The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-10-28
IMPORTANT ADDRESS FROM THE
DEAIOCRNTIC STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.
THE RING OF THE TRUE METAL.
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIO:


RooNs OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE Ex. CoN-,l
COLUMBUS, October I9. Is6s. 5
Without pretending to deny that
the results of the recent elections are
injurious to the best interests of the
country In the defeat of local tickets
and many patriotic Democrats, care
full survey of the field shows US that
there is nothing in those results to
Justify dependency or excuse any re-
taxation of the efforts of the Democ-
racy in behalf of the cause of justice
and constitutional liberty, for which
they so nObly struggled in Ohio.
Although beaten by small major
ity in a poll Of over five hundred
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 addi-
ton, lost no less than four Congress
men and their successful candidates
have such meager majOrities as TO
Justify the most strenuous 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 the" 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 freedom. The means and energies
of the enemy, and their facilities for
the perpetration of fraud, corruption
and colonization were exhausted in
their desperate efforts to carry the Oc-
tober election, and will not confront
us in November. These lawless inn
pediments removed, the three great
States of Ohio, Indiana and Pennsyl-
vania, which cast more than one mill
ion five hundred thousand votes, will
be redeemed, and the flag of the
American Democracy still maintain
its supremacy as the standard of lib
erty, honesty and justice throughout
the world.
No cause is lost that involves such
gigantic interests, aud is sustained by
such myriad of pure, patriotic and
indOmitable men. The scale of many
battle has been turned at the mo-
ment the enemy was most extultant.
History is full of examples showing
that the liberties OF nations, and civ
ilization 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 in
domitable will, the tireless energy,
and the sleepless vigilance-such as
the Democracy displayed in the re-
cent, and IN many a previous contest
to secure its final triumph.
These qualities you are now called
on to exert by every consideration of
patriotism, honor, interest and hope
the peace OF our country and the
liberty of our posterity.
We impIore the gallant workers and
voters of the Democratic party to keep
right on with the work which has
gained so much under such adverse
circumstances, and disaaining the
counsels OF timidity or the indiffer-
enee of despair, continue the struggle
until the last hour of the 3D. of No
vember, in the discharge of solemn
duty, the reward of which will be the
redemption of our country from des-
potism and anarchy.
bH Maintain and perfect your or
ganizations.
BH Countenance no shrinking.
p9 Get out every voter.
BT Repel every assault.
Bg Expose and defeat every fraud.
bdr Rally every man to. the polls
on election day.
@And never despair while a ray
Of hope remains to illuminate, or q
plank to stand on!
Fought in this spirit the two weeks
yet remaining, will serve not only to
retrieve a temporary defeat, but to
achieves permanent and triumphant
success.
[Signedl E. F. BINGHAM,
w. w. WEBB, Sec'y. Chm.