South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-11-03
To the Democratic and Reform
Voters of Hampshire County.


(! The undersigned we're chosen. by the
Romney Tildcn and Reform Club. TO
prepare and invite your serious and in.
dulgent attention to the following
~ ID ID R Ic = ~.
At the late election, the majority cast
by you for the State Democratic Ticket
was Ills; our eight counties east of the
Allcghanies gave Democratic majority
Of more than $500; and the State went
Democratic by more than $4,000! Be-
You'd this fiattering result. however, on
the same day. Indiana elected her hon.
est and tried Democrat blue Jeans"
Williams, Governor, by {, handsome and
decisive majority, while Ohio. the home
of Hayes. gave only trifing majority
of her more than coo, 900 votes for the
Radical Ticket, where $4,000 majority
had been confidently but presump.uous.
/ EXCLAIMED. We find occasion for mutual
congratulations and common rejoicings
in these remarkable and most suspicious
results.
While your largest majority cast rem
ders this The BANNER COUNTY or WEST
VIRGINIA, il appears, after examination,
that we can, with any reasonable exer.
tions made, give Governor Tilden and
Mr.. Martin for Congress A RoUNp FIJI.
TEEN HUNDRED MAJORITY at the Pre-
sidential and Congressional elections,
on Tuesday, the 9Th day Of November
next. This may be fairly and reasona.
bly, expected from OLD DEMOCRATIC
HAMPSHIRE, the eldest county of West
Virginia, whose fidelity and patriotism
have been conspicuous ever since the
Revolution, and whose honest yeomanry
have ever been beyond price. Many,
very many OF her people are descended
from the men who fought with Washing.
ton, to secure the independence and lib
erty OF these United States.
1t is also highly probable. that West
Virginia, in the proportion of her major
! ity TO votes cast in the Presidential E.
I lection, will establish her position as
! The Banner Democratic State OF the T.
Mon! You will at once confess to the
Importance of securing the largest pos
siblo popular majority for Tilden and
! Hendricks and Reform, in the coming
! Presidential election. The moral and
social effect Of large, decisive majority
OF the people, as expressed in that cleo
ton, may we'll seem to be incalculable
We have lately seen our corrupt and
! tyrennical rulers at Washington, actu.
ally resorting to the unconstitutional
and arbitrary use Of the military arm of
this Government, for the purpose of
controlling or influencing the elections,
/ IN the Cotton States; usurpation call
/ ing for the indignant rebuke of freemen
+ ectrypheye! and in itself affordino ar
gument unanswerable, for your common,
united voices and influence at the polls,
in the coming Presidential election
! What-the Bayonet to supercede the
Baliot, in our Free Republic Upon
the further merits OF tho contest between
the Democratic and Republican parties
in this Presidential campaign, the fol-
lowing nervous language Of Charles A
Dana, with some slight changcs,) is
commended to your most serious, DELHI
crate consideration The struggle in.
wolves on the Republican side nothing
more than q continuation Of Gyon,ism.
under new name. All the material
issues affecting the interests OF the peo-
pie, the currency, the public expendi-
lures. retrcnchment, and everything
else, are purposely thrust aside and
substituted by campaign OF falsehood
and defamation, having for its conspicu-
Gus advocates men stained with corrup.
ton like Blain, Colfax. Garfield, I'VE
may we'll add Morton, Schurz. Belknap.
Robson, Shepherd. Ingcrsoll, Cameron.
Orth 4 Chandler to the precious roll >
and that crew Of venal legislators. whose
votes and whose principles have always
been in market for the highest bidder -
Now, If We seriously desire the resto.
ration Of our Government, in its admin
istration, TO something Of the pristine
purity that made it glorious in the Past
and seemed but to anticipate some
brighter, happier, yet more illustrious
Future il VIC would have peace. pros
perity and contentmcnt once more the
proper enjoyment Of American Free
men II we would successfully initiate
the virtues, as we admire the incompar.
able worth Of our patriotic ancestors: il
We would transmit Civil and Religious
Liberty guarded by the Constitution
and Laws as a sacred depositc 20 pos.
terity; let US come up. as one man. 20