The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-28
The Political situation In tho West,

Tie elections to come Off on The 9th Of Oc-
tober in p sylvania and Ohio are the straws
tina. show winch way the wind blows, either
for or against the supremacy Of the radical
cause, with its swar by load of negro govern
ment over white people, AMI its rich argosy
of national banks, national debt and national
taxation. These elections are, therefore,
watched with on anxiety all the more keen
because it i, brsed upon tn, two most natural
and most potent insincts-selEpride and self
interest Shall The pirty be permitted to OBJ
tain renewed lease of power which would
hand over ten Stite' Of the Union to the gov
eminent Of an ignlrant and seml-brutallzed
race and would css .blish social and political
equality with that race in The Northern States,
in violation of tho instincts of oar people p
party which has run the country to the verge
of ruin by Its extravagance and corruption,
and boldly justidss its past actions, while at
the same time, on tn. eve Of an election, it
sneakingly cnts about retrenchmrnt and re-
form" rs its con ldct for the future? These
are the questions which agitate the public
mind, not only in The West, where these issues
are 10 be imme lately tried. but all over the
country.
And how stands popular sentiment upon
these issues in Pennsylvania and Ohio? From
close observat on OF the canvass in both Of
these States We are satisfied that marvellous
reaction is taking place. Distrust of the radi-
cal leaders AMI disgust Of negro suffrage
appear to have taken possession of the rank
AMI file Of the party, and thus we find apathy
prevailing to-day where enthusiasm existed
year ago. All the discipline, the organization
and the money so lavishly expended, have
failed to divert tho Thoughts Of the people
from the prominent gu stions with which the
radical party is sa dled-negro supremacy
and thoroughly rotten system of finance
that Is robbing the public in order to enrich
the politicians and capitalists. Pondering
upon these subjects the quondam supporters
of the radical ticket hesitate to 60 into the
campaign with the vim that made them the
most earnest supporters Of the party during
the war. They are Gallons to the inspiration
ofrepublican documents, and they are disposed
to stay at home when called upon to attend
radical meetings and lis'en to the eloquence Of
the stump spe .kers In many counties Of Ohio
radical meetings have been poorly attended,
hardly corporal's guard to cheer Ben Wade
and John A. Logan; while upon the same
ground democratic speakers inveighng against
the financial system Of the government and
negro suffrage have had audiences by the
thousand. That there Is q large republican
Ill .su hni~ tho t~o ticGo
the republican leaders do not deny, and the
shrewdest calculator among them will not
venture upon prediction that the Stale 10 not
in imminent danger Of being lost to them,
despite their Overwhelming majority Of thirty
eight thousand . year ago. Were we to
touch upon the probabilities We would
say that the radicals In Ohio will
elect their candidate for Governor, General
Hayes, upon his personal and military record;
that they will lose their majority in the Legis-
la,ure, which has the election Of United
States Senator in the place Of Ben Wade and
that they will possibly fail to elect their can
didate for Congress in the Second district to
all the seat vacated by General Hayes. Should
they succeed, however, II will be by reduced
majority, tantamount to defeat, which may
be regarded as the precursor Of total dis
comfture In the next election.
In Pennsylvania, where the election takes
place on the same day, there are no more
prominent of,ces TO be filed than that Of Judge
Of the Supreme Court and the county Offices.
There Is, therefore, some indifference ss 10 the
result. Int II IN siQuidcant of the weakness NJ
the radical party that In framing their plat
form at the State convention they shirked negro
suffrage altogether. For this they are de-
nounced as mean and cowardly BY the ultra
portion Of their own party and scofrsd Of by
their opponents. II 1t was good and wise to
enfranchise the black men in the ten Southern
States, where they exist TO tho number Of
noarly four millions, why was II not 30 10
Pennsylvania, where they number but few