The Van Buren press., 1875-07-13
The Liberal Vote.

The Hon. S. S Cox made an eloque..
speech before the Young Mems Demo.
cratic club of Columbus, Ohio, recently
Amo other subjects, he alluded to the
liberal and Independent voters. He said :
Bv every rule of political divnation or
mothcrly gumption it is wise to seek to
add to an honest peace loving suffrage as
many voters from the other side as pos
sible. The so called independent vote, -
Whether north or south, should not be
discouraged from an alliance with the
democracy. 1t docs not follow that we
surrender the democratic banner because
we invite co operation from Others OF
similar sentiments on the essential issues
Let all who desire the rehabilitation of
the states; who would lift above the wa.
teis the ark of our safety; who desire a
better order and a surcr establishment,
be hailed as brothers Why not?
! speak not altogether priori. spent
a week in the canvass of Connecticut.
Ask the men of that state, from Govern
or Ingersoll down to the humbest and
latest democratic devotee--" what car
ricd Connecticut r 1t was not alone be
cause her industries were marketless
south and everywhere; not alone because
taxes and tariffs had eaten up her sub
stance, and her citizens were working on
half time 1t was not because altogether
the democracy had splendid and Geo
gomical state admi:5is tHallon, as an eX-
ample AMI q record 1t was because the
best men of the republican party found
honorable fIiendliness toward their views,
and no niggard regard for such allies as
Lafayette S. Foster, her cX senator 1t
was because, to regain her industrial
prosperity. Connecticut capitalists and
operatives found the path Of justice to
other states the path Of her best ira
ditions and onnobling liberties
BY alluring the good men 0fall parties
TO our democratic standard, and making
no obsolete issues to deter hearty unity,
the victory Of last year-already preiig-
ured in Oho-will he revived in 1876
The Centennial year will be, trust in
God, under such liberal policies, the year
To enforce my thought more cogently,
let me call attention to the vote of New
York state in 1874 We gave the most
unrcseryed invitation to Independent and
liberal voters. We placed on our ticket
a lieutenant governor of the liberal party,
Dorshcimer. We did more. We added
to the actual enrolment Of our state
democratic organization The vote com
pared shows the following results:
The vote for governor in New York in
1874 was-Tilden. II 1872 Dix, 36G, 074 :;
majority for Tilden, so 3l7 There were
over Il, 800 temperance votes; but they
arc ar:ut halt and half
L. S72 Grant received 4i0,759 and
Greeley 1919; showing that the demo-
Gratis added, from 1872 to 1874, 10000
votes! Where did they come from ?
Dix fell behind Grants vote of 1872,
10000 Why did they leave Dix?
In 1873, the democratic secretary OF
state received only 81 ,00l the repubi.
can candidate 33l, l2S. SO that in 1874
we added from some quarter, to the
democratic vote, $4,000 votes. Where
did they come from? Was it the indie
pendeuts, or liberals, or by the increased
energy Of an honest campaign calling
out the reserves of the democracy.
Perhaps it was both AT any rate, nc
party wins that does not add to the ali.h
metic Of the suffrage the persuasion 0