Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-19
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The Journal tries to break the force of
the announcement of the correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial that sleading Re-
publicans of Ohio,'' now in Washington,
stalk of the necessity for establishing Re
publican paper at Columbus-the want of
an organ at the State Capital is deeply felt" !"
as something very funny. 1t is fun to
Democrats to see such men as Gen. HAYES
repudiating the Journal, but is death to that
concern.F The signs are that its days will
be few and they are already full of trouble.
The leading Republicans do not give
the Journal the credit it deserves. 1t Is not
good newspaper-it is not an effective
organ-it cannot fight the battles of its
party, but that Is no fault of its editors, but
is the fault of surrounding circumstances
The principles it advocates are bad-defeat
stares it in the face, and who could gather
news or do, battle under such circum-
stances The Brevet Brigadier General in
command of that paper does the best he can.
but the pressure" is against him.
1t is the usual practice of mankind to
lend a kick to one whose tendency is down
ward. and hence Gen. HAYES and his col
leagues, the ''leading Republicans of Ohio"
have each a foot raised to aid the Journal
in its descent. With more of the milk of
human kindness in our composition than
these Republicans-believing as we do that
the Journals low enough in all conscience,
and that the editor is as much sinned
against as he is now capable of SHINING,
we put in a plea for that sheet. 7aiif-t.i-I
The correspondent says, the argument by
which these leading Republicans of Ohio
excuse themselves for this ostracism of
the Journal, is that the want of an organ
at the State Capital is deeply felt-the Dem
ocrats have one, and why shouldn't the
other side have one also?" This, so far as
regards the Journal, is all wrong. That
paper is an " "organ," for it blows any tune
the Radicals in Congress may choose to
whistle. 1t goes Negro Suffrage,-it sup
ports in its feeble way, the Negro Suffrage
candidates, and does as it is bid-its editor
sneezing when CHASE takes snuff.
Because The STATESMAN has circula-
tion, Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly, much
greater than that of the Journal, that fact
is not at all conclusive that the Journal has
but limited circulation. 1t only proves
that the Democratic organ has one unusu-
ally large. Because THE STATESMAN is
read by thousands, while the Journal is
read by hundreds, that fact only proves that
THE STATESMAN is the better news, and
better political paper, for the sentiments
it inculcates find response in the hearts of
the people. If we are able to write edito-
rails, sounder in sentiment aud wiser in ar
gument, it only proves that the sentiments
advocated by the Journal are not sound,
and that wisdom cannot be used in advo-
eating them, for who would attempt to
test Negro Suffrage, or the election of the
Negro Su ffrage ticket in Ohio, by the
touchstone Of common sense.
This train of reasoning, aided by our ex-
cessive good nature, leads us to the ire
sistible conclusion, that the editor of ths
Journal, like the Ass, is m uch abused
beast, and as we are an advocate for the en-
forcement of laws against cruelty to ami
mails, General Comfy will find in us, in
this the day of his severest trial, protec-
tor, not friend.