Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-29
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and the republicans polled far less than
their usual vote, and are clearly beaten, >
Thus spoke the New York Tribune
on Thursday. 1t is a graceful apology
for a defeat--a most disastrous and iy-
nominiousa defeat-in what has been
heretofore regarded by the Tribune and
the republican leaders as the stronghold
of the republican party. Ohio, the EN-
pire State of the West, whose gallant
Democracy have struggled for three
years past against immense odds, has
thrown off the black republican YAM
pires Whc had fastened themselves upon
her, b~ankruptins her treasury, dishon-
oring her hitherto uutarnished credit,
and in a fairly and holly contested bat
tie enrolled herself alongside her sister
States of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illi-
nois, California, and Iowa, in the front
rank of the democratic column.
But, says the Tribune: 1.-The public
attention was too much absorbed by Pc
cuniary anxiety What wonder that
the people who had been plundered by
the million by dishonest black republi-
can oficials-men who, under profess
sions of economy and REFORM" and by
the aid of bleeding Kansas" had sto-
len into power; what wonder, that, cm-
anating under such republican rule, the
masses should be absorbed by "pecuni-
airy anxiety" and rise in the majesty Of
their might and Indignantly hurl from
power such corruptionists But, no,
The Tribune and its frieuds-Chase,
-Giddings, Wade & Co-expected they
could bleed Kansas yet a little longer;
that by the aid of '.Dred Scott" and ia
~natical appeals they could divert the at
t%ention of the people from their own
affairs and perpetuate their power. But
the Democracy met them at every turn.
Standing fairly and equally on the ma
tional Democratic platform, yielding
never an inch, nor compromising a ii
tie of democratic principle, they charg-
ed home upon the opposition their trca-
sonable design upon the Union-their
negro suffrage and negro equality pro.
clivities; their iucompetency and cor.
ruption in the management IF public
affairs, wherever committed to thcil
| charge, at homo or abroad. They wise,
ly concluded that, under Mr.. Buchan.
ans administration, Kansas would take
care of herself, and they would give
some attention to a bleeding" treasury
at home; and to day Ohio stands re
deemed, rcgcnerated and disenthrallet
from the dominion of black republican
spoilers.
It is immaterial what the precise fig
ures shall be when the official votes ar,
counted-whether the Democratic tic
ket be elected by one or five Thousand
votes, or whether Chase and his ticke
shall have a meagre majority of one 0,
two thousand; in either case it is a sub
~stantial defeat Of the black republican
party. Its prestige of victory is gone
and it may be- considered doubtful
whether the party, under its presen
name, leadership and organization, cal
ever make another "respcctable con
test" Chase, himself, the arch agita
tor, is politically dead; Wade is repu
dated, and u democratic Legislature vii
have the power, should he again be dis
posed to look home for instructions,
to direct him to be loyal to the consti
tuition, loyal to the Union, and abandon
his designating disunion schemes an
agitations, if he would faithfully repre-
sent the sentiments of the patriotic
Union-loving people OF Ohio.
There is another feature in this con
test which is peculiarly gratifying
The democracy of Ohio have led the va
in proposing to adopt the indepcnden
treasury system of the general govern
ment in the administration of their Stat
finances. They stand pledged to estab
lish that system in Ohio, cutting tn
State entirely loose from al! connection
with banks as keepers of the public mo
ney, This is a step in the right .direo
ton and at the right time. Now, wher
the paper currency system is abou
breaking down from its own inhoren
rottcnness, and the question of a return
to the constitutional currency as tn
only efectual remedy for tho evil mus
necessarily engage the public attention
when the question ola National Bank
long since supposed to be an ''obso,et
.dea," is being ~gravely brought fnrwar'
in certain quarters-it is fit that tn.
treat State Of Ohio shouil lead off il
favor of a radical reform, inscribing OF
her banncr the good old Jacksonial
doctrines of NO union of Bank an,
State "a constitutional currency and al
Independent treasury.
All honor to the gallant democrac,
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