The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-02-13

everywhere, with immense audiences,
largely Republican, to greet him, and
injured the party by contributing
his full share to the large Democratic
gains wherever he went, aud we'll un.
dcrstood by all to be a candidate for
the United States Senate. After a
most enthusiastic, strai, ,ht-haired,
straight forward, honest, "square
toed" fight. the Republican majority
in the policy" year 1866, of AZ, 900
was reduced TO 1900 on Governor,
and Democratic Legislature elected.
It was emphatically victory of
the Democratic masses, because the
hearts Of the people were 10 it, But
no sooner was the election over, than
for a particular purpose, the cry weut
forth from a certain class Of men all
over the State, ave must now look to
policy :; we must be careful to con-
suit the prcjudices Of the Republi-
cans and Conservatives we must
not drive of the new converts; we
need more Republican votes; the
election Of Vallandigham as Senator
will injure the parly; We must take
some less obroxious man" Through
the machinery of the State Central
and Executive Committees the work
was accordingly done The Demo.
cratic members of the Legislature
were industriously stuffed with the
idea Of "policy," and that the entire
success Of the Democracy in Ohio aud
elsewhere, in 1868, depended on the
defeat of that "pestirorous' fellow
Vallaudigham. The Convention of
the 8th of January. 1868, was attend.
ed by men, some of whom never be.
fore met in Democratic Convention,
and by others who had been absent
during the twelve years Of Democrat
ic deteit, but who now turned up like
vulturos and cormorants lowering
over the spoils. At this Covention,
through the bascst of treachery, the
entire control Of the Democratic or
ganization was handed over bodily,
upon certain conditions, relating to
certain nominations for high places.
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. From President of the
Convention down to minor officers
and chairmen of committees, nearly
every man who figured oonspioWouely
in that body, was one apparently Sc
lected, because he had either refused
to support the Democratic ticket in
1868, or had been au avowed mem
Der of the Republican party during
the war. The Democratic party of
Ohio, was thus, for certain cousidcra
tions, and on condition of amnesty"
to certain high contracting "peace
men" delivered over to the control of
those who had forsaken or betrayed
us during the ordeal of the war. A
platform, too, emasculated of every
distinctive old fashioned Democratic
principle, as distinguished from line
Of policy, aud, for tn first time, con.
tanning a quasi Endorsement Of the
late civil war as one waged Sin de
fense Of the Union" "a well known
"public falsehood, } was reported by
one of the resuscants Of 1868. aud
adopted. And two days after the
Convention, Colonel Barnabas Burns
was nominated for Representative in
Congress for the Eighth District
Ile, too, had refused to support the
nominee for Governor in 1868, and
more than that, had attempted to or.
ganize "bolting' State Convention
Columbus on the 18th Of September of
that year, to nominate a Democratic
candidate III opposition to Mr.. Val
landigham for Governor. He was
the very "man for the times
On the 18th of January, 1866, Mr..
Vallandigham was defeated in the
Democratic caucus for Senator, by
means alluded to above, but not ne
cessary further just now to expose.
Immediately afterward Mr.. Jewett,
Colonel McCook, Mr.. Rex aud Others
who, like Colonel Burns, had refused
to support the Democratic nominee
for Governor in 1863, along with
Senator Thurman, were posted to
"stump" the District; aud they did
it, the Senator elect doing active ser
vice. Money, too, was sent by aspir
auts to high places and their friends,
to aid and comfort one Of the "parties
Of the second part" The result Of
all this was the usual fruit Of "policy"
at the sacrifice of principle aud the
men who sustain principle--a great
Republican victory, aud Republican
gain of 592 over an honest anti-"pol
icy" peoples campaign in October
last.
And now a question or two. How
many votes would Vallandigham's
election to the Senate have "driven
off, from thA Democratic party in the
Eighth District? How many Repub.
lican votes did Thurman's election
"drive on" to the Democratic party ?
What has "policy" done for us again ?
Aud is the Presidential election to be
sacrificed TO the same insane olamOr
aud "prrangsment?" Are politicians
or the people to rule hereafter in
Ohio ? Is the project of redist. letting
the State for Congressional purposes,
to be defeated, aud five or six Demo
cratic Representatives in Congress to
be lost, lest b. possibility and cou-
trary to his desire aud his plans for
the future, a certain "odious" person
might profit By it2 Que thing all
men may depend upon-polilical of
fenses, like those in the moral and
religious world, never fail to bring
with them their just penaIty, some
times sooner, sometimes later, The
mills Of the gods grind at intervals,
both fast aud hue. Justice may be. |
as lhe aneieuts Gab,ed her, both blind
and halt, yet she is now and then