Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-10-19
The Democratic Press On the
Late Elections,


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From tho Chicago 11mor oct. lil
ruE IOWA AND ONO ELroTioSs,
Sufficient returna from Iowa aud Ohio have
boen received 10 show that the Republican
mAoritiea IN oaoh OF those Statos have been
enormously reduced Enough, however have
not boon received TO pormlt u close comparison
between tho aggregate vote In tho lato cloct'
ions aud TINT OF last year. II Is aalo to nBaumo
that, making ihe moAt liberal allowances foe
the reduced vote, the decrease In tho repub-
lican maoriiios eau only bo attributed to im.'
menao democratic gains, There has beon n
vide .oproad reaction in public aentiment, a
falling oil from the Republican party aud n
return by tho people TO Democratic principles.
Il was not alone on the question OF negro
suffrage and the propriely OF sustaining tho
policy OF tho Presdent concerning u that the
canvass wna carried on IN Ohio The taxing
OF Government bonds. the repeal of obnoxious
laws passed by tho Republican legislature Of
the State aud the doctrine OF State rights ps
Renurnlly advocated by tho Democratic party,
were elI oarneally aud fearleenly urged by
General Morgan In hiB CANVASS Nor was 1t
on these points alono that ho made clear
ssuea with Goneral Cox lIe condemned the
present tariff, and maintained Democratic
policy ia relation 10 protection aud banking.
lila canvas was nn ablo one. lila speeches
we're plain aud pointod aud tho immense
Democratic gain in tho State wnB tho result
OF the force aud olenrness with which tho
principles OF the party were pressed upon the
attention OF tho people. Thoro was no evasion
OF seuoa ON our side, but, on the contrary,
| .H. IA, IN
plainly before the people.
Had tho Republicans purauod II like honor
able oonrae, VIZ should have carried tho State
Their platform was equivoonl, ns was alao
tho position OF General Cox. llin letter IN
relation to negro suffrage was not In fact an
explicit declaration against H. aud his speech
Mt Oborliu might without difficulty be con
pirued aa favorug IT, General Sohenck aud
John A. Bingham, asaaIcd by radical oratoro
were aeected to mako apooohea IN tho radical
Districts in which they predicted that the
policy OF Mr.. johnson would provo failure
aud asserted the neccaalty OF sustaining mill
tary government in the uoulhern States until
the negroen should bo onlranchided. They
clearly intmAtod that ~ Republican triumph
In thu election would bu construed ~ an in
atruciion 10 the Senators and Representatives
IN Congrena from that Sip,o to oppose tho
plan OF restoration adopted by Mr., Johnson
lhst was tho point IN controversy between
the parties M stated by Schunck and his ns-
sistanta, md II waa upon this understanding
that the "loynl' "long haired came TO tho
relief oi General Cox and tho "llnion' ticket
| Senator Sherman, although he had COM
mitted himself to negro suffrage In u public
speech made but fcw days before she meet
log of tho Republican State Convention, WAS
conveniently Bilont upon the subject IN the
conservative diatricta he wna appointed 10
canvass. II ia currently reported, and wo
have no doubt tho report In true, that ho waa
instructed by tho Republican State Committee
TO say nothing about II, and 10 eke out such
general commentators Of the President aud
his policy M would induce hin audience 10
believe that tho election Of Gonoral Cox would
be- an indoraoment of both Such was tho
diagraooful trickory employed TO secure u re-
publican triumph IN the State. An explicit
commission Of the party to or against negro
auiiragc, or TO support Of or oppoBitian to the
Proaident would have defeated II, and tho
result is that neither tho Republicans Of Ohio
I nor those Of other atates know what, IL any
thing, the election has declared in relation to
these "ylAl Aaues."
| We npprehend that whom Congress mobts
those calling themselves Republicans will be
compelled TO define their positions. There
can bo no more elections carried by political
thimble-rg Of the character we have here
portrayed. Thoro be those Ia tho Republican
pArty--Rnd there namo ID egou---who really
believe that Il ia 'cugNred in tho intereala Of
God and humanity" II 10 because they thus
believe that they arc members OF H. We eau
respect their honeaty, though we may dolest
their ihuatoam. II the Conservatives allied
with tbam hope 10 arrest lhs progress OF tho
latter, or To cheat il IN tho pursuit of It's de-
alared aud eheriahed purposes by dodging
and evasion, they will leaan that tho
dexteriiy which oyeroame atrenglh NJ Syra-
ouse can achieve but ono success. The soul
Of Brown Ia not 10 bo ntoppod IN liza march by
tho troka Of cAucuaea or the juggling Of wire
worketa In State Conventions. II to auccoue-
fully assert tho "brolhorhood Of man" II be-
comea necessary to dissolve tho "Union''
party those who were eager 10 dissolve thu
uulon itsolf for that purpose will not hesitate
In the act.
lFyom the Portsmouth, (ohio) Times