Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-09-19
The speech.. OF tn. Campaign.

The Nation, ofAug. 10Th, makes the fol-
lowing just and generous allusion to one
of the many able addresses made by
prominent Republicans during the pres
ent campaign. 1t says:
1.-THE canvass in Ohio is calling out
some ofthe Republican leaders in speech
es which will be of real value in all parts
of the Union. Senator Sherman deliver
ed last week a really able one at Canton,
reviewing the whole controversy be-
tween the President and Congress, and
Congress and the Democratic party
The whole address was, in fact, some
thing far better than a stump speech
It was a real lesson in political science,
full of good sense, logic, moderation and
fairness"
The same able paper, in the issue OF
Sept. 9th, takes up the topic again in the
following terms:
"Senator Morton and Mr.. Shellabar.
ger have both, during the past week, de-
livered addresses which, with fair
amount of rhetorical defect, were exceed
ingly powerful, and perhaps what il most
gratifying in them, is the loftiness of the
motives to which they appeal. The con-
trast in tone with the speeches of the
leading Democrats, is striking enough to
make one doubt whether they could be
addressed to the same community. Nor
ton, for instance, constantly appeals to
the popular sense of honor, love of coun-
try, regard for its fair fame self-respect,
love of Justice and ofequality, humanity
and SO on through the whole range OF
generous passions, while Pendleton ap-
peals as constantly to self-interest in its
very lowest forms, and talks throughout
as if a mans doing a thing that caused
him loss or discomfort had never been
heard Off
We reproduce these extracts because
such praise seems to us eminently de-
served. 1t is an honor, not merely to
the Republican party of Ohio, but to
that party throughout the land, and to
the cause of humanity itself, that such
addresses have been made and have been
so thoughtfully received and thoughtfully
perused And we would add to them the
speeches of Dennison and Cox and Bing.
ham and Hayes and White and others
which have in high degree the same
elevated tone and the same eminent
ability. With few exceptions it may
be said that this campaign, on the Repub-
lican side, has called out a higher order
of popular address than has ever beer
known in Ohio less of slang and non,
sense, and of loose or wild statement
and more of studied demonstration anC
of elevated moral sentiment.
Our public men have not in this re
spect misapprehended the mental anC
moral condition of our people. 1t may
be that the Democracy of Ohio are still
in such a state as to be Influenced by ap
peals to prejudice and caste, and by ran
dom assertions about the public debt
and so on but the Republicans as a bod,
are not only intelligent men, capable o
appreciating clear and profound argu
ment but are also deeply in earnest
alive to the true issues in this campaign
and ready to receive and to maintain tn
truth. Our representatives on the plat
form are no whit ahead of their constit
uents in this regard they are speaking
as stheirconstituentsex expect them tospeak
and as every man must speak who wishe
to retain his place in the respect of til,
Republicans of Ohio.
We are glad that the Nation has callet
the attention of the American people t.
the spirit and style in which our presen
canvass is being conducted. The Repub
licans of Ohio are not unconscious, eithe
of the proud position they already occupy
under the leadership of such men as these
or of the vast responsibilities which res
upon them at the present hour, will
respect both to their own State and t.
the country at large. They have no sym
pathy for slang or blackguardism; the!
have no desire to succeed by appeals t.
popular prejudice or enthusiasm merely
they wish to triumph only as all grea
causes and great parties triumph-b.
calm demonstration of the Right. Thur
man and Pendleton, and their clique
may go on with their systematic style o
address; but they will find that the,
have erred in policy as well as in princi
pie, and, by aiming too low, have failed Il
reach even the Democratic heart. Al
for turning back one sound Republican
by such pleas, they may as well give VI
their expectations: such result is not Il
be thought of.