Year: 1868

the coming election l9 so great ana
so vital, that they may we'll watch
its issue with grave anxiety, even
while they have not the least cause
for feeling the result in any way
The momentous day is
the third day Of November, when the
great questions will be decided by
the people: whether Cons titutional
liberty Shall live on this continent or
perish forever; whether the rights
of the people shall be respected or
the Radical oligarchy perpetuate its
dcspotic sway whether honesty and
econOmy shall be the watchN ord in
pub ic life, or corruption, eXtrava-
gance aud prohigacy swell our debt;
whether the burdens of our people
shall be lightened by frugality in of
flee, or the taxes piled higher upon,
them whether the rights of the la.
boring man, mechanic and citizen
shall be respected, or ground down
and placed at the mercy of the spec
whether the powers of the
National Administration shall be
used to protect all classes alike, or to
make the rich man richer and the
poor man poorer; whether states
and honesty or imbecility
and rottenness shall be the test in Of
fetal life and whether law and or
der or anarchy shall hold sway over
one section of the Republic. These
are the questions Which are to be de-
cided on that eventful day. They
lre the points which mark the divid-
ing line between the Democracy and
the Radicals in this contest. Their
and magnitude, both in
their effects upon the people and the
future prosperity Of the country, are
sufficient to awaken the deepest in
terest in the breast of every citizen of
the American Republic. ..,A W.


1t is useless for the Radicals to at
tempt to disguise or hide these self
evident facts from the people by their
appeals to the passions and constant
about "Rebels," 'Trait-
Orsu and "Treason, y for their actions
leave but little chance for them to.
deceive the public. Judging the
by the standard of their
acts, they are firmly planted on the
worse side of these issues. The pub
lie have seen what they will do by
the deeds in the past. They have
seen that Radicalism has no respect
for the Constitution, no veneration
for the great character of our liberties
by our forefathers, hut
upon it and disregard its
most sacred precepts whenever they
stand in the way Of the selfish aims
of Radicalism or the personal ag-
of The leaders of the
Radical party. Corruption and mall
feasance in Office have increased un-
der their rule. and instead of punish
ing the offenders they have created a
Tenure of Office Law to'proteet offi-
cials in their crimes. They exercise
the greatest eXtravagsnce in tier
and lessen taxes upon
the speculator and manufacturer and
increase them on the masses of the
people. They have used the legisla-
tive power of the National Govern
ment toereate privileged classes at
the expense of the mechanic and
plowh0lder, Imbecllity and corrup-
tion have taken place of salesman
ship and honesty. Military rule, des-
potism and anarchy have been sub
stituted for civil law in one section of
the country. This is what Radical
ism has already done, and what it
proposes to continue and practice to
a still greater extentif successful in
this contest. Their very violence in
this campaign their appeals to,and
panderings tothe worst passions of
the people; their efforts to create a
feeling Of hate between the people of
different sections oftbe country, and
their schems ana carefully prepared
outrages and bloody affrays in the
South, all tell with what desperation
they are struggling to obtain another
lease of power, as well as how they


use that which they now have.


All of these facts reveal to the De
mocracy the importance Of the strug'


gle before them. They show to the


people the magnitude of the i'm


pending crisis.n They prove that


the questions to be decided .on thC


third day of November are impreg


mated with more important results tC


the people and tOthe country thar


will or can occur for generations


With the triumph of Radicalism viii


come increase of the reckless anG


grinding taxation, Capitalization anC


lawless power, violation of pledges


and systematic hypocraey, legisla


tive frauds and official nrotiigacy IL


increased magnitude. The past acts


of the Radical party tell us this II


language that cannot be mistaken


1t is to be seen in the Radical mobs


in the bitter ipyectiyes and passion


ale appeals in the gradual augnlen


tation of the national debtin the tint


of peace in the mountain of taxeI


piled higher and higher; in the ter
rible decentralization which is spread


ing and growing everywhere and tn


purple harvest of crime. Let thu
Radical party succeed in Novembe
and it will be long before the Jacob
ins who control it can do penanee suf
ficient to atone for the crimes tina


will be committed. x9.34.t
1t is important, therefore, that tn


Democracy exert, t,themselves to thei


utmost to win this political battle


Where there is a'will there is a way


and if the Democracy work with tn


zeal and energy which the impor


tance Of the issues demands, victor,


will crown their efforts, and the ma


ton will be rescued from the peril


which now threaten it. 1t will b


the saddestrefleehon, indeed, IT ou


cause is lost by the indifference Of


single Democrat. All can do some


thing, we care not how humble hi


position in life may be. Our oppon


ents are at work with a desperation


equal to their cause. This render


work on our side all the more necel


sary to meet them. We have conf


dence in the result; we have ahidin
faith in the people, that while the


are patient and long suffering, yet,


the issues can be plainly and .forcibl


presented TO them, when they spea
| at the polls twill be in nouncertai


sound, ltis the duty Of every Den
ocfat to see that the people are M
misled by the appeals and assertion
of our opponents. AS the day Of ha
f tie observation-disclosures the vigilane
The incalchlable Importance OF Il
issues justifies exerting every energ
{ and straining every nerve to ave


the f0in and denlOrttlizatlofl whlC
! will follow the success Of Radicals
: IN November next. Let every Der
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