Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-10-30
GUARD YOUR LIBERTIES.
DESPERATE EFFORTS TO RE-
TAIN POWER.
Address by the National Democratic
Committee to the People Of the Uni
ted States.


Committee to the People Of the Uni
ted States.
The National Committee of the
Democratic party has issued the fol-
lowing address to the people of the
United States:
HEADQUARTERS
DEMOCRATIC NAT COMMITTEE,
No. II WEST TwENTY-FoURTH Sr.,
October 16, 1884.
To the People of the United States:
The result of the elections on Tues
day last in the States of Ohio and
West Virginia is before you.
Ohio choose Republican Presiden-
tial electors in 1868, 1872 and 1880.
West Virginia choose Republican
Presidential electors in 1863 and in
1872, and Democratic electors in 1876
and 1880.
Garfield obtained plurality in
Ohio in 1880 of 34,227 votes. The
Republican candidate in the late elec-
| ton for secretary of State was gal
liant soldier and reputable man.
The vote of the Republican party in
that election was broken down by the
weight of Mr.. Blaine, factional seek
er after the Presidency.
The people then elected a Demo-
cratic majority of the Congressional
delegation of the State. We may
confidently expect a majority in Ohio
for Cleveland and Hendricks in No
vember
| West Virginia has, by its spendid
and decisive majority for democrat
ic Governor at the October election,
already declared its purpose to give
its electoral vote for our candidates
in November.
The Blaine managers employed ex-
traordinary methods in both States.
They expended no less than $780,
900 in Ohio and more than 100000 in
West Virginia in their political work
They did not use money only. They
called from every State the ofiicehold
ers best fitted to do the work at which
: they were put. They crowded these
| two States with such men.
5 They employed in political jobs the
l men engaged in the postal service o
: the United States.
: They left the veterans who had saw
r ed the life of the nation without tn
. pay to which they were entitled, un
8 der the pretence of having lnsuiiicien
j clerical force in the pension bureau
i and than used the commissioner Of pen
d sions and great number of his clerk
0 as parts of their political machiner.
r, in Ohio and West Virginia. 1t ha
2 been openly charged without denial
3. that tho payment of the veteran
n by the commissioner of pensions ha
II been delayed by him with the purpos
r. of coercing them to vote for Mr. Blaine
d The abuses of political power hay
e been committed under the oyerlookln
5, eve of Mr.. Blaine, and with his til
ia sanction. They show the manner
n which, if he were elected, the publ
50 offices would be subordinated to b
le personal service, and the bounty
the country be made the means OF a.
ly yancing his personal interests.
sI- They made the marshals of tho Ur
al ted States and THAR deputies, wi
r ought to be the guardians of the RICH
a of every citizen of the United State
IN a part of their machine force. The
ds armed them and melted them to vi
lence and outrage. They expect
ng pay for the weapons and services
m these men out of the treasury OF t
to United States.
yn They made Mr. Blaine one of the
ar county and ward workers in Ohio a.
on West Virginia, and he entered wi
50, zest upon the familiar duties. Th
ng devised with his knowledge metho
he of compelling workmen to vote
by their employers dicated. They Ike
rt- hin in daily association with the wo
H. elements of their political organil
an ton. They made him their counsel
ss, in every disreputable plan which th
,he devised to promote his success.
In could not have been stranger
ere their purpose to make gains in Z
ESO cinnatti. at the election ON Iuesd
? a last, by using armed deputy marsh
ne, and armed negroes to drive yot
ro- from the polls.
rds The methods Of their campaign
to- Ohio and West Virginia and
on share of their candidate in these me
on dds have added to the opprobri
nds already resting upon his name, a
DOL have assured his defeat at the gene
ear, election in November.
and Mr.. Blaine has been a member
lole the House of Representatives, Be
also tor in Congress and Secretary OF ST
sec for the United States. He has b
g N accused of corruptly using his in
in ence as Speaker and as a mem
ar of the House of Representatives
his individual profit.
His misconduct has been proven
his own letters. These have confr'
ed him wherever he has gone.
has attempted no explanation.
! IN phrases of these letters are so
= to known that they are by words on
'ork streets and jests on the stage.
,aoe A speaker of the house OF Re
- - sentatives, a member of that He
ppnd who would barter his influence
The money or property, might avail h
CON self of the large opportunities WI
,sert the office and powers OF a Presi'
INN afford.
: f,r These are not words dictated by
The ty rancor. They sum up the j
oted ment of that independ mt press W
.en is and always will remain the
bovs wark of good and constitutional
also ernment. They express the col
tions of the leading Republican