The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-11-26
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bNIHiBER 40
An AdSrsss 10 me s,sspecra$fh -
Libarais Of Ohio.
A.Ioias meeting OF ths p -
and Libsrsl Rep6bAean Com11ltsse -
Ohio waa 1lsld fin oolunLuss ~ tie 1ttA
last, IN l1e t,is>el lt -
oouuts "a S6itli lin9 i tn -
the tate if6if esnpie ~ IL
l,wiug xddrs6 S<rellen ~ asssf
Thurman, xas lsnsnimously adoptsd:
70 ~. n.asaraas ~ Iihsel -zsnsanAk
ohi9
sTbe Prsideatiat JsssqA - ,ptF.
and Grant IL reelected. It Ii not oar
purpose, at this timer to- epsak OF ~
oauses OF this resnlt Il Is the faturV
tuat demands your atteniiofI ahdHa -
eurrencs to- the Fasf y asefdl o1ly %
ASCERTAIN the facts skdstbt kasehsath4k
teach. AZ sxse3 s4isJ - slfssws SIT
"a vast Ms|ority Of the Dsnscrtis
Srty, pefhaps 6inety i've per cent vsSs
ted for Greeley. A lasse hodyh efse ~.
gems heretofore Of the RepuhllcAp Or
ganixation also Voted TOT 'fim TIE a.
Rregate of these votes, q nearly ave
can estimate is exceeds three millions
an6 = quarter. The nominsl populae
majority for Grant 10 something otsf
harm miIiion UuTvosy -Uf- -neAfiyVE
quite sever. millionsA majority Of about
seven per cene This n tie result a
nearly al ~e arS abls, ln shs sbesncssef
Official fetusnss TO- sststs 1T But t4aez
vote does not ,rspresspt With exactpeap
the. sentiment Of the, country. I: p svl.
dent that large body Of electors stay-
ed away from che .polls. Nsa(iy every
one of these men istsn opponent OF usst
Adminisuation,, and had they sean a.
to cast sueir votes Grapta popular ma.
|jority would be very small, Il, indeAd
it would exist at ali. 90 81 afrga Z -
+ The prominent hctss OF Tie sisctlAAa
may be- brisay, stated Ninety Assl asss
cent Of Demoera;s voted for GseslSy ..
OF the remaining five per cent eop.
tparAtively small ndmbsf Satsd fos
Grant-the greater part of:thers ala sSt
vote at all or the Liberal .Republ:.
cans who afoftied' the fsurtvs ofafcfor mAs
large majority stood ifsst wtilSo othsrs,S
[dsspaifinS Of snceses, went back 70 shslSs
old Ssspciatiops or stayed ct hone,s,r,s
MOI, wbg5 }rnm eoT,nhf mSi;ys,S dssssir.
ted theT f,nse anIisyo ttd ydas Grant TsdT
WIN can not ,,e reliea an h,t no, 5artva A
that uses none hpt honorabIc .Inesas "a
further ;ts sucesss. r NAV ~ s.felv "a.
Armed that 40 Grest bsSsdv 81 eJsctnrss
vbtp,h saved saSsyF AffflStM ffaa S6ilf sirss
now A. tbev hsvs hssn, ;s1tir5SSaSs SsS(N
Lopnosed to The domino, RadieSl usssIj.A
It's true that thev. did NOT nv !, fhcir. .
votes. manifest their opposition al ~.
Ilata eleclion and this fsct & uraS "a, 5StXfs
Ibe reerefed sbut ists az snJt sr3.bIyi c{Stb
harsh 5Gcsnsares, Gupou them. sl1f sh5rs
coul;lo onos bpsrtoms ihsir Old, feeknes.~
and preiudices 40 far a. to ,yota fer -
flife long opponent. Ne la NAV depIore the
tfact, but " . shoulj not .hss 20 rniuskss
to place them in,ths, ranks of,cur, 6ne :,
mics. We have an abiding faith that
with time and reflection they viii bs
found as, heretofore, actively, On 1ae
side. The Radical camp 10 no csMbs
for them nor is It the putt 6f wisdo5h7
to draw party tomshswk ipois Den. =
ocrats Of Liberal Republicans. NAo, |.
from, conscientious But r1istakrn 40. =
ttives, saw at to vote for GraAt: Hnss
circumstances were novel and pscaf5fs
EsuUh 40 had never before been Ssstt
hand met, Of the best intentions wsr9 .
Liable to err. Condemn as strongly ~
Lyou please the Base men Who SOD ,hsfs
T. y otias sobutI n. chsritshl a Ms your, &id
friends. .wbo,i under, oircumstances az.
tditicu!ty and embarrassment, difiered
| from syeu, in epinionl Instead sDfkzp-
bpelling, strive to win them back. Free,-,
.lindependent thought Is, of tie very es: