Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-10-25


certain political sun-worshippers ''re-
action. Reaction against what They
also cali them a "counter-revolution".
Revolution counter to what revolution?
We know of nothing for the people to
react against except their own former
decisions as the ballot box We know
Of no revolution to be reversed e1-
.eept that one which resulted In the sup
preston of the rebellion. Ifit Is meant
that il is a reaction against that element
by which the country has been saved
and in favor Of that. one by which it
came near being destroyed, tits certair-
~ a most dangerous eaction- 1T It is
a revolution designed to turn loyal men
out of power and put rebels and Copper
heads in, st is equally dangerous. Yet.
we know Of no other reaction or reYolu-
.tion possible under present eircumstaIl-
ces.
We opine that upon careful analysis
the late elections viii be found to sig
nifv neither q. sreaetfoIs or counter
revolution. Take Ohio for an exam
pie. There is no doubt that nothing
like the full Republican vote was pol
led in the State. In Hamilton county
1000 Republicans remained away from
the polls. In this county there was
an average Of at lea st 10 in each town.
ship who did likewise and we have no
doubt the same is the case in every 9th
er county in the State. On the other
hand the full Copperhead vote has been
polled. We doubt if there are 1000
Democrats in the State who did not vote,
while it is morally certain that at least
1000 apafhetie Republicans remained
away. Besides, there are very strong
indications that certain counties were
heavily packed with Democratic voters
for the express purpose ofoarrying the
Legislature.
Another cause of Republican defcien-
cv is the natural relaxation in the en-
ergies of our party growing out of the
continued excitement of the past six
years. Meanwhile the COpperheads
were inspired with desperate energy by
the desperate nature of their situation,
spent money like water, sent their paid
agents into every county, and kept
their operations mainly concealed from
the public eye by means of their secret
organizations. The organ Of the Grand
Army of the Republic in this State says
in its last issue: cit is a fact that the
enemy have a formidable secret MILITARY
reorganization Ohio. which they used with
telling effect against us in the late po-
'liticaI campaign. We shall not attempt
to give the ritual of this organization at
this time, but we are certain of its ex-
|istence, and know it to be of the basest
kind, and antagonistieaE to the Covert
n1ent."
We repeatedly called attention to this
organization prior to the election and to
the fact that it held its secret meetings
in our own. county. By means of It the
party machinery of Democracy was
managed, its meetings drummed up,
its documents and papers distributed,
and its voters brought out on election
day. Tho results only were seen, and
hence the astonishment at the 1argeness
Of Democratic meetings and Of the
Democratic vote. It will be remember
ed IN this connection that YaHandigham.
the Grand Commander of the Knights
of the Golden Circle, drew larger meet
ings than any other Democratic speak
er.
Still another cause, to our mind, is
the lax course that has been pursued
in references to the punishment Of Lead
ing rebels. Had JEFF Davis and some Of
his confreres been promptly brought to-
trial and hgsRg we believe the Union
party would have been everywhere
overwhelmingly triumphant this fall.
Many have forgotten the fact that the
Union party was not to blame for this
escape of rebels from punishment and
that it was brought about through the
apostacy of the Acting President.
As the smoke clears away it becomes OBJ
vius also that the Democratic buneombe
in reference to taxes and the national
debt has had an unfortunate effect up
On many minds not familiar with the
intricacies of finance. This alone we
fully believe, has done more injury than
all the prejudice against the suffrage
measure. For instance, Cary was elect
to Congress in Cincinnati by virtue of
the greenback humbug despite the fact
that he had fully committed himself to
the sufrage amendment and had strong
ly advocated it's submission. Though a
lifelong temperance man he was sup
ported by the whisky ring, another
fact illustrating the power of the DEM
oeratic7 clap-trap and quaelzery about
finance to. deceive the popular mind.
These are some of the many reasons
which might be given to show that the
late election was not in any sense what
ever a reaction They apply with
equal force to some other States as an
analysis Of their votes shows.
But the people will yet be undeceived
in reference to De nocratic demagoguery
about finance and other national ques-
tions, and the knowledge of the facts
VIII react with double force against the
would be thieves and robbers who have
sought popularity by propositions to
plumber the public creditors. We be-
neve the people mean to do right, and
our platform Of Honesty and Justice
cannot fail. It is bound to win.
SOLDIERS, READ.-The Dayton Jour
nal says that seYenty-fiVe invalid sol /
diers in the SOldiers' Home in that CitV |