The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-10-20
The Late Election.

premacy in Ohio, for the campaign OF
1869, has closed. We regret to an.
nounce that our gifted standard bear
err, Hon. GEO. H. PENDLEToN, has
been defeated by a small majority
Several things combined to produce
this result The chief of which, was
the grave mistake in nominating q
weak kneed, milk and water tool of the
late war, in the person of General
RosEcRANs. Hereafter, i, is to be
hoped the Democracy will adhere, IN
nominating candidates for responsible
positions 10 the tried and r u men OF
;. the party, and cease to run after po-
= lftical adventures, and then such alb
surd.balk will be avoided. The NOM
nation of RosEcRAEs caused extreme
apathy in the party. When he thrust
his impudcnt and silly twaddle before
the public, in the shape of a letter of
dechnation, the Democracy were dis
{ gusted. Under all the circumstances,
Mr. xPENDLEToN made a gallant fight;
and is entitled to the heartfelt thanks
of the whole Democratic party OF
%Ohio: By his ~gallantry, we have
saved the Legislature, and thereby,
may prevent the adoption OF the in
famous fifteenth amendment.
The issues between the parties were
.harply defined. The Republicans
advocated
Als Negro suffrage, or the adoption
Dfathe fifteenth amendment, with all
It's edious monarchical features.
The destruction of the right of
thetStates to regulate the elective fran
chiseof their citizens; and a complete
surrender of this bulwark of liberty
to the control of a centralized and cor
rupt Federal Government.
IS. The reputation of the contract
to pay the $50 bonds in illegal cur
rehcy;" and the wicked and oppres-
sige substitution of "gold and silver"
for the redemption of those bonds
Thus M liking the laboring masses pay
a principal, of about four thousand
millions in ""legal currency" instead
Of two thousand six hundred millions
of.dotIarst
u, The payment of a gratuity of
thirty millions a year to support the
NationaleBan system, when green
backs could have. been substituted and
this vast sum saved to the people.
8. The burthen of a grinding Pro
. teetive Tariff to fatten New England
greed, and rob the laboring masses of
the west, has been asked for by the
stupid and unthinking supporters OF
HAYEsf 4 -
The Democratic party took issue on
allsthese propositions and denied that
theAfrican, the Chinese:or any other
barbarians should be. .enfranchised in
OHIO. Fhe Democracy insisted that
the bondholders should "qbide by the
ootttlct,Sa aud take their pay in green
backs as agreed and that the thirty
millions now paid 70 support the M
tionai CURRENCY should be saveI to
the people, by substituting gre.enbacks
in iieuof that currency.
=FheDemocracy took strong grounds
against the Tariff frluds and grinding
exactions to crafty New England
greed; and T.sisted on incidental pro-
lection fsr revenue purposes.
oT,teperyersity and stupidity of the
Republican party are such, that, not
withstanding theses propositions are
too plain to be mistaken, its adherents
wouIdthaye supported them, if it
had sent the country to the devil in
twenfyfonr hours!
Now that HAYES is Governor again,
weo dare the Republican leaders TO
adopt tire odious fifteenth amendment.
let US have the question settled. Let
the;agony close If we are to have
African suffrage, in Ohio, let it come
quickly II the African is to go to
the polls side by side with the white
man, and mtermarry and associate.
With his RepuhIfcans neighbor, we
want to see the show open at once.
We want to see the audacity that
eould- substitute a illegal currency
contract, for a "goId one when
tho national debt would be nearly
dedbled Z let the thing be done at
once, SO that the people a see how
their libeFties are to be -nyerthrown
and their rights trampled out by re-
morseless thieves, robbers and politi-
cal assassins. Let the Republican
party push the ''nug-meg business
till the farmers and laboring masses
of the west sink under the load, and
then they win see how they have been
led to theaaaughter and feeced.
Do your worst, gentlemen. the day is
Ept far distant when the old ship WI
Be righted and the people relieved.