Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-19
The New York World.

through this claim, on divers occasions, it
has been enabled to do the Democratic
party more injury than if it had openly
carried the Republican flag. Although 1t
clamors for victory, we question whether
at heart 1t desires Democratic success; for
to concede that 1t desires such success, is to |
convict it of utter stupidity, despite its
generally admitted brilliancy. If we ad-
init its honesty, We are constrained to hold
1t to be worthless in the eminent qualities |
of leadership-a continuous blunderer,
persistent taker of wrong roads and the
counselor of pernicious policy. The New
York Tribune, on several occasions, has
characterized the writers for its columns,
as "perfumed nobodies who hang around
Manhattan club" Evidently, the Tribune
has not wrongly characterized its writers.
A short time after the War, it took to the
advocacy of qualified Negro Suffrage. This
advocacy astounded and disgusted Demo-
Gratis, and it only abandoned its advocacy
when it found the proposition treated with
,loathing and contempt by Democrats. For
the time, however, it gave to the Republi-
cans delightful satisfaction. In glee they
rubbed their hands and predicted, as con-
sequence, disruption in the Democratic
party. Doubtless, to some extent it did
injure the party; but it did not work it
such injury as was anticipated. Some time
last year it wrote up General GRANT as a
man who would make an admirable Presi-
Dental candidate for the Democratic party.
Then, according to the World, his
qualifications were pre-eminent and his
military career billiant and success
full to an extent that did not admit of
successful challenge. 1t thus wrote up a
candidate for the Republican party. Not
halting in its service in behalf of that party,
it wrote down the policy of the great West,
championed by Hon. GEORGE 81. PENDLE-
TON, and was largely instrumental in his
defeat in the New York Convention.
And at every step since that Convention,
the World has done effective service for the
Republican party. 1t construed the DEM
ocratic Platform to the disadvantage of the
mass of the people, and as an implied cove
nant with the holders of Bonds, that all the
Bonds, regardless of law or ofjustice to the
people, should be paid in coin. 1t dispar-
aged General GRANT in all particulars-as
a civilian and as a military man.
This same General that few months
before in its estimate, as it gave
it to the public, was all that General
should be-all that was needed in a Presi-
dent of the United States-had become a
mere dolt-was no General, after all. in the
true sense of the word, but mere butcher
of men, and successful alone through an
extraordinary preponderanceo of men. This
course was calculated not to injure, but to
benefit General GRANT.
And now, that the Democrats were
beaten ON the 18th in the States of Ohio,
Indiana and Pennsylvania by Insignificant
msjorities-majoritie that by tact and per-
sistence can undoubtedly be overcome in
November-the World cries out in tremu-
lous tones: recast the Ticket-take off
BLAIR at least. The Republicans have told
hard stories on him-they have called him
bad names; and it becomes US
to put up some man in his
stead against which their inventive
faculties, assisted by the Devil, cannot man
utacture any lies. 1t admits that they
have lied against our candidates, and es-
pecially against Gen. BLAIR, outrageously.
Is it so stupid as not to know that if re-
cast of the Ticket were now to take place,
that this very recasting would be ample
confirmation of all their lies against our
candidates? And is it so young, and so
uns ophisticated in politics, as not to know
that within forty-eight hours after new
candidates were in the field, the Rapubli-
can press would have manufactured and
sent broad cast over the country lies even
more foul and more damaging than the ones
they have given currency to against our
present candidates? We will not believe the
World so simple as to have seriously enter
tanned any such opinion. We are firmer
in the conviction, that it suggested a
change of candidates, for no other purpose
than to play into the hands of the Repub-
lican party. 1t knew-it could not other
wise than have known-that this very sug-
gestion would have been taken hold of by
the Republican leaders as it has been taken
hold by them, and held up as confession
of weakness in our cause and in our can
cidate. In thus attempting betrayal of the
party, the World has been foiled; but the
party will not be true to itself until it
shang the World" to use its favorite ex-
preston towards the Herald; or, in palmer
words, until it refuse to recognize it as
speaking authoratatively for the Demo
cratic nartv .....