Show i I 1 6 presidential ELM ele ELECTION chiw TODAY tomy TO my DAY tues bues tuesday day the ad 1669 is a momentous i day in the history of our nation the frages suffrages suf of the millions of the american people will this day decide the course of policy that will be pursued in the administration of this great government for the next four years whether peace or war var adversity or pros prosperity erity shall prevail among between tinty thirty or forty millions of people will to a very great extent be decided by tle the sum suf drages frages of the nations electors eleeW rs as cast at the various polling places throughout the country this day this may be lye fairly termed a crisis in our history for eight years our nation has been rent and torn by war and party strife to such all an extent I 1 that a parallel can scarcely be found in the whole range of ancient or modern history when tile the magnitude of the interests at stake are considered V 0 the whole of that time the laicans have ruled the th nation durin during the whole of that period the democrats Democrat slave stave have resisted their course of policy today to day the struggle for the supremacy waey wacy for the lit hi ab x four years will take place each party claims that it alone possesses the panacea for all the evils eills under which the nation labors and that upon the triumph of its own presidential candidates the fate of the nation natica absolutely hinges whether this be to fee 01 not tho the fact that great and mighty is issues sue an and interests hang harig upon the result of this days contest cannot be doubted in the recent state elections the republicans public ans have carried things their thell own way every advantage has teemed seemed to be on their side and if the candid candidates ates atea of that party are not elected to fill the offices of president and vice president almost the whole nation will ivill betaken betoken be taken by surprise gen grant and speaker colfax from every indication that can be b drawn from the recent elections are evid evidently enIly the coming men the cause of the democracy seems to have been indubitably settled and defeat defeated ed by those elections the D democratic emo cratic papers concede this tha republican Republic ail ari jr presson ebson esson the contrary is jubilant and considers the triumph of their candidates as a an infallible certainty hes thy hey predict this with the seeming confidence af inspiration 1 espira I 1 and with edv edu and absolute return of peace and goodwill through all ranks of he people and ind prosperity rity an and C qa ayery good needed fo to ensure te toe nations greatness and and to tp raise the american people to af glory oglory sum such as matuey have ner before elbre reached this is by b ii naud nand hand 0 o long ang aa such sueh result are attain bained ed I 1 it t mitten mitter I whether it be nii nil an 1 republican p an or the democratic par party paroo he triumph of 0 t ty though it ml awo abo about ut buch such A desirable J le results is ii ilo not set vet ma an absolute b so apte certainly cerla cerca imy in previous Ires eren Mental ment al elections the triumph of one party jaity has seemingly been as certain iraln as that of the republicans today to day but through some unforeseen combination of ces victory has the 0 opposite party such a result at sit the present is scarcely duhin the bounds b of possibility p say nothing of or probability yet such a conn coun gency may arise but ut whether it should or shoula should not during the present election all loval and pain rot lot otle otic C 1 hearts must sincerely desire the triumph of that party who will legislate latevor fo fon for the best interests of ail all classed of the people irrespective of pary feeling iliff 0 a and nd who will win i inaugurate nauga rate I 1 sueh such a j co course urse of po policy icy lcy as shall heal hea levery wound woun unite t the he whole people in intrater arater nii nil bonds arid secure e cure the abst lasting listing and ano substantial benefits ber bex e to the greatest number numb number sr 1 11 r 1 i w |