, 1872-10-15
THE. OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
Their Results NO Cause fer
Liberal Diseourageme11t.
Addresses of the Liberal Executive
Committees of Illinois and
Indiana.
ILLINOIS,.

ILLINOIS.
Address Of she Liberal Executive Committee.
IU;,ots:
The October elections have not decided the
Presidential contest against us.
It is drawn Isttle ct most. If victory may
be claimed by either party, it is ours.
In Indiana. on the largest vote over given in
Shat State, With cc1ored vote Of about 1000
fzdGed to the majority Of 1858, We have elected
sur candidate for Governor.
In Ohio, besides overcoming the co1ored vote,
We have reduced the Grant majority Of a, 900 to
about is, ,000,- or nearly two-thirds, and, in tile
great city of that State, cur victory is over
-1hel1ning, securing the Constitutional Conyen-
zion, the Legislature, and United States Sena-
Tor next year.
In Pennsylvania. our ad7e1saries claim VIC
cory. But such victory, instead Of weakening
our efforts should 1ou=e us to DO all that honor
able men can do to overthrow the party which
claims it, for that boosted victory is gigantic
fraud.
Tbs following official statement Of the Chair
man Of the Liberal Republican Committee Of
1l.st State tells, il few, strong worGs, low that
great crime against Free Government was per-
petrated:
70 tic People or Pennsylvania:
The successful consuomation Of measure Of fraud
IN this city that must appal alike the guilty authors
md their no 1eas guilty respectable abettors has made
81 over 10000 in favor Of continued corrupt rule
n Pennsylvania: With every channel Of power
o tas IN popular & the x fha
bauched or plant canyassers to register 5000
OF three cities to vote the registry with abundance Of
money punde1ed from the people to pay them with
rote offered IN favor ef The ring; with police force
to pilot repeate1s to their localities and protect them
In polling Illegal votes with officers Of the law to
guarantee their immunity from punishment; with
large preponderance Of our citizens who claim to he
The champions OF morality and reform giving their IN
atey-plaaned pollution Of tho ballot-bo1, the result
but tie logical result Of the 1le that is now supre1ncy
s9 4 Z saa city sSaaea sa s'e te H fs
principal cities and towns throughou: the State,
thousands Of Illegal votes have been p0ed The
;ng, Chester, West Chester. columbis, Harris;
.Eg, Ptt:buIgh and other localities while the rural
ID IN announcing that The large majority polled for
Hartrauft Il wholly frauduent. Friends of good gov
from giving your best energies to the cause: The
highest prerogave Of free people has been violently
people must resent it. and resent it promptly, give
unquestioned license to wrong Now more than
syer IN the - contest is the election aao. Of Horace
md honest government not to perish from the
nails Of our history. Right will triumph or
Sc the people shan prove faithful to themselves to
their Laws end to their county. a Z. MccLunE,
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8, 1872
Fellow citizens, shall We of Illinois allow this
.taud upon the people OF Pennsylvania to shake
our purpose or lessen OUT efforts to save the Re-
public from corruption and centraGzation If
money plundered from the people u has been
used to defrand the people of fair election in
that State is that any reason why the people Of
other States should bow themselves before ma
iority wholly fraudulent - and give up over
contest for the purity and for the very life OF
Republican government?
So far from that the result in that State
H.ould rouse the people Of other States to Eu-
9reme and decisive effort to carry the PreEiden-
hal election, although by fraud ne lose Pennsyl-
F3uia.
That can be done. Our friends in Ohio are
.Ea1l OF courage. The Chairman Of one Commit
{ze there says: "W We have already. by O. yigor-
sus and aggressive fight. forced the Grant party
70 it's knees, and can conquer it IN November"
In looking over the 6eld there is nothing to
discourage our efforts. If we add Indiana to the
list Of States morally certain for Greeley and
Brown, We have 176 Electoral votes, and lack
only votes Of majority.
In this We do not include Illinois, Wisconsin,
minnesota, Louisiana, Florida, California, or
Nevada.
Louisiana, alone, in this calculation, would
give us the victory: So would WISCONSIN. So
would Ca1ifornia, with Florida, or with Nevada,
u with Minnesota. So would Minnesota with
Florida.
But one State alone, if al the States last
mentioned should go against us, would trinm-
phant1y elect our candidates; and, fellow-citi-
gems, We can carry this State if we make the
effort.
Union and harmony between Democrats and
Liberal Republicans prevail in all the States,
East, West, North, and South
THAT union with every daysS discussion. ia be-
coming more perfect and complete, because it is
based upon common platform OF true Demo-
cratic md true Republican principles, vital to
Republican Government, and is inspired by the
same high and patriotic purpose.
Let us organize for 3 victory in November.
c. Fl. McCoRsucK, Chairman
@. h. HATcE Secretary.
CHICAGO, Oct a. 1872.