The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-10-14

To THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF
ELK CoUNTY.--On the second day OF
November next will conclude the
Presidential campaign which deter.
1nines what the administration for
the next four years shall be; whether
the party which has by heroic effort
in thought, werd and deed, done so
much for mankind and our common
country, which has embiazoned on its
banner 80 plainly that he who runs
may read, VICTORY ON THE FIELD,
VICTORY IN THE FORUM OF
THOUGHT, VICTORY IN GOVERN.
MENTAL ADMINISTRATIONS; whether
the Republican party with its record
of great achievements standing out in
bold relief glded by the sunlight of
prosperity, truth, and loyalty, shall
continue to control the executive
branch of our government, or,
whether the Democratic party which
has steadily, and firmly opposed free
government, free thought and free
speech; which opposed to the last
every patriotic and philanthropic
measure for the betterment of poor
aud downtrodden race; which has
been uni versally wrong on all great
public measures for the last twenty
years ,and now with banners dropping
TO the dust in shame and defeat, it
cries out in the agony of despair, let
not our past deeds be remembered
against US, let oblivion ever keep our
record from free men. We have done
wrong in the past and now in sack
cloth and ashes will we repent If but
one ray of hope be given that our pen.
itence and humility be rewarded with
power, that our feet may be washed
by boys in blue.
The small vote of our country
should not lessen the desire to be
faithful and true to our common in
terests. Let each one be sure that his
conscience is clear from a sense of
duty we'll done. Let every vote be
polled SO the world may see that the
Republicans of this county are as
firm as the Spartan band which de-
Tended the pass of Thermopylae.
You all realize the great issue at stake,
and by whom you ares opposed,
party which will resort to all means
to gain power. British gold is being
brought to our shores for the purpose
of Strengthening the advocates of
''tdrif for rcvenue Ony," that the
issue may result favorably to the labor
and capital of Europe by robb,ng the
laborer, manufacturer aud in fact all
industrial interests of this country.
Self interest, self preservation calls
upon all true patriots to be vigilant
lest the mother which fed and nur-
tured our government so tenderly in
l776 now strikes us down in our man.
hood aided by home assistance. This
Is no idle talk, for danger is in the air
ready to fall on our heads unless we
are fully up to that measure of duty
which times like these demand.
The fusion county ticket will also
receive your full support, trust, as it
represents the desire of large
portion of our people, irrespective of
party, to be liberal in county politics
when our neighbors, whom we know,
are out for office, and also to discoun-
-tenance machine politics and packed
conventions. 1t may be that one man
can dictate to the masses for a time,
but in a county like this, so full of
free men, when dictation becomes ty-
ranical or displeasing, the lock is
severed and the leader becomes
powerless. Use all honest and legal
means in your power to throw off the
yoke that has so long chafed your
seusibilities that you may proclaim to
the world WE ARE FREE. On
election morning go to the polls and
vote your own will and let him who
attempts to modest or make afraid be
aware that he is invading the sacred
rights of It citizen, which cannot be
done with impunity, for, on that day
the voter is king of men.
In conclusion let me ask of you to
organize your forces and vote the
whole Republican ticket, State, Judi
eiary, and the County Fusion Ticket.
w. w. AMEs,
Chairman Of Republican Co. Com.