Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-31
Tha I.u,,o for MondnY.

mas ever Ocen preSenJeu W Ihe fOteIs Vi
this city for their support. The Township
Ticket is equally worthy. Mr.. MURPHY
has every qualification for the position he Is
running for-integrity, unblemished char
acter, capacity, sterling sense and resolute
determination. No valid objection can be
urged to hlm-no act of his life can be
pointed to in disparagement of him.
Briefly stated: his qualifications are full,
ample, complete; and then, to crown all,
he is a sincere indorser of President JOHN.
SONS general policy aud the specific meas
ures promulgated in his Annual Message,
Veto Message of the Freedmen's Bureau
Bill, his 22d Of February Speech, and his
Veto Message of the Civil Rights bill.
Every voter, therefore, who desires to be
understood as the supporter of President
JOHNSON should find pleasure in voting for
him. However well qualified for the posi-
tion Mr.. STEPHENS may be-however up
right and honorable-he is not, in any ele-
ment of qualification, the superior of Mr..
MURPHY. Ordinarily, when no import
ant issue is thrust upon the attention
of the country, voters could feel
justified In voting in accordance
with the dictates of their personal
predictions and partialities, feeling
assured that in the event of the election of
either, the peace and order of the city
would be well looked after. However well
the peace and order of the city may have
been looked after during the past year, we
are absolutely certain that it will be looked
after the coming year at least equally as
well under the Marshalship of Mr.. MURPHY.
This matter, then, being thus secure, an
other question demands consideration.
The President of the United States has
just exercised the Vetopower for the second
time to prevent the comforting of privileges
upon the Black race that were never con-
ferred upon the White race, and to shield
the Constitution from outrage and to pre-
vent subversion of our Republican form
of Government. Upon due reflection and
consideration, every dispassionate patriot,
we care not how he may have voted in the
past will be constrained to commend the
President for exercising so praiseworthily
the Veto vested in him by the Constitution.
CommendatiOn, however, at this time, to
amount to anything, must find expression
otherwise than merely through words, 1t
must take the definite and conclusive form
of acts. Commendatory resolves, firing of
cannon, speech making, are all well enough
when they result in producing correct ac-
ton; but If such action shall not ensue, then
are they no more valuable than barren
trees that the thrifty husbandman finds
profit in cutting down. No matter what
may be intended by the voter, every vote
that shall on Monday be cast for Mr..
STEPHENS for Marshal, or for any other
Republican candidate, either in this city or
anywhere else, will be regarded as Uote
doing his duty IN trying to administer the Coz
ernment for The ,oegare, prosperity and hGppt-
ness Of the lchOle people. Hence, Monday
will be no time for complimentary votes -
1t will be time when the people should
register their judgment on the action of the
President; and how he desires to be sus-
tanned can be ascertained in the following
dispatch he sent to Eastern politicians in
response to inquiries on that point, under
date of March 9th: SIN REFERENCE TO
ELECTIONS IN CoNNEcT1cUT, OR ELSEWHERE,
AM FOR THE CANDIDATE WHO is FOR THE
GENERAL POLICY AND THE SPECIFIC MEAS
UREs PROMULGATED IN MY ANNUAL MES
SAGE, VETO MESSAGE, SPEECH OF Odd FEB
RUARY, AND TEE VETO MESSAGE SENT IN TO-
DAY. There can be no mistake in this, pre-
sumo. Its knoucIl, or can be dscertdined, ,ohdt
candidates faUor or approve my policyor naeas-
,Tes as promulgated TO the country"
That's plain language. There is no mis-
taking it. The President wants those can
didates elected everywhere-in Connecti-
cut and throughout Ohio, and here in the
city of Columbus as well-who sustain him
in his present struggle. In effect, he tells
the people who want to stand By him to
what candidates support him and |
to Uote for them, and for none Others. He don't |
want the people to be cheated in this mat
ter. He is dealing frankly and honestly |
with them, and he wants them to deal with |
him in the same open and frank way. He
will count no man his friend in this emer-
yency who shall vote for the candidates
who do not give to his policy an open and
lbove board support, no matter what he
nay profess to the contrary. The time for
lction is at hand-men must take sides in
1oting. Everywhere throughout this
State the Republican candidates for Mu-
licipal offices, to be voted for on Monday,
ire the opposers of President JOHNSON in
lis grand work of maintaining the Con-
stitution and the Union. No sincere sup
porter of his can vote for any of them.
No Action ON Ghe Civil Rights Bill
in the Senate Vet.
The Presidents veto will not be taken
lp for consideration in the Senate until
tuesday. A number of Radical Senators
laye gone to Connecticut to help carry the
State against the President while other
Senator's have gone to Vermont with the
.emains of Senator FooT. If the Radicals
hall carry Connecticut decisively, and the
municipal elections in this State by sweep
ng majorities, the Senate will override the
7eto. If not, the probability Is that the
President will be sustained. Will not the
riends of the President in this city and
throughout the State do their utmost to de-