Year: 1876

NDHONs


This is our last issue of this paper
before the day of election-the 9TH
inst.-and by the next issue we, in all
probability, will know and be able to
give to our readers reliable returns,
sufficient to enable us at least to
know who is to be our next Presi-
dent, and also our delegate to Con-
gress for the coming term. The re-
naming death-blows of the political
parties Of the nation, and of this Ter
ritory, will be given and received
during the next four days. The most
telling blow has been given by the
Democracy in carrying the important
State of Indiana, and received by the


Republicans in losing the same. But


you ask for the secret of this victory


for the Democratic party. 1t is this,


and only this: The PEOPLE of Indiana


were aroused to ACTION; in other


words, the independent voters of that


great State, those who did not owe


their support to some Federal Office


holder saw they were doomed to pow


efty and destruction did they not ACT


AT ONCE. When once such we're thus


convinced work began among them;


and though millions of dollars were


thrown broadcast by the Federal Of


fee holders, who had used every avail


able effort to carry the State, these


men of iron will and sound sense be-
came united both financially and polit-


ically, and marching to the polls in one
grand solid phalanx, regardless of the
importunate demands of their officials
quietly but firmly, each with manly
pride deposited his ballot,and the re-
suit of the election demonstrates to
ths voters of sister States, In the
most emphatic terms-by carrying
the State for the Democracy by a
large majority---that Samuel J. Til
den, that worker of reform, is to be
their choice for President on the 7th
inst. The present political contests
of the several States, has been, is now.
and is to be, struggle between the
Federal officials and the people. The
people see now that nearly all the
present prosperity in the country is
within the ranks Of the officials; that
the pro6ts'in trade that should natu-
rally 90 to make them-the people
comfortable in circumstances through
a system Of wire workings, practiced
by these officials, and understood by
them only, is very plausibly deposi-
ted within their Golfers. Toleration
of such official misconduct longer is
out Of the question, and our own Ter
ritory is not going to be an exception.
Our citizens, when once they stop to
think, see that our present political
issues are represented by the Federal
officials within our midst, and those
of Oregon on the one part, and the
PEOPLE of the Territory on the other
the former passing under the name
of fRepublicans (disgracing the name),
and the latter under the name Of
Democrats. A change 10 the Admin
istration, and in the politics of the
Territory is inevitable. The Demo-
cratic party now ask you-every hon
est, upright, true thir king man-you
who are convinced that Federal office
holders are not the men to choose the
representatives Of nation or a Ter
'ritory like ours, but that the PEOPLE
should choose their standard bearers.
we ask you to join the coming great
and representative party ofthe Union
Now is the time. You will never re.
greet that you helped save the coun.
try from corruption and misrule, by
cooperating with the Democratic
party in electing men to Office who
viii help to bring about REFORM. We
do not solicit. the influence nor the
votes Of the Federal officials,nor those
Of their hangers-on. We hope that
none of them will eyer disgrace the
rank and ile of Il 9 Democratic party
by their membership, at any rates
until they have become most thor
Oughly cleansed. We only want
those who, by casting tkeir ballots,
will speak the real ex' res ion and
feelings of the people; and with the
support of that class of cItIzens only
success is, and will ever be, ours.


vos. ser Johu ?. Iua-ou and william n.