The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-02
The I6aue.

The Issue.
TOMORROW the American peopa will Re called
upon 10 decide whether the bloody war which
for four yeas d-vsstated this fair land was
fought in vain, whether the browning infamy
Of treason was in the assassination of Lincoln
and in he administration of johnson, or
whether we shall at length begin to experience
the benefits of the sacrifices that we have m ade,
by the election Of man TO the Presidency
who will be 10 accord with Congress- who will
have no policy to carry out in opposition to
the wishes Of the loyal people of the country;
who has proved himself to be we'll disposed to
the men who were in arms against the Gov
eminent, provided they are willing to be-
have themselves like loyal citizens and obey
the laws; who is conservative in the only
true sense of the word, and, above all who has
tle respect and confidence of men of all par
ties. There never has been, since Washing
ton, a candidate for the Presidency who was
80 empha''cally the choice of the people as
General Grant, and his record is such as to
inspire confidence that he will prove himself
no unworthy successor TO the great founder OF
the Republic. comparison of such a man
erous politician who has been pat up as a
fitting representative of the principles of the
latter-day Democracy would bs amusing, il
it were not painful 10 think that any party in
this country should be obliged to descend so
low. But deeper degradation still was
reached by the adoption of platform which
repudistes every principle for which the war
was fought, and by the nomination OF a
"ltitohen- cabinet" Blair for the Vice Pres-
dency.
The slippery Seymour pleads that he would
not be able to do any harm if he was elected,
because he would have both houses of Con-
gress opposed to him; but for the last three
years and half we have had man In the
Presidential chair in the same predcament
his hands have been tied as tight as Sey-
mour's would be- and yet the outrages and
murders which are of daily occurrence in ths
Southern States are evidences of the demo-
niacal spirit that has been raised up aud en-
couraged by his influence aud reasonable
sympatLies. The election of Seymour would
but ensure a continuance of this state OF
things, and we have had enough
of it. We want every man, woman,
and child, of every shade of color, to
come and go in all portions of this broad land
without thought of peril to life and limb; we
want every one to have the privilege of the
freest expression of opinion, and we would
interfere with no man for talking treason
even, so long as hs did not practise it. This
privilege which we would grant to our ep-
ponents we claim for ourselves, and until
Yankee school -marms and "carpet- bsggers"
are allowed to teach and preach such doctrines
as they think right and proper in the South,
there cannot be peace.
The Importance of the election tomorrow
will be in the moral influence ii will exert.
even more than III the cb oice of suitable man
for the Presidency. The result of the election
can scarcely be doubted and it remains for
the loyal voters of the country to make the
majority for Grant and Colfax as large and
imposing as possible. Let the voice of the
people be clear, strong, and unmistakable.
Let General Grant 60 into the White House on
the fourth of March next feeling that he is
no representative of a faction, but that
he will have the support and confidence of the
loyal millions of this great country, who are
determined that treason must be put down
finally and forever, and that the reign of vio-
lence and murder must come to an end. The
questions to be decided by the Presidential
election have been discussed so often aud so
well that every citizen should be familiar
with them, and be able to deposit his ballot
to- morrow with full understanding of what
he is about. Let no voter neglect his duty
the highest duty of citizen-and let us on
Wednesday be able to herald such victory
for the cause of truth, justice, and loyalty as
will assure us of peace, prosperity, and ma
tional welfare in the future.
Mr.. STANTON, in his great speech on Satur-
day, hit the nail on the head when he de-
scribed HOratio Seymour as the travelling
agent of Wade Hampton and Forrest" Sey-