The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-03-25
Rerinninr of the End.

\ Beginning of the End
Pyrrhus, in looking over tie battR-
field from whence his troops adgorhe
off victorious over the Romans Is said
to have exclaimed: "One more such
victory and 1 am ruinedr The Ro-
mans were defeated, had retired, but
silently, determinedly, were preparing
for an effort that should sweep from
existence the. lately victorious army,
whose only thoughts were of self
-gratulations and booty. Pyrrhus is
.Hetztise only soiaieF who Beedstol00k
to his laurels--to guard againststhe
effects of disastrous victories. Apo
litical battle has been fought-wonf for
the wrong, for the cause of injastiee
and inequality-and now from every
town and city, from eyery pot-hoase
andistate-heuse politician in the, party
goesup the cry for apape They have
thrown down theiriarms and, for the
present, neglect to defend their lies
Their pet schemes are being exposed,
while their leaders think only of di-
yidipg the spoils. 1t makes but little
difference, to us whether Grant shall
recognize, the claims of this party and
its wire-pullers, shall give his fat
places to- old friends, OF. shall dis
tribute. them by lottery. 1t answers
for us that there is. sucil a contest, that
their attention is for the present dis
traeted. g When thieves fall ont, SC =
There is another advantage that comes
to us: for the past few years our ene-
mics have res0rted to eyerymeasure,
ridden every hobby, truckled to every
passion and applied to our party every
epithet that their Eimaginations. could
suggest, in order to attain q temporary
victory, As a last resort they have
purchased the military fame [pefhaps
A. r. Stewart eanname the price paid,
of one whom they expected to act as
their e PresidentiaL aptomaton., ,d They
travelled the full extent of their course
reached the end of their rope. They
die from. the effect of their, own corr
ruption, although that corruption has
enabled q party that never had ma
,tional principle, or, a. apractical idea of
right, to purchase military. fame and a
dying victory. The Wings, in 1S48,
elected Taylor upon, his. military re-
nown; but the party was buried be-
sore the four years for which he was
elected had expired, Y4,i3 Ii srs2slf
There are to-day in the State aof
Ohio majority who upon every vital
principle are i'm actixeIsympathy with
the Democratic party. The Republi-
cans have made up the issue them
selves. They have again'submitted to
the States the question of9negro suf.
frageel 1t is not enough that the peo-
pie of, Ohio have decided bya major
| lityeof, $4,000 that negroes Ishallnot
vote. The, present Legislature iwill
not, of course, be among those thai
shall ratify the amendment tt re-
mains fornthe voters again to say
whether the newlLegislature shall bt
of such political complexion as vii
defeat the already expressed will %
the people, Their refusals- to admi
the representatives from two of The
DemocraticiStates of the South; theil
unjust decisions in cases of contested
elections, are all before the people,
| We may not have an easy, but with .
unanimityffand a. will worthy oul
cause, we have a sure path to victory
u victory which shalt be the harbingel
of better times-a pledge of our re
turn to the Democratic days of tn,
past, andian end to the !" Civil War il
! America" Josa ii bGG .lgoi Az
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