Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-02
Democratic Meeting at Elmore-
The Prospects I'm the 9th Dis.
trict. Il


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* ELMoRE, O., Sept. %, 1858.
Elmore is thriving town in Ottawa
county, seventeen miles east of Toledo, on
the Toledo and Cleveland railroad. The
Democratic meeting here to-day was a very
good one-ranging in numbers from six to
eight hundred. This, for bad roads and
sparse population, is as good meeting as
could ordinarily be expected. To-day
| General Ward spoke about one hour and a
half, and made a very favorable impression
So plain did he make the iniquity of the
reconstruction policy of Congress appear,
that all candid persons must have conceiv-
ed for it loathing disgust. With equal
p. .ainness and frankness did he discuss the
questions of Taxation and Finance, show
ing that alone through Democratic success
and Democratic policy can our people de-
rive relief. The General unquestionably
improves day by day In his speeches. His
withered arm, made so by wounds received
while leading his regiment in the thickest
of the fight, speaks trumpet tongue in ia
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he so ably and so eloquently pleads.
E. B. Eshelman followed General Ward
in speech of one hour, and was most at
tentively listened to throughout.
Judge Dickinson, the Democratic can
didate for Congress in this (the Ninth
District) was here. He is gen-
tleman of fine presence and is an excel
lent talker, though he disclaims the abili-
ty to make speeches, and he don't at
tempt to make any; but he is indus.
triously at work, and his work is effective
From what have been able to learn, he
undoubtedly will be elected by large ma
jority. This county will give at least one
hundred more majority than it did last
year, and the other Democratic counties in
the District are expected to give an in
creased majority over the majority they
gave at the last State election. There were
only two counties in the State last fall the
aggregate vote of which fell behind or was
at previous election. These two counties
are in this District. They are the counties
of Huron and Erie, Making the most lib.
eral allow for an increase in the Re-
publican majority therein, the success OF
Judge Dickinson is certain by large ma
jority.
The subjects that most engage the atten-
tion of the people in this section in con-
nection with politics, are the Currency and
Taxation. There is almost universal
feeling that they can stand more Green
backs, and that the money invested In
Bonds should come in for its proportionate
share of taxation with other property
General Gibson has done considerable
stumping in the district, and there is an
impression prevalent that his speeches have
damaged rather than benefited him. When
ever he undertakes to discuss the financial
question, straightway his financial opera
tions in the State Treasury rise up in the
minds of his auditors. Through here
the people are very familiar with those
operations, and the consequence is that he
will lose many Republican votes. There
are Republicans who can not see how hon.
esty, retrenchment and reform are to be
promoted in Congress by his election.
4uCIC arc WLO say IHdt ulu
not steal any money from the State, and
when they say SO there is usually some-
body at hand to fling in their teeth the de-
claration, that if he stole none of it he per-
jured himself, and this leads them to the
argument that man who would peIjure
himself In the State Treasury would not
hesitate to do so in Congress, if elected
thereto, should he imagine that thereby he
could promote his own individual interests.
So you may look upon General Gibson's
defeat as certain.
There are number of young Democrats
here who are thoroughly posted as to what
the country will do. Nothing will be un-
done by them that can be honorably done
to swell the Democratic majority in Ottawa.
Had we as determined workers as they in
all parts of every county in the State, the
State would roll up Democratic majority
OF from twenty to thirty thousand at the
State election.
1 have seen enough and heard enough
within couple days to satisfy me that
Ben. Eggleston is colonizing voters into
his District. The Democrats of the First
District will do well to look to this matter
In time. E. B. E.