Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-31
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We reproduce from the columns OF the
Dauon Ledger an editorial under the above
caption. The editorial undoubtedly re-
fleets the views Of Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM.-|
To the Ledger it is clear as anything pos
sibly can be, that had Mr.. .VALLANDIGHAM
been elected to the United States Senate,
Colonel BURNS would have been elected to
Congress In the Eighth District at the late
election. This is not all. 1t looks upon
this result as an Indication that the Repub-
lican majority in Ohio next fall will be
.from twelve to twenty .thousand.n So
believing, how easy it is for certain parties
to contrive to make it SO. The declaration
of the Ledger that it ''shall labor zealously
to avert the calamity" is well enough but
its effort to discourage the members of the
party and foment. Eill-feeling therein
seems rather a peculiar sort of Jealous
labor sto avert the calamity" The
Ledger. itself has borne willing tes-
timony to Judge THURMAN's sound
ness as q Democrat and his ability and
craftsmanship. The Legislature having
elected him to the United States Senate.
we do not see the propriety of any Demo-
crat in these daysof peril to free Govern
ment in this country: abandoning the DEM
ocratic party. Whatever other members
of the party may at any time have done,
Judge THURMAN never belted Democratic
nomination, and no man in the State did
more effective service for Mr.. VALLANDIG-
HAM in 1868 than he. tis stated that the
Sth of January Convention, 1867, was
"perhaps the soundest Convention ever
assembled in Ohio" and that ''soundest
Convention" Nominated for Governor Judge
THuRMAN, By accld,nation. Why the cleo
ton to the United States Senate of that
nominee should occasion discomfort and
dissatisfaction In the Democratic party is
a !. subject for, the utmost surprise,
An assault is made on the nomi-
nees of the late sth OF January Convention
in the assertion, that "through the basest
treachery, the entire control of the Demo-
cratic Organization was handed over bodily,
upon certain conditions, relating to certain
nominations for high places, to the men
who in 1868, in the great battle for free
speech, free press and free ballot, refused
to support the Democratic nomination for
Governor that year." Certainly the nomi-
nees of the Convention are not men of that
character. They are staunch and tried
Democrats, and are worthy the support OF
every Democrat in the State. Upon re-
fiection, we think the Ledger will see that
this line ofremark is unjust to them, or is II
anxious that they, too, should be defeated
Neither Mr.. JEwErr nor Mr.. REX stumped
in the 9Th District pending the late elec-
tion. In this connection, it is proper to
say that Mr.-REx did considerable stump
iLg for Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM in 1868, and
voted for him, and that Mr.. JEwETr vote
for him in that year and contributed con-
siderable money to promote his election.
The questions are asked: What has
policy done for. us again? And is the
Presidential election to be sacrificed to the
same insane clamor and arrangement {?
Are the politicians or the people to rule
hereafter in Ohio?'' What these questions
import we DO not clearly understand, The
sentiment of the Democracy OF Ohio is In
favor OF Cne NOMINATION. Oh non. GEORGE
H. PENDLEToN for President. Does the
Ledger wish to be understood as saying thai
his nomination would be bowling down
apd worshipping at the shrine of ''policy,'
and that thereby the Presidential elec.
ton" would be sacrificed" !" and the .spoliti.
clans" triumphant over 1.-THE people /" O
.Ohio ?" IfMr. PENDLEroN is not the righ
sort of man to be nominated for Presi-
dent-if his nomination will cause contin-
ued Z, dissatisfaction and lukewarmnes
in tine Democratic ranks-for whom
should the Delegates to the Demo
cratic National Convention vote? VIII
the Ledger be kind enough to speal
out fully and clearly on this matter? P Their
Is too much at stake in the next Presiden
tial contest to endanger Democratic sue
cess by an unwise nomination. Would i
be unwise, Mr.. Ledger, to nominate Mr.
PENDLEToN And if so, whya -z-
Z Ohio Leg islatu ure.sl
In the Senate, on Thursday, January 90