Middletown transcript., 1874-08-08
Address Of the State Committee to
the Democratic Party Of Georgia.

You are soon to engage in another cleo
tion for the control of your State. Your
former victories should not make you vain
confident of success. The opposition are
organized for tho conflict. Are your forces
ready for the field? Is there union and
harmony in your ranks? Union is sue
cess; division is defeat. Select good men,
able men. to lead you, and give them a
united, hearty, cordial support. Be not
divided by local issues-beware of jeal-
ousies arising frem 'claims overlooked"
"stocked conventions" and personal pre-
judices. These are the weapons furnished
by skilful enemy to break your ranks
and defeat your cause. Look with dis
trust upon "people's ticket" citizens
candidates." when brought forward in op-
position to your regular nominees. They
are subterfuges generally of disappointed
aspirants, who are used by the opposition
to defeat your organization. We cannot
afford to destroy or weaken the Democrat
ic party 1t has rescued the State from
Radical misrule; it has broken the ALI
ance that existed between power and crime;
it has checked the system of public plum
der which was driving our people to bank
ruptcy and ruin it has restored the con-
troll of the government to the virtue and
intelligence of the State; it has given
Georgia position in the Union beyond
that of her unfortunate sisters of the
South. Will you. relying upon your ma
jority grow listless and unconcerned p
Remember bleeding South Carolina. Will
you split into petty jealsusies aud endan-
ger your success? Think Of downtro1den
Louisiana. Will you. by thirst for posi-
ton and place, distract and divide your
forces? Look at plundered Florida, and
determine that in this contest patriotism
shall guide your actions, and love of State
control your aspirations and your hopes.
Your defeat is Radical rule, and Radical
rule is oppression, civil rights bills, plum
der, bankruptcy, and social degradation
Your success gives assurance Of constitu-
tional government, enforcement of law,
and maintenance of right. The cause is
worthy of your etforts-its success should
be the daystar of yonr ambition lndi-
vidual responsibility is essential to a ia
vorable termination of the struggle. Let
the campaign be quick, sharp. decisive
Look well to your nominating conventions
See to it that none but men of integrity
are offered to the people for their support
men who will spurn the beings that raid
upon your treasury; men who will look
only to Georgia's interest and honor, and
with such men to bear your standards you
will command victory In the Federal
elections there is great need of action. In
difference, before, gave Georgia men in
Congress who would have inflicted upon
the white people of the State injuries and
insults too revolving to contemplate. JUS
tico to yourselves, justice to your children,
justice to peace and good order, justice to
humanity, justice to an ignorant race,
whom they would ruin under the guise o.
friends iip-all require of US active, decis-
i've effort, unceasing labor, to brand those
men with the seal of condemnation, and
remove them from a position they have
degraded and disgraced Men of Geor.
gia, the issue is with you! 1t is big with
consequences. Do your duty, and all will
be well with you and your noble old State
Respectfully submitted.
Tuos HARDEMAN, JR.,
Chm'n Dem Elk. Com