Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-17
RematOr.

Te0dTu Me PeOpGe IN thlS particular u tClH t0ke
all the u'm and enthusiasm out of the party and
tedue as cold as body toithout life. After
the Radical press and stumpers rendered
the issue that vote for the Democratic
legislative ticket was vote for Vallandig-
ham for Senator, and that issue ,cas substan-
italy accepted By the Democracy, and the
LfgisfGttue csoop, 1tO elect aDy one else
ewould show an amount of cowardice that
would thoroughly disgust Democrats and
bring broad grin on the face of Radicals.
10 those who oppose the election of Mr..
Vansndighamaoe Deg TO suggest that ii the leg
tstGttre ticket had received no more uotes than
Judge Thurman received for Governor, zoe
aoouid not to- day be rejoicing in a Democratic
ndiortty.-H Holmes County Farmer.
| When we noticed the foregoing editori-
al in the Holuaes County Farmer on its ap-
pearance, it occurred to us that the editor
had permitted his zeal for Mr.. VALLANDIG-
HAM to get the better of his judgment, and
therefore, withheld comment on it. But
since we find it copied into the Dayton
Ledger, the home organ of Mr.. VAL.
LANDIGHAM, Justice to- Judge THURMAN
demands that some notice should be taker
of it. 1t is herein asserted that "the mass.
es of the Democratic party of Ohio" have
so set their hearts ION the election of Mr.
VALLANDiGHAM to the United States Sen.
ate" that nothing short of this will satisfy
them, and that shonld anybody else be
elected such coldness and indiffer-
ence would take hold of them as would
cause the Democratic party to become in
reality Ga body without life" That Mr.
yALLANDIGHAM has many warm friends we
| nnpnodo-fh hot fhc ~, ccos of tho 70 +.
ic party admire him is true; but il
it true that those members of the
Democratic party would become dis
,tisfied to coldness and Indifference if any
other able and unfiinching Democrat were
elected to the United States Senate? 1t is
the boast of the Democraticp party that they
are animated by considerations of "princi-
Piles, not men," Could they justly lay
claim to this boast if they were to cease
labor in behalf of the Democratic party
| because a certain man was not elected to
the Senate? Suppose the friends of Judge
THURMAN, land the fact that thirty one Dem
ocratic papers In the State haze declared in
favor of his election to the United States Sen
ate, while only thirteen Democrati, papers
in the State advocate the election of Mr..
|VALLANDIGHAM to the Senate, is ev-
idence that can not be controverted that
the, Judge has some friends,) were to say
that so set are s the masses of the Dem
:ratic party of Ohio" on his election
t. the United States Senate, that nothing
short of that would satisfy them; and that
ii the Legislature should refuse to elect
him it would inevitably result in taking
the Is vim and enthusiasm out of the party
and leave it as cold as body without life -
would they not at once be characterized as
men who subordinated principle to man
as man worshippers? Such character
ization would be admissible certainly
Now, the circumstance that thirty one Ohio
Democratic papers have espoused the election
of Judge THURMAN to the United States
Senate, tohereds only thirteen have espoused
the election of Mr.. r.VALLANDIGHAM to that
position, furnishes solid ground on which
to stand the supposition that "the masses
of the Democratic party or Ohio " have
not set their hearts SO on the election
of the latter that if the Legislature shall
not elect him they will draw all life out of
the Democratic Party and give it over to
the undertaken to be buried forever out of
sight; tor in matter SO grave thirty edi-
tors in Ohio could not be found to fly in
the face of public opinion. Furthermore,
it Is undeniable that there could not be found
in Ohio thirty Democratic editors who
would give open advocacy. to the election
of any man who was unsound' IN principle
or who would dishonor the Democratic
Party in the Senate of the United States,
or who would thus undertake to betray
the Democratic masses; but let us say
right here, and we speak that which
we do know, there is project. on foot
to defeat Judge THURMAN even
though it result in the election
of 4 man that soiu cause intense swearing,
if nothing worse, in the Democratic ranks
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM is not a party to this
scheme; but Republican wirepullers are at
work.
1t is true that during the late contest it
was charged that vote for the Democratic
candidates for the State Senate anu House
of Representatives. was equivalent to voting
for Mr.. 'YALLANDIaHAM; but we know of
no Democratic paperin the State that ac-
ceptei the issue thus rendered and fought
the campaign for Senator'S and Representa-
tives on that issue! The SrATEsM An denied
that that was the issue. and not one Demo-
cratic paper in the State took it to task for
that denial. If we are mistaken as to the
position other Democratic papers in the
State assumed on this matter we, shall be
obliged III the editors who did fl xht the
3 on, the issue. that vote
for the Democratic candidates for the State
Senate and House of Representatives was.
as the Republicans char ged, the same as
votefor Mr.,YALLANDIGHAMf for the United
States Senate; but until this shall be done,
we will continue in the belief that no edi
tor accepted the issue as thus rendered.
TIE unkindest part of the Farmers no
tice, however, is, the assertion that cit
the Legislative ticket had received no
more votes than Judge THURMAN re-
ceived for Governor,we would not to-
day be rejoicing in a Democratic major
ity." This is true. Gallia county gave
General HAYES ninety-nine majority-and
yet elected the Democratic candidate to
the Legislature. Was this member elect
eds because he openly avowed himself
in. favor of tho election of Mr.. VAL
LANDIGHAM, and because the Democrat
ic paper of Gallia county accepted the issue
that vote for the Democratic candidate was
the same as a vote for Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM?
IT so, how comes it that the Gallipots Dis
patch, the Democratic organ of Gallia coun-
ty, is in favor Of the election of Judge
THURMAN to the United States Senate?
Washington county gave General HAYES
majority of four and yet elected two Dem
ocratic members to the Legislature. Was