Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-10-19
Tho Cnnvnss of 1900.


The Canvass Of 1890.
The nominee Of the Charleston Conven-
ton, whether he be Douglas or any other
man, will be elected. He can be elected
svon IL Ohio should 20 against him. We
always expect TO be defeated in this State
upon the niger question, and do not
count upon her in q Presidential campaign.
When Cen Pierce carried nearly every
State in to Union, We were beaten in Ohio
by over $1,000 majority. In the last con
test we lost the State by 10000 and yet
Buchanan was triumphantly elected. We
have been led to consider Ohio and Massa-
chusetts as Tired deemably in the hands of the
negro worshippers, and always calculate
that they will 60 against the Democracy
The most sanguine man in the party, when
making an estimate Of the chances of a
presidential aspirant, would hardly set down
either Of those States in his favor. But be
he would not suppose the probabilities
of his success to be any the less Aattering
on that account; for mere glance ct the
shape Of politics for tine past few years,
ought to satisfy any man that the pow,
er we possess in other States is amply suHi,
cient to overbalance these strong. holds of
Repubicanism. We can dispense with their
services, and yet triumph over any candidate
the opposition may put up--we can elect
our candidate by an immense majority and
give the Republican party three or four
Northern States to console themselves in
their defeat And it is amusing to see how
they glOat over q small victory and feed
their hungry imaginations with groundless
hopes Of universal success all over the
Union,
The recent election in Ohio, which SO far
from being defeat, was an actual gain in
our favor over former majorities upon the
State ticket, is used by them to base antici-
pations upon Of complete route of the
Democratic party inls60. Having succeed.
ed in holding what we were always willing
to allow and expected to give them, in a
presidential campaign with that as
basis they build up most extraVagant hopes
for the future, The newspapers TEEN with
predictions of brilliant success in the
next presidential contest and the telegraph
declares, that Senator Douglas was disheart.
ened, when he learned the news from Ohio.
He went down to hotel in Washington
city says one writer, and over glass of grog
with which he attempted to reouberate his
fallen spirits, declareed that he had not yet
abandoned all hope, but believed that Ohio
would yet be reported oil right To such
miserable shifts are the Republican leaders
compelled to resort, to make some show Of
strength, to such straws are they forced to
cling, to uphold themselves from sinking in
despair, They think they are certain Of
Ohio and that is glory enough for one day.
But the present indications are that even
this source Of consolation will he taken from
them before another year When we reflect
that but short time ago Judge Swans ma
jority was $4,000 in the State, and that only
q year ago Peck's majority over BARLEY was
nearly 10000, while we were led only about
1900 at the late election it can be easily
seen, what gain upon our opponents we
have made within few years. The pros
poets that we will succeed in the very next
contest are bright indeed. lfthe campaign
was conducted all over the State, as it was
Sy the opposition in this county, we ought
IN Justice to have carried the whole ticket
Their victory in this county was owing to
the most shameless corruption, bribery and
fraud. Unscrupulous in their motives and
with unlimited means at their command, the
opposition leaders distributed money and
bought up voters in the most unblushing
manner. We have been assured that bar
rels Of flour, five ten, twenty, and in some
cases, as much as one hundred dollars were
freely offered to men for their votes and in
huencei and many of our poorer citizens,
who had always voted the Democratic tick.
OF we're unable to resist the temptation, and
by this means our opponents carried the
day. The vote cast was not fair test of
the strength Of either party in the county,
and there is but little doubt that when un,
eneumbered by these external influences, the
Democracy are largely in the ascendency.-
The same or other influences may have been
brought to bear in other parts of the State
and have tended to increase the Republican
majority At any rite, their power is not
so great, but that it may be easily overcome
and should the floating vote 90 for us instead
Of against us next fall, we will carry the
State handsomely. BE that as it may, the
election of Democratic president may be
set down as fixed fact with or without the
aid Of Ohio. a
BSr"old Darke,' the banner county of
the western tier, did nobly in tho recent
struggle. She elected her State and county |
ticket with an increased majority, and NAV