Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-22
Address BY the NntlonaI COmmIllec.

The Republican National Committee
issued the following address to the Re-
publican voters of the United States on
the 10th:
To the Republican Voters OF the Union;
The elections of Tuesday last clearly show
that with continued zeal and systematic effort
the Republican triumph in November will be
complete and overwhelming.
Our plurality in Ohio is about 22,O01 being
gain Of 5000 over the exceptionally large
plurality Of 1879, while the election Of fifteen
Of twenty Congressman gives us a gain of six
members.
our plurality In Indiana reaches about 1000,
being gain Of p 900 on the Democratic plu-
ralty in 1873, In the Legislature we have
majority Of IA, i'm contrast with a Democratic
majority of 20 in the last Legislature, thus
gaining the United states Senator. OF thir-
teen Congressional Districts nine have been
carried, making gain of three members.
The result in each State, and especially in
Ohio, is a conclusive answer Of the people to
the false and malignant assaults upon the per
sonal character of our candidate for Presi-
dent, which have thus far been the principal
weapon Of our opponents, and have been in
decently and shamelessly repeated in the ad-
dress this day published by their stunned and
demoralized National Committee. Both these
enthusiastic uprising Of the people in favor of
patriotic principles, enlightened legislation
and good government. That in Indiana has
been won In spite of lavish expenditure Of
money by the Democratic candidate for the
ViCe-Presidency, who was nominated solely
for that purpose, and by Eastern emissares,
who in 1876 vainIy attempted to purchase the
Presidency, and have recently traversed that
State, shouting against and at the same mo
ment perpetrating frauds made possible by the
loOsest Election laws existing in any State in
the Union, and which were purposely retained
in force by a Democratic judicial outrage.
1t is apparent from these results that If Ro-
publicans relax no exertion every Northern
State will choose Republican Presidential
Electors while IL is not improbable that some
of the Southern States will give their votes
for GARFIELD and Arthur. OF seventeen mem
bers necessary 10 make the next House of
Representatives Republican eleven are already
gained in Oregon, Vermont, Ohio and Indiana,
and the full result is reasonably certain. Six
Senators necessary to make the Senate, with
the Vice-President, Republican, will probably
be secured from the States Of Ohio and In
diana (already gained and from Pennsylvania,
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut yet
to elect Thus, with the Inauguration of Gar
field and Arthur, all branches of the Govern
ment are likely to be Republican once more.
Republicans, however, need to be reminded
of remaining danger. The disappointed Demo
cratic leaders will not shrink from desperate
acts to prevent full Republican success. They
have majorlties In both houses of Congress,
claim full power over the final Presidential
count, and have steadily refused to secure a
peaceable and orderly decision of doubtful
result Let no possible effort be spared to
make the Republican majority in the Elect
oral vote so large as to avert the perlls of
disputed count and the majority in the next
House of Representatives so decisive that
there can be no conflict in its organiza-
tion. BY unremitting eXertions such as have
secured the brilliant achievements in
Ohio and Indiana the Republican party can
defeat the purposes of the reactiOnists who,
in order to gain political power and patron
age are willing to unsettle the results of the
war for the Union, change the financial aud
revenue policy Of the Government, derange
the National currency and jeopardize the
thriving interests of the country. Republic
an success will, on the other hand, firmly es-
tablsh throughout the country a free and
honest ballot, protection to life and property,
well-paid and contented labor, activity in all
agricultural, manufacturing, mechanical and
commercial pursuits, and will make the States
Of our Union prosperous and powerful beyond
those Of any other Nation.
By order of the Committee.
MARSHALL JEWELL, Chairman.