Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-27
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The Morning Journal, publishes as edito-
rial land'eonsequently indorses the follow
ing from the Canton Repository, relative to
the Negro Suffrage candidates for Gov
ernor: ....--
'sThere is no longer any doubt Of General
Garfield intention to decline the nomina-
tion which majority of his fellow-parti-
sans in Ohio have felt disposed to thrust
upon him. Omitting the name of Garfield
and the names OF the other, distinguished
statesmen who have expressed disinclina-
ton to accept the Chief Magistracy of the
State, and dropping out the twenty-nine
obscure gentlemen" remaining in the field
after the withdrawal of the Hon. Donn
Piatt, we have the list narrowed down, in
our opinion, to the Hon. Samuel Galloway,
and Gems. Hays, Keifer and Cowan. We do
not suppose there is any question as to
the Radicalism of either, nor can their ex-
ecutive abilities be doubted.
Within the whole State only GALLOWAY,
HAYS, KEIFER and CowAN, can be found to
accept the doubtful honor of being the
Radical candidate for Governor of Ohio,
and these, men of but third-rate intellect.
6 Such getting down stairs we never did
see!s ' ..,....' 3,.t .55 ~. .t
.' When AbOlitionism was in its palmy
days, Presidential aspirants sought the
nomination to aid their prospects. Being
Governor of Ohio, made CHASE Secretary of
the Treasury and Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court. A single term as Governor
made DENNIsoN President of the Conven-
tion that nominated LINCOLN and JOHNSON,
and subsequently, made him Postmaster
General, and his friends are now seriously
urging his claims for President. And the
great sectional party that made these men
Governors, is now so scarce of respectable
timber, as to name SAMUEL GALLOWAY,
Gen. HAYS, Gen. KEIFER and the Military
Adjutant General CowAN, as all that can be
induced to enter as candidates for the nom
ination. --1T 'fan-sE 2
The party has better material, morally,
physically, Intellectually, yet that better
material is not forthcoming. Why is this
In our opinion, there is but one answer to
this question, and it is this: The dead
weight of carrying Negro Suffrage this
fall-the signs which in the recent State
elections in Connecticut, Kentucky-and
the local elections in Ohio, Indiana, and
other States, cast their shadows before, all
eonspire to show that Ohio is and will be
Democratic this fall. This fact is so patent
TO the Radical leaders, that the SCHENcKs,
CoxEs, GARFIELD, HoADLYs, DENNIsoNs,
TOPS, DELANos, etcetera, prefer square
back-down to an overwhelming defeat at
the polls.
We regret to see these men scared before
they are hurt. In the person OF Judge
THURMAN the Democracy nominated the
right man for the right place. Besides
this, in character, in talent, and in all that
constitutes the man and the statesman, he
is foeman worthy of the steel of any man
in the Republican ranks, and we much pre-
fer that the candidate opposed to him is
alike worthy and well qualified. Once, we
are told. ian eagle, towering in mid-heaven,
was hawked at and brought down by a
OWL but if this thing was ever
done, it cannot be politically repeated on
the Democratic candidate by suchsmen as
compose the list of Negro Suffrage candi-
dates, when narrowed down" to CowEN,
KEIPER HAYS and GALLOWAY.
Give the Radicals fair chance of success
in Ohio, and their candidates will be as
thick as flies in midsummer around a
honey pot. As it is, our best advice to
them is, advertise for candidate and make
UP pony purse, to pay him for his defeat.