The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-10-22
Address OF the National Demo-
cratic Committee.

Address OF the National Demo.
cratic Committee.
New YORK, October 14.-The Ma
tional Democratic Committee have is
sued the following address:
To the People of the United States
The October elections are over
They enable us to form a tolerably ac-
curate idea Of the true political sit
uation Of the country. In Georgia we
have to recount victory for the Lib
eral ticket so unexampled as to take her
out of the list of doubtful States and
practically to pronounce in advance the
decision of at least one hundred and
twenty five votes in the Electoral Col
Iege. To this number it is only neces
sary to add sixty votes to elect Gree
ley and Brown. In Pennsylvania, the
distinguished Chairman of the Liberal
Committee has eloq1ently characterized
the method by which the result of the
election there was accomplished: We
commend his statement to the thought
full attention Of the country In Ohio,
despite the most unprecedented gains
for the Liberal Democratic State ticket,
the Grant managers have carried the
State by reduced majority, having
brought to the polls their entire reserve
vote Had our Democratic friends in
certain localities Of that great Common
wealth shown the same earnestness and
activity, and enabled us like our enc.
mics to record our entire strength, they
would now be exulting over a brilliant
victory. In Indiana the Democratic
and Liberal forces have achieved most
important success over Pennsylvania
tactics, most unscrupulously employed
by the Administration and its allies
showing thus that free people, when
aroused, know their rights and dare
maintain them. Indiana has fairly de.
moustrated that she can neither be
bought nor bullied.
The moral of these results is that
victory is still in plain view for our Ma
tional ticket, and that energy and cour
age will assure it. That victory must
be won. If We mean to preserve free
institutions on this continent we mus
assure it, The result in Pennsylvanis
on Tuesday last, when considered in it:
causes, is the most appalling politica
catastrophe that has ever taken place il
this country Should the system
through which this catastrophe wa:
brought about be condoned by the peo
pie and foisted on the other States, il
seals the doom of freedoms in America
A sad contrast it is, surely, that the city
| in which our Republic was born amiG
! the anthems of free people, should now
be the first 10 toll the knel of its liber
ties. 1t is for the free, unbought peo
pie of all the States to calmly review
the fearful crime against suffrage iT
Pennsylvania, and to decide whether i
shall be perpetrated within their owl
borders. For the first time the system
of Free government and the sanctity
Of the ballot are really on trial in tn,
United States. From this hour for
wsrd, 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 con
duct Of our fellow. citizens in Georgi,
and in Indiana, and from now till No
vember let their struggle be manful ant
unceasing for liberty, and an untaintet
balot box; for reform and all homes
administration of the Government.
I AUGUSTUS SCHELL,
chairman of the National Democrat
Committee"
TRIBUNE COMMENTS ON THE ADDRESS.
The Tribune makes the followin!
comment: the Democratic Nationa
Committee meets the situation with higl
courage and wisdom. The admirabl
address of Mr.. Schell is the rallying or,
for the short, sharp and decisive cam
paign that remains We may make i
end in success if we will. The Demo
cratic State Committee of Ohio frankl
tells the cause of failure to make tn
victory there complete. The Libera
Republicans, it says, gave them all til
votes they needed, and more; but the
had not, themselves. brought out thei
own vote. The State Committee Q
Pennsylvania might truthfully make
similar explanation. There is larg'
amount of the Hartranft majority direct
ly traceable to apathetic or discontente
Democrats. We we're cheated ten thou
sand in Philadelphia; we lost create
number Of votes for which we had res
son to LOOK to the party to whic
Charles R. Buckalew has been so dis
tinguished an ornament We may trus
it for better work now that its leader
frankly recognize the situation. Be
tween now and November there will b
some of the hardest political fghtin
ever seen in this country. The Libera
party is too well founded and too nobl
inspired to be crushed by an engage
ment which loses two States and secure
one"