Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-16
Vvhatt the johnson Republicans Of
Cnlnnn llms ShOuId Do 'GsOA NIght.

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Up to this time, the Republicans of this
citv who indorse che policy of the Presi-
dent have made no public demonstration
Privately, they profess to believe that the
President is undertaking to carry out
policy that can alone secure permanent
peace and enduring Union. 1t may be that
in abstaining from public demonstration
attesting that belief in order to encourage
and strengthen the President they have
acted from what they considered pruden-
tfal party considerations. An opportunity
now presents itself which will enable them
to indorse the President without subiecting
themselves to the charge Of acting with
unseemly haste. Tonight the Republi-
cans Of this city are called upon to meet In
their respective wards and elect delegates
to City and Township Convention to be
held tomorrow night at the City Hall to
nominate City Marshal and Justice of the
Peace, three Township Trustees, Township
Clerk, three Constables, Township Treas
urer and Township Assessor, to be voted
for on the first Monday in April. The
JOHNSON Republicans should turn out
Tonight in full force to these Ward Meet
ings, and elect delegates who will on to-
morrow night not only nominate candidates
who are open and above board in their
friendship for President JoHNsoN's policy,
but who win adopt a resolution unequivo-
-cally indorsing that policy and denouncing
the Revolutionary course OF STEVENS,
SUMNER aud WENDELL PHILLIPS. Surely,
in numbers they exceed the followers OF
those crazy fanatics in the Republican party
in this city, and If they shall nominate
such candidates and lay down such plat
form. there is not the least probability that
the Radicals will vote against them. They
dare not do it. The Postmaster and the
other Federal officers at this city dare not
oppose them; nor dare the Columbus MOrR-
ing Journal oppose them; for if they do.
the patronage they are in receipt of from
the Federal Government will be withdrawn
from them. Ii the JOHNSON men of this
city are now prompt and decided, they
Gln bcHu up W LANSAANbe VNA-'SS-' NN0--
encouragement as will be most gratifying
TO him. A compound resolution, giving to
Congress a direct Endorsement and to the
President only an equivOcal one, will not
answer. In the attitude of affairs at Wash |
ingtOn, it will be an insult to him. A clear,
direct, unmistakable Endorsement is what
he wants We're the Postmaster at this |
city really his friend, he would take hold OF |
this matter becomingly, and secure such an |
Endorsement for the President. He may, |
probably, disappoint our expectations, and |
do it, especially as he is understood to be a |
most sincere friend OF Secretary SEWARD |
and as looking upon him as but "little |
lower than the Angels" According to the
testimony of :he Washington correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Gazette, MIR. SEWARD |
5 is laying the ropes to secure for himself the
nomination and election to the Presidency
in 1868. Let the Postmaster consider this.
If the Postmaster and the JOHNSON men
OF this city shall allow this opportunity to
set themselves right with the President
pass unimproved, tits very doubtful wheth-
er another one will present itself.