The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-21
TO THE PEOPLE
AN Appeal from tho National Republican
ms Committee-yictory IL In the Air. t

AN Appeal from tho National Rspubllcn,
Committec-yictory IL In the Air.
NEW York, Oct. 20.-The Republican
National Committee has issued an addres,
to the country, in which II says:
THE Republican National Committee
halls in the glorious victories already won.
sure omen Of the greater victory that 4
close at hand. Vermont Is still the sta,
that never sets. Maine captured in 1880,
rebukes SANDER by q plurality OF %. 600. 4
gain OF thirteen percent OF its entire vote.
West Virginia in place OF II, 900 plurality
Tor Hancock now falls below 5. 600. RI.
publican % gain OF seventy percent, which
sindles hope that the one hundred and
hity'three votes OF a Solid South may be
6Ioken in November. But the result in
Ohio is revolution and a prophecy.
Only year ago Democratic by il, ,06O, and
1--WE. years ago by 1900 plurality, Ohio
now goes 1900 plurality for the loves.
Republican State candidate, and on Ma
tlonai Issues 5000 Tor a Republican Con-
gresa. This magnificent victory is N
prophecy OF &C, 1000 plurality for Blaine and
Logan in November. With the ratio Of
gain in other States it foreshadows an in
crease Of 100000 in the Republican Na.
tlonal vote and the largest popular lnuior-
ity ever given to any candidate. ~.
\ These victori IS show that the RcpubIi.
can party, which was the first to resist and
uproot Tue dogma Of 'perpetu Il allegiance
to a foreign power, is chosen /: 6y the
Nation to defend all rights Of American
citizens abroad. They show that SO long
as the democratic party rests alI hopes oi
success upon a denial OF free suffrage In
the Southern States, it will ask ii, vain the
confidence Of any Sta Q where j free vote
Is recorded by an honest co mt. They
show that the people will not q lanion the
protection OF American industry, under
which the country has paine,! twice as
much IN twenty years as 1t had gained in
al its previous history--slle bro section al
American, labor, which has liftsd wages
England. 81 * 5;7aS,s =
= "The National Committee a,oea}s Ia
the people to make the victory decisive.
It is no time for overconfidenc, 81; for
nss lect Of any proper effort. .E Bare success
is not enough. Its time to put IN end
to the ag,tAt.vn by which the Democratic
party prostrates business every four years.
Put an end to the hope that the Nation
can be ruled by shotguns is sixteen States
and frauds in two. Put m end to the
yIiiihcation of the foremost champions Of
American ideas by men who do not dare
70 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, or naturalized; at home or
abroad"-not only triumphant, hut so
overwhelmingly triumphant that the
splendid prosperity. which they promote
Shall not again be. interrupted By the
struggles Of obsolete theories and foreign
interests ior the mastery on this continent,
THE grandest part OF tue grandest his
tory every made by any nation is the work
OF the Republican party. IT rests with
you, Republicans OF the Nation, to carry
forward lie work which you and your
fathers have begun, and to which so many
brave and faithful have given precious
hves--that the Government Of tlre. people,
blythe people, for the people e,shallbe main.
tanned in the land. n S :si
!, "aB. F. JONES, Chairman.
SAMUEL FEsSESpES, Secretary" =" - =