Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-27
Shall We Achieve a victoryq

This question has been asked by
neighbOring contemporary, and is one
that should he weighed by every Demo-
crat. We believe, fellow Democrats of
Henry county, that every one of you
are anxious and desirous of Demo-
cratic victory this fall, not only for the
immediate benefits it will give the par
ty, but the good effects it will have in
the Presidential canvass of next year.
While you certainly understand that a
victory at the coming election gives
your party not only the State govern
ment of the third greatest State in the
Union, but the law making power of
the State, there is much more at stake
than this. The political power of the
United States Senate depends upon the
result of the election in Ohio for Sena-
tors and Representatives in the Legisla-
turc. If we can carry the Legislature it
insures us a Democratic United States
Senator for six years to come, and will
no doubt determine whether the next
United States Senate will be Democratic
or Republican. We are placed in a
Senatorial District that has always been
very close, and we must have both the
State Senators from this district to in
sure us majority in the Legislature
and thus enable us to elect United
States Senator. To obtain this every
Democratic vote in Henry county must
be got to the polls on election day. To
accomplish this every influential Demo-
crat in the county must labor from now
until the close of election day, in urging
his fellow Democrats to be at the polls,
and especially those who have hereto
fore failed to vote, or who do not place
a proper estimate on the glorious right
of suffrage. Henry county, with a full
Democratic vote can give 1 200 Demo-
cratic majority, and our only effort
should be directed in getting out the
FULL VOTE. Last year over 400
Democrats in Henry county failed to
vote. They remained away because
they thought there was no chalice to
carry the State, and for local grievances.
Yet the Democracy did carry the State
by nearly 10000 majority, even with
this large number of Democrats not
taking part in the election. We need
these 400 votes this year, not only to
meet the efforts of the Republicans to
get out their full vote, but to help elect
the State Senators in this District. This
stay-at-home vote can all be got to the
pools if from five to ten energetic DEM
ocrats in each township, or one or two
in each school district, will make an
honest effort to get out every voter.
Will some Democrats in each school
district do this work? Will they make
the effort? These are the only Dues
tions, and if they will do SO, Henry
county will give the largest Democratic
majority for many years. Do not de-
pend upon your Democratic neighbor
to do this work, but do what you can
yourself. You may think you can not
do the work. We ask you to try and
we know you will do much good and be
pleased with what you can or will have
accomplished. Remember that it is
but short time until election day. See
your Democratic neighbor as soon as
possible and talk with him of the inn
portance of having every Democratic
voter at the polls, and, agree with him
upon the plan to do so, and all of you
see that it is done. Do this and Ohio
will be q Democratic State and the work
of carrying it for Democratic Presi-
dent next year will be half done in ad-
vance, and q Democratic President be
assured. Remember we will have
Democratic Congress next year, already
elected, and that we want the Senate
and President to give us a Democratic
government, which we have not had
for over a quarter of century. Demo-
Gratis the prize is in your grasp, willyou
do your duty and obtain it now?