Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
A CongrntnIatOry Address.

The Indiana State Republican Cen
trail Committee has issued the follow
ing address to the men who won the
recent victory in Indiana:
HEADQUARTERs
REPUBLICAN, STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, :
INpGANAPOL1s, October "a, 1850. }
To the Republicans OF Indiana;
The Republican State Central Committee Of
fndiuna herewith tenders its congratulations
to the Republicans of the State ON tho assured
certainty OF a great victory in the recent cleo
tiou. No election has ever been held in the
state or Nation the consequences of which
were more important, far-reaching and de
cisve. A Republican victory in Indiana
seemed necessary to secure TO the Nation
the results Of the war Of the rebellion
and subsequent reconstruction lcgislu-
tion. The Constitutional Amendments
were imperiled. The hopes of four and half
million of freedmen were endangered. The
faith OF the Nation was at hazard 1T home and
abroad. The financial and business interests
of the country were threatened with new dis
aster The Solid South, animated and encour-
aged by its old friends in the North, stood
ready to assume control of the Government and
lnaugurate a reign Of that Statc-rights doc.
trine which led to the rebellion and all its
woes. Everything that our Union armies
fought for was endangered by the possible
triumph Of party whose strength lies in the
Solid South. Our pcnsioned Union soldiers, our
enfrunchiscd colored citizens, the widows
and orphans of those who fought and fell in
the waruRunst secession, the quiet business
men Of the country who want no pancs, the
workingmen who think the laborer worthy Of
his hire, the capitalist who would maintain
the Governments credit and save his own,
the manufacturer and the skilled workmeu-
all citizens who desire fair play for all and
equal rights TO all before the law, are to be
congratulated on the result Of the late cleo
tlOn. II means not Northern supremacy, MOI
sectional triumph, but q Nationality which
protects and respects all States and all the
people. Hence, all citizens interested in good
order and the triumph of law aud Justice arc
to be congratulated on the result Of the late
election.
This result IS due primarily to the sober
common sense of the people. Many Democrats
! aided to effect It., satisfied that the Wild recC
less and sectional policy of the Solid South
could but end in general disaster. But t.
thorough local organization in school districts
| townships, wards and counties do we owe the
| fact that the people were thoroughly aroused
| to a sense of the danger. The opposition was
! met promptly at all points; the border was
! guarded: the remote districts were can
| vassed-every earnest Republican has giveT
| his individual effort to securing ful
| vote, n free ballot, and fair count TC
| the local Republican press and speak
| ers of the State the thanks of the party
| are especially due for their earnest, constan
and effective efforts to arouse the people. Tho
State Central Committee has had before itdur
| ing the recent campaign a great work. To 70
organize q party somewhat displrted and
without adequate organization; to meet
confident, energetic and wary enemy at al
| points; TO get out every voter and to shut GU
all frauds; TO awaken the people in every
school district and organize victory out o
many prior defeats, was the task imposed
upon it by the Republicans Of Indiana in con
vention assembled. Huwwcl that task ha
been accomplished all now know. But thu
end is not yet. Republicans Of Indiana, stant
| by your guns! There is great danger tha
! negligence and Over-cOniidCncc may follow
the great victory you have won. Hold tn
fort; Garfield Is coming! The most unccasinl
aud watchfu vigilance should be maintaine,
until three days after the Presidential cleo
tiun. A desperate, fruntic, reckless charge
| is about TO be made by the opposition, nov
advised Of their points of weakness. Al
that money contributed by the South cal
do, all that illegal votes, false count
and frauds can do, will be done to re
cover Indiana to the Democracy in No
vember. We adjure you, each and all
to beware of the danger Of ovcr-confi
dence. Put none but Union men on guard
and remit no effort to save the fruits Of on
recent victory else they may slip from Us eve
when within our grasp. The men who, TO
corrupt and partisan purposes, stopped not t
overthrow and trample upon the solemn dc
cree of the people in the amendments TO on
State Constitution, will hesitate at no measure
to keep their hold on power. This is their las
battle. Let us be in at the death.
John c. NEW,