Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-10-07

whole. 1t needs no prophet to tell,
that while Achilles remains in his
tent, the army fights in vain. In
stead OF the clarion voice of old, we
hear the whistles of Cary, and
(McCook, and Connell. men whom
the old, Democrats care Nothing
about, and who come i'm Ike bum
iners,, telling how many geese and
chickens they have picked up. From
al this, spectator might infer that
the Democrats have thrown up their
hands, But we know this is not so.
They are shrewd calculators, and
have made calculation which has
some reason in it, but which. if the
Republicans will be warned in time,
must recoil upon themselves. They
count upon two things: l. They
would avoid any excitement, and,
therefore, make no effort by speeches
and meetings of Importance. Their
language was in the beginning: ::
Keep silence - don't stir up the
republicans. and you will succee L."
This policy has great show of rea-
san in it. The falling off in vote
( from the Presidential election) will
be very large; and which party will
lose the most? The Democrats
calculate with perfect confidence
that if there be no excitement, the
Republicans will have much the
largest part of the ''stay- at-homes.'
This is the first an6 greatest ground
of any confidence at all in the De-
mocratic leaders. And can you,
Republicans, say that there is no
ground for this idea. Two yeas S
ago Governor Hayes was candi-
date as he is now, and were there
not many counties in the State with
out all efficient organization?
2. Another hope of the Demo
Gratis is, that scitizens' and ere
form tickets in some counties will
not only divide the Republican vote
on county questions, but on State
and Legislative tickets. Is that SO 7
Can Republicans be honest. and re-
fuse to vote for the Republican Gov
ernor and Legislature? Let us tell
you, Republicans, in all candor,
that you have had no more import
ant election than that of our Legis-
lature; nor, if you intend to sup
port the administration of Grant, is
any election more important than
that which confirms the great State
Of Ohio to the Republican cause.
Do you believe the Democratic
party is capable of making any re-
form? If you do, what facts have
you to support that opinion ), Take
the Democratic nominations in Ham
ilton county as an. example. The
Democratic party deliberately nom
mated Cooper and Mayer, when
they were the authors of all the
evils and illegalities charged on the
Auditors office. They deliberately
nominated Holmes, knowing his III
competency. These are examples
Of what Democrats do in the way of
reform. Now is there single
honest Republican who would sacri-
fee our Legislative ticket for men
like these? Is there a single one
who will sacrifice the gallant Hayes
for such lot of reforners as these ?
We cannot believe it. and we are
sure no loyal man, no patriot soldier
can or will vote for Pendleton
against Hayes. But this is just
what the Copperheads expect. Their
Sole object has been to get votes for
Pendleton. The whole idea is that
Of the spider:
Come into my parlor
You pretty little;
and when the spider has taken sim
+ple minded Republicans in his net,
then he will shout, ''Hurrah for
Pendleton Now we have perfect
faitir that Republicans who can be
caught by a political spider of this
sort may be counted by dozen or
two.
But the most serious danger we
have to encou .ter-and we admit it
is a danger-is the lukewarmness,
or apathy, prevalent this year. 1t
is season of peace, health. and
prosperity. with no Presidential or
Congressional election. Hence it is
quite natural for Republicans to
think they have not much to do.
But that is the danger. The Dem
ocratic party expect to rally on the
day of election without waking up
the Republicans. Then, rouse up,
Republicans, and make this election
a Waterloo for the Demo ocratic
party! Nothing is easier than to
lose it. BY the Legislative appor-
+tionment this year the Republicans
Can carry -twn-thirds of the Legisla-
ture; but if they are not reused up
and organized. they will lose it.
The Republicans of Ohio have a
large and decided majority; but to
show how easily it may be lost, we
will give some examples. Take the
following:
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