The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-21
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY.
An Address from the National Republican
Committee.

An Address from the National Republican
Committee.
NEW YORK, Oct, 20-The Republican nation
al committee has issued an address to the coun=
try, in which it says:
'The Republican national committee halls, in
the glorious victories already won, sure omen
of the greater victory that is close at hand.
Vermont is stillthe star that never sets. Maine,
captured in 1880, rebukes SANDER by plurality
Of 10000, gain of Is per cent. of its entire
vote. West Virginia in place of II GOO plurality
for Hancock now falls below 3, 600, Republican
gain of 20 per cent, which kindles hope that the
one hundred and fifty three votes of the solid
South may be broken in November But the
result in Ohio is a revolution and prophecy.
Only year ago Democratic by Il, 000 and two
years ago by $4,000 plurality, Ohio now goes
l2,000 plurality for the lowest Republican State
candidate, and national issues 49, 900 for
Republican Congress. This magnificent victory
is a prophecy of 40, 900 plurality for Blaine and
Logan in November With the ratio of gain in
other States it forshadows an increase of 7O0,-
QUO IN the Republican national vote and the
largest popular majority ever given to any can
didate.
These victories show that the Republican par
ty, which was the first to resist and uproot the
dogma of perpetual allegiance to a foreign
power, is chosen by the Nation to defend all
rights of American citizens abroad. They show
thatso long as the Democratic party rests all
hopes of success upon denial of free suffrage
III Jnes oOuJnefn. states, II Will ask III vain Ine
confidence of any State where free vote is re-
corded by an honest count They show that the
people will not abandon the protection of Ameri-
can industry, under which the country has
gained twice as much in twenty years as 1t had
gained in all its previous histDry-the protection
of American labor, which has lifted wages 81
per cent higher here than in England
1.-The nationalcommittee appeals to the people
to make the victory decisive 1t is no time for
overcontidence, or for neglect of any proper eff
fort Bare suecess is not enough. 1t is time to
put an end to the agitation by which the Demo
cratic party prostrates businessevery four years.
Put an end to the hope that the Nation can be
ruled by shotguns in sixteen States
and frauds in two. Put an end to
the utilization Of the foremost champions
Of American ideas by men who do not dare to
meet vital issues of national policy. Make the
principle proclaimed by our matchless leader
Peace with the world commercial expansion in
every practicable direction; encouragement of
every form of American industry; protection to
every citizen, native naturalized, at home or
abroad'-not only triumphant but over
whelmingly triumphat that the splendid pros
perity which they promote shall not again be
interrupted by the struggles of obsolete theories.
and foreign interests for the. mastery on this
continent
The grandest part of the grandest history
ever made by any nation is the work of the Re
publican party. 1t rests with you, Republicans
of the Nation, to carry forward the work which
you and your fathers have begun, and to which
so many brave and faithful have given precious
lives-that government of the people, by the
people, for the people shall be maintained in the
land. B. f. JONES' Chairman
SAMUEL FEssENDEN, Secretary"