Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-16

they rely on party prejudice, ha-
tired for Democrats, and the ab-
sence of sufficient honesty, intel
ligencs and patriotism amongst the
rank and file of their heretofore support
ers, for the election of their candidates. A
greater delusion than this never took pos
session of the minds of men. There is more
honesty, more intelligence and more love
of country in the masses ofthe Republicans
than their leaders suppose. And the day
has passed when any very great number of
the white people of Ohio will deem it
privilege to be taxed. beyond their power
of endurance for the benefit of New Eng
land shoddy lords or any other Treasury
swindlers. '.li i1.ia i''i
Some readers of = the STATESMAN may
think your correspondent too sanguine;
and, in the face ofithe large majorities
given in years past to Radicals of the
greatest stealing and lying propensities,
they may think there is no hope of turn
ing the purloiners of the Soldiers Relief
Fund out Of the capitol, and of saving the
State from being converted into a Tennes-
see. Let me suresthem, if any such
there are, that they do, the honest Republic
cans gross Injustice Had they been to Wa
verify, Portsmouth, Jackson, Macarthur
and Logan to see and converse with the fine
honest farmers who have left the Radical
Revolutionary party and attended Judge
Thurman's meetings in these places, to
be confirmed in the Democratic faith, their
dependency would give place to feelings of
confidence and joy. Let me state for their
edification a few of the many evidences
that bear testimony to what have assert
ed, namely: That there is no longer any
doubt as to the result of the election in
Ohio next October. 'Haf ~ f
| The ladies of Pike county proposed to
present a banner to the Democracy of the
township sending the largest delega-
ton, according to the number of vo-
ters, to the Wayerly meeting. When
the committee came to decide to what
township the banner belonged, it
was found that several of them had sent in
every voter they contained, and the. only
way the committee could decide was to
award the prize to the delegation that
brought in the largest number of converts.
When this was known to be the basis of de-
cision every township felt sure it would be
the lucky winner, for the delegation from
each township, not being aware that
the change q, in public sentiment
was so general and @ wide spread,
supposed itself to contain the most con-
verts. But, to the astonishment of many,
the Pebble delegation had the honor of re-
eeiving the prize from the fair hand of the
beautiful and accomplished Miss Charlotte
Ceilings, it having ten converted Repub-
licans-one more than any other township
had sent in. 5-i1" i' rf 8l..e;-3 - Oh
Again, at the Portsmouth meeting could
be seen the delegation of new township
recently formed in Scioto county, and, rid
ing at its head, a fine old Democrat. decked
out in scarf and rosette, covered all
over with the honors and smiles
of victory unexpected. Here is the
history he related. The township
in which he lived had been largely Demo-
cratic and the Republicans who PRINCIPAL
ly lived in the Western part of it wished
to have it divided so as to have reliable
Radical township for, themselves the
County Commissioners approving the idea,
formed new township, running the divi-
ding line tolerably zig-zag, just enough to
ensure safe Radical majority. A special
election had been held for the election
of township officers, about week previous
20 the Portsn outh mass meeting, when,
Lol it was discovered that enough changes
had already taken place to elect the DEM
ocRATIc TICKET BY TWENTY-FIVE MAORI
TY. Were all the evidences of returning
reason, and of the defeat of the Radical
Ticket, that presented themselves to your
correspondent, within the last week, writ
ten, he would occupy every inch of space
in your paper. Every one of the counties
through which 1 have passed since 1 left
Columbus will go largely Democratic
Pickaway, Ross, Pike, Scioto, Vinton,
Hooking, Fairfield and Perry. The vote
in October will astonish New England.
90 -.a'- ia l't;- 't'i .L'r - THOMAS.