Huntsville gazette., 1892-10-22
Republican Duty in Alabama


transition.
There is an upheaval in Demo-
cratic camps, the party which by no
torious legislation and an intollerant
organization has fastened itself upon
the state for nearly quarter OF a
century and now seeks by the old
methods of ring rule and the doml,
neering influence of wealth and po-
sition to intrench itself in power, re
gardlass of the will of the majority,
for all time to come.
But the August election was rev.
elatIon.
The returns giving Kolb majors
ties in nearly all the white counties
in the state, and these majorities
rolled up from the county precincts,
the hitherto Democratic strongholds,
showed a state of affairs scarcely less
than a political revolution.
The detection in the Democratic
ranks is among the plain people. the
honest masses, who have thrown off
the political yoke and undertaken to
think and act for themselves under
the menace Of the impending dan
ger from party made tyrannical by
supreme, undisputed power without
the restraining influences of any eff
fective opposition.
1t was but natural that this party
grown bold and defiant, should have
put its ruthless foot, here tofore held
on the Eeck of the Republican party,
boldly on independent thinkers in
its own ranks.
This tyrannical heel was used up
on the Kolb men and hence this re
bellion, resulting inKolb's election to
the Governorship as claimed by
10000 majority and his count out
and the return ofhis opponet as elec
ted by 10000 majority by the tyran-
nical Democratic chieftians.
Having thus felt the heel Of the
tryrant, the outraged independent
voters organized themselves for its
overflow and to secure once more
through free vote aud fair count
a government Of the people, by the
people and for the peop'e in this
state. They want the constitutional
American doctrine of government by
the majority to triumph. Thus came
the great Lake view Convention and
the Electoral Ticket put forth by it
pledged against Cleveland and the
regular Democratic organization, the
triumph of which means the contin
ued tyrannical rule in this state.
The Republican organization Of
the state has been and is powerless to
do anything.
What then is the duty of Repub
lican voters under the situation' at
this hour pregnant with important
changes?
They can effect absolutely nothing
by voting the straight electoral
ticket.
They can throw their strength to
the anti-Cleveland ticket and thus
pull Alabama from its Democratic
moorings, aud by pulling down
Cleveland's electoral votes thus help
Harrison and at the same time aid
the cause of an honest election and
a fair count.
That Republican who cannot see
this advantage is indeed bind to
reason Or hopelessly imbecile.
We have appealed to the leaders
to come together and present solid
frontto the enemy's breastworks.
Our duty af a Republican journal
now on the eve Of the battle is to ex-
hort each Republican to face the en-
envy under the regular Republican
leadership. Any other course at
this hour is treas n to the party.
The Democrats show their uneasi-
ness and consciousness of the "hand-
writing OF the wall' by the supreme
efforts put forth to counteract these
influences. Why have they called
Mr.. Stevenson, their Vice Presi
Dental candidate here to take the
stump? They are alarmed at the
August returns. Capt. kolb and
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