The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-19
OHIO POLITIC
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.

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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD
The Democrats Becoming Suddenly Sanguine
OF More Than Usual Gains in October-Ne-
gro Suffrage the Leading Question In Ohio
It's Defeat Tolerably Certan-Ben Wade
DisappOinted-HOw His Cleveland Friends
Treated Him-The Financial Phnse Of the
| Characterization OF the Germans from
the Radical Pnrty-The Candidates for Gov
CLEVELAND Sept. II. 1867.
The political canvass in this State like the shifting
kaleidoscope Of national affairs is every day assuming
feature Of increasing interest The democracy which some
weeks ago meditated more ambitious achievement
than the capture OF small county Offices has Just
begun to talk seriously Of sweeping the entire State
this stage OF the canvass however such uttcrances
only BIO regarded gasconade for between and
sh Of October IL is possible for issues to present them
selves to counterac those which apparently favor the
democratic party As matters now stand the proposed
amendment to the constitution Of Ohio giving the
groes the right to VOTE forms the leading question be-
tween the two parties contendng for the supremacy
The republican party has thrown down the
gauntlet, not however, in a manner to COM
mend much admiration, but relying ON It's
established strength 1t hopes to carry, by
small majority, the object which 1t has at heart But
why should the republican party go to much trouble
and such risks to SECURE for tie handful Of
negroes In this State the elective ranchiso Because
as should think the inconsistsncy Of permitting the
ballot to the ilorate blacks Of the South ard with
holding from the educated darkeys Of Obern gives
tsthe democrats their most potent argument against
the purely partisan and arbitrary legislation Of the party
in power; argument too that Is having Its lesiti-
mate eneet and according to the dings receive OF
republican losses in other States Is opening the eyes Of
the country to the hypocrcal character Of radical pro-
fsssons Here in this republican State the negroes
number but eight thousand, and though each
model Of Ethiopian intelligence the so-callsd
regensrators Of the black have perstsny denied
Thorn the boon they readily conferred on the semi
civilized Africans on the plantations Of Florida.
1t might be premature to cay that this constitutional
amendment will DO defeated: but II tho manner in
which republican crowd received Ben wade's sup
pca.ions for suffrage to the negro yesterday after.
noon be an indication OF the prevailing temper
on the subject, poor Sambo has little to hope
for from his professed friends The motive Of Senator
Wade in asking his hearers to enfranchiss the negro
seemed be TO him. he said from the shame and
inconsistency he fears to be reproached with WASH
ington for giving TO Southern negroes what his
State refuses to yield 10 tritng element OF popua-
ton or course the democrats joytuliy accept this
challenge on the constitutional amendment, and with
that point OF the contest they feel sanguno success
Their orators no. slow TO mark the consequences
sure to follow the granting OF suffrage to the negro.
They say, let the Constitutional amendment DO adopted
and tho blacks will swarm into the state from the
Southern border filling the and
ing tho value OF the white mans bone and muscle.
They contend further that the municipal government Of
Ohio wasa compact between white men, to which the
negro was party, and cannot therefore presume
claim these rights TO which his patrons say he entitled
They ask tho citizen who shouldered his musket ana
went to the war impercd his life to set the negro free
and put him on political level with himself In turn
TO the republican party ind div sion In It's ranks
is called the Western Reserve where the forces of
republ canism, when driven from the battlenelds
OF the Interior retire to recruit their icyons and meet
amendment will receive but feeble Affirmation. When
w You allow IN. noy.ss u to no scasy;
voice responded yes; II any man inclined TO say
he was unable to overcome bis .mldiy To Ben II was
doubt If he has yet recovered from its effects In jus
tce TO him, however it should be mentioned 1t was tho
first time in that he addressed the.Cleve.
snders and consequently unaware OF how far be-
hind tho age they actually are. Yet this city was set
tied by pilgrims from Connecticut ana still pervadcd
by atmosphere OF Purisn!sm, in which drinking beer
aud reading newspapers on the Sabbath are contrary to
Leaving the negro to bis fate may be well to glance
at ne other phases In the contest and at the leading
pson On
by ono side and facetionsy treated by tho other The
dc .y % h: white PSSps
what win sixteen hundred banks and q bonded
deot Of three or four billions do with the peoples
hbertyf They conclude that as the debt was made In
grcenbacts should be disposed Of In the currency
The republicans laugh at this logic aud inquire tho
or such q proceeding as borrowing money to pay .
CREDITOR but apart from that thore Is genuine party
issue on another financial question: and which IL
tremely popular throughout the Wes-namcly the tax
ing OF government bonds George H. Pend eton who IL
N present stumpng the State, gives particular attention
TO TINS suhict cad bs1s ons who, than sny other
man tls vsy, I'm sonmoad on audience Of willing
lsonerx oasa f,ra tb1 ranks OF his opponsru, his
srgumeriB rebape ulusua consideration 'fax the
bonds" che cry Of the democrats, and one more
plausible. II net strictly just IL would be dicu for
them adopt In calculating the chances OF the demo-
cratic party carrying some n not most OF their cand
da'es part Of the German element must be taken into
Consideration A. an opposing TO radical ascendancy
The Germans, 10 whom any restraint on their social
habits seems almost as unendurable as the curtament
OF political privilege, have had their az
republican party since tho enactment OF an Excise
law, foreding the tmohonored beverage OF Gambrnus
from exercising its civlzng influence the Sabbath.
The democrats in counting up their prospective gains
claim positive ability TO reduce the thirty thousand
republican standard majority by ct least one half
Judge Thurman, the candidate for Governor on the
democratic side, 10 one Of the most distinguished law
yers OF the state man not much given 10 seeking for
popularity but one whose legal requirements and thor.
ough Identification with democratic principles makes
him favorite with his party.
General Have the republican candidate Is Clncin.
natl lawyer Of moderate attanments candid and cours.
In debate and entirely free from the rucuent ana
offensive msnrer peculiar TO some OF the superativcy
loyal radicals He served In the army and has good
Union record.
In the belt OF counties extending through the centre
or What Is called the backbone OF the STATE, whore
democrats ana republicans more evenly distributed