowy in appearance. Is constructed
OF rotten timbers. and few broadsides
well delivered, will send her to the bottom
OF the political deep. In the few days
which will elapse before We encounter this
Radical eyiaIhan, let the shot be procured,
let the cannon be loaded, the matches
placed in a favourable position fer lmmedi-
ate use, 50 that we can open an iastanta-
ncous Ere from one end Of The ship to the
other, that will shake the tinlhers Of the
adversary.