The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-10-21
THE BUGLE CALL
OF tie Buckeye Democracy to
the November Election.
The Result in October only Adds TO
the Importance of the Election
in N0vember-Le Every Dom
Ocrat go TO the Polls.
The ElGCtiVe Franchise is at Stake.

The Fight il Between Centraliza.
tiOn and Free Government-The
Empire and tho BaIIot-box.
COLUMBUS, October 1.-THE Dem
ocratic State Committee has just issued
the following address:
To THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIo.-The
result Of the election just held in Ohio
and Indiana, while disappointment
TO our reasonable and just excectations
is by no means an irretrievable lose,
even TO 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 Hancock and English in No
vember. In these, local elections the
Democratic party has been obliged to
contend, not against the Republican
party of these States alone, but against
the organized capital and machinery
of the Republican party of the whole
country as well as the whole power
of the federal administration with its
repeated assessments upon an army
of federal. Office holders and gOven-
ment contractors. By arraying this
power against the Democracy OF two
States, aided by the use of federal
machinery, of supervisors and of dep
uty marshals, by importing repeaters,
W hite and black, to swell the vote TO
unprecedented numbers, in many
places far beyond the census sbO wing
Of male citizens oyer twenty -one
yeare, by intimidation and coercion;
by employer of employed, thus rob-
bing men Of their sacred right of free
manhood suffrage-by raising and
false issues and alarms, as
rebel cfaIhs, business threats, putting
the party in n false position on tariff,
and, above all, by the most lavish and
corrupt use of money ever known
shamelessly buying outright nccessi-
tons voters where other influences
failed, they have succeeded in show
ing q small gain over the last election.
But against Ibis power the Democracy
of Ohio have, rolled up solid vote CT
nearly three hundred aud fifty thous-
and, the largest vote they ever gave
for the maintenance of liberty and
constitutional government. Though
apparently Outnumbered. that 10 not
defeat. If it is not indeed a victory.
it is surely grand achievement and
one that ought 10 encourage every
Democratic and conservative voter to
stand steadfastly by the great princi-
Piles of free government for which we
ever contend and to renew with fresh
courage the fight against corruption
and that centralizing tendency which,
unless arrested will surely put an end
to free elections and wrest from the
people their control OF the govern
meut. Then will be realized the hopes
and purposes of the chiefs among the |
Republican leaders, the destruction of
local self-government and the estab-
lisbment OF government control by
an oligarchy of wealth, a stepping
stone TO permanent imperialism. Such |
q combination of money and federal
power as was made last Tuesday |
against free ballot and manhood suf- |
frage 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 TO the
union of states, DEVOTED to the princi-
pies OF liberty and free institutions.
more soldiers TO the
Union army than our opponents, you
aaye been maligned, abused, traduced
by honest and preju-
iiced men and misrepresented by un-
demagOgues. But in all
Ihesc trials you haYe maintained your
Defeated one year, your
vote has increased the next. You
have been greater in your adversely
han. your foes in their ill deserved
You are the bulwark I
between despOtism on the one hand
md anarchy on the other. You are,
1t the same time, the truest friends of
progress and tho firmest
riends of national conservatism.
There IS not one idea that ever gave
reedom to human being that has not
ts origin in Democratic principles.
Every man the world over W no to day
inds his social and political condition
,etter than that of his fathers owes
hat fact to Democratic ideas and
renee SO long as true progI ess shall
,e made among mankind our party {
will be indestructible. 1t knows no
uch word as surrender. 1t is the ma i
ionaI party OF free institutions and
,nly when they fail will it fail. AL
hough our state ticket was unexcep-
nevertheless Hancock is ,
tronger by thousands in every state
han the strongest local ticket. Indi-
ma, LEFT to Itself in November will be ,
ecovered by the Democracy. New
FORK and dNewJersey are sure Com
icut is scarcely doubtful Maine has
lready spoken; New Hampshire,
Nevada, California and Or
gon, on the great issue of free gov
rnment against centralized power.
'ught and can be brought 10 the side
# the Democracy. 1t remains for the
Democrats of Ohio but to do their
oil duty to place even Ohio in the
olumn of Democratic states in No
,ember. Only add TO the votes OF
tuesday last the votes that might have
'een then cast and the work is done.
;ome, every voter, 10 the polls. Our c
eader is worthy the cause. He saved Z
he Union, and with it free govern c
nent, at Gettysburgh, he upheld the c
and principles of free G
Overnment in Louisiana and Texas, q
70 champions the same great princi- t
les now. Rally to his standard on n
he second of November every Dem C
cratic voter aud every lover of pop C
lar government and he will be our q
ext President. a
~. JOHN G. THOMPSON, '
,hairman Democratic State Central
Committee. ! h
j. f. MCKINNEY, :,
hartman State Executive Committee.