Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
NATIONAL COMMITTEES ADDRESS


AT recent meeting Of the National Re.
publican Committee in New York, the fol,
lowing address was issued. 1t is a good
resume of the work done last Tuesday in
Ohio and Indiana.
To the Republican voters Of the Union;
The elections of Tuesday, last, clearly
show that with continued and systamatic
efforts, the Republican triumph in Novem.
Der will be complete and Overwhelming.
Our plurality in Ohio IS about $4,000, be-
ing gain of 5000 over the exceptionally
large plurality of 1870, while the election
OF fifteen or twenty Congressman gives us
q gain OF six members. Our plurality in
Indiana reaches about 1000, being a gain
OF 2l.OOO upon the Democratic plurality OF
1878. In the Legislature we have ma
lorlty Of fourteen, in contrast with the
Democratic majority of 90 in the last
Legislature, thus gaining a United States
Senator. or thirteen Congressional Dis
trlcts nine have been carried, making a
gain OF three members.
The result in each state and especially
in Ohio, is a conclusive answer of the peo-
pie to the false and malignant assaults up
on the personal character Of cur candidate
for President, which has thus far been the
principle weapon Of our opponents and
has been indecently and shameessly re-
peated in an address this day published by
their stunned and demoralized National
Chmmittee. Both these victories are the
result OF spontaneous uprising OF the peo.
pie in favor Of patriotic principles, en-
lightened legislation and good government.
That is Indiana has been won In spite Of
the laYish expenditures Of money by the
Democratic candidate for Vice President,
who was nominated solely for that pur-
pose, and by eastern emssaries, who in
1876 yainly attempted 10 purchase the
Presidency, and have recently traversed
that state, shouting against, and yet at .he
same time perpetratring frauds made pos
sible by the lOosest election laws existing
in any state in the Union, aud which were
purposely retained in force by Democratic
judicial outrage.
1t is apparent from these results, that
II the Republicans would relax no exer-
tions, every Northern state will choose Re.
publican Presidential electors, while il
is not improbable that some OF the South
ern states will give their vote for Garfield
and Arthur, OF the seventeen members
necessary to make the next House Of Rep
resentatiYes Republican, eleven are al
ready gained in Indiana, Ohio, Oregon,
Vermont, and the full result is reasonably
certain TO give a majority. Six Senators
are necessary to make the Senate with the
Vice President, Republican. These will
probably be received from the states
OF Ohio and Indiana (already gained) and
from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jer-
sey and Connecticut yet 70 elect. Thus
with the Inauguration of Garfield and Ar
thur all branches Of the government are
likely to become Republican once more.
The Republicans however, need 10 be
reminded OF the growing danger The
Democratic leaders will not
shrink from desperate acts to prevent full
Republican successes. They have maiori-
ties in both Houses of Congress, claim
full power over the final Presidential
count, and have steadily refused to give
peaceful and orderly decisions OF doubt
ful results. Let no possible effort be
spared to make the Republican ma.
jority in the Electoral vote so large as to
avert the peIils Of disputed count; the
majority in the next House Of Representa-
tives so decisive that their can be no con-
fict in its organization. BY pnremitting
exertions such as have secured the bril-
liant achievements in Ohio and Indiana,
the Republican party can defeat the pur-
poses Of the reactionists, who, In order TO
gain political power and patronage, are
willing to unsettle the results Of the war