St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-11-01
NOT DISCOURAGED Or CAST DOWN.
An Address by the DemOcatic
State Executive Commits
tee of Ohio.
HEADQUARTERS STATE DEMOCRATIC
Executive Committee, I
Columbus, Ohio, Oct, Is, 1884. J
To the Honest and True Patriots OF ONO anc
Of the United States

To the Honest and True Patriots of Ohio and
Of the United States :
The result Of the election last Tues
day for State officers should arouse ev-
ery citizen who loves his country to a
realizing sense of the dangers which
menace our free institutions.
The men who stole the Presidency ID
1876 mean to repeat their methods even
with more audacious desperation III
1884. To them nothing is sacred, hber-
tv is a farce and the ballot box bur-
les0ue, Never since the experiment OF
free government was begun on TINS
continent has the world witnessed such
degradation of the right OF franchise,
snch dissertation of citizenship, and
snch desperate, corrupt and polluted
methods as were resorted to by rascatss
who were not citizens of Ohio, to defeat
the honest will of the people at the bal
lot box. :,
A million dollars raised by wealthy
stock iobbers and monOpolists was sent
into the State. With it came the scum
of the country, thieves, ex-detectlves'
repeaters and government omclais'
headed by w. w. Dudley, ChIet OF the
Pension Bureau. Although thousands
of widows, orphans and MANNED sol
diers have been waiting patiently Lo5
years for pensions promised them and
dua from the government, large num-
bers of employees and special agents
from the Pension Office, headed by
their chief, and non-residents OF Ohio,
spent four weeks in the State under
government pay, engaged IN preparing
for the frauds committed last TUESDAY.
In addition, 1000 men, many OF them
outlawful and desperate characters, ana
but few of them citizens of Ohio, were
sworn in as deputy United States Mar
shals in Cincinnati. Armed with Weap-
ons purchased by the corruption fund
furnished by Dudley and his gang, they
surrounded the polls in that city, voted
where they pleased, bulldozcd, beat and
shed blood at pleasure, interfering with
our citizens in the discharge OF their
most sacred duties.
The enumeration of male inhabitants
in 1888 shows but 66,298 males, OF Whlc.
number 1888 were colored, and yet over
72,OOO votes we're polled at the election
in that city. The Enumeration taken ID
1883 included all persons over the age
of twenty-One years, whether they were
naturalized citizens or not. Yet within
a period of fifteen months from that
date, we find cast in that city 7OOO more
wear previous. At least 5000 votes cast
in Hamilton county last Tuesday were
fraudulent Republican votes cast by
United States Marshalls and nom
residents.
notwithstanding these shameful
methods, the Republicans have only
succeeded in securing plurality OF
about 10000 for the head of their ticket
on total vote cast of nearly 100000
| a loss of 5000 in majority as compared
with the vote for State officers when
James A. Garfield was a candidate four
years ago.
On the day following the election the
Republican Committee of Ohio, with q
RECKLESS disregard of the truth, and inn
itating the example of their iilustriOus
chief, caused to be spread broadcast
over the country that they had carried
Ohio by $500 majority. For political eff
feet they were willing to exaggerate
| and lie. We feel it our duty to lay
these facts before the people OF the
country.
The result of this election in Ohio
need not discourage Democrats here or
elsewhere, but, considering the fearful
odds against us, must and will give
cause for encouragement to the people
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| men. the money. the methods which
gave the Republicans their unholy and
discretibie, but meagre majority on Oct.
Ia. have disappeared. We mean to car
Nv Ohio in November for honest men
and an honest administration for an
honest government. 1t will take the
same men, the same methods and the
same money to give James G. Blaine
One-half the majority i'll November
that the Republican State ticket secur-
ed in October. Their entire gang must
be brought back to maintain their i'll
gotten victory. Ohio will give Dem
ocratic majority in November for
Cleveland, Hendricks and honest gov
eminent.
We congratulate the honest citizens
who voted the Democratic ticket, near
| " $4,000 more than ever voted the Dem
ocratic ticket in Ohio. We congratu-
late you upon the glorious fight You
have made against desperate odds.
There is no fault to be found with the
Democracy or the Democratic Commit
tees in any county in the State. Pledge
yourselves anew TO the great work be
fore you. Stand by your guns and
/ push the enemy along the whole line.
Renew the fight by school districts.
Gather in your school houses and re
solve to wrest Ohio from corruption.
10 to work at once and in less than ten
days we will have the little Republican
managers crying out in alarm, calling
on Blaine and Logan and Dudley and
Davenport and Clayton and Filley
"Come back and save us or we sink
Democrats of Ohio, let us share in the
glorious victory that awaits honest gov
eminent in November. We must keep
the Republicans busy in Ohio. At the
beginning of this campaign we engaged
-, &r~h% +lna Pnnr1liaa 4 Marty Of Ohio in