Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-19
The Ohio EiectiOn-The issues I'm
Waived

The New York World expressed the opinion
that the Democrats of Ohio were defeated in
consequence of the nomination of VALLANDIG-
HAM. and says:
Had Pugh or Cox or any other prominent W.
Democrat been nominated instead OF Vallandig
ham. and the election been fought on the issues
TO which they have attempted To- confine il in
spite Of the peculiar position OF their can ldate,
no one doubts that Mr. Brough would have been
defeated.
The Cincinnati Enquirer thus responds to these
structures of the World
Nov, il is succinct reply to all this to state,
that in 1861. at the last Governors election IN
Ohio. the Democrats nominated Hugh Jewert
for Governor who wrote "A "yIgorOus prosecution
of the war letter He was beaten % 900 votes
by David Tod. aud received some % 900 or
80 600 less Democratic votes than Mr. Vslan
dgham has received In Maine. the Demo
Gratis adopted the Worlds New York Democratic
platform, and ran Mr. Bradbury for Governor.
who in favor OF the prosecution of the war
upon constitutional principles Upon that plat
form the Democrats were beaten 10000 votes,
which, considering the vote polled. a worse
defeat than ours in Ohio. In California the
Democrats adopted the Governor Seymour War
Democratic platform, and were badly defeated
In Iowa the Democrats run General futile an
Governor He has been beaten out of sight. In
Pennsylvania George W Woodward. the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, according to Gen
eral Mcclellan. in letter published before the
election. and extensively circulated, took this
stand. General Mcclellan saws:
Il understand Judge " oodward TO be ia favor
of the prosecution of the war with all the means
at the command OF the loval States, until
the military power of the rebellion is DESTROYED.
81 10 Of tha pff,fn hat
while the war is waged with all possible decision
and energy, the policy directing it should be in
consonance with the principles of humanity and
civilization working no injury TO private rights
and property not demanded by military neces
sity and recognized by military law among civil
lied nations.
And. finally. | understand him to agree with
in the opinion that the sole great objects OF the
war are the restoration of the unity eff the nation,
preservation of the Constitution and the supre
macy of the laws of the country
Now when we consider the fact that Pennsyl
vania is naturally Democratic and that Ohio is
naturally an opposition State, Woodward has
been as badly beaten in Pennsylvania as Vallan
dgham in Ohio
In view of these facts. how foolish for the
World To say that if the Democrats of Ohio had
nominated ''some prominent War Democrat
they would have carried the State" We know
the temper Of the party. and have no hesitation
i'm saving that in that event they would have been
beaten tar worse
We agree with the World that the people
majority of them-are not vet ready "to try the
policy of peace means To reunion. IL l.
lust "a clear also, that thew in favor of con
tnuing the conduct of the war in Republican
hands They believe that ms the Republic "a
marty is responsible for the war. and got IL up
that it can manage il better than any other party
They want the war To- be in the hands of IT.
friends The Democracy can never come into
power rs war party The great mass of the
Democracy believe with Andrew Jackson. N his
Farewell Address, that the Union can not he
preserved by force: and with Stephen Douglas
that war is dsunion. now and forever They
believe that it is utterly opposed to the contnu-
ance Of republican institutions. Whenever the
people want peace as their policy. they will cal
upon the Democracy. As long as they want
war they will. judging from past results, continue
the Government in the hands of the Republicans
Let US say further TO the World that the De
mocracv OF Ohio. and we believe. also. of all tn,
Western States, agree with Mr. Vallandigham
views respecting the war. Even il he had no
been arrested and e1iled. he would have beer
nominated for Governor. The convention tina
selected him for peace, and would have 81
declared in the platform. II the antecedentS OF thu
man had not been sufficiently explicit
The World may dismiss il idea about th
people calling the Democracy 10 power 10 pros
/ ecute the war. Tor il will never be realized. Tn
Republicans are entitled to all the glory and al
/ tie discredit Of the war and the Democracy hav
no intention either To hlch the one or share II
the misfortunes ct the other They will neve
I come into power until the people resolve upon
total change of policy from war TO peace.