Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-16
Ohio, Statesman.

ing the past year. Tor which we are very
much obliged. We bear witness that the
orATEsMAN, as the Central organ of the
Democracy of the State, is we'll conducted,
and We also hope well sustained. The LARGE
tDEMoCRATIC GAIN IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AT
| THE OCTOBER ELECTION IS THE HIGHEST
COMPLIMENT THAT COULD BE PAID TO THE
POLITICAL ABILITY OF ITS EDITORS, AND
| OF THE STArEsMAN's VALUE AS A LOCAL OR
GAN ALONE. Their campaign edition had a
large circulation in this county, and we
know the STATESMAN has many regular
subscribers in the county also. In patent
| medicine Language, WE WOULD PREsCRIBE
THE STATtsMA REGULARLY FOR ALL GASES
OF loUBTFUL VOTERS AND NOTHING MORE
RELIABLE COULD BE FOUND IN ALL HOUSE
HOLDS. he terms OF their Weekly are 81
per annum In advance Springfield Tran
script. iv ,s -. .,eior-e
We certainly should be wanting in feel
Ing, did we not sincerely thank the Tran
script for its kind notice. 1t is notice We
appreciate, because it brings forward the
important fact, that the OHIO STATESMAN
by its labers assisted greatly to run up. the
large Democratic majority in Franklin
county. We have been at pains to run over
the election returns for the past eight years
tosee howthe majority in this county has
grown.
In 1850, at the State election, the Dem
ocratic, maiorityoin Franklin county was
1.032; at the Presidential the same year, it
was $50; in 1861, it was 6S6 lin 1852, it was
l,967; in 1868, it was 3O7 : in 1864, at the
State election, it was 800; at the Presiden-
tial election the same year it was 300; in
1865, it was /, $40; in, 1866, it was l,S3S; in
1867, it was 655;:in 1868, (this Year, at the
identiaI election it was 2,04l.
It will be thus seen that the Presiden-
tial majority this year, under most dis
couraging circumstances, was, within: a
slight fraction, four times greater than
the Presidential majority eight years ago,
and more than double the Presidential ma
jority of four years ago. Four years ago,
the Democratic majority stood at 300; and
never before that did the county give ma.
jority in excess of this, excepting at the
State elections in 1860 and in 1862.
z 1t win be seen that the Democratic major
ity was increased largely at the State elec-
tion last year, and considerably this year.
In these two years, the circulation of the
DAILY OHIo STATESMAN In the city OF Co.
lumbus was much larger, and is now much
larger, than it had been during any pre-
ceding year. 1t is, therefore, not immod-
est to claim that the STATESMAN, with the
Tri-W eekly West5ote (the ably and discreet
ly edited German Democratic paper) con-
tributed to achieve these grand majorities.
franklin county did her share at the Octo-
ber election to carry the State, and we take
to ourselves some share of this high honor,
as we came SO near carrying the
State last year, tohen the WEEKLY OHIO
STATESMAN had throughout the State not less
than ten times the circulation that it had in the
past State campaign. --.
On the day that the editorial manage
ment of the STATESMAN passed into our
hands in February, 1867, we started an
agent to traverse the State to extend the
of the paper. Soon after other
agents were put to work. The result was
that we ran up an immense circulation
that year, but the expense in running it
up was so great as to make it pecuniarily
Influences and interests
not necessary to mention, conceived that a
service would be done the party by cir
the circulation of the STATES
MAN tn roughout the State, as much as pos
sible, and we did feel as though it was in
cumbent upon us to incur further loss by
sending out agents at large salaries. The
result was that the circulation of the
WEEKLY STATESMAN throughout the State
was not more than one-tenth this year what
It was in'1S67. 1t, nevertheless, had large
circulation in other States. -, s-la...J
We do not complain, nor do we wish to
be understood as intimating that the local
press did not do their duty. They did
;hei duty; but there are many counties in
The State in which no Democratic papers
Ire published, and in counties where DEM
cratic papers are published it is customa-
y to circulate some paper published else
where. just as that outside paper is con-.
luct ed, whether with tact or prudence or
he reverse, will it be easy or hard for
The local press, to do efficient service.
rhe STATESMAN has had its trial. The
W EEKLY was tried extensively through
put the State in 1867, and as DAILY it
mas been tried in this city, and these trials
have shown that it is most efficient agen-
~ to promote Democratic success. 1t is
aow under the same editorial management
hat it has been for the last two years.
In view of this, we ask the Democrats
the State who desire the politi-
al regeneration of the State, Immediately
% extend the circulation of their local
papers and put into the hands
If their publishers such available patron
lge as will enable them to publish able and
pirited papers, and then get up for the
STATESMAN as large clubs as. possible, max
ng 1t point to see that doubtful voters are
ully supplied. Let this be done at once.
ind thoroughly done, and if we do not at
he election next year cut the Republican
majority down to satisfactory point, we
will not again importune the Democracy OF
he State to give their local papers and the
STATESMAN the benefit of an extended cir
.ulation. 1t will not do to put off the work
If increasing the circulation of the local
Democratic press and the STATESMAN until
liter the nominations shall have been made
n July. That will be too late. To be ef-
ective, it should be done no,o. Now is the |
accepted time.
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