Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-16
OHIO POLITICS.
Consultation Meeting Held by the Lib
eral Republicans and Democrats
Joint Address Of the Res
pectiye Committees
New Party TitIes

consultation meeting Of the Democra
and Liberal Republicans Of Ohio vi
held here to-day. The Liberals, abo
forty in number, met separately an
adopted resolutions declaring that,
their opinion, it was desirable that
consolidation Of all the elements fRvo
ing the leading principles elunciated |
the Cincinnati platform should be effec
ed, and that until such consolidation
effected, the Liberal organization shoul
be maintained and perfected; that Il
next Liberal State Convention shoul
declare squarely in favor Of a tariff f
revenue only, and invite ali person
without regard to former political ass,
Citations, to unite with them, and recon
mending that after the next State Con
ventiOn the name of Liberal Republica
as a party name should be dropped, an
that of the Liberal party be adopted
and asking all organizations whic
have thus far cO-operated with the Lii
eral Republicans, TO abandon th
old party name with a view to q MOI
perfect union, under the name of Libel
ais. That, as party, they are oppose
to all special legislation or special priv
leges, believing that the equal rights {
all should be the guiding principle in a
notifications of governmental affair
and great care should be observed in sc
lecting candidates for members Of Con
stitutional Conventions.
! A committee had been appOinte'
/ by the Democratic and Libera
State Executive Committees to pre-
pare an address to the Democrat
and Liberals OF Ohio, for considera
ton and adoption by this meeting
This committee consisted of Sens
tor Thurman, General Thoma
| Ewing, General Brinkerhof and Johl
G. Dethler.
Senator Thurman, on behalf of tn
committee, reported an address to tn
meeting, which was considered anC
adopted as follows:
| To the Democrats and Liberal Republicans o
Ohio:
The Presidential election is over anC
! Grant is reelected. 1t is not our pur
pose at this time to speak of the cause.
Of this result. 1t is the future that de
mands your attention, and recurring Il
the past is usefel only to ascertain fact'
and lessons it teaches. A vast majority
OF the Democratic party, perhaps ninety.
five per cent, voted for Greeley. a
large number of citizens, heretofore o.
the Republican organization, also voted
for Greeley, and the aggregate of theil
votes, as near as we can estimate, eX.
ceed three million and a quarter. The
nominal popular majority for Grant is
something over half million on a vote
of nearly, or quite, seven mill
lions; q majority of about seven
per cent. This is the result as nearly
al n a Of lnff -
Uial returns TO state it, but this vote
does not represent with eXaetness the
sentiment Of the country. 1t is evident
that large body of electors stayed away
from the polls. Nearly every one OF
these men is an opponent of the admin
istration, and had they seen fit to cast
would be very small, if indeed it would
exist at all. The prominent features of
the election may be briefly stated
Ninety per cent. of the Democrats voted
for Greeley. OF the remaining, five per
cent, comparatively small number,
voted for Grant. The greater part OF
them did not vote at all. OF the Liberal
Republicans, who joined the party of
Reform, a large majority stood fast,
while Others despaired of success,
went back to their old associations, or
stayed at home. Now, leaving out of
view the venal men, who, from corrupt
motives, deserted the cause and voted
for Grant, and who cannot be
relied on by any party that uses
none but honorable means to further its
success, it may be safely affirmed that
the great body Of electors, who staid
away from the polls, are now as they
have been in times past, opposed TO the
dominant Radical party. Ii is time that
they did not vote, for by their votes they
manifested their opposition at the late
and this fact is greatly to be re-
gretted; but let US not rashly cast harsh
censures upon them if they could not
overcome their old feelings and preiu-
dices so far as to vote for lifelong op-
ponent. We may deplore the fact, but
we should not be so unjust as to place
them in the ranks of our enemies. We
have an abiding faith that, with time
and reflection, they will be found, as
actively on our side. The
Radical camp is no camp for them,
nor is it the part of wisdom to
draw a party tOmahawk upon the Dem
ocrats or Liberal Republicans who from
but mistaken motives saw
fit to vote for Grant The circumstances
were novel and peculiar, such as had
never before been seen, and men of the
best intentions were liable to err. Con-
denim as strongly as you will the base
men who sold their votes, but be chari-
table TO your old friends who, under cir
of difficulty and embarrass-
ment, differed from you in opinion. In
stead OF repelling, strive to win them
back. Free, independent thought is the
very essence of Democracy and true Re-
publicanism. 1t created the Democratic
party in the beginning; it has main
tained it ever since. 1t gave rise to the
Liberal Republican element of to-day,
and to it we must look for aecessions
in the future. What is needed, then,
is not elimination and recrimina-
ton, but the opposite. Three and a
quarter millions Of electors have pro-
tested by their votes against the Radical
misrule under which the country has
suffered, and which threatens to over
throw the very foundation of free gov
emmeIt. The reasons for their protest
are as patent to-day as they were when
they cast their votes by every et nsidera-
tion Of consistency and Just principle
these men are bound TO continue TO act
together. The necessity for reform is
likely to increase instead of to diminish.
The advocates of Capitalization are
likely to become more audacious than
ever in their attacks upon local self-gov-
ernment. The exactiOns of the
combined wealth and the corrupt
use Of money in elections, are likely to
become established, and its usages should
be speedily rebuked. 1t is no time,
therefore, for any lover of free institu-
tiOns, of purity in elections and govern
ment, and Of Just and equal law, to relax
his efforts, nor is il intelligent or wise or
manly 10 dispair of success. No reform
party ever gained its first battle. Con-
solidated abuses can only be overthrown
by repeated assaults. Monopoly and
ever die hard, but in the end
they do die, when a free and virtuous
people will their destruction. We say
then to every friend of reform, be Of
good cheer. Ohio is, we believe, the
only State in which the Radical major.
ity Of 1865 has been reduced. A few
more struggles and il will cease 10 exist.
lSlgnedl JOHN G. THOMPSON,
Chairman Democratic state Genital Committee.
tSignedl r. BRINKERHoFF,
-neti man l4lDeAaA AsoPuDlltth 6tdte NtntIal
Committee.
The duty Of calling State conventions
Of two organizations was submitted to
the State Executive Committees. Con-
siderable talk was ELECTED by reading
the resolutions adopted by the Liberal
meeting, but most of the older Demo-
Gratis present objected so strongly to
giving up the name Of the Democratic
party, and adopting in its stead that of
the Liberal party, that no motion or res
Olution on the subject was brought be-
fore the meeting. The meeting did no
other business.
The Chief Of Police Of Louisville yes
terday received information of a plot to
rob the Farmers and Drovers' Bank, by
a squad of New York experts, soon to
arrive. He Immediately adopted meas
ures 10 thwart their plans and arrest the
'covies" Immediately on their arrival.