Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-10-05

CALIFORNIA, Maine, North Carlinia
and all the places were elections have
been held show that the Republican
party, instead oflosing ground, as the
opposers of Grant have foolishly sup
posed, has actually gained, and is
gaining in the confidence Of the coun
try. The only point upon which
there is any doubt is whether the vote
of the country can be brought out
Singularly enough, this doubts caus-
ed by republican success--success OF
the Republican administration. If the
country was in trouble; if the admin
istration had really done any uncon-
stitutional or dangerous acts; if, in
fact, the administration had not been
entirely successful in its financial and
political mearures, then we should
have political excitement, crowded
meetings, terrible, Democratic denun-
Citations, awful threatenings, the full
vote called out. and what the people
mean would be expressed by the peo-
pies vote. But now success. pros
perity extraordinary, the very tri-
umphs Of the administration. make it
possible that, by neglecting to vote
on the part of many, the willy and un-
priacipled party may obtain some
temporary success.
The administration has secured
peace at home--has mastered all fl
nancial difficulties by vast reduction
of the public debt, by great retion
of taxes, and by an economy
which has secured a great reduction
in the expense of managing and col
collecting the public funds. The
people are resting under their own
vine and flo tree, in perfect confidence
that all is right; and this confidence
is because the Republican party is in
power, and has been so successful
that nobody doubts that while it has
the care of the country all things will
90 on we'll. Democrats don't doubt
it. Foreigners don't doubt it. Re
publicans feel sure of it. Thus the
very merit of the administration, great
as it is, is the only thing which puts
any doubt about its continuing, be-
cause. in this state of peace and pros
perity, the people are not alarmed,
and many neglect to vote. Now, in
this state of politics, the great thing
to be aimed at by the Republican
committees is to take all means nee
essary to get out the vote. This is
we'll known, but the mode of doing it
is never sufficiently attended to. There
is great deal said about county and
township committees, but at last the
question is, have you the men who
will work? Have you one man in
each township who will attend to the
business, and do it? The democratic
candidate for Governor in Maine is
suud what was intended to lie "se
cret" circular, which contained some
excellent advice, which, if the circul-
could have been kept secret, and ad-
vice followed, would have given Dem
ocratic success. He said it was well
known that the Republicans would
not turn out this year in full force !;
and if only one or two men in a
township would attend to getting out
the Democratic vote, the Democratic
candidate would be elected This
was sound advice. The only trouble
was it got out before the election.
Who knows there is not just such q
Democratic secret circular flying
through Ohio to each confidential
agent? We dare say there is. AT
any rate, we may be sure the Demo
cratic vote will he out--Cisarisasaati
Gazette.