Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-10-24

just sense, and yet they would have
been disfranchised. They left the
army without legal discharges, but
with no bad intentions. Secondly,
the amendment was put In the mid
die Of the Republican ticket, where
every man who resolved to vote
against it must either not vote,
scratch the ticket or vote against it.
The largest number scratched the
ticket, and many stayed at home -
These facts will appear on the face
OF the official returns Yet with all
the tremendous odds against US,
Gem Hayes, the gallant and worthy
candidate ofthe Republicans, is elect
ed, and if it is necessary to organize
the militia of Ohio and march to
W ashington, he is, we doubt not,
ready to do it.
In our private estimate, before the
election, we thought negro suffrage
would run full $4,000 below the gen
eral ticket, but, in fact, it has a great
deal more than that. The reason is,
not only the prejudices against the
negro, but, the deserter clause.
which was equal to 10000 votes J
and the disaffection of many Repub.
licans to having any such questions
raised. A national party should pu.
nothing in its creed, doctrines or
organization which does not relate
to the national policy or measures.
With religious, sacred or morsl
questions, national party has moth
ing to do. The national measures
which are before the Republican
party, are the reconstruction of'the
South, the equalization of taxes, the
payment of the national debt, and
thorough economy in all depart
ments of the Government. Let Con
gress attend to this at its next ses
sion. in the best manner which the
means and wisdom of the day will
permit, and the Republican President
in 1868 will be elected by overwhel-
ming majorities. This brings us to
a second cause of the Republican
lukewarmness. This is the financial
question. Congress 1--WE mean the
last one has apparently been ready
to spend money for any purpose,
hap p-hszard with very little regard to
economy or necessity. This must at
once be stopped. The nation has
no money to spare on every scheme
which spectators get up. AS to the
currency question, public opinion
will undoubtedly justify the return
of the national bank notes and the
substitution of greenbacks for them;
but 1t will not justify any issue of
greenbacks in excess of the whole
currency now out. Any attempt to
do that will at once completely divide
the Democratic party. AS to the
Republican party, it can well afford
to make the entire currency a simple
Government issue. for. that Is the
most popular currency we ever had
in this country. But it cannot afford
any departure from the principle of
gradual approach to specie payment
and steady reduction of the public
debt. The system of taxation needs
a revision by the ablest minds of the
country, irrespective of party. Let
Congress call in the help of able,
minds, of different classes,
and they will get the best result of
science on this subject.
With the valuable and most in
lessons of the autumn elec-
tions, we expect,to see the Republi-
can party better organized, more eff
fective and more successful in 1868
than it could possibly have been
them. In public or private
affairs, sweet are the uses of adver-
sity to those who consider and profit
by the lessons of Providence.