The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06
Ohio Democratic Address, s.

means n loss irrctricvable,l even % thc Dc
mocracy Of Ohio, and should haze no other
effect upon the National contest than to s,im'
uatc the Democracy of tho whole country to
q renewed and more determined effort 70 elect
Hancock and English in November In these
local elections the Democratic party has been
compelled to contend. not against the Rcplb-
lcan party Of those Statcs alone. but against
the organized capital aud machinery of the
Republican party Of the whole country rs well
as the whole power Of the Federal Administra.
ton, with its repeated assessments upon
an army of Federal Oiliccholdsrsf and
Government contractors. by lprypyihy
this power against the Democracy d tho
two States, aided by tho nsc Of tho Federal
machinery of Supervisors and deputy Mar
shals, by importing rcpeaters, white and black,
to swell the vote to unprecedented natn,bers, IN
many places far beyond the census s6o0hy OF
male citizens over twenty-one yease;aC IN
timidation and coercion Of employer Ovsf en-
ployc, thus robbng men Of tncir sacr0d right
of free manhood suffrage; by raising and
spreading such false issues and alarms a.
rebel claims and business threats, put&ang the
party in a false position on the tAasdd, ands
above all, by the most lavish aud coir'ivt use
of money ever known, shamelcSsly boying
outright neccsstous voters where pther
influences failed, they have succeeded in
showing q small gain over D thes last
election; but against this power the DenE'cra"
cy Of Ohio have rolled up solid vpte;Qf; near
~ three hundred and fifty ilheNsan.l-the
largest vote they ever gave-fur tla ,msnte
nance of liberty and Constitutional Govern.
ment. Though apparently outpullberetl that
is not defeat. Ifit is not indeed y victory, it
is surely grand achievement, ami oAa that
ought to encourage every Democra ga cat
scrvatlve voter to stand steadf.lstIy bX tho
great principles Of free govcrnWeptt Tor
which We ever contend, and to renew, with
fresh courage the fight against corrNEll0p and
that centra!izing tendency WHICH, ,uhlSSs ar.
rested, viii surely put an end tOfrce, slecI ions
and wrest from the people their contr6IQ gov
eminent. Then will be realized the llovts and
purposes Of the chiefs among the RcrhbIic-
an leaders, the destruction Of local self.
government and the establishment Of Gov.
eminent control by mn olsarchy II Wealth,
stcpping-stone to permanent imperialism.
Such combination of money and Fdleral
power as was made last; Tuesday against the
free ballot and manhood suffrage cannot take
place in our state in November, and but for
that the Democracy would havo won ad1dsive
victory. Democrats of Ohio, YOU, havfSseen
many dark days devoted to the, Union Of
statcs, devoted to principles Of liberty apd
free institutions: contributing moro soIdicrs
to tho Union army than, your, oppoy!enleS you
have been maligncd. abused, traduced, pisun.
dcrs!oood by hottest but prcjnditcd ,,fi1cn.. mis-.
represented By unscraipul0dsS ttoema'
gogues; e but in /, au these u trials u you
have maintained your, integrity; defeated
one year, your vote hasS Increased, tho
next. You have been greater III 'SOdt SAvcr-
sity than your foes In their iDl-tessrvea ssccn-
dcncy. You are bulwark between sdespOt.
ism on one hand, and anarchy Tho other.
You are At tho same tins the tiNiese f4ends
of National progress, and the arihest !triends
of National conservatism, There. is Hat, onc
idea ttat ever gave freedom to aEpmah being
that had not its origin in Democratic f,sNrhlos.
Every man tho world otc". who to1lay nnds
his social aud political condition botlsI lthan
that of his father. owes that fact to Democratic
ideas AMI, hence, 40 long AZ ltrue rt&srcss
Shall be made among mankind ouri PastyNv
be indcstructible. 1t knpwst a No, d gNicii
word rs surrender. 1t Is Il National par.
" of free institutions, and only which "they
fail will it fail Although ourStaWstftkct
is uncxccptonable, nevertheless !ilnGpek is
stronger by thousands III every state ttp.p tho
strongest local ticket. Indiana, sleh to Itself
in November. will he recovered by the 0Elhoc-
racy. New York and New jersey uses syrc.
Connecticut is scarcely doubtful. ,lMaiRe has
already spoken. New ilamp ;hMes, C6f6r?ido,
Nevada. California and Ore yon, lin the xkcat
issue OF free Government against e2nttdiEcd
power, ought and can be brought t0 tQs SIDE OF
the Democa cy. 1t rcniains for the Dcino-
Gratis of Ohio but to no thtir falI dtty, 20
place even Ohio in tho 'cslump Of sleeNo'
cratic States in November OnlY AN to
the votes OF Tucs1ay last v0tGs that
might have been cast, and the t~osk is
done. Come, every voter, to the NalSa Our
leader is worthy the cause. He salel the
Union, and with it free government, atGcttys'
burg; he upheld tho Constitution IND ps.fhci-
pies Of free government IN l.O0AsiTfoas3nd
Texas; he champions the sgeat pginsll'cs
now. Rally to his standard on the "a Of No.
yelnber, every Democratic votef NhA Every
lover of popular government, and - will ~
our next President. (oigncd) No
| CLARKE IRVINE.
...!gF laAa99s3 Secretary.
JOHN G. THOMPSON,
Chairman Democratic State CentEuC Commit
! tee. t. 4.t., LIPS r,ocia traE,
''ft ]. +. MCKISNY,
| Chairman State Executive Counlhlttcc.