The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-09-11
The Campaign in Ohio.

/ uO OeSAd pIoA 81 ~
The Radicals are evidently becoming
alarmed at the prospect of defeat in Ohio, II
as well as in New York, Pennsylvania, In.
diana and elsewhere. Ohio is the home OF
ESenator Wade. The Legislature to be
elected there this autumn will have the cleo h
ton Of Mr.. Wade's successor in the Senate.
To save Ohio, therefore, oil the energies oil
| the Radical faction that can be spared from
from the Africapization of the South are to
he devoted. Senators Wade and Sherman
are both on the stump. On Tuesday last
they made speeches; the latter ut Canton,
the former at Marietta. We publish else,
where some extracts from the speech OF
Senator Sherman. A considerable portion,
and by fur the most interesting part OF his
remarks, was devoted to financial matters;
but both he and Wade present the negro
suffrage issue, pure and simple, as the prom
inept feature of the contest. Sherman
adroitly evades the particular application,
: of this issue to Ohio, aud endeavors to lead
public attention to the propriety OF estab-
fishing negro suffrage in the South. In do-
r inc this he strikes some heavy blows at his
umore advanced" Radical associates. lie
e declares that "taxation without representa-
J, t;on Is tyranny "that all persons are
Q equal before the law, and should have an
: equal voice in making the laws" The ar
n gament of Senator Sherman upon these ak
; IONS is q crushing commentary and con,
t, dempation of the course of the Radical
/ leaders in Congress with reference to recon
4 struction in the South. tits an argument,
'e in favor of giving to the white people OF
ID that tyrant-trodden land equal political
a. rights with the negroes, which Congress
IT and the satraps, who are doing the oldalnS
u of Congress, have systematically denleo.
IL Senator Sherman also condemns military
b. governments" and asserts that they fought
he to be only temporary scaffoldlng for civil
ly Governments" This speech of Senator
ng Sherman contains axioms enough to furnish
er condemnation of all the Radical legislation
ad in Congress. 1t is painful to observe these
ne axioms SO strangely mis-applied as to b
employed to invite popular support OF I'M
ar very men. whose every act, when judged
or, by such lights, is subject to condemnation
ng Mr., Sherman has addressed himself to tn
nd conservative element Of the Republican
ng marty. and has adroitly framed his speec
ia 70 win their confidence. In this he be
Tor comes most dangerous enemy to Consel
70 vatism, and most powerful ally OF ha y,
aot calism. He invokes the confidence OF tn ,i
ing Conservatives by exhibiting to them poll
sed ical ax,oms-" glittering generalites,
her which all admits-and invites them I
re- march with him to such sweet music Int
IS the camp of Radicalism, where these a.
NC IONS are ruthlessly trodden under foot, on
TO these generalities are openly derlded.
pom On the other baud, Senator Wade rus
.el; es with needless impetuosity, straight
low the issue Of unqualified negro equality. l
declares that to be the cornerstone OF I, h
ust- publicanism, and denounces all the lollo
A to ers Of the Republicanism party banner w
nom hesitate to take this advanced stel
had which he asserts is "only the logical a
, set legitimate conclusion" Of all they have 40
tb a before, We are gratifed that Mr. wa
MS has presented this issue distinctly ana
good ectly to the people Of Ohio. There v
gam now be no dodgeing it by other Republic
1t 1t speakers. That is the issue, and upon
on tho Republican party Of Ohio must st'
itted or fail. Revolving around this cent
over point are other questions that cannot
u to to attract popular attention, such as
she fearful and unprecedented Indeed, hlthe
st IN inconceivable- corruption OF the Repu
the can patty as evidenced by its enorm
IN taxation Of the country only for party |
poses, and to promote the fortune OF pa
san parasites; the shocking depravity
Gently disclosed by the exposure OF the
tardly Holt, Ashley and Conover consp
cy against the President; the effort to
t We v vat the negro race to political and 50
g us supremacy over the whites. ana the r
h fel- less disregard Of all constitutional n !
senti- the destruction of popular freedom. ana
, and Capitalization of all the powers OF all
acts, departments OF the Government in
to be hands of an inscriptions, Radical
oys in gressional cabal. We have enumer
i've of only a few of the questions that Shout
class presented to the people in the approac;
o son, canvass but these are enough in u
There selves. Let these things be charged \
ons to upon the Republicans from every hus,
who in every county and neighborhood, and
risk result must be defeat Of the Radical
Rich tionists more crushing and soverwhei
than was eyer before inflicted upon
actual litical party National lntelligenceF