The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-10-27
THE REFORMERs.
For the Final Battle and the
Crowning Victory.
THE COMMITTEES ADDRESS
ROoMs or THE DEMOCRATIC \
STATE CENTRAL CoMMiTTyE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. Il. 1876. y

To the voters of Indisna:
Since the pending presidential canvass
opened il has been conceded on all hands
that Indiana was tie real battle ground.
The leaders on both sides perceived
aud recognized the fact thst upon Il re-
suit OF the October conte4t in the Stale
the result of the final great struggle IN
November depended.
Like wise aud skillful generals they
made tl.eir dispositions accordingly.
I There was no cUrcealment OF the fact
that the Issue OF the campaign would be
VIRTUALLY decided by Indiana Oh the l0th
of October.
\ Tremendous Struggle was autici-
patod, ani a tremendous struggle has
taken place.
/ Against ;he Democracy Of Indiana
was arrayed every potemt element of
IpOwer that could be made effective an a
political caml 1isn. The Republican
party having endorsed the Administl.i-
ton Of President Grant in It's national
convention, went before tie people. and
from every stump aud ia every parti,en
new paper in the state, defended al iis
81 Amciul corr p..Jns, it~ Wrctched
IT, leaders justly ca.UC..tcd ;h..; by
.llis covering the retirement o. that AZ -
Ca - siraiion. aEd giving il an opportr-
'u4tv 10 retire with seeming .rciit aud
Applause, in>tead ot goins forth dis
traced by It's miSdeod, aud loaded viii
che cNccrations aud contempt e an in
jurel peoric. Tie administration would
in Return lend them in tae contest All
he assistance - 20 executive power aud
pairunay cuuia command. Vast suus
Of muncy, raised by -Eio,r rcd ccnribu-
iiOns from tie ~i aries 0f federal olicfr.
were sent here. 4 vast array of gifed
speakers, whose c,oquence. IL employed
in good cause. might adOrn the litera-
iute aud sway tho de,tiuies Of a.y popu-
lar government. were sent into ihIs con-
test. Among them were the slro?g
men WHO have stood around The admin
i.tration. and sustained 1t ia pll the acts
, .hal have di>graccd il. and brought
.hrmc AND di,hOuor uI oH the American
name. Among them. too. were gifted
orators whose startling eloquence j. ca
pable of throwing an attractive and
DANCE Gus lu-ter around any theme
hcih'. q hr 20 blasph,nc God or re-
E-.on cr 20 m>till into mans mind a
poisoned hate of his brothcr.
i,u'. thanks 10 the tirmness aud virtue
OF thc men of Indiana. all these stupen-
dous efforts were uRavailiug.
- have won the victory gloriouslv
aud iriumphantly won ~. We are mas
iers OF the situation. The banner of the
bloody shirt j. prostr,ted, sud its sup
portrrs a. in full roui.
Men of indiana. will YOU stand in line
vet little longer! Will you hold the
conquest of Octuhcr 10 until the Sun
goes down on the 9Th of November? II
j. for loursclves 10 answer. You know
that YOU can carry the election in No
vcmbor at your pleasure. You know
that having won the field YOU can hold
il against The same force that you drove
from il.
History will mark the November cleo
ltiou a. an epoch IN the career of this ma
tion. What shall he the head note uG
its chapter devoted to that epoch:
shall il be reconciliation. peace.
prosperity, r united coLntry." or shal. 10
be " hatred. di>cord. disaster. ,lisulion -
The argument, that should couIo. the
laciion OF the vc;er need not here ie re-
lp"atcG The hour Ior argument i, clos
lag. An hundred able speaker aud an
hundred able journals have exhai e.l
tie argument. The people have heard
them and the popular judgment. which
ia the long run l. alwal right, has been
rendered.
IL has now determined why II j. that
Though hlrves are abundant the land
is in want; why 1t "a that though labor
pursued by starvation j. begging tor
work. emp o ymeut cannot lac obtained !:
why il Is that though the land &, h.!ed
with iaciorics abuudautly supplied win
machinery and material. the " heel is al
rest and manufacturing j. suspended !:
why j. u that though the stoit.hou-. d,
l'uli there j no purchaser, Why Is it that
though thc character OF the country and
iOi b. people point Go &c United States
llt ''s de~uue' .fni,,r OF the worlds
commerce. t'.h upOu land and upon
l-Dp IlI Industries I,c arrested. and para
,Iy-is prostiPtiou n I'd di,iru,t have taken
.tre place Of commercial acti,,no,s.
1.., popular judgment has now deter
Iu.aed why il j. hat though the war
iendcd eleven yc. - ago, We still have 20
settled peace. and why 60 j. that though
We arc surrounded oy all the place glv-
ing influences of = I." Christian civil
ization, siill g. cvcry De- urring election.
wicked appcs.s .r, made % all tr 800
deadly passion. thai r.ake war des,ruc,.
i've aud horrible
1t J. the judgment Of the people that
1.-The existing dcprCssiOns of industries, in