Huntsville gazette., 1892-11-05
REPUBLICAN ADDRESS.

| ton TO do our best to promote the fun-
damental principle of the Republican
parry, "An Honest Vote and +. ir
Count" and to aid in establishing and
continuing this principle in the control
Of the government, both State and Ma
tional. 1t is idle folly to attempt to
elect straight Republican ticket. and a
Wild dream to hope that the vote OF
Alabama can be counted for HARRISON
and K id. We know that if the laws OF
Alabama in regard to elections were
faithfully enforced according to their
letter and spirit in every corner OF the
state, if the vote of every citizen were
freely cast and honestly counted; that
Alabama would certainly be where she
belongs: in the party OF freedom and
progress.
But this is impossible. The State is in
hands of a corrupt and tyrannlcal rine,
who have shown that they are deter
mined to perpetuate their power, and
that they will stop at no means whatso-
ever to bring about this result. But a
few months ago the people Of Alabama
made determined and marly effort to
free themselves from the shackles by
which they ere bound, and all know the
result. A majority of over 20, 900 against
the ring and in favor of free government
was by the most open and unblushlng
| fraud out of existence. Until every cit
| izen of Alabama can freely cast the bal
| lot that is put into his hands by the con
stitution and laws OF the state and have
that ballot honestly counted and re-
turned, there is and can be no free gov
ernment.
In the State of Alabama is large and
intelligent body of men who have be-
come aroused to the evils that have so
llong stifed the free expression OF the
popular will and who see the danger to
which VIZ are exposed. They are "men
who know thei~ rights, and knowing,
dare maintain With them we do not
| agree in the principles on which the
government should be Conducted, but
they stand with us on the fundamental
principle of the Republican party the
right Of 'an honest vote and fair count"
This is the right preseryatiye of all
rights, and to secure this should be our
| first and most earnest effort
We therefore urge the Repub i
can voters in the Eighth Congress
sional District in the approaching
Presidential election to cast their
votes for the fusion or Third party
electoral ticket nominated at the
Lake View convention held at Birm-
in ham on September 10, 1892, on
which are the following names; Ii G
Simmons, j M Whitehead, Il B
Harris, T j Carlisle, S S Boothe,
Philander Morgan, John H, Porter,
John B Harris, George F Gather,
Thomas F George, N B Stacka.
To vote for this ticket will be to
act in accordance with the wishes of
the Republican National Commit
tee; and no good Republican will
question the wisdom or authority of
this committee-the supreme head
of the Republican party. No other
ticket will be presented for your
vote by any authority i'll the party,
either national, State or district.
The success of this ticket will be the
suc3 Of the great principle of the
Republican party-"an Honest Vote
and a Fair Count" There viii
probably be presented to you for
your vote an electoral ticket claim
ing to be a straight Harrison ticket
and to be issued by the authority of
the Republican party. We warn
you that any such ticket is Demo-
cratic trick, and that vote cast for
it will be a vote cast for Grover
Cleveland.
In voting for member of cons
gress in this district we have no need
to urge you to vote for our chosen
candidate, Richard w. Austin.
Your loyalty and devotion to him
cannot be questioned. Victory is
within our grasp.
Do not he disturbed by any statements
that you NAV hear, no matter from what
source they may CINE. 1t has already
been circulated in the district by Mr..
Austin's enemies that the National Re-
publican Committee has withdrawn, or
intends to Withdraw him as candidate.
All these are malicious lies. The Ma
tional Republican Committee has done
no such thing. II has no authority toI
Interfere in our local district affairs, and
does not claim any such right. This
same story will probably be repeated