New-York tribune., 1867-08-24


preparation for an active canvas so' 'tpnsing along
already there has been cOnsdeiable @ De d,ie e
the whole line. Thurman, NallahHlslnii U'u iii o'
ond nthrr Drmocrafi orduanc Of 10 ordinary clotr
are blazing away at The RepuDIcan.s' tt ,,1
lee and score Of active patriots meet thc enemy hore
,b,, ot1 ,,, aud kpep them busly engaged moilOh,
Baker Colflx WashmTn, sChenck, anu uoheh niote
first class stnnpers are snUimy a. Of Ohio Ben Wade
opens his batteries at Marietta A., r.. o. -.
Thurman the Democratic candidate Ior Governor
and never was a popular man even with ms own party;
His we'll known sympathy WIN e .eptiIon nas cau1tu
heal and seriously doubt II he can vote Tor such man
It still worse with the soldiers ana we dOuDt they
bo led for their defeat In the field and would have
been glad 10 them come nome beaten DESERVING 10
te eneIy in the Of the battle, firing into the
hacks of their comrades, would have been no worse
treaohery to desert now when the results OF the
war are TO be fixed at the ballot box. The Democratic
leaders do not indeed, expect 10 win over any cOnsider
bic number OF the soldiers The bringing oI Ealandg-
nam info the canvass will do much 10 drive of not only
fhe soldier vote, but these honest men who while they
do not believe III Radcalism hate ana desplSO traitor
Tbe fact that he Is In favor of ThurmanS election will
cost that gentleman at least 10000 votes The trouble IN
Vaand hams case s that he has more brains than the
rest the Ohio Democrats and sooner rs ne cast up
the political surface than he shines Ike purescent
fish the shore, attracting the notice OF everybody
by his brightness yet disgusting all by his unsoundnoss
The Democrats Of OHIO should have remembered the eX-
ample set them by the Philadelphia Conventions ana re
duested the who had been convicted of disoyalty
by COurtmartial, District Court, aud Supreme Court
10 retire out OF the sight OF loyal men yet while IL
vas not Tor his previous record Naland1ghan would
make the best showing for his party OF any man on thc
Democratic stump HES speeGh9s so iar nave f Dge1
Ranncy aud Thurman presents neither IDEAS nor olc;
indeed, It IL pretty certain pP'n ana nS tfS bn % viii have 70
furnish the Democratic side with Drains TOT ti canvass
No ,c rcad tNo of Thurman speeches, and he makes
nom en0unh hand of it. dear knows. In the first be
from an English book long extracts 10 snow lat
tbe uerroes i'm Jamaica did get along well after
Ley were set free before The book has long ago been
cOntradctcd. but If IL were true, We cannot see
,Sh"t harm IL has upon the GoyeInOrshp OF OniO
even the negro question in America. This excellent can
nfcrority of the negro race forgetting entirely that
~ tha tutzf
the Rev c. II. Graham, negro ana that John NJ Lang
SION one of Ohos most noted lawyers and eloquent men,
is black Ia his second speech Mr Thurman touches the
financial question: but with nervous rear, Ike emu
uaving Will fire who is afraid every moment OF burning
is fingers He Is evidently in favor Of rpudiatOn, but
knowing how unpalaabe that doctrine would be TO the
neoue of Ohio he whips the devil round the stump
by prone ,ug that the bonds shall be retired and green
backs issued IN hCir stead lie hopes the people VIII NOT
se tnat hs move is nothing more nor less than rcpuda-
ton IN another fon since It would not be possible TO re-
the bonds without rendering the grtcnDacks WORTH
less Under cover Of reducing the taxes the Governor
addres himself to the task OF pcrsuadng the people To
destroy their banks and with them hali thcr properly
hut he rcs over the subject and after lahOrlng down
coIumn ab1udons II In alarm. Vaandc cham and Ranney
boldly approach the financial question ana taIHe'lJ
aTgs in favor OF replacing the bonds with paper money,
and thus lowering the taxes. This bond ana tax question:
% be made the CnpTap Of the calhpAgh ana to ON
tors hope TO catch many honest farmers vote with te
Uromi,r of low taxes The dcmag0gism Of their plan
VIII soon be exposed however and Wien the farmer" SEQ
reputation in it. they VIII be apt SNc hot OHy tue
nj IN int the men who advocate il, a cold shoulder.
Ranncy is tine old fossil who has been Aauded down TO
railroads steamboats,, and all Kinds Of modern improve
nients. Give him his own way, ahd he w0ln prove
bull tn Ciua shop among thc inventors ana lhoif IN
fernl devices for destroy inc useful manual labor Nc
Comick and his reaper wOud be burned; Howe scaped,
aud his se"inBinschihc slh35hed' Whe SuSh uelll7n
old fellows a. Fulton and Ben Franklin would have their
bones eXhncd aud east INTO the sea as unworthy 10 lie
buried the land Ranncy II liOllSIy opluscdto our
present syslcm Of nanCotA0ug what kind OF system
lie would have he doe, hot say @ asaou t,,iiAn tig @
put in circulation He replied hc dd not, but thought
the Judge believed IN valuation oi al animals and
goods and their exchange ~ hGu o lHohSg, Al We ~
member correctly, Arcmas Ward explained m one Of his
lectures the working OF such currency IN Utah Tic
first man brought c to pay ms way INTO the SHOW lHo
next pix and received the cat ~ change The next
goat, and got the pg IA change then man brought
COW aud GOT dog two PIGS ana cat IN change aud 80
on 10 the end OF the exhibition. The Snowman asserts
that the people all carried their change into the audience
with then, and that there Was frequently, during the
perforpHncc great financial disturbance He also tells
us That The fellow making change at the widow with the
pigs greatly disturbed his lecture For his cnightch
inrnt, We heartily commend The experience OF tho re
nov1icd Snowman 10 ue great financial Jgdge. Tue an
tpGthY OF the Judge TO me racine lTuha ~
Say Pacific uad' 10 him. and he - instantly Affected
much the sigl oi water Affects Iaoidd0g AieF TIE
election, verify believe be- VIII Dy biahhtt ana tunA
hawk aud join spotted TAIL ana his braves. lio" II
would delight the soul Of the Judge TO lg IN the long
prairie gss aid blaze away at tha eusseu engine aS II
perhaps the most intensely earnest and learned man
du his own estimation IA tho Democratic cans NJ s law
yer Rimcll lie viii not assume Ia address thr people
hY stump spcccncs n ha usual way but reads long aud
dry essays 10 thcm on inasaulii"h ana Tcpuu!hlo;
Kimciu !, dead n earnest ana believes us ceSys VIII
day be- the study oi future grhrraious, and Furnish
food Tor coming stdtcsn 10 hlFr'I '"EIrN, VIII mere
after make ~ laws conform to ls propo, ions, aud long
after he gone The learned OF all lands Will point proudly
10 ONO As the birthplace oi the great aiatOmist aud
economist, 20 fortune ana % fame unknown. with
head buratlng wltn ideas, and a brow pad with
thought he w.l' ever and anon during the coming
yass appear papeg hnd before the public hten
ignorant naHud Is tO their duties let tho peul4o Of
Ono De duly thankful % au ovcrIuAnS Providence.
There viii De lively attempt 10 excite the prejudice Of
the Grrnts against he ueuc aud thus defeat the sur
ifagC question: Dut the Germans nave been loyal 20 the
du:L the was. and not willing 60 De advised by
such men - Nilandishan ana those men who fought
init der Iebei0u." and have every reason 10 believe
that the SUI question viii ruu well up with the
the ticket Ten thousand will be- the maximum loss
aud We can hardly believe 10 VIII be 50 great
Tie Republicans have been sInguarly fortunate IN the
selcgtlnu u then standard bearer Gen ~ ives was one
of sheridan, best brigade ana division commander. and
changing boldly the enemy = position He was active
nen3c oi tho last and present Congress ND resigned
his seal o carry the GubernatOra banner Of the gallant
Buckeye state The General has agrcoably disappointed
his frleds b proving hin " one uf the best ui6rar m
the county. When nominated, IT was not SUPPOSED he
had much talent IN that way; but his speeches have
given u ar agreeable surprise III, very nrsf ehort
showed the enemy the man they bad 10 cope with was
I'm sch cases ncy did not attempt 10 reply 10 avcs bnt
attacked boldly aud cndrayOrod To put him on the de-
fcnsiYc Their ruse partially successful and the
General bryiu explainipg and defending his nnsit n
but bluf old Beu Wade told him 0 charge the enemy
and since then the vJuug soldier has been rding htcd
and purred over the doughficcs who sought G call him
aud his party 10 account or their devotion TO the Union
The unscrupulousness Of Democratic politicians
IA years gone by. Is well known, but their
pHaI acme 'tments have been completely
shddO"cd by the bIiancy OF their recent
operations N Tenncsscc aud OHIO. Here IN Cincinnati
thtS began 10y growing suddenly pl0us the purpose OF
competing the Republican Mayor 70 infOrce the Sunday
lass close the beer gardens, and thereby offend The
ue,nS whose votes they hoped to get. Having failed
IN thell urHt attempt they are busily engaged In
abusing the negroes aud trying persuade the Germans
i, Una. outrage carries with II both political and social
equality How well they will succeed the intelligence of
tlc Germans will determine
The local politics of the city attract than usual at
tenuo TIC seat left vacant IN Congress by the resa-
u0n OF Gov H1ycs Is warmly contested by GEN Carey
and Richard Smith of The GdseG The Indications AZ
present are that Smith viii be nominated ard IL So me-
VIII he certainly elected Mr. smith is recognized one
Oi lhe aDest writer's III the country, and his business
qualifications are unsurpassed. lie s clever gentleman
and Tor 80 years has been harwOrke The Gdzee owes
much OF It's success aud high standing b. him. and he IL
to-day, perhaps. the leading Change His opin-
ions OF finance regarded very important and he