Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-10
Spirit of the Ohio Democratic Press.
SENATORIAL.

Itrom the Ciermont SUM-
Mr.. Thurman having failed to contest
cient grounds for so doing, will be awarded
the q. S. Senatorship, and Vallandigham,
the Democratic Spartan, will be forced to
take back seat. We have done our best
for him, but we are afraid that it will avail
nothing, as there are too mauy time-serv-
ing and office-seeking politicians in Ohio
for brave man to get his re wards. We
are sorry, but it cannot be helped, and we
will be compelled to pull with the popular
current and against the grain.-People' s
We are afraid that our cotemporary has
abandoned the contest too early. The ma
iority of the Legislature of this State we
believe to be composed of true and honest
Democrats, who too we'll understand their
relations to the party and masses of the
people to be guilty of an act of injustice.
We have a strong faith in the power of the
people, and we, therefore, believe that Mr..
ValIandigham will be the next U. S. Sena-
tor. The time-servers, place-hunters and
corrupt politicians are not the men who
will be called upon to advise and we trust
that our legislators will see to it that the
popular will is executed. Political cormo-
rants and the expediency press may talk
loudly, but the people we know are right.
Mi desperdnduns- Hamilton True Telegraph.
We should think from the above extracts
chat our young contemporaries are taking
pretty deep hold on the Senatorial question
when they feel themselves called upon to
denominate their Democratic brethren of
the Press who differ with them, as ''time
serving officesseekers, and place-hunting
politicians"
Now, we always did admire nerve and
pluck, but pluck without judgment or
forethought Is no pluck at all. 1t Is MOTH
ing but blind zeal. If it be true as inti-
mated by these gentlemen. that Mr.. VAL
landigham has greater claims upon the
Democratic party of Ohio than any other
man, and that his election to the United
States Senate will best subserve the inter-
est of the party, why, then. the Legislature
ought to nominate him without any fur
ther cavi', and they will do it,; tor Mr..
CockerIll admits Gas we all do) that that
body is composed of true and honest men,
who knowing the wishes of the Democ-
racy of the State will do their duty fear
less Of consequences. Thus the election of
Mr.. v. being fixed fact, there is no need
of the harsh and unkind epithets INDUCED
in by the Telegraph and Defender toward
men who have been fighting the battles of
Democracy for more years than either of
them has lived.
These gentlemen are-to say the least of
it-arrogating much to themselves, when
they claim it will be lo,oering our standard
to place Mr.. Thurman in the U. s. Senate.
By so doing they pass very doubtful COM
pliment upon the two hundred and forty
thousand Democrats (including Mr.. VAL
Iandigham) who voted for the Judge for
Governor, for we can't for the life of us,
see how a man can be more slime serving"
by voting to place Mr.. Thurman in the
Senate than he was ''time serving" by vo-
ting to make him Governor, which we pre-
,ume both these gentlemen did. and Mr..
Vallandigham also. But we are told that
we should viniicate Mr.. Vallandigham's
political record. This has already been
tor Governor. HIS political record was
most gloriously indorsed by giving him a
larger vote than was ever received by any
Democratic candidate, prior to that time.
But if gentlemen are so anXious that he
should be Reimbursed, why was he not
made our nominee for Governor at the
meeting of our last State Convention, in
stead of Judge Thurman. Here was an
excellent opportunity to put Mr.V. in the
chair of Stare. position which he would
once have occupied had it not been for
fraudulent votes. We repeat the question,
why was he not Endorsed by the Democracy
of Ohio on the 9Th of January last? Why
was this matter postponed until we have
a majority in both branches of cur Legis-
lature? Why did they stand tacitly by and
see the Democratic standard lo,oered by the
nomination OF Judge Thurman for Cover
nor when Mr.. Vallandigham was member
of the Convention, and could have been
made the nominee?
What. lowering the Democratic standard
to vote for Judge Thurman,one of the most
learned iurists that the world has ever pro-
duced, and as profound a statesman and as
pure patriot (Vallandigham not except
ed) as ever breathed the pure atmosphere
of heaven? 1t won't do, young men.
Our party has elected its representatives,
whose duty it will be to make choice of =
Senator, and we shall most assuredly be
content Herewith, whether he be Mr.. VAL
landigham. Judge Thurman or Judge jew
lit. We should be very sorry to believe
that we have only one man in our party in
Ohio, who had brains and patriotism
enough to represent US in the United States
Senate. --.g
While we have expressed our preference
for Judge Thurman from the fact that he
was our standard bearer during the recent
campaign, and accepted the nomination
for Governor at time when, to all human
appearances, there was not ghost of
chance for his election, yet we will accord
to no man higher appreciation OF the tall