, 1876-11-04
DEMOCRATIC GENERALIZATION.
An Address 10 tIIe People by the Demo
cratic National Committee.

! sued tnS IOiiONlnS address OF cpuSratuIatiou
TO The people of the United States upon the
results Of the recent elections:
! FELLOW CITIZENS We congratulate Won
as parrio's, as parrakrTs with ~ IN the com
mon destiny OF Americas frvemen. upon the
results OF the Oc,rb-r elections We ri ice
! IN the victory which the peoples b,llo,s have
: bestowed upon the friends OF reform in the
valley Of The Ohio, where the republican
hosts have bad an overwhelming ascrnd-ncy
in every Presidential election since 1886.
| We rejoice IN the assurance that th-se elrc-
tions convey that your ballots will bssrow
decisive mujOrities 10 the allird forces Of
democracy In the coming November elec'Ions
throughout the Union. But We rejoice not
rs parrisAns; We rejoice with yon as fellow
] einZens And when the decision of this
week of l 600, 600 voters along the valley Of
the Ohio shall he ratified next month by the
fiat OF s. 600 900 voters throughout the whole
republic, We shall still rri,ice, chiefly for the
! reason that not one Of lis citizens can miss Of
+, an equal share with us who are democrats in
the political peace and good will which viii
thea and there b. established among all sac
tious, races. classes and conditions Of men,
and IN the prosperity OF which political peac-,
based on equal r. .hts and fraierual good Will.
is the fret condition.
! Upon he three States Of West Virginia,
OHIO aud Indiana w-re concentrated all the
influence of tbs administration, all their ef-
forts, and all the vast sums of money Iorced
from the one hundred thousand uffirehuldrrs
of the party iu power. These were f-arful
odds, not again 20 be couteuded against so
. cuncen rated for IN the November elections
/ the contest will be III every one OF the thirty
/ eight Safes upon :h. same dAy. Nryrrthe-
| less, against these odds the democrats and
reformers of West Virginia and Indiana have
been victorious, and Ia Uhln yhry have MI
but rescued 4 Safe hUherJO deemed hoiele~s,
and have crrG ID an assurance Of victory III
{ NIvem b-r. Ii II falls 20 oar lot as a natIun-
/ al d mocratlc committee to congratulate the
people OF ihe Union up0n this vIc'OrY IN rh-
first ba tie of he rrt"Im campaign, il i only
brcau-e d. mocgars have been honored to be
the leaders Of the people in the work Of ma
tIoual rcgenrrariun. The victory won, the
VIcrcTy sill % he won, viii be d lIv,rance
a. much To republicans as o democra-s = The
Prlrlu'ic mn--rs Of The republican party mas
be 'hauk al that n, mi,lrrl- ui 'helr nm
arrested The -utf :Ing whites OF he SJu'h
may 'ifi up their h. all TO Gre-t the dawn of
"A better day for theUI - Wel! a. ihe nation At
large. The co'urrd ci'.z-n may sharc the
general y that be Will soon erase 10 b. rhe
s'pck III ;raGe Ci corrupi po,I'icIlns. but
shah enjoy h;s r'ItIfui liberties nj his
equality before tN-1 law Du,ld unjvsTEal 1ayd
wIli. A. tor the ri nm democracy - whose
Standards victories have bern iird, WI'h all
her gariaui~ On, !, NY -rruaius tor them 10
w,!ccll- every ally, every III nj. c.o-e up The
..uks aul press on, shoulder 10 shouiie-,
under the banner AID wIlh The unr watch
word, - R-torm."
Fril5w-ci.iZ-us Pe,ce between all s-c-
f:ous. prosperity in our homes; OF u ese on
have ben ior yrur- deprived uy n mistaken
soiiei'ua. of p..rio'ic republic rs, played
upon ~ selfish aud corrupt leaders VITO have
k.p, fruning The dying rnb,.rs OF civil strife
in order TO escape inspection OF the rrus :
which Ihey have betrayed. Fo- eleven
Years vuu have had The n4lur of peace. At
no Inn have you had The ~Gh-fa nee OF peace
Ia lea IA, r-UT ypu have h Al lh. gran !Ins
taxation and Wasirlul expenditure " var
Just b~frEe every ,i-cIiUu every year you
have had 'h- preaching OF new cru-a Ia
against d section utterly defeated III war, und
anxious only 70 B. completely rec 'ncIl'd in
pace. Fer eleven years the power of the
Inen who have sized the control of their
party from the hands OF it's statesmen ana
f,un9-r-, has been suVr-'ne in ailIus every
department Of the federal government D.s
ca.iiur the hop. Of Drcloug,ug their domino
tion By beuefreur public measures, they have
cre,,- ed and 'ratfias',d upon public ealami'ieS
The policy they adopted has ben worked
out It's failure has been absolute.
ln place OF past performances these same
corrupt and srit~h leaders now protfrr prom
,Ses alres9y 5rDk.n ~ their rI'les 20 further
trust. Having pros rated onr manifold IN
du-rri-s by The vast aggregates and the wort
methods Of f.der,l taxation, they now again
solicit your cDnftrncr III rbe instruments oi
rerrenchment and reform. Having drbtuched
the public service and having Just now, IN
the face oi open day, assrssrd their army Ot Ii
hundred thousand Utiic-huldrrs-rhe people :
servants paid by the peoples ;sxes-in oder
to crea e immense corruption funds 10 frus
trare the peoples viii, they ROW profess 10 be
the champions of civil servic- reform. Hav-
ing imposed upon the Southern States the ra-
pacity. fraud and plunier Of the carpet bag
governments, having almost ruined the pros
periry Of the Norrh by des royins; the pros
p-ri,y uf the Slu'h. having created terror,
uncertainty aud confusion IN all tn product
i've indus, rIes Of th= SOu'h. which furnish
most of the exports II Our whole country,
keep in motion the commerce ana Fnanutac-
tories Of The North and Est, and furnish a
market for the agricultural pTUiuc-s OF the
West, they now purgo-a, by renewal OF the
same fatal policy, 70 prJlong heir oWn power
IN the hope OF cyucra!iug lhesr mI-dreds. and
for this purpose 'hey co no hesitate to renew
the cry of iu'olerauce, 10 revive ihe dying
memories # fra'ernal strife, and 70 apP-al 70
the fears and pr judicrs OF the tinid sad the
ignorant.
Fellow-ci.iz .ns: These rqsn and their mea-
sures have ben completely tried snd have
completely failed. Au oppr- s7ive ta1sticn, an
exhausted S1a h, IinPover'saed North, 4
AuctuatIng currency. the entvrprI@- Of al I'll
du~,riuus people lockrd fast IN The paralysis
Of hard iime---urh the outcome OF thrir
polIriczl p1licy. such ar- The arhIevemru'- OF
their lou., supremacy 9OHr b4iiy's III No
! v-u,h.r can alone dictate a change o! inca
sIr,s and 4 change Of mrn. Shall not 'hr
uprising uf "a rIOIl-m aloUg the valley Of ne
Ohio 20 on 10 q complete and beneficial reVo-
Inrlon IN th- administration Of rhe govern
men, Z ,h- Uuiied ) a,e-E Wal yuu 10,
by be voice Of the overwhelming insldri'i-7
a, the polls, proclaim your invIaeiole tai'h.
after all th-se year- OI corruPtIOu aud paS-
sl,n. IN ne high immortal pIIucipi oi COY
ernrn-n, by III p=.pi- tlr the people. m -'n-
pl. honesty aud strict economy, ~ the SUI
areme WHOM Il paJlie policy, n justice a.
III nurhrr Of power. and N cIVtl tf-edo'n as
the b,-aIl and h. eud-ail Of a true rrPuoil-
can n,rionsli,yS Will yUu not bnli1 up a
rev prosperity for al he PeoPle on the oid
to,,,i,rigDs Of AE.-rIe.n -lf-gOverninsnI, On
n..c- rrcoucIli4,ion and fratsrnI'y Oe' VEN
III --c,i,ps. all class and al rAc-- eiriorzerd
within our sys'em of American eoiii-Aon !,
we.I.h on frogalay ard economy IN al