The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-10-21
THE BUGLE CALL
OF THE BUCKEYE DEMOCRACY TO THE
NOVEMBER ELECTION.
The Result in October Only Adds to the
Importance of the Election In
November Let Every Demo-
crat Go TO the Polls.
THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE is AT STAKE.
The Fight ia Between Capitalization and Free
GOvenment-The Empire and
the BallOt.BOX,
Address to the Democracy Of Ohio.

Columbus October 1.-THE Democratic State
Committee has just issued the 70 lowing address:
To THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIO The result of the
election just held In Ohio and Indiana, while a
Disappointment to our reasonable and just expec.
tations, is by no means an irretrievable loss
even 10 the Democracy Of Ohio and should have
no other effect upon the national contest than to
stimulate the Democracy Of the whole country to
renewed and more determined effort to elect Har-
cock and English In November. In tn SO local
elections the Democratic party has been Com'
PEELED TO contend, not against the Republican
party Of these States alone, but against the capt.
tai and machinery of the Republican party Of the
whole country as we'll as the whole power Of the
federal administration, with Its reDeated assess
ments upon an army Of federal Office holders and
government contractors By arraying this power
against the Democracy of two States, aided by
the use Of federal machinery, of supervisors and
deputy marshals by importing repeAters white
and black, to swell the vote to unprecedented
numbers, in many places far beyond the census
showing Of male citizens over twenty one years
by intimidation and coercion by employer over
employed, thus rObbing men Of their sacred right
Of free manhood suffrage - by raising and
spreading false issues and alarms as rebel claims
business threats, putting the party in false posi-
ton on tariff and, above all, by the most lavish
and corrupt use of money ever known, shame.
lessly buying outright necessItous voters where
other influences failed, they have succeeded in
showing small gain over the last election. But
against this power the Democracy of Ohio have
rolled up solid vote Of nearly three hundred and
fifty thousand, the largest vote they ever gave for
the maintenance OF liberty and constitutional
government. Though apparently outnumbered,
that Is nOt defeat. II 1t is not indeed victory 1t
Is surely grand achievemeD eDt and one that ought
| TO encourage every Democratic and conservative
voter to stand seadfastlY by the great principles
Of free government for which we ever contend
and renew with fresh courage the fight against
| corruption and that centTaizing tendency which,
unless arresed vii surely put an end to free elee
| tons and wrest from the people their control of
| the government Then will be realized the hopes
and purposes of the chiefs among the Republican
| leaders, the destruction of local selfgovernment
| and the establishment of government control by
an oligarchy OF wealth. stepping stone to per-
| manent imperialism. Such combination OF
money and federal power as was mR1e last Tues
| day against free ballot and manhood suffrage
as cannot take place in our State In November
and but for that the Democracy would have won
decisive victory
Democrats Of Ohio, you have seen many dark
| days Devoted u the union Of States, devoted to
the principles Of liberty and free institutions,
contributing more soldiers to the Union army
| than your opponents you have been maligued,
abused, traduCed, misunderstood by hon 1t but
| preiudiced men and misrepresented by unSCrupu.
| Ous demagOgue6 But in all these trials you have
maintained your Integrity. Defeated one year,
your vote has increased the next You have been
greater in your adversely than your foes in their
| Ill deserved asCendancy. You are the bulwark
| between desp0tism on the one hand and anarchy
on the other. You are, at the same time, the
truett frienos OF national progress and the rmest
| tTiends OF national conservatism. There is not
one idea that ever gave freedom to human be.
| ing that had not It's origin in Democratic princi.
piles Every man the world over who to-day finds
his social and political condition better than that
OF his fathers owes that fact TO Democratic ideas
and hence so long as true progress shall be made
among mankind our party will be indestruCtbe.
IL kuows no such word as surrender. II is the ma
ti0nal party of free institutions and only when
they fall will II fail. Although our state ticket
was unexcepti0nable. nevertheless Hancock is
stronger by thousands in every State than the
strongest local ticket. Indian left to itself in
N vemher, will be recovered by the Democracy.
New York and New Jersey are sure Connecticut
is scarcely doubtful Maine has already spoken I;
New Hampshire, Colorado, Nevada, California
and oregon, on the great issue Of free govern.
ment against centralized power, ought and can
be brought to the side of the Democracy. II re.
mains for the Democrats of Ohio but to do Their
duty to place even Ohio In the column Of Demo.
cratic States In November. Only add to the votes
of Tuesday last the votes that might have been
then cast and the wol k is done. Come, every vO-
ter, 10 the polls. Our leader is worthy the cause.
He saved the Union, and with 1t free govern
ment, at Gettysburg, he upheld the Constitution
and principles Of free government In Louisiana
and Texas, he champions the same great prinOi.
ples now. Rally his standard on the second OF
November very Democratic voter and every
lover Of popular government and he will be our
next President JOHN g. THOMPSON,
Chairman Democratic State Central Committee.
J F. MCKINNEY.
Chairman State Executive Committee.
CLARKE IRVINE, Secretary.