Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-14
s.What Is The Use?.,

Correspondence of the Ohio Statesman.1
The above is the language of political
Incidence. Often did we hear it come from
the lips of half dispopdent Democrats last
fall whose backbones were then about as
Timber as whip stocks. "What's the Use?'
they would say to US when we urged
them to not fail to come to the polls and
vote against negro suffrage aud for the
noble Thurman for Governor. ssWhat's
the use'-the Radicals will beat us any,
how. Have they not over 10000 in their
favor, to begin with; and we hear of no
changes from them to us in this region.
What's the use of spending time in attend
ing meetings, going to the election, or of
doing anything? We will be beaten.
After the election they saw the ''use,'
and some of them were honest enough to
confess it, too. Had all these respondents
gone to the polls and voted like men, and
not remained at home, Thurman would
have this day been Governor, and the great
Vallandigham been United States Senator
for six years.
In the township in which the writer of
this lives, there were not less than ten of
this discouraged class of Democrats, who
faever ,oent near the poles last election, al
though every Radical in it, that was not i'll,
and at home, votedI Reason-D Democratic
apathy, I may also add Democratic Incidence
in not being organized, and no one feeling
it his duty to see that Mr.. So-and-so was
out. But the Loyal League and Grand
Army of the other party brought out their
men to man.
Now, suppose other townships in the
State were half as negligent as ours. The
5000 votes--Democratic yotes-stayed at
home! A number far more than sufficient
to have given the State to the Democracy.
Is not the thought provoking? 1t is, in
deed, and may it "provoke us all to better
works" this campaign.
There is no room now for the sluggish
cry "What's the use?" Our chances of
success are as good as those of the Radicals.
Votes count now-especially in Ohio,
where the defeat of such Infamous fanatics
as Bingham, Gibson, Schenck, Winans,
Cooper, &C., may depend on a few votes.
And as goes Ohio so goes the nation
on the Presidency. Can any man
claiming to be Democrat, who loves
Justice, hates tyranny, believes in
equal taxation is opposed to being ruled by
negroes, and to being the slave of New
England Bondholders, as well as to paying
by his labor the taxes of his rich neighbor
for all school, road and municipal purposes
can such man, say, clear his conscience
before God and man, and stay at home,
and, so far as he is concerned, let the elec-
tion go by default, to the injury of him
self and family for years and years to come
He cannot. He has no excuse. He has the
power to defend himself. Let him use it.
If he wont, he should blush to think him
self man. Let all townships, wards
and voting precincts think of this
too. Let not one of them be
without we'll organized Sey-
mour and Blair Club, or a company
of White Boys in Blue will do. Unless
there is something of this kind in every
township, there will be many apathettcs
stay at home on election day who, if visited
previously, or given documents, would
come out and vote. confess it is not a
pleasant duty to hunt up such delinquents,
yet it must be done, or victory will not
crown the most Jealous efforts otherwise
put forth. Let slnmberers awake, and
every township leader be active, and Ohio
will be ours by 10000. Mark this predic-
tion.
VIGILANT