Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-10
THE CHEAT ELECTIONS TO-DAY,

Toward the States of Indiana. Ohio
aud West Virginia the eyes Of all men in
tho United States, interested in politics.
will be eagerly turned to-day. In the
two larger States the contest is fraught
with the most vital consequence. The
result will have an almost decisive effect
upon the general election in November,
We cannot call to mini any State cleo
ton since that in Ohio in 1863, in whose
ou,come so much ia involved as in that
which takes place in those great States
of tie West, to day. We share the be-
lief entertained in well-informed circles
that while the Republicans can wei.
afford to lose Indiana. the loss OF that
State 10 the Democrats would be fatal
result. The ''lidal wave" which was to
sweep away all Republican hopes and
aspirations, has taken 'the other
chute" so far. Maine, Vermont, Con
necticut and Colorado show as strong
and general al uprising in the North as
the elections in Georgia and Alabama
indicate a reorganization of the Confed-
crate forces of the South. Colorado ID
dictates that the sweep of this wave OF
popular Northern sentiment reaches to
the West. The elections of to-day Will de
termine the question whether that wave
does so reach and sweep. We believe il
does. We believe so because We believe
in the manhood and self-respect OF tn.
North. The South is in arms against
the North as much and rs fully and as
ipimically as it was in 1860. There l.
10 doubt of the fact. The elections Of
TO. day IN Indiana and Ohio put to The
test the reliability Of Northern manhood.
Once in four years. as We believe. the
spirit of the North can be counted on.
Ii no. So, then is the South to be til
umphant. 1t is hard to rouse the slug
sish North and make it take an Interest
in the lesser elections OK the of years;
but when the question of national power
and national sovereignty and national
safety is concerned, We must either be
li.,e that the North will stand by thu
Republican party or that that party is I"
be sacrificed TO the Lost Cause. W.
prefer to believe in the intelligence and
integrity of Northern conviction ana
Northern self respect. The great bust
IA. IS interests of the country demano
that the Republican party should con
iuue to have the power to represS th'
schemes of Southern ambition an"
southern malevoience. Justice TO The
colored man de mands the continued tx
-rcise of Northern rule. This Is, o.
should be. the moving sentiment OF The
stiuggle We freed the slave. We shout"
stand by him in his freedom. If We d"
not stand by him he will find himself III
a condition fIaught with Infinitely more
danger than the condition of slavery
His freedom. if he exercises 1t as free
man should, makes his annlbiia'ion an
object of bis intolerant white neighbor,
We owe to him that he be GUARANTEED
the legitimate fruits of liberty aud Ell
reimbursement. To do otherwise is TO Ut
gully of inc xpressihie coward,ce. Bn'
If ,he business heart Of the North Is no
moved by The attitude If the negro, II l.
stirred by the CONDITION and -m'rsenc'ts
Of the financial question. Every s"nhd
business man knows that inf rtlon Is re-
quotation, and they who h"ld Unci-
Sans bonds ar" suspicious of Southern
claims fer slaves aud cotton and WAL
,tauaues. So that interest in meme.
matters may save the cOiored man from
his oppressors, just as the throes of IA
war for the Union broke his shakes. So
aim free and placed in his hands the
ballot. Believing in the North and H.
manhood and self asserting force. We DE
lleve that the Republican parry will til
umph III Indiana TO day. Ohio Is safe
and sue. Aud if what we believe Is
going TO come tn pass, does take place,
the Democratic game is up, and Tiid-n's
rrepostercus mnsqaerndinG III he ain
,uda If Eeformer will have ben u
vain. Victory? To doubt it is to
,ionbt the integrity of the coin
muniiies tina. saved this Union and de
moIished the Suuihern Confederacy!