New-York tribune., 1876-10-28
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
uurPF REPUBLICANS ARE ORGANIZED

DTNOCE AIiG DbNDMhNio
VOTERS
fFaoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT of l"h
WATgrrowx. Oct. 26-There will be no p'.no, .r'
cratic gains" to record in Jefferson Ooun'' ".
dov after election if the Republicans Only No'f VI
tbcir nre,ent spirit and organization IL"
longer. For the first time since leaving ~
lonE1i. Tharo been able 10 realize here in Water
"eoN as a.. 49,. arc in the midst of an import
y. presidential contest and that the elec'ioh
81. is actually 20 take place WITHIN
1.r. dovs The Republicans at other places L
10 visited have said that they "ere
- rorl, that doubtful voters were being looheu up
ii .ho canvass attended to, but have been ulape
=. d;soover among them much OF that zeal OF eh'lu-
ion that gives promise of victory ii III exists thc
p~,rblicans are generally too modest 10 let IL pe
i,aun But here the interest is so great that you
er;t IN The very air YOU breathe. The Republican
..or, have got the people fairly aroused, and
.Lo, are sure TO reap their reward on election day.
AID ricbt here ! wish to say that the state Com
,ittoo win deserve no credit for the good report
jefferson County and the XAlld Congressional DIS
riot will give of themselves on the second lueSuaS
IN November That committee has provided none Oh
tb finds with which the necessary expenses OF the
canvass have been paid, as 1t has almost lhVaraoi!
dome in former years it has sept here but one OF
two sneakers, and has furnished only Ie"
s"onvents But the Republicans of this county,
although they have felt that the Sta'e Commute
80 bcen very neelectful of it's duties, have taken
nn tbo work themselves and pushed 1t forward with
,n,,orloble vigor. As believe that the hepuoll-
o !, other Darts of the State might learn proht-
Ill leoson from their friends here, l shall III 'lls
Liter give a brief account of what has been done
One of the most important agencies on wilch inc
t;ord of Gov. Tilden seem to rely IS the whoiesdlo
di0tribntion of campaign documents among INC
voters These have been prepared with the grea'es.
in and generally appeal the selfish interests Oh
tbe men into whose hands they are piaced. Inc
alleged reduction of taxation IN tins STATE uuins
Gov. Tildens administration and through MS
agency is nut forward in many different 1Ofihs'
Pampllet ESSAYS on this subject filled with hgureS'
have been distributed broadcast where 1t was eN-
pected they would do most good" the dead wahs
have been ornamented with posters printed III Due'
calling attention to the amount OF TAX
which has been saved the county during
the past two years. gentleman from
Lewis County told me yesterday that the dstFlpu-
on If these posters had been so great i'll the vicin-
ity of his home that the bears OF the North "oous
had been impressed into Gov. Tlden's service, and
that it was no uncommon thing to meet with them
IN the wilderness with blue posters attached to their
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there are few other places where these pacards are
not displayed. Nor are the Democratic documents
all devoted TO the subject of taxation. Reform
is the burden Of many of them and Gov. Tildens
services in assisting to break up and expose tile
Tommany Ring to reform the judiciary, and to de-
stroy the Canal Ring dwelt upon in different
papers. In addition to this the sins and shortcom-
ings of the Republican party, its Southern policy
and other stock campaign material such as Is served
m daily in the partisan Democratic newspapers Is
all utilized.
The Republicans have met the Democrats on
then own ground One hundred thousand docu-
ments have been printed here in Watertown by tho
County Committee, and actually placed IN the hands
of Democratic voters. These documents include one
treating of the tax question: explaining exactly how
the State tax came TO be reduced, and showing just
how much credit is due to Gov. Tilden for it. Others
contain two of Col Robt c. IngersolPs speeches and
one of Mr.. Blaine's. This campaign reading has not
been wasted by being distributed among Republl-
cans about whose votes there is no doubt, or who
can be reached by the speeches of Republican ora
tors but as | have already said, they have been
given to men known to be Democrats-planted in
the very midst OF the enemy's camp. The committee
answers the Democratic blue poster with red one,
which has been placed by its side or over it. At the
top, in large letters, are the words: " Republican
Economy" Beneath this the voter is informed that
the payment Of the bounty debt in 1874 made the
State tax in this county S115,462 AZ; that before
Tilden came into office the bounty debt was fully
provided for and therefore the State tax is reduced
in this county to $64 252 80 saving, by Republican
foresight and economy $51 ,210 o."
The Republicans IN the county have been adj
dressed by local speakers in every school district
and two or three immense meetings have been held
in WatertOwn. That addressed by Mr.. George Will
liam Curtis was one of the best ever held in this
section of the State Another very effective agency
employed by the Republicans must not be over
looked THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE has been
placed in the hands of hundreds of Democratic
voters in this county who have not been in the
habit of reading it. In many instances they have
been induced to subscribe for it, and in others it has
been furnished by earnest Republican workers or by
the committee Nothing has been done during the
contest that has had such an immediate and marked
effect as thus supplying to thinking men sound po-
itical reading of a non-partisan character. don't
know how many votes for Hayes and Wheeler have
been gained in this way but will cite as an exam
pie of its effect the single instance of manufac-
turing establishment which visited in this city yes
terday, the proprietor of which told me that
among his employees were ii Democratic voters.
These men have been reading THE TRIBUNE
for few months past, and although no
special effort has been made to convert any
of them, 13 have already announced their
intention of voting the Republican State and Ma
tional tickets The Republican canvass here is thor
Ough and complete; in this city every house has
been visited and arrangements have been made for
getting every Republican voter to the polls.
The Democrats in this county and district are
rather despOndent and to have very little heart
In their work. Gov Tden was not the favorite can
udate Of the leading men of his party here, and