Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-10-19
stand 70 Your Guns.

The first battle in the great Centennial
Presidential campaign has been fought,
and so far, at least as Ohio is concerned,
the victory won, and the rumble of the
first battle has died away. But our Re
publican friends must remember that the
great struggle for final victory is yet to
come. The great battle is to be fought
on the 9TH of November, and the Repub-
licans, If they expect to gain the victory,
must stand firmly and unfiinchingly to
their guns. The victory that we have
gained in Ohio at the October elections is
encouraging, and should inspire US to re-
newed and increased energy. and efforts
to win the battle. Every Republican
should stand to his post, and never relax
his efforts in the good cause until the
polls are closed on the evening of the 7th
Of November. If Ohio does her whole
duty, she will roll up majority for
Hayes and Wheeler of 35, 600. If the Re
publicans Of Fayette county do their du-
ty, they can and will give the gallant
standard bearer of their party 600 major
| ity in November.
Let every Republican ask himself these
questions: SIS Tildena better man than
Hayes 20 "Would he make a more COM
petent, honest or faithful President than
General Hayes?'' 'FAre the principles
of the Democratic party better, if put In
to practice, than the principles of the
Republican party?'' care they now, or
have they ever been more loyal, as par
ty, to the Government than the Republi-
can party has ?''
Compare the past record, especially the
war record of the Democratic party, with
that of the Republican party-for the true
way to judge of a man or a party, as to
what they will do in the future, is by
what they have done in the past. If you
wish a man to transact business for you.
Lyou will naturally enquire whathis quail
ifications for transacting the business are,
and what his character for faithfulness
and honesty is. These are questions that
every voter should take into serious con.
sideration before he votes for Mr.. Tilden
or before he votes to put the Democratic
party in control of this Government. We
want no man nor party in control of Oul
Government whose record has taint o.
rebellion upon it. We want no man il
the Presidential chair who believes tina
a state has right to sccedc from tn,
Union at will. No man who can fine
nothing i'll the Constitution of the United
States that will justify the Government il
enforcing obedience to its laws, if Stat,
should get miffed for some imaginar,
I tnlr L.,
full authority of the Government WI
want no man for President who regards
the rights of State as superior to tn,
rights of the National Government, a
effecting the union of the States. Tn
Democratic party claim to be State
right party, and States right means TIN
right of a state to withdraw from TIN
Union whenever it chooses.
If you do not believe in this doctrin
of States right, do not vote for Tilden
for if he should be elected President, an,
, South Carolina, and other rebel States
J should make another attempt to break III
) the Union, Mr.. Tilden, like Presiden
| Buchanan (who was States right Pres
ident), will not be likely to find any au
ItoIIGy III Gle NOHSGACullon ny WHICH III
will be able to eoerce a State into obedi
ence to the laws of the United States. l
requires no great amount of thought Of
intelligence to see that this would be th
result of the States right principle.
In conclusion, let us again urge upon
every Republican to work vigorously
from this day until the polls are CLOSED
for the success of Republican principles
for the Union, which means the election
of our gallant loyal standard bearers
Hayes and Wheeler.