The Lincoln County herald., 1872-10-30
Democratic Responsibility.

The October elections have developed
a situation which imposes a grave re-
sponslbility upon Democrats. Before
those elections had tested the strength
and status Of the voting elements, disaf-
fected Democrats indisposed to vote for-
the nominee of their party, could palliate
their conduct by assigning motives which
they can ne longer plead. They can no
longer doubt either the good faith or the
strength Of our Liberal allies. They
can no longer deny that Greeley aud
Brown represent organizations as autago
nistic in spirit and purpose as any that
have confronted each other ia the by
gone conflicts of the republic. They
cannot longer entertain a reasonable mis-
giving as to the choice of the party,
They cannot now fear that a vote for
Greeley is a vain lowering Of the Demo
cratic fag to salute recruits that will not
come to US.
From Pennsylvania We have Demo-
cratic testimony to the fact that the
frauds of tho Administration party
secured its triumph over Buckalew only
through the indifference Of some Dsno
Gratis and the treaeherous connivauce Of
others. If, they had stood up for their
party nominee the accsssions from the
Liberals would have made the vote So
close thst the frauds Of the Hartranft
party would have been more apparent,
and our friends would have struggled on,
confident of carrying the state 10 Novem'
Der BY the aid Of the Quaker vote, which
was silent in October.
Ia Ohio the Cincinnati Enquirer says
that the state was lost by Depocrats
failing to vote. aud all the party leaders
declare that If the Democrats will turn
out with the same will and zeal our
Liberal allies display ws can carry Ohio
for Greeley in November. An anslysis
Of the October vote and the concurrent
testimony Of all well informed Ohioans
prove these statements true.
With Information Of this sort coming
from all parts Of the North aud West
are we not justified in saying that the
situation imposes q grave responsibility
on all voters who claim to be Demo-
Gratis? If Gen. Grant be rs. elected and
the party Of arbitrary government get
another four years Of military neces
sity" Credit Mobilier corruption to revel
in, it will so come to pass because men
protesting to be Democrat. have cen
sented to the result by failing or refusing
to vote for the nominees of their party.
1t is not necessary to remind Democrats
OF what Granite administration has been,
What another administration in his
eams will bs-with oil the generous,
liberal and law.rospsctiug elements Of
his party eliminated frsm it, and its
guidance iutrustsi to the MOrtcns, the
Canerons sod the Butlers--Dsmocrats
can judge by recalling the progressive
tendency Of Radicallsm towards scheme
Of government that has already losmsd
up SO fearfully - to fsros Trumbull aed
Schurz aud Greeley sad Sumner to rs.
nouucs their cid sssocistions. =
. Nothisg 10 mere universal iu the South
ust nov than ssprsssisss of regret ss
the tardiness of their people to rsalizs
aud avail themselves Of opportunities
offered then At the close Of t6s var.
Shocked by asuddsn and total revelation,
they stosd oosfased aAid The wrecks q
their locsl institutions, ssd trying to
ave fragussts 81 that which vss ivss
trisvshly foss, they lost nseh shich they
vieht have ssvsd. They ses how tasi'
Dslaocrstis brsthsrn in The North and IL
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