The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-10-24
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Ilnbk nasii4eO Our Datyoi ,b91oeie 1e
Fl fhe Nsw ok : q thus lua talks
to Dem oeratsi iend Liberaltin regard
to onr iduty.d iedi baaimoTq esd sd to
bq Whatever be the result of the Octes
Der elections; duty is clears Tie bat
tleiiniwhieh. the country is engaged is
nforrefefm, for aeifleatfoil. for peace,
for breaking down the Barriers of Sec
tions, for restoring the era Of good
will throughout the land, and, beyond
this it is d contest for the right of self
government against .central lization, for
one term for the Presidency, for per-
sonal responsibility for all men i'm of.
flee, for q purerg gbsllot-box, for com.
pelling the Federal Governments to
keep, its hands, and money from ouf
State telectiens.l tsSmll further itiis 3
direct battleo oatoa and ttneugh the bal.
IotrboX against arbitrary powers a.
against bringing theipatronsge ofithe
iGoyernmept into. c0Raict SWitho the
freedom of elections whoihas for Sec
iretary of the Navy sone4whoi has rob-.
bed the Treasury by the payment of
Tunjustiand illegaL claims 81 who hasfon
Postmaster General Oh msns who ALI
lowed, s thei claim ofge gChoFpenning
which, had been disalloWed ofor nine
years, for $45Q, ,Q00,a w heresnot vone-e
fifth Of the amount is due5 ! 5sfw hosei
Secretary of the, Treasur lS1p ohsthe'
stump. while bis snbordinatesI are de-
fa1lters, and theu GoEernmentois rob-.
bed of illioRs Of dollars ;sWhoseISec
retary, of the Interior sanlf "A ttorney
General, are found, aim ostt every whefet
but at the post of duty, and upon dtheF
stump toe hold their owni places, and
re-elect theirfhief sfenoanother, and,
it may be vet for ano theR, fonr syeafs.
In such a ayeontest no disasters nosdis-iI
appointm no mistakes even in4re-
gard, to- candidates. will make true.
men falter, and hence oilf, edntyi isiasi
plain as it it were ,writtenton the sky, 4
or upon the minds and sthearts of dthe
people. We strike for the country
more than party, ,sand ook-te political
victory as the best hope of the people,
the States and mankind. u saJd z
syXsA fI-o23l2l Ia. dog .lIo1 % l--oA,s4
:syes lin d}dE 9Hj 10 4
~ FHEt Columbus. Sentinel lsaysTthatl |
the highest candidate ion thee ran ttiek
etin this State at the late election did /
not receive over, i, 900 maj jorii i ity while 4
the. average majority aof that party,is
much below that. 1dThat is certainly
notEmuch Of g. sietoty to- crow over.
Grant in 1868, lad over q, 600 major
itY and they have, added l2,00O negro i
votesto their strength, sandh + yet have
less than thirtern thousand majority. |
a loss Of 5000 in four years viii do.
There were not less, than $4,000 pro-
fessed Democrats nwhog were absent
ftoImithe' polls on the,Sth inst, Who |
eodld have turned the tide Of the hat
tie and made opr victory complete |
and enlthe. 5thIday of November they |
can oyerwhelm the tyrants and cor
ruptioffists with defeat, THOSE Dem |
cccrats who stay away from the polls |
at the next election assume theo re-
sponsibiIity ofvo Grant sireaelecfieh,
and the party and the country viii |
hold hold him FegpQhssfiI PIP sfSs the. caiami
lys nssd ovad l1ajioq adj ~ sn9mi
3aays T i T77TT lat = ? = TU=Z5roTd o1 |
The Grant lMai0rityi in Ohio All