The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-07-05
THE FALL ELECTIONS.
An Address 10 the Friends OF COn-
Siituti0nal, ECOnOIs,iCala and EsOn
est Government by tAe Den0-
cratic Senators and isepresen-
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est Government by tsse Demo-
cratic Senators and fsepresen-
tativcs.
TO or Eellow CitizeRS Of tie United
States, friends Of Constitutional, Eco
nomjcdl and Honest Government:
Tie undersigned beg leave to cali
your attention to the peculiar importance
of the elections which take place this
year, and respectfully to submit some
suggestions for your consideration. BY
the State Legislatures TO be elected near
ly one-third Of the United States Senate
will be chosen. Nearly all the members
of the next House of Representative
arc to be elected next fail. Upon the
coming elections, then depends the .ques-
ton whether the Democratic and Con
servatiye clement in the Senate shall be
Increased, and whether that element
shall have majority in the House of
Representatives and. as consequence,
whether we shall have constitutional,
economical, aud honest government, or
a continuance of revolutionary, eXtrav-
agant, and wasteful and partisan rule
whether we shall have general, uniform,
just, and constitutional legislation, with
reasonable taxation aud frugal eXpendi-
ture, or unconstitutional, partial, unjust
class legislation, with oppressive and un-
equal taxation and wastcfui expenditure
That we have strong reasons to hope
for fayoraLl, result is plainly apparent
The elections already held clearly show
that the tide Of reform has set in with 6
power that cannot be resisted if no blum
ders be committed by the friends of re
form. If they do their duty and ac'
wisely; if they throw off all apathy and
act with vigor and stcadfastness, there
is every reason to hope that their efforts
will berewarded by success. Let there
be no discussions about minor matters
no time lost in the discussion of dead
issues, ne manifestation Of narrow OF
prossriptive feeling, no sacrifice of the
cause to crafty personal ambition OF
resentment, and let the best men be
chosen for candidates; and we may hope
to sec our country redeemed from mis-
rule. '0'a e1~ 'tear. .n- flTts -
And in this connection we beg leave
to say word to our fellow citizens oi
the Southern States. Do not risk the
less of Senators or Representatives by
electing men who cannot take the test
oath, or who are under the disability
imposed blythe Fourteenth Amendment
whatever may be said as to the validity
of that amendment or the test act, you
may rest assured that Senators elected
by the vote of members of legislatures
who are held by the Radicals to be thus
disqualified will not be permitted tc
take their seats, and that members of the
House of Representatives thus disquali
fed will also be excluded. 1t IS the
plaintest dictate Of practical wisdom moi
to incur any such risks. We hope soor
to see the day when all disabilities viii
be removed; but in the meantime dc
not, we entfeat you, lose the oppoftu
nifty to strengthen the Democratic and
conservative force in Congress, and The
possibility, nay, probability, Of obtain
ing a amajority in tile next XtHouse of Rep
rcsehtatives, by putting it in,the power
Of our adversafies to overthrow or dis
regard your.elcctions Signed ~ ~
A. G. Thurman, Ohio; Wm. T. Ham
iIton, Maryland; John W. Johnston
Virginia; Garrett Davis, kentucky
George Yickers, Maryland; John P
Stockton, New Jersey; L. T. Bayard
Delaware; f. Casserly, California; Thos
c. McCreery, Kentucky; Willard Sauls
bury, Delaware; Daniel s. Norton, Min
nesota; Samuel J. Randall, Pennsylva
MIA; Geo. w. Woodward, Pennsylvania
p. Van Trump, Ohio; Stevenson Archer
Maryland; r. J. Haldman, Pennsylva
MIA; ]. D, Stiles, Pennsylvania; j. Law
renee Getz, Pennsylvania Jas. r. Nc
Cormic, Missouri; Boyd Winchester
Kentucky; w. E. Niblack, Indiana; o
Cleveland, New Jersey; John A. Girls
void, New York Fernando Wood, New
York; Eugene M. Wilson, Minnesota
Jas. S. Smith, Oregon; f f. Dickerson
Ohio; Geo. w. Morgan, Ohio Peter w
Strader, Ohio; Henry W. Slocum, Ney
York; John NJ. Crebs, illinois; T N
McNeely, Illinois; Patrick HammiII
Maryland; Erastus Wells, Missouri; Jas
A. johnson, California Henry A. Reeves
New. York; Ben. T. Biggs, Delaware
James B. Beck, Kentucky; Clarkson W
Potter, New York; Samuel Hambleton
Maryland; j. Proctor Knott, Kentucky
S. S. Cox, New York; Chas. Haigh,
New Jersey; >. S. Marshall, Illinois; S
L. Mayham, New York; John Morriss
ey, New York; John Fox, New York
VIM. S. Holman, Indiana; M. C. Kerr
Indiana; DIM. Van Aulzen, Pennsylya
MIA; James Brooks, New York.; Alber
G. Burr. Illinois; VIM. Mungen, OHIO
d, W, VOORHEES, Indiana; Peter M. Do1
Alabama; Hervey C. Calkln, New York
| W. c, Sherrod, Alabama; John G. Shr
maker, New York; VIM. H. Barnum
Connecticut; Thomas L. Jones, Ker
lucky John G Conner, Texas; w. \
Sweeny, Kentucky !; James H. Lewis, /
S. Frimble, Kentucky John T. Birt
New Jersey Thomas Swan, Maryland
John NJ, Rice, Kentucky; Samuel
Axtell, California; Charles A.. Eldridg'
Wisconsin George M. Adams Kentucky
Jas. L. Cavapangh, AIontana; j.
Shaner, Idaho; James Nuckolls. Wyom
ing; Ant. A. c. Rogers, Arkansas.
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An Important Alliances. s
Phe intelligence from the South Amer
ican Republic of Columbia is important
A resolution has been introduced in tn
Columbian Senate instructing the Go,
ernOr to propose an alliance with tn
| Republics of Spanish America, the OF
Iject being to effect reformation of Gu
ba and Porto Rico. Should Spain re
fuse to Withdraw her troops from thes
islands the allies are to. declare wa
against her and aid the Cubans il
achieving their Independence. The res
olution was passed enthusiastically, an,
by a large majority.
nSy-Thp labor nunstion in MaSc1ohu