Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
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1his 4AO Ahhh OONALOoON IhoaOidi VPtA-
IONS" On the 10th, the Journal said that
the only candidates for Congressional hon.
ors In Franklin county, in the Republican
party, so far as 1t could learn, were "Hon.
l.. J. CRITcHFIEID, a lawyer of high repu-
tation, widely and popularity known, and
a most estimable gentleman; and Hon. E.
E. WHITE, former Commissioner of Public
Schools-also gentleman of eminent
ability and unblemished private charac-
ter" Eight other names, among them that
OF Mr.. LUTHER DONALDSON, had been mem
toned in this connection. The Journal said
that this had been done without authority I.
If this were true, whence the necessity six
lays afterwards of calling upon Mr.. DOM
,LDsoN to define his views publicly as to
low the $50 Bonds should be paid? Sup
pose it Is true that MIR. DONALDSON is, as
+. the Journal has been Informed, in favor OF
paying 1.-THE Five Twenty securities in
Greenbacks, and that he also insists
that all United States Bonds shall be subject
to State and municipal Taxation" That's
what the mass of the people are in favor of.
Does the Journal propose to unchurch every
Republican who In this matter sides with
the penple2 If it is true that he is in favor
of the propositions the Journal understands
he is in favor of, and of which it considers it
an absolute necessity that he should purge
himself before he dare enter the precincts
of a Republican Congressional Convention,
| asking nomination, he has more sagacity
than the whole cord of Republican aspi-
rants, and would render him, as we have
heretofore intinated, the most dangerous
candidate, should he be nominated, that the
Democracy would have to encounter.
Unlike your fine politician, who moves
in an atmosphere above the people, and who
| therefore knows nothing about their wants
or modes of thought, Mr.. DONALDSON goes
directly to the source OF power, and through
this communing he has ascertained that the
people want the Five-Twenty securities
paid in Greenbacks, and that they want the
United States Bonds subjected "to State
and municipal taxation" This is not in
accordance with "the Chicago Platform u
we know; but the people will spurn and
spit upon that platform; and if Mr.. DON
AbDSON hhO NO ohJ thhbf ooOoo ouO TWILL IS
of the people he knows this to be the case.
The political owls who are now running
the Republican party in the interest OF
Bond holders and non-taxed capital will
attempt to defeat Mr.. DONALDSON should
he offer himself for nomination. That is
certain. No man is likely to be nominated
in the Republican Convention who in these
days has the weakness, as they consider it,
to have any sympathy with the great army
OF taxpayers and toilers.
Mr.. E. E. WHITE, who is looked upon
with favor by the Republican wire-pullers
in this city in connection with the Con-
gressional nomination, is the editor OF the
Ohio Educational Monthly. Mr.. DONALDSON
might insist, as an offset to the question
put to him whether he indorses the Chi
cago PLATFORM that the pertinent ques-
ton be put to Mr.. WHITE: "Do you sup
port the entire Republican State Ticket ?''
Mr.. WHITE, in the February number of the
Ohio Educational Monthly, paid this just
tribute to the Democratic nominee for
school Commissioner:
"The Democratic State Convention
WHICH IUeI Ill ILLS CiIy Oil Tile Obl VI bduu.
ary, nominated 5. j. Kirkwood, Superin-
tendent of the Schools at Tiffin, as its can
didate for State School Commissioner. In
this nomination the importance of the Of
flee and the necessity of it being admins
tered by an experienced educator are alike
fifty recognized. We first met Mr.. Kirk
wood in 1862. at which time he had charge
of the Cambridge schools. He will excuse
us for adding that we have since recon-
mended him to two important positions,
both of which he has filled with success.
We haue long held that politics should be i1-
nored in selecting men to fill educational offices,
and we take pleasure in commencing this
principle in thus alluding to our worthy
friends nomination"
Accordingly, Mr.. WHITE refused to be
candidate for nomination to the Office of
School Commissioner before the Republic
can State Convention.
From the foregoing it would appear that
Mr.. WHITE is fully as unsound on the State
School Commissio nership as Mr.. DONALD
SON is on the Greenbac ok Question, in Re-
publican eyes.
Will the Republican Convention oblige
us by nominating candidate who is OPP
posed to ''the payment of the Five-Twen-
ty Securities in Greenbacks," and to the
taxation of all "United States Bonds"
for estate and Municipal" purposes p
We care not who they may nominate, so
that they shall do US this favor.