The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-10-17
THE LETTER OF THE HON THOMAS
EWING,

The Hon. Thomas Ewing. son.. Of Ohio,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer. a gentleman
Of life long prejudices against the Democratic
party, who for nearly half century COM
bated IL with remarkable vigor aud ability,
is out 10 long address to the unpledged
voters in favor OF the success of the Demo.
cratic ticket. lie states that until recently
it was his intention to have voted for Grant
and Colfax, and to rely upon the election Of
q Democratic House Of Representatives az
check upoo the Executive and Senate, bu,
be is now convinced that will not do, and
that all "unplodged men" should vote agains
the Radical nominees for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency. Mr.. Ewing shows how
completely the Radical faction 10 Congress
has set aside and overridden the other branch.
es Of the Government-Executiv and Judi.
cial-apd how little they have regarded the
Constitution, either 10 letter or in spirit. He
gives soathing review Of their whole pro-
ceedings, and demonstrates that Mr.. John
sons reconstruction policy ie entirely iden
tical with that Of Mr.. Lincoln, and that there
has been total change in front in the Rsdi-
cal organization, who denounce Mr.. johnson
for following iu the footsteps of bis predeces'
sor, whose political memory they profess to
adore.
Mr.. Ewing does not believe that the bond.
holder should receive any more money for
bis bonds than he paid for them, whether
that sum is forty, fifty or sixty cents on a
dollar. On all the leading vital issues, the
venerable ex-senator of Ohio is with the
Democracy, whom to support cost him the
severance of long and almost iuvincibls pre-.
JUDGES. Ifsucb man as Mr.. Ewing can
rise superior to old party animosities and an
tsgonism, surely no one ought to he govern
ed by them when they are 30 mauifestly op.
posed to the interests Of the country.
Mr.. Ewing has not been in public life for
nearly a quarter Of q century, but bis name
is still household word to all those who
we're Clay and Webster Wbigs iu the past
generation Indeed, bis authority is only
inferior with the old members Of that party
TO their great leaders themselves. Although
be must now be we'll up in the seventies, he
retains his intellectual faculties entirely uu'
dimmed by the lapse Of time. His letter is
worthy, 10 its style and in its lucid reasoning
Of the Thomas Ewing who thuudsred against
The Administration Of Andrew Jacksoa q
third of Il century ago.
This change against Grant and Colfax OF
the part of a gentleman so able, and wht
has given so much reflection to the election
as Mr.. Ewing, is extremely significant. 1
shows to what conclusions even the mos
prejudiced will come if they will only calmly
study the political position. There are
thousands in Ohio who at this juncture will
consider Mr.. Ewing an emineutly safe ooun
selor, being removed, as he is, by bis great
age and long retiracy, from the suspicion Of
interested motives, especially when in order
to arrive at bis conclusions, he had to saori-
fee so much of his antecedents and lifelong
associations. We take it as a very favorable
sign, indeed, that the friends Of Seymour aud
Blair have the cooperation if Mr.. Ewing in
this contest Hs has rarely for many years
taken part in the political work of the coun.
try, but we have remarked that when be
has done SO it has been upon that which
proved the winning side.