The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-11-07

Chm Natl Democratic Committee.


81. Nicholas Hotel, Oct. H. 1917.
The results of the October elections
have not fulfilled our just expectations
Though Indiana has elected Liberal Gov
crnor and Superintendent of Education,
chosen by decided majorities while Ohio
has so reduced the adverse majority that
our brethren in that State confidently hope
to he successful at the coming election
while Georgia declared for us by q majori-
ty which inSurcs the choice Of Greeley and
Brown electors in nearly every Southern
State, yet the enormous majority counted
against us in Pennsylvania has given our
adversary assurance that by a like lavish
disbursement and fraudulent practice they
may carry almost any state they choose,
including even New York. There is no
intelligent citizen of whatever party, who
does not realize that the $4,000 majority
scored up in that State Of Hartrantt over
BuckaIcw represent not the convictions of
the voters, but vast sums whereby those
convictions have been overhornc, and that
this majority could have just as easily
been given to either Of the two undoubted
gigantic pccuators who we're pnrdoncd out
Of fclon cells, where they had spent but
Il few months, in order that their testimony
might smooth the way to llartraufts cleo
tion. A contest is now forced upon us be-
tween money and manhood All the e1-
pcndturr Of all parties in former Prcsi'
dental elections do not equal in the ng.
grcgatc the vast sums with which every
contested State is Sluiccd in order to make
them seem to desire and consent to the re-
tcntion Of the present rule at Washington.
Not only are oilicc.holdcrs, land-grant job
bcrS, subsidy mongcrs and Government
contractors Of all kinds assessed and re
assessed to promote the reelection Of Gen.
Grant, but we are we'll assured that Eu-
ropcan bondholdcrS and tundmOngers,
who never saw this country, whose rights
we never questioned, whose interest we
never asSaied, have been induced to sub
scribe and contribute bountcously to the
same end. We cannot raise dimes to meet
the dollars thus poured ont against uS. No
credit mOblIIcr has dcXtcrOuSly transferred
millions tc our pockets and fastened cor.
responding debt upon the industry and
prosperity of the tOhng Masses no Sec
rotary Of the Treasury stands ready TO
help us fill our pockets, or our campaign
chest, by stock gambling, in which he
loads the dice so rs to make II certain that
we shall win. In short, We have but tho
few dollars protlcrrd us by those who have
honestly earned them, and we must make
Herewith the fight We can. While the
venul, the sorlid, the rapacous lavishly
supply their tens Of thousands, confident.
ly expecting their return with large usury,
all through the legislative jobbery whereby
the few are enriched Mt the cost of the
many. OF course these are all shouting
in chorus that we are already beaten. But
We are not beaten, there are twenty
States, casting ncarI y two hundred elcctly
raj votes, that we can still carry, if we only y
will. We nrc in danger OF defeat mereO-
because some faint hearts are discouraged.
A larger majority of the American people
realize that we stand on the right platform
and they, at least, desire our success
They desire as we do, perfect national
reconciliation on the basis of universal
amnesty and impartial liberty they de-
sire, also, national puriicatlon and
n general civil service reform.
whereby the freedom Of election shall
be protected and shielded from the
enormous cOTrupulnS phtEouaSe Vi tle
Federal Executive. If we shall be
oyerbornc in this election, it will be
generally conceded within year that
the reforms for which We struggled
were genuine and necessary. In every
contest between money and manhood,
the latter is certain of ultimate, if not
immediate success.
Brethren, we must not be beaten.
Our country has too much at stake on
the issue of this contest Resolve with
us this day, that, by your stout hearts
aud strong arms, the Liberal cause and
candidates shall be resistlessly borne
onward to decisive, beneiicent tri
umph.
On behalf of the Liberal Republican
State Committee.
JOHN CoCHRAN. Chairman.