South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-10-20
Democratic Congratulation.
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE, BIZ TIE
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

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The national democratic committee
has issued the following address of con.
graduation to the people or The United
States upon the results OF the recent
elections:
Feiio,c Citizens: We congratulate you
as patriots, as partakers with us i'm the
common destiny of American frcemen,
upon tho results of the October State
elections. We rejoice in the victory
which the peoples ballots have bcstow.
ed upon the friends OF reform in the val.
ley OF the Ohio. where the republican
hosts have had an overwhelming ascen.
dancy In every presidential election
since 1856. We rejoice in the assurance
these elections convey that your ballots
will bestow decisive uiajorities TO the
allied forces Of democracy and reform in
the November elections throughout the
Union. But We rejoice not as partisans;
we rejoice with yon rs fellow. citizens.
And when the decision of this week OF
100000 voters along the valley Of the
Ohio shall be ratified next month by
the fiat OF 100000 voters throughout
the whole republic, ne shall still rejoice.
chiefly for the reason that not one Of its
citizens can miss Of IN equal share with
us who are democrats in the political
peace and good will which will then and
there bc established among oil sections.
race classes and conditions or men.
AMI il the ~ pert or which political
peace, based On equal rights md r-ater.
nal good will. Is the first condition.
i-pon the three States of West yir-
g,niu, ohio, AMI Indiana we're coucen.
trated all the influence OF ;ho admins.
tratfon, all their efforts. an,. al the vast
sums of money forced from the one ~
dred thousand cfllcehoiiers OF the p
i'll power. These were fearful odds, GOt
| again to DO contendcd against SO con-
centratcd: for in the November cleo.
tons the contest will he in every one Of
! thirty-eight States upon the same day.
! Nevertheless. against these odds the de-
mocrats aud reformers OF West Virginia
and Indiana have been victorious. and
| in Ohio they have all but res ued State
| hitherto deemed hopeless. and have Gre.
aetd an assurance OF victory in Novem
! Der. IL it falls to our lot as n national
! democratic committee TO congratulate
the people OF the Union upon this vic
! tory in the fret battle Of the reform cam.
! paign, it is only because democrats lave
| been honored 10 be the leaders OF the
| people in the work Of national rcGenc.
ration. The victory won, the victory
! still to be won. will be deliverance a.
much to republicans as TO democrats
! The patriotic masses Of the republican
/ party may he thankful that the misdeeds
Of their unworthy leaders have been re-
! buked and are to be arrested. The suf
! fering whites Of the South may lift up
their beads to greet tie dawn OF q better
day- for them rs we'll as the nation at
/ large. The colored citizen may share
the general joy that he will soon cease
to be the stock in trade OF corrupt poll
ticians, but shall enjoy his rightful Ito.
/ critics and his equality before the law
! amid universal good will. AS for the
reform democracy TO whose standards
victory has been tied. with all her gar
lands or, it only remains for them TO
welcome every ally, every friend, close
! mp the ranks and press on, shoulder TO
shoulder, undes tie banner and with the
one watchword Reform
Fellow citizens: Peace between all
! sections, prosperity in all our homes :;
+ Of these You have been for years depriv.
/ Cd by the mistaken solictuies OF patrio
/ tic republicans, played upon by selfish
and corrupt leaders, who have kept fan.
ming the dying embcrs Of civil strife in
order to escape inspection Of the trusts
which they have betrayed. For eleven
bnr hn1 ltn Of
! At no time have You bad the substance
of peace. In lieu thereof Won have hal
the grinding taxation ard wasteful OK.
penditure of war. just before every
election every year you have had the
I preaching Of new crusade against a
section utterly defeated in war, and anx.
, ious only 10 be completely rcconcilcd in
/ peace. For eleven years the power OF
the men WHO have seized the control OF
their party from The hands Of its states
men and founders has been supreme in
almost every department OF the federal
government. Describing the hope OF
prolonginG their domination by benef.
cent public measures, they have created
and traflicked upon public calamities.
The policy they adopted has been work.
In place Of past performances these
same corrupt and selfish leaders now
profier promises already broken rs their
titles TO further trust. Having prcstra.
ted our manifold industries by the vast
aggregates and tic worst methods OF
federal taxation. they now again solicit
ir confidence as tho instruments Of
trench OcUt IN! reform. Having de.
baucLc! tho public service, and having
just now, in Enc face Of open day. as
so-r~l their army Of n hundred thousand
of"oh"ld'r -- peoples servants,
paIr b., ,ae pCop,s $ taVCs--in order 70
create INN % corrUf on funds 10
ffustrato the ,acY pow pro.
Tess 10 he the champ So OF civil service
reform. Having imposed upon the
Southern States the rapacity, fraud and
plumber o! tic oarpet.bag governments.
having almost ruined the prosperity Of
the North by destroying tho prosperity