Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1884 — THE INDEPENDENTS. [ARTICLE]

THE INDEPENDENTS.

Au Appeal to the Friends of Honest Government. The National Committee of Republicans and Independents, of which George William Curtis is chairman and Georne Walton Green is Secretary, issues an appeal to all friends of clean politics and honest government for their active and full support from now until election day. The address ays: “The response to our efforts has been beyond our hopes in Massachusetts, Connect.cut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvan a, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, lowa, and Wisconsin. Vigorous organizations of Republicans co-operate with us directly or through their committees. We have distributed 1,00-i.ot;o ot our own documents, and we, desire to send out 1,000,000 before election day, everywhere that we can reach honest voters who will read the actual facts as to the candidates. Our ranks grow, and our work grows. New names reach us every day from almost every State. The campaign looks well. Hard work by earnest men will mike New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey sure. Massachusetts, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, lowa, and Wisconsin are already doubtlul States. The result in Ohio and West Virginia confirms our belief that Gov. Cleveland will win. Every new charge against Mr. Blaine, wherever specific facts appeared, has been probed, and In almost every case found by the evidence, furnished in his own handwriting, to be true. Eve-y new accusation against Gov. Cleveland, wherever specific facts gave any clew, has been probed and found to be false. Our associates at Buffi-lo have investigate I each of the scandals concerning his later life there wbicn his opponents are now scattering in anonymous pamphlets throughout the land, and find them untrue hearsay gossip, credulously circulated by the few persons who have lent themselves to this work. The rumors and alleged evidence of scandals at Albany have caused us to make the most thorough and direct inquiry ther-, as the result of which we declare our full belief that his private as well as his public life in that city has lieen absolutely beyond reproach. We urge, therefore, that upright citizens of the strictest standard of private morals will Lil in their duty if they permit an early transgression frankly acknowledged and amply atoned for, about which has been woven the network of lies defiling the campaign, to prevent their using the vote they hold in trust for the whole people againt the man who represents persistent and defiant prostitution of public office for private gain. We appeal to every true Republican to stand by us in rebuking the false Republicanism of James G. Blaine. A vote that overwhelms him redeems the party and makes sure for all time that the conscience of the American people w-ill not have a man without conscience for the head of this nation."