The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-01
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES.

American freemen, upon the results
of the October State elections. We
rejoice in the victory which the peo-
ple's ballots have bestowed upon the
friends of reform, in the valley of
the Ohio where the Republican
hosts had an overwhel ming ascend.
ency in every Presidential election
since 1856. We rejoice in the as
surance these elections convey that
your ballots will bestoW decisive ma
jorities to the allied forces of De-
mocracy and Reform in the Novem-
Der elections throughout the Union.
But we rejoice not as. partisans we
rejoice with you as fellow-citizens
And when the decision of this
week of one million voters along the
valley of the Ohio shall be ratified
next month, by the fat of eight mil
lion voters throughout the whole
Republic, we shall still rejoice,
chiefly for the reason that not one
Of its citizens can miss of an equal
share with US who are Democrats, in
the political peace and good will
which will then and there be estab
lished among all sections, races.
classes and conditions Of men, and
in the prosperity of which political
peace, based on equal rights and
fraternal good will, iis the first con-
dition.
Upon the three States of West
Virginia, Ohio and Indiana, were
concentrated all the influence of the
Administration, all their efforts, and
all the vast sums Of money forced
from the one hundred thousand
of1eeholders Of the party in power.
These were fearful odds, not again
to be contended against so eoncen-
trated; for in the November elec-
tions the contest will be in every one
of thirty-eigkt States upon the same
day.
Nevertheless, against these odds
the Democrats and Reformers of
Vest Virginia and Indiana have
been victorious. aud in Ohio they
have all but rescued State hitherto
deemed hopeless, and have created
an assurance of victory in Noyem
Der.
If it falls to our lot as a National
Democratic Committee to congratu
late the people of The Union upor
this victory in the first ballot Of the
reform campaign, it is only because
Democrats have been honored to bt
the leaders of the people in the worf
Of national regeneration.
The victory won, the victory still
to be won, will be q deliyerance az
much to Republicans as to Demo
Gratis.
The patriotic masses of the Re
publican party may be thankful tina
the misdeeds of their unworthy lead
ers have been Febuked- and are to b'
arrested. The suffering whites o
the South may lift up their heads tc
greet the dawn of a better day 70
| them as well as the nation at large
The colored citizens may share .th'
general Joy that he will soon ceas,
to be the stock in trade of corrup
| politicians, but shsill enjoy his right
full Liberties and his equality befor'
the law amid universal good will.
AS for the Reform Democracy, TX
whose standards victory has bee!
tied, with all her g,arlands on, it onl,
remains for them TO welcome ever,
ally, every FRIEND. close up the rank
and press on, shoulder to shoulder
under the banner and with the on
watchword, as
Is Reform.
Fellow citizens Peace betwee
all sections; Prosperity in all on
homes OF these you have been 70
| years deprived by the mistaken sol
citudes of patriotic Republicans
PLAYED upon by selfish and corrup
| leaders, who have kept tanning th
4 tdying embers of civil strife in orde
to escape inspection Of the trust
which they have betrayed.
For eleven years you have had th
name of peace. At no time hay
you had the substance Of peace. /
| lieu thereof you have had the GRIND
ing taxation aud wasteful expeud
ture of war. just before every elec
tion every year Fou have had th
preaching of a new crusade agains
a section utterly defeated in wal
and anxious only to be completed
reconciled in Pes.ee.
For eleven years the power of th
men who have seized away the cor
troll of their party from the hands 0
it's statesmen and founders has bee
supreme in almotstevery department
of the Federal Government.
Disearding the hope of prolong
, ing their domination by beneficen
public measures, they have create
and trafficked upon public calam
: ties. The policy they adopted ha
been worked out. Its failure ha
. been absolute.
| In place OF past performance
these same CORRUPT and selfish leat
ers now proffer promises alread
broken as their titles to further trus
. Having prostrated our manifol
: industries by the vast aggregate an
{ the worst methods of federal tax