Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-03
add-ess 10 the People.

AHHEeSS 10 Lie cOPies
Hon. w. 81. Barnum, chairman OF the
democratic national committee, aid Hon.
Calvin S. Brice. chairman of the campaign
committee, have issued the following address
to the people oft the United States in behalf
of the national democratic committee:
"The national democratic committee
thinks it right to say q few words to you in
these closing hours of the campaign. 1t was
plsin. before the nomination OF Grover
Cleveland, that the great majority of itizsns
of all opinions desired his re-el' ction. be-
cause his administrators Of the c flee OF Pres-
ident bad been a signal example of honest
government. Since his denomination, the
united action of the democratic party, the
cordial support of the independent press,
the testimony paid to his merits by the most
influential republican journals and by large
bodies of men who mad previously ected
with the republican party, and your general
good will have made his election certainly.
THE campaign, which is about closing,
has been extraordinary in kind. We realize
| that we have not been engaged in struggle
with the national republican party, but with
faction, which dictated its candidate AMI
acts in its name. The methods pursued by
this faction have been such as might reason
ably have been expected.
'The men of that faction are believers in
coercion, and In the corruptiDg power OF
money. They have endeavored TO compel
manufacturers to control the votes OF their
employees. They have sought to divide snd
break mp organizations oI worklnemen,
formed for the protection OF labor, by the
lavish expenditure of money. They are
chargaabe with Efforts to obtain success ID
certain States and congressional districts by
the colonization of illegal voters.
They are the followers ofmen who, while
refusing to adjust national controversy by
treaty, would not accord to President Cleve-
land sufficient means of retaliation. They
are in harmony with these who stigmatizs
ueturagsd citizens as unworthy to snare
with thu I'm all the privileges of citizenship in
our common country, and yet endeayor, by
misrepresentation and worse methods TO
create preudice in the minds CT those nau-
raj 5ed ctizens against a President who has
always been the steady upholder OF their
equal rights, at home and abroad, as Amer.
lean citizens. The President has properly
rebukeG the otficious interference Of q for
eieu minister in our internal affairs You
viii sec to 1t that those who procured or
ccuotenauced the fraud by which such III
reference was solicited are punished by
your indignant aud overwhelming vote at
the balol-box. The method and character
of the attempt made, by whomsOever it was
conceived or executed, was unworthy OF
grt ct political contest. and deserves end has
received the merited condemna ion of every
honest citizen throughout the land.
The methods pursued in the contest agalns
us are plain indications Of what the future
history Of the country would be if the
factions now coutenGiDg in the name OF the
republican party should achieve power. On
the other hand, the history Of the past adj
mpistre,ion of Grover Cleveland s the proof
of what his administration will be Wnen he
assumes the duties Of the ensuing presi-
de:tiaI term. You know him 10 be an bon
est, wise, resolute and capable man. No
temptation can lead him asiray from the
pa h marked out by public duty His ex
perience, knowledge and Judgment, his pa
TENT ard unsetish examination OF every
public question before taking action, and his
resolute adherence 10 well considered
conclusions, mark him IS the man
best fitted in this generation TO conduct at
this period the public business Of the people
of the Uo!ed States.
at ia your duty TO assure yourselves OF the
re election Of this faithful and distinguished
public servant Each one of you possesses
power to bIing abont this result, which you
ought not to underestimate or underVaue.
You must not think that individual labor In
your severe families, villages, townships, or
election districts or precincts, Is matter of
small moment 1t Is, on the contrary, the
very labor that is essential. 1t is of greater
Importance than any which SIC can perform.
! You must do more You can aud must on
| the day or election watch the ballot-box in
your respective precincts and election dis
tricts. You can and must gee that no man
votes who is not entitled TO vote. and that
every man who hes a right 10 oast ballot
shall cast it freely. You can and must pro-
tect yourselves, and all within your reach,
from fraud, intimidation or corruption. Ii
each man among you will fulfil these eacred
obligations the efforts of the men who are
arrayed against coed government will Who'll
IL fail. The individual labors of each one
of you will form a part of that mighty
movemeDt and uprising of the people in fa
vor Of good government now gathering re.
sistless force, which will assuredly result in
the reelection Of Grover Cleveland, to your
great gain as toers and citizens TO the ben
eft of your children and to the good of the
whole country"
RoBBER LYNcHE D-ONF OF THE HArFIELDs
sHoT-A special from Bramwell, Mercer county,
West Virginia, says: