Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-22
ALABAMA'S CRISIS.
what She has at Stake, and Her Road
10 Political RedemPtiOn-stirri
Address of the state Democratic Ex-
aeufive Committee.

What She has at stake, and Her Road
10 Political RedemPtiOn-stirrin
address of the state Democratic Xxx
eeutive Committee.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Oct. 20, 1874.
To the Voters of the State of Alabama:
Profoundly impressed with the grave
responsibilities connected with the
present election In this State, we here
by respectfully recommend and uige
upon each of you to close your several
places of business ON the Sd day of
November next, and to dedicate your
individual and collective exertions to
the political redemption of Alabama.
Without exaggeration, it may be
said, that this election involves not only
the welfare of the people of this State,
but the peace and we'll being of society,
with all Its moral restraints and time
honored and religious influences. A
canvass, extraordinary in many of its
features, is now near an end. All the
appliances of political corruption, in
timidation and oppression have been
brought to bear to deter majority of
the free voters of Alabama from voting
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election, and will continue to be from
now until the election is held. These
have been fully exposed by the free and
honest press of this State, and by able
and patriotic speakers, who, at great
sacrifices TO themselves, have can
vassed every section of the State;
and the same fearless and mighty
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and overthrow all these assaults upon
your dearest rights as freemen, without
regard to any consequences personal to
! themselves. From now until the cleo
ton, wherever the conspirators against
the rights of whole people may sup
posefhat white men or negroes are base
and timid enough to be frightened into
voting their ticket, there you may ex-
pect to see political Deputy Marshals,
who are members of the Radical party,
engaged in trying to carry this election
for their party. Allow no such men,
by such means, to deter you from dis
charging your duties as citizens IN
this election.
With You now rests the duty of de-
termining the fate of the people of this
State. Shall Alabama have the pros
perity of Georgia, North Carolina, Vir-
ginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri
and Texas? or shall her fate be the pO-
litical, social and moral ruin of South
Carolina, Florida, Mississippi and Lou
isiana: Shall the people Of Alabama
endorse the principles of the Social
Equality bill, by voting for those who
are members of that party, which has
made this Social Equality bill one of its
leading measures? or shall the people
of Alabama, like their noble
and heroic brethren of Ohio, In
diana and West Virginia, put
the seal of their condemnation
upon this Social Equality bill, its
authors and party friends: Shall a
party, whose weapons of warfare IN
this canvass have been falsehood, SLAM
der, fraud, intimidation and oppres-
sion, and at whose instance spies, de-
tectives, informers and handouts,
have been imported into this State for
the purpose of attempting to oyerawe
the free white people of this State, re-
ceiEe your support in this election:
Shall a party which has thu5 shOSn
itself unworthy of public trust be
again invested with political power,
that it may accomplish the ruin of all
the people Of this State? These are
questions that you Will decide by your
votes in this election.
You are told that we are trying to
| get up another war. Nothing could be
more maGciously false. We are intend
ing to do nothing more or less than
what our brethren, aided by hosts of
good, honest Republicans, have Just
accomplished in Ohio by majority of
10000, IN Indiana by majority of
more than $1,000, in Arkansas by a
majority Of over $4,000, and in West
Virginia by vote that has been absO-
lutely crushing. If we succeed, and
all the indications are that We will, 1t
will be the Inauguration of a new era
of peace and prosperity for ali the peo-
pie of Alabama.
In all the successive stages of this
| canvass piOus men have gone before
your speakers, invoking the aid of the
Supreme God for your success in this
contest, and the prayers of these same
plous men Will follow youtO the pollsin
your efforts to bring the bisssings of
good government to all the people of
| this State. With all these surround
ings, we invoke you seriously and ear
nestly to let no excuses prevent you
from voting in this election. This cleo
ton is one IN which every man, woman
and child in the State of Alabama has
deep, abiding and personal interest.
Come, friends, and let us show our
selves equal to the duties and response
bilities Of the hour.
w. L. Bragg, Chm. VIM. ID. Bulger,