The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-18
A Word from Dayton About
Schenck.
Corespondcnce Cincinnati Commercial, 2
DAYTON, January 10, 1896.

Correspondence Cincinnati commercial. Il
DAYTON, January 10, 1896.
To Judge from the editorials of the Day
ton Journal, the Third Congressional Dis
trict is a unit in favor of Schenok for
United States Senator. This Is not so. Our
editor. very clever gentleman, it Is true,
is badly afflicted with Schcnck on the brain /;
but when YOU count him, and half dozen
ambitious young gentlemen, who look for
the Congressional mantle to fall upon their
shoulders when Schenck ascends, you have
about all who, about here fret themselves
much about the senatorial succession. The
truth is, the mass ofthe people see no reason
why john Sherman should give place to
Schcnck. He was an able leader In the
Republican movement, when Schenck was
absolutely opposed to it. 1t will not do for
men, who where not Republicans, when
john sherman was denounced by the South
rs an Abolitionist for being a Republican,
to question his orthodoxy. ..
But it Is said that Schenck from the Begin
iny was sound, but that he knew Fremont
to be an impOstor; and this Is given as \
reason why he did not join in the Republi-
can movement at first. That excuse will
not be taken
LIST. Schenck knew no more of Fremont
| than the rest of us.
| I'd. If he did, he had no right to denounce
| the party or stand out against its princi-
! pies because ne did not like our standard
! bearer.
The truth is, Schenck was not Republi-
can in those days.
| He had received the appointment of Min
! lister to Brazil from Fillmore, and he fol-
| lowed the fortunes of that miserable Silver
| GRAY faction, of which Fillmore was the
| head till the rotten concern went under.
| He stood out in the cold tH driUen in by the
| frost. lie stuck to the Silver Grays till
there was nothing left to stick to. Was he
i not opposed to the election of Governor
| Chase as well rs to Fremont and Dayton 7
| Did he ever come into the party till the
summer of Mr.. Lincoln's first election
The people of Ohio will not forget Schenck's
position toward the Republican party at
| the time when the South in mass was heap
ing contumcly upon sherman. They will
not forget that during his last canvass fol
Congress in this district, Schenck had nc
word OF commendation for Mr.. Lincoln,
nor that he was one of the SOrehedds In
Congress who wished to get up another
candidate to supplant Mr.. Lincoln in 1864
But say that Schenck is now II Republi-
can, he has not, and never can have, the in
flucnce that Sherman has. He has pecu-
liar aptitude for making enemies, and for
preiudicing any measure to which he gives
his support. This can not be denied. We
choose Senators for their usefulness, We
want men who will support our principles,
and who have the power to carry them
through successfully. What great meas
ure has he ever originated or carried
through? . H... ID.
| Again, we want a man for whom the peo-
pie like to vote. Look mt our election re-
I turns since 1889, and you will find that
Schenck dlioays run behind his ticket. He
has been drag upon every ticket on, which
he has been placed. ! appeal to our elec-
tiOn returns In proof OF this. Compare the
votes given to him with the votes for Odlin
Anderson, Craighead, Brough, and Lin
coin!
But Schenck has really very little In
common with the people of Ohio, Since
Fillmore sent hiM to Brazil he has seldom
been among us. If the fact that he has
boarded few weeks yearly In Dayton,
| Generally Just before the election) can
| gfve him claim to citizenship, then he is q
| citizen of Ohio if not, he Is not. In truth
he has little sympathy with us. lie does
| not represent us as an American represen-
| tative. but as some Englishman, who, re-
siding in London, represents distant b0r-
ougl-a district, the inhabitants of which
he only sees when he wants their votes
Residing in London, II is sufficient If he
has the name of their representative We
are tired of this English Borough System
| and think that Schenck should, at least, in
good faith live In Ohio before he represents
the State in the Senate.
| If the people of Ohio are bent on q
change, and if they desire to give the Sen
ator to the southwest, IL will not be hard
to find men of ability who can truly repre-
sent them, and who have more claims upon
| them than Schenck has
| ,lE-f WV DAYTON.