The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-17
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
Patriotic Address by the National
Democratic Committee to the
Voters of the Country.
Which Contains Much SOund Advice
Tint VIII be Taken by Votes
Enough 90 Place Gtlden tn
The White House.

NEW YORK. Oct. 13.-The following
address OF the recent Democratic vic
torres. was issued to-day:
To THE PEorLE or rnE UNITED
STATEs-FIlo,c Citi7s8S: We congratu-
late you as pa'riots and partakers with
us in the COMMON destiny of American
freemen upon the results Of the October
state elections. We rejoice in the victory
which the peoples ballot. have bestowed
upon the iliends of reform in the valley
OF the Ohio, where the Republican hosts
have had overwhelming ascendency in
every presidential election since 1856.
We rejoice in the assurances these cleo
tions convey that your ballots will be-
stow decisive msjorities to the allied
forces OF democracy and Reform in the
November elections throughout tie
Union. bet We rejoice not as partisans.
We rejoice with you as tellow-citizens,
and when the decision OF This week OF
100000 voters along the valley of The
Ohio shall he
RATIFIED NEXT MONTH
BY the fiat of s, 900 900 voters throughout
the whole Republic. we shall still rejoice.
chiefly for the reason that not one of ts
citizens can miss an equal share with Us.
who arr Democrats. in the political
peace and good will which will then and
there be established anon. all sections,
races, classes. AMI conditions OF men.
and Ia the prosperity Of which political
peace. based on equal rights and frater-
nal good Will. j. the first condition.
Upon the three states OF West Virginia,
Ohio, and Indiana were concentrated all
W. osnris. ana ali w. 49,
me N,.r Srus ar NtuSEY
Forced from lW.HU oiliceholders of the
party ia power. These were fearful
od,ie. not again 10 b" cnntcfrled against
so concentrated. for in Tie November
election The contest will be- in every one
o! the thlrty-eight state. upon ia. .sme
day. Nevertheless, against these odd.
the Democrats and Reformcrs Of West
Virginia and Indiana have been yictori-
Gus. snd IN Ohio they have all but res.
cued state hitherto deemed hopeless
and have created sn assurance OF victory
in November. II it falls to our lot.
as the National Democratic committee.
to congratulate the people OF the Union
upon this victory in the first battle OF the
Reform campaign, il is only because the
Democrats hare been honorcd to be the
leaders oithe people in the work Of
NATIONAL REGENERATION.
The victory won and the victory still to
be won will be deliverance as much to
the Republicans rs to the Democrats.
The patriotic masses OF the Republican
party may be thankful that the misdeeds
OF their unworthy leaders have been re-
buked and arrested. The suffering whites
OF the South may lift their head. to greet
the dawn OF better day for them as well
as the nation at large. The colored citi-
zen may share the general joy that he
will soon cease to be
ldE oIOCh IN TRADE
of corrupt politicians but shall enjoy his
riEhtful liberties and his equality before
the law amid universal good WILL AS for
the Reform Democracy to whose stand
ards victory has been tied with all her
garlands OH, II only remains for them TO
welcome every ally, ervery friend, close
up the ranks and press on shoulder to
shoulder under the banner and with the
one watchword-Reform. Fellow-citizens,
peace between all section. prosperity to
all our homes-of these you have been
for years deprived by the mistaken solicit
tude Of patriotic Republicans, played
upon by
SELFISH AND CORRUPT LrApETs.
Who have kept warm the dying embers
OF civil strife In order to escape the in
spection Of the trusts which they have
betrayed. For eleven years you have had
the name Of peace. but at no time have
you had the substance Of peace. la lieu
thereof you have had the grinding taxa
ton and the wastefnl expenditures of
war. just before every Election every
year you have had the preaching OF a new
crusade against a section utterly defeated
In war and anxious only TO be completely
reconciled npeace. For eleven years the
power OF the men who have seized away
The control OF their party from the hands I,
ri
IT'S STATESMEN AND FOUNDERS
lias been supreme in almost every depart
ment Of the federal government. Dis
earding the hopes Of their domination by
'ehehcent public measures they have
treated land trafiiekcd npcn public calam-
'tes. The policy they adopted has been
worked OUT. Its failure has been abgo.
u'e. IN place OF past performances
'hesc same corrupt and selfish leaders
now proh-r promises already broken as
''e'r lilies 10 further trust. Having
Pro'fated onr manifold industries by