The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-10
DEMOCRATIC MANIFESTO.
The National Committee on tho Election
Prospects.
Rooms or THIS GATIoNAL DEMOCRATIC CON J
MlTTEE, EVERETT HOUSE,
NEW YORK. Nov. a 1hIG. !

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Rooms or THE EAT1oNAL DEMOCRATIC CON- !
MlrTEE, EVERETT HOUSE,,
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 1876 }
To Tie People Of tie United States:
The great contention between the repub-
lican office holders and the people is now
drawing to close. The evidence is all in,
and the country Is 10 pass upon the issue
which is, whether, by change Of mcl and
measures, there shall, at least, be oppoftu-
nifty given for change from the "bad
times brought on by mismanagement and
msladministration of the spublic interests
by the party in power. The great major
ity of the people desire only an opportuni.
ty to earn an honest livelihood, and their
main concern is not in the SUCCESS of any
party, but in the maintenance of govern
ment which protects life, litcrtY AID prop
erty at the lowest cost, and does not tend,
by its policy aud measures, to make the
rich richer and the poor poorer.
The republican managers have ignomin-
iously failed in their efforts to obscure and
pervert the real and only issue involved il
this struggle for honest government by The
substitution OF ;alee party cries and Calum-
MES, addressed to the passions and preiu.
dces rather than TO the reason Of men.
The result is no longer doubtful. Tbs
bad men who have SO long abus
ed the trusts c0nfided to them by patient
| people will be driven from power by the
| popular voice on Tuesday next.
From the information in the possession
of this committee, based upon careful esti
mates received from the various states, We
are justified in claiming as sure for the
| cause Of reform, emhGdie 10 the naliona
| democratic ticket, 200 electoral votcs-a
| clear ajnrily of the whole number. Ir
| this estimate we do not include the electora
vote of South Carolina or Louisiana, whict
| if accorded an election free from military
interference, will undoubtedly cas-. fifteen
additional votes for the cause of good gov.
eminent. Besides these votes we have
every reason to eXpCc. seventy-one votes
from states regarded as doubtful, which. n
cast for Iilden and Hendricks will Give
them over t#o-thirds of the elect )ial col
| lege. In this estimate we do not includ.
the sta of Ohio, from which, however
| we have assurances of victory.
On the other Land our estimate ccncede.
| to the republican eff e holders N which BY
| their power OF patronage and their rockies!
use of illegal expe1ients they haze any rea
| sonable ground for claiming success.
The committee feel that the day of re.
| demptiOn draws nigh, when our beloved
country will be freed from the embrace OF
| corruption; when equal rights Will be re.
| stored TO all classes Of citizens; when the
| government will be honestly and ec0nom
ically adm nistercd; when the burden oi
| taxation will be lightened 40 MS to be tOler
able; when the natiOral credit will be up
held and strengthened when the shackIc
of commerce will be stricken off aud
| prosperity, so long a stranger within oui
| gates, will once more take up It's abode il
| the homes of American freemen.
1t only remains, therefore, for the com
| mittee TO make this final appeal to theil
| fellow citizen to use all possible precautions
| to prevent frauds in the election by which
the will Of the people may be def, ated and
to exercise the great privilege and the gu.
preme duty of freemen by casting Their
votes for the cause of reform in such over
| whelming numbers as will for the coming
| century render impossible the resurrection
of the corruption and imprOvidence which
have dishonOred and improve rshod tie
| country during the republican rule.
The victory thus achieved will be the
triumph, not of any party or eCc.ior, but
of the whole people, vndicating their own
| honor and assuring their own welfare.
by order of the national democratic COM
mittee,
ABRAM S. HEwITr, Chairman.
FREDERICK o. Prince, Secretary.