The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-21
The Elections.


WE shall now have much moralizng
about the elections in Ohio and Pennsyl
vania, and deal of stilted talk concern
ing 1.-THE lessons of the hour"
1t isplain that the Republicans are some
what surprised by their success in Ohio.
They were fearful of being beaten, not.
withstanding Grants majority of 10000
last fall.
The election shows such great change
in public sentiment, and such a willingness
on the part of the people to consider the
financial issues presented by the Demo
cratic party, as will greatly encourage all
Democrats. We now have New York,
New Jersey, and California, and shall
have all of the Southern States, with the
exception, perhaps, of Missouri, so soon as
those States shall be entirely released from
Congressional and military domination.
The revolution in PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio,
so nearly successful this fall, will go ON
til those two great States release themselves
from Republican misrulc.
Politicians are very apt to undcrrate the
strength of party ties, and overestimate
the hold which new issues viii have upon
the people, and their influence in breaking
party associations.
There is no more doubt that thousands
of Republicans in Ohio voted against Mr.
Pcndlcton, who firmly believe that the
five-twenty bonds ought to be paid in cur
rency, and agree with HIM on all financial
questions than there is that he was beaten
by Republican votes. This is a very con-
fident statement, but convincing proof of
its truth may be found in the fact that
the press of the ruling party in the State,
and majority of the Republican speak
currency redemption and the tariff, thought
it polite to indorse Mr.. Pendleton's views
on those questions. The State platform of
the ruling party in Ohio shows that the
convention framing it was afraid To de-
mand the payment of the tive-twenty
bonds in gold
Mr.. Pendleton was beaten because he
was Democrat The issues he presented,
although influencing public opinion in the
State to an extent which very nearly over.
threw the heavy majority which Grant
received last fall, were insufficient to en-
tirely overcome it. Party preiudices and
associations beat him, Notwithstanding a
majority of the voters of the State be-
lieved him to be right in the financial pol
icies he advocated
In the face of these facts, il is both i'm
pudent and false to say that his advocacy
of those policies was the cause of his de
feat The partisan passions which were
so hot and bitter during our late civil war
have not yet entirely subsidized They
were appealed to, and with effect in the
campaign Just closed in Ohio. Indeed
such appeals were most effective i'll stay
ing assertions from Republican ranks
They arc daily losing power to influence
and before the return of another election
will be harmless weapons.
The increased receipts from internal
revenue, enabling Secretary Boutwell, &c
show reduction of the national debt
and make false but plausible claim of a
much larger reduction, by deducting tn,
amount in the Treasury from the debt in
his monthly statements, have done much
toward helping the Republican party in
Ohio and Pennsylvania. In the latter
State, Secretary Boutwell, and Commits
sioner Dclano took part in the campaign
and claimed that our debt had been re
duced SGT, 100000 under Grant Although
the falsehoOd was frequently exposed, 1T wa:
not without effect upon the voters Bout
wells treasury statements have afforded Re
publican newspapers and politicians pre-
tcnce for much dragging and blowing
about the economy of Grants administra
ton, and the honesty of our revenue ser
vice, which they have industriously i'm
proved, and have thereby made the igno
rant and credulOus voters Of the coun
try believe that the administration is no
contemplate and corrupt.
All the power and influence Of the ma
tional and State governments were
brought 10 bear TO defeat Packer and Pen
dleton, and the result ought to cnlightei
Grant as to the rapidity with which he i
sinking in the popular estimation. Boil
|. in Ohio and Pennsylvania, the Republi
cans, three or four days ago, stood "witI
white lips and chattering teeth" looking
at the prospect of defeat. They hay,
barely escaped it, and are conscious tina
the comparison of their past with thei
present majorities surely presagc thci
, speedy and complete overthrow.
,, AS for the Democracy of Ohio an,
Pennsylvania, they have, in very dee,
and TRUTH fought good and glcriou
fight, and have more than achieved sue
cess, because they have deserved it.-Ga
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