The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-07-06
CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, july g. 1870
4AuHital.
The COMING ELECTIONS.
Congressional Address TO Democrats
and Conservatives.
ADVICE bO the SOUTHERN PEOPLE.

WASHINGTON, June p, 1870.
The Democratic Senators and Members
IN Congress at caucus Held last night,
agreed upon an address, which was to-day
signed and issued as follows:
TO our fellOw-citizens of the United States
friends Unconstitutional, economical and honest
government:
''The undersigned beg leave to call your
attention to the peculiar Importance of
the elections which take place this year,
and respectfully to submit suggestions for
your consideration. By the State Legis-
latures to be elected nearly-one-third of
the United States Senate viii be chosen.
Nearly all the members of the next House
OF Representatives are to be elected next
fall Upon the coming elections then de-
pends the question whether the Democrat
ic element in the Senate shall be increased,
and whether that element shall have a
majority of Representative IN the House
of Representatives and as a consequence
whether we shall have constitutional, eco
--IaG-zaieal and honest government or tFoon-
unuance of revolutionary, eXtragagant
and wastetul partiZau rule whether We
shall have a general, uniform, Just and
constitution legislation, with reasonable
taxation and frugal expenditure, or un-
partial, Unjust class legislation, with op-
pressive and unequal taxation and waste
tul expenditure. That we have strong
reasons to hope for favorable result is
plainly apparent The elections already
held cleary show that the tide of reform
has set in with power that cannot be re-
sisted. If no blunder be committed by
the friends of reform if they do their du-
ty and act wisely if they throw off all
apathy, and act with vigor and steadfast-
ness, there Is every reason to hope that
their efforts will be rewarded by success.
Let there be no dissensions about minor
matters; no time lost IN the discussion of
dead issues no manifestation of narrow
or proscrptive feeling no sacrifice of the
cause to gratito personal ambition or re-
sentiment, and let the best men be chosen
for candidates, and we may hope to see
our country redeemed from misrule and
IN this connection we beg leave to say to
our fellow-citizens of the Southern States:
Do not risk the loss of Senators or Repre-
sentatiyes by electing men who can not
take the test oath, or who are under the
disability imposed by the Fourteenth
Amendment. Whatever may be said as
to the validity of that amendment, or of
the test oath act, you may rest assured
that Senators elected by the votes of mem
bers of the Legislatures who are held by
the Radicals to be thus disqualified will
not be permitted to take their seats, and
that members of the House of Represen-
tatives thus disqualified will also be ex-
cluded. 1t is the plainest dictate of prac-
teal wisdom not to incur any such risks.
We hope soon to see the day when all dis
abilities will be removed but in the
Meantime do not, we entreat you, lose the
III n Of ri 1hp
and conservative force IN Congress, and
the possibility, nay, probability, of OBJ
tanning majority in the next House of
Representatives, by putting it in the pow
er OF our adVersarIes to overthrow or dis
regard your elections"
Signed
4 G Thurman, Ohio; VIM Hamilton, Md;
John Johnston, Va; D Garrett Davis, KY;
Geo Eickers, Maryland; John H Stockton N j.;
Bayard, Delaware; f Cassery, CALIFORNIA;;
Ihos MeCreery Ky; Willard Salisbury, Del;
Daniel Norton, Mimi;
of the United States Senate; and by the
following members of the House of Rep
resentatiYes
J Randall, Penn; Geo W.Woodward. Penn.
Van TRUMP, Ohio Steven Archer, Md;
Haldeman, Penn; John Stiles, Penn;
Lawrence Gietz, Penn; J S Mccormick Mo:
Boyd Winchester, XIV; W Z Niback Indiana.
Cleveland n J.; John GrisWOld, y Y:
Fernando Wood, y; Eugene NJ Wilson, Minn;
J S Smith, Oregon; + Dickinson, Ohio: >
Geo w Morgan, Ohio; Peter W. Strader, Ohio
Henry w Slocum, y y; John NJ Crebs Illinois;
McNeely, Illinois; Patrick Hamill, Nd;
Erastus Wells, Mo. Peter NJ Dox Alabama.
JAS \ Johnson, Cal; Herey Cal1in, n y
Henry A Reeves, n Y; W SherrOd Ala.
Ben + Biggs. Del. Jhon G Shumaker n Y:
Jas 3 Beck, KY; VIM II Barnum. Conn,
GARRISON w Potter, n .;Thos L Jones, KY;
sam Hambleton, Md; John Conner, Texas;
J Proctor Knott, KY; w n Sweeny, Ky;
5 Cox Y; Jos Lewis, KY.
Chas Haight, n j.; i 5 Trimble, Ky
Marshall, Illinois; John Bigd, NJ;
l. Mayham, Y; Thomas Swan, Md;
John MOrrissey, n. Y; John NJ Rice, KY;
John Fox, N Y; Sam B Axtell, Cal;
Mm Holman Ind; Chas Eldridge, Wis;
NJ Kerr, Ind; Geo NJ Adams XIV:
ID NJ Van Auken, Penn. VI Caynaugh, Montana;
Jas Brooks, New York; J X Shatfer Idaho:
Albert q Burr, Ills. S T Nuckolis Wvoming-
Wm Mungen, Ohio; Anth c Rogers, Ark.