Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-11
REJOICE DEMOCRATS!

REJOICE DEMOCRATS!
Victory, Glorious V .tcory is Yours
a Democrats, you, with the assistance Of
Republicans who rose superior to the ap-
pe,ls to passion, did q glorious work in
. Ohio on Tuesday last. '2Tl870
ioo You have elected a majority of Demo-
a Gratis to the Senate, and majority of Dem
ocrats to the House OF Representatives,
which ensures the election of a Democrat
to the United States Senate, instead Of
,BEsJAMrN F. WADE. Hff e-<ceas
We pronounce this glorious victory-a
victory the importance of which does mot
& 1t the first glance appear. In the last Sem
ate, the Republicans had majority of 10
and in the House they had sixty-eight out
of the one hundred and five members.
You, Democrats and the Republicans
who assisted you, were not satisfied with
n j . O.
simply voting crushing condemnation of
10 the proposition to strike from your State
Constitution the word White; but for the
purpose of guarding the State against hav-
ing negro suffrage forced upon it you
: have elected majority of Democrats to
the Legislature. You thereby have pro-
claimed that Ohio sanctions no further OUT
rage upon the Constitution of the United
= Stsses, and that you want a man put into
the United States Senate in the place of
.sB&NJAMN F. WADE, who, by his voice,
vote and infu ence will assist in thwarting
,ssuch outrages. =
Is not this victory of gigantic proper
tions?
SWhen. in January last, the Democratic
State Executive Committee was organized
oby the election of JOHN g. THOMPSON
Chairman and the writer of this as Secre-
.tary, few had the courage to hope for a
success so gratifying. Forty-tpo thousand
sir hundred and ninety sic was the majority
that had been given for the Republican
candidate for Secretary of State at the
preceding election. 1t was toweringly
'formid able. The impression prevailed
that the State was Republican beyond a
peradventure. Timid counsellors would
ehaSe it that quiet campaign, through
which the Republicans should not be
awakened into activity, was the only yswsy
by which anything in the direction of sue
cess could be reached. The Chairman
Thought otherwise The Democratic candi-
date for Governor thought otherwise.
Work, steady, persistent and unyielding
work. was decided upon and accordingly
d-sired; but all was done that could be
done with the aid and support the Com
Eittee' received from Democrats through
out the State. 1t is our impression that
had the Committee been as fully seconded
IS was desired the victory would yet be
more complete than it is. Judge THURMAN
is probably defeated by small majority
and our figures make out that he is-
aud, although scarcely man in the
State supposed that he stood the
least possible chance Of an election, onr
belief is that had JOHN G. THOMPSON been
allowed to have his way in every particu-
lar he would be elected by very fair ma
jority. BY parties outside of the Commit
tee and not connected with the State Tick
etshe was overruled in some things. About
this it is now needless to indulge surmise.
1t is, however, due to say that Mr..
THOMPSON is entitled to the sincere thanks
of the Democracy of Ohio for the ability
and fAithinlness with which he has perform
ed his duty in the campaign that has just
closed. He first laid his plans with view
of carrying the Legislature, and In these
plans he has been rewarded with success.
Ne man has done more in contributing to
this success than Judge THURMAN, our gal
laMt standard bearer. And, fellow-Dem-
OCIdtey III COutCuipiuehiS buO udSul-
tude OF this grand result just con-
slider how bitterly and how meanly he
and his noble wife were assailed by native
and imported Radical stumpers. With q
reckless disregard of truth and gentleman
.ly breeding, they appealed to the passions
and the prejudices of their audiences.
Their editors worked with sturdy energy
and zeal ia this dirty work. all the while,
and under the strongest taggravation, JUDGE
THuaxAssmsintained the dignity Of gem
tlemau with heroic firmness, placing his
trust fl the people that they would
put to shame his foul-mouthed re-
vilers. The White people have done so !;
for H Hdefeated, he is defeated By cosers ,cao
are at least part Negro.
The Journal is still harping on the Irish.
calling themfs iligant artists of the 1iod."
They refused to vote that the Negro. was a.
good astbenselves, while the Joasaal edi-
tor, with An equally correct appreciation
Of his talent, voted that the Negro was bet7
ter than himself. Both were correct