The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-31


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A1eosiss l1a1k 3avisy.
II has besn reserved for the Chairman Of the
Democratic State Committee Of Indiana, Who
has rendered himself conspicuous several
antics, to discover thst tie Temecrats S won I
victory in Ohio and to order general 1olliaca.
hon On the part Of the gallant Democracy" Of
his State. In his genral order he says:
TO the Democracy Of Indiana: The STATE
Central Committee Of Illinois purposes to have
Chicago "Wednesday next, Oct u While this
grand demonstration 10 taking place In Chicago
ask the gallant Democracy Of Indiana to eel
citrate in every city and town in the State the
grand victory il West Virginia and Ohio. Light
every torch, kindle bonfires, bring out the
loice The Democracy Of Illinois, Iowa, Mich
igah, and Wisconsin will all jollify the sans
evening. E b. HENDERsox,
Chairman State Central COMMITTEES.
OF all the Democratic Chairinen in the coun.
try this Indiana Mark Tapley il the only one re-
Seven-Mule Barnum, Chairman Of tho Demo-
cratic National Committee, and his lieutenant
Siorman, have issued . wailing appeal to the
Democracy to make . last desperate effort or
everything is gone to "the demnition bow.
What is this so-called democratic victory In
Ohio and West Virginia which the Indiana
chairman wants to celebrate with torches and
bonfires, brass bands and banners? Let M
examine its dimensiOnA In 1882 the democrats
carried Ohio by 1905 votes. In 1883 they car
ried it BY 12,:2sSsa That majority has disap-
pearcd. Tho republican majority over tie
democratic on canal commissioner, where there
was no scratching, was about 1880 That
was the straight republican majority in the
state Tho aggregate majority Of republican
candidates for congress- in the twenty-one
gerrymanderihg, is 1s,4ls, which represents
the Republican preponderance on Congression-
Of issues, and will be still further increased Id
November for Blaine and Logan. The net Re-
publican gain in the State last year is over
O0O This may he Democratic victory
and q cause for rejoicing, but it does not strike
the average voter in that light, and nobody else
except the Indiana Chairman, who evidently
can't tell when his party is routed, horse, foot,
and dragons.
What is the extent of the Democratic vic
in 1880 was u ,l4& This has been cut down &c
less than 1000, with the prospect, - shown BY
the Republican gains, that two Of the fonr seats
in congress may be filed by republicans in Nov.
enlber, with . lighting chance left to carry the
state; and this is one Of the old southern slave
Of Ohio and West Virginia has besn nearly ~
Just how many Hoosier democrats will BE-
lieve Henderson that these results are demo.
cratic victories In not known, but We shoulG
like to SEQ them stand up to be counted.-Chi
cago Tribune.
slswart Z. Wooasera 70 3sseast.
During his speech ct the BROOKLYN rinl
Stewart l. Woodford paid his respects to the
slanderers Of Mr.. Blaine in tie following
terse language:
There lives in this city one Of the most elo:
quent clergymen in the land, and one whose
services in behalf Of humanity have been Of the
most eminent character. believe most
thoroughly in the honesty and purity Of tha'
man are absolute. But not many years ago
there came an hour Of trial to that gentleman.
when there Was nothing between him and uttei
ruin but the confidence Of the loving hearts Of
the people of Brooklyn. There were lettert
produced and read upon public trial ther
Had those letters been read and interpreted il
the spirit and BY the methods pursued by Mr..
Schurz in reading and explaining the Fisher
letter against Mr. Blaine they would have driv-
en- that clergyman from every pulpit in the land
and from every home and fireside in thu country.
cries Of That's so!"j And why, my friends, VA
not that base attack upon the character Of thia
man successful? Simply and alone because
the good people Of Brooklyn had faith in the
honesty and integrity OF their neighb0r.
Great cheering.l We stood firmly between
him and his slanderers, and We savec
him [Great applausel want for my old
friend who entered the Fremont campaign with
mo in 1856; who for thirty years has lived IN
the full sunlight Of public life, who faced Ben
Hill and his rebel colleagues, whose name il for
ever associated with all the great issues which
the Republican party has carried through
want for that man the same kind Of justics
from the people Of Brooklyn that they have
exercised il the past Let 3 rooklyn be to-day
- just to the statesman ~ she was few year,
ago to tho clergyman. But this isnot all The
depths to which this political canvass hae
stopped are enough to bring blush Of shame
to the check Of every honest American. I
said when the Democrats went into the
home of our candidate and slandered the
woman who is wife, mother, and grand.
mother, surely the men and women Of
this land who know what fatherhoOd and
motherhood mean will rise up and bury this
Democratic party forever. Whatsoever may be
the result OF this campaign, i believe it viii
teach us one thing very e6ectually, and this l.
that hereafter we must be gentlemen in politics
aud not blsckguards. use that word deliber.
ately, ss the only one adequately expressing
Whist mean. The attack upon Mr. Blaine's
home and wife and family was and is black
Kuardism, pure, simple and unadultratel
The decency Of the people requires to-day that
this attack he condemned by the utter and
crushing defeat Of the Democratic pvrty and
the Democratic candidates. II will be, icon
tinued applause1