The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-20
THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.
THE KEYNOTE FOR NOVEMBER.
"Pick Your FIints and Try il
Again."
Important Address from the
Democratic State Central
Committee.
The Ring of the True Metal.
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIO:
Rooms OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE }
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

TO THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIO:
Rooms OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE }
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ,
COLUMBUS, October 19, 1868.
Without pretending to deny that the
results of the recent elections are inju
rious to the best interests of the coun-
try in the defeat of local tickets and
many patriotic Democrats, a careful
survey of the field shows us that there
is nothing in those results to justify
despondency or execute any relaxation
of the efforts of the Democracy in be-
half of the cause of justice and consti-
tutional liberty, for which they so nobly
struggled in Ohio.
Although beaten by small major
ity in poll of over five hun
dred thousand votes, the result
shows that the Democracy 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 four Congressman; and their sue
cessful candidates have such meager
majorities as to justify the most strenu-
GUS efforts to carry their districts at
the November election.
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 thou
sand. A similar gain this year will
give Ohio to Seymour and Blair-those
last tribunes of the people and of free
dom. The means and energies of the
enemy, and their facilities for the per-
petration of fraud, corruption and col
onization were exhausted in their des-
perate efforts to carry the October cleo
tion, and will not confront US in Novem-
Der. These lawless impediments re-
moved, the three great States of Ohio,
Indiana aud Pennsylvania, which cast
more than one million five hundred
thousand votes will be redeemed, and
the flag of the IAmerican Democracy
still maintain it's supremacy as the
standard of liberty, honesty and justice
throughout the world.
No cause is lost that involves such gi-
gantic interests, and is sustained by
such a myriad of pure, patriotic and
indomitable men. The scale of many
battle has been turned at the moment
the enemy was most exultant. History
is full of examples showing that the
liberties of nations, and civilization
itself, have been preserved by n gallant
and energetic struggle, made at dark
er time than the present is for our
country. The cause needs but the I'M
wavering courage, the indomitable will,
the tireless energy, and the sleepless
vigilance-such as the Democracy dis
PLAYED in the recent, and i'll many
previous contest-to secure It's hnal
triumph.
These qualities you are now called on
to exert by every consideration OF pa
triotism, honor, interest and hope-the
peace of our country and the liberty of
our posterity.
We implore the gallant workers and
voters of the Democratic party to keep
right on with the work which has
gained SO much uDder adverse Circum-
stances, and disdaining the counsels of
timidity or the Indifference of despair
continue the struggle till the last hour
of the Sd of November, in the discharge
of a solemn duty, the reward of which
will he the redemption of our country
from despotism and anarchy.
Maintain dRdperJect your rOrgdni-dhonS.
COWntenanCe no shrinking.
Get out erery rOter.
Repel erery assault.
Expose and defeat erery .frdUd.
Rally erery man to the polls on election
day.
4nd nerer despair ,chile a ray Of hope re-
mains to illuminate, or a plank TO stand on.
Fought in this spirit the two weeks
yet remaining will serve not only to
retrieve temporary defeat, but to
achieve a permanent and triumphant
success.
Signed E. +. BINGHAM,
w. W. WEBB, Sec. Chm.