Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-10-24
Up Guards, and at Them!
Close up the Ranks. and Strike
for Greeley and Vic.ory!
Address Of the National Democratic
Committee to the People Of the
United States.

From the New York Sun, Monday.I
The October elections are over.
They enable us to form a tolera~
bly, accurate idea of the true pos
litlcal situation OF the country.
In Georgia we have to recount
a victory for the Liberal ticket so
unexampled as to take her out of
the list of doubtful States, and
practically to pronounce in adj
vance the decision of at least 125
votes in the Electoral College,
10 this number 1t a only necessary
10 AID SIXTY Uotes to elect Or eley
and Brown.
In Pennsylvania the Dustin
guished Chairman or the Liberal
Committee has e~loqnently char
acterized the methods by which
the result of the election there
was accomplished. We COM
mend his statement to the
thoughtful attention of the coun-
try.
In Ohio, despite most unprece
dented gains tor the Liberal
Democratic ticket, the Grant
managers have carried the cleo
ton by a reduced IN .jority, hav-
ing brought to the polls their en-
tire reserve vote. Had our Dem
o~cratic friends in certain locaIi-
ties of that great commonwealth
shown the same earnestness and
acti witty, and enabled us like our
enemies to record our entire
strength, they would now be ex-
utting over q brilliant victory
In Indiana the Democratic and
Liberal forces have achieved a
most important success over
Pennsylvania tactics most unscru-
pulousIy employed by the Ads
ministration and its allies, shows
ing thus a free people when arous-
ed know their rights and dare
maintain them. Indiana has
fairly demonstrated that che can
neither be "bought nor bullied."
The moral of these results is that
victory is still in plain view for
our National ticket, aud that en-
ergy and courage will assure it
That victory must be won. If we
mean to preserve free institutions
on this continent we must assure
it.
The event in Pennsylvania on
Tuesday last, when considered in.
its causes, is the most appalling
political catastrophe that has
ever taken place in this country,
Should the systemthrough which
this catastrophe was brought a.
bout be condoned by the people
and foisted on the other States. ii
seals the doom of freedom in A
merica. A sad contrast it is sure
ly that the city in which our Ike
public was born amid the an
thems of a free people should
now be the first to toll the kneli
of its liberties. 1t is for the ire :,
unbought people Of all the States
to calmly review the fearful crime
against suffrage in Pennsylvania,
and to decide whether it shall he
repeated within their own Dor
ders.
Fol the first time the system of
free Government and the sanctitv
of the ballot are really on trial in
the United States. From this
hour forward the preservation of
the franchise in its integrity
dwarfs all other issues.
Let our friends in each of the
States catch inspiration from the
heroic conduct of our feilow-citi-
zens in Georgia and Indiana. and
from now till November let their
struggle be manful and ~unceasing
for liberty and an untainted bal
lot box, for reform and an honest
Administration OF the Govern
ment. AUGUSTUS ScHELL,
Chairman National Dem. Com.
In commenting upon the
shameful neglect of duty by the