The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-07-21
[FsOm the Ohio statesman,I
rI,e Man tn Renr Haze


The Radicals, intoxicated by victory OBJ
tanned last fall, through false pretenses,
under the banner of Gen. Grant, and con-
fident of walking over the course without
3 struggle, have put Governor Hayes again
in nomination TO fight over, upon thesratI-
fcation of the Fifteenth Amendment, the
battle of negro suffrage, lost in 1867 by
90, 900 majority. Judge Thurman was
defeated by less than 5000 majority, and
the vote cast against negro suffrage was
IA, 900 in excess of the aggregate vote on
the Democratic State ticket. This shows
conclusiVely that candidate for Governor
that secures the floating vote and unites
all the elements of opposition to negro suf'
frage in Ohio-a large portion of which is
composed of the soldier vote-can be cleo
ted. -illit
To accomplish this object, and save the
Government of the United States from be-
ing converted lntoa consolidated despotisn,
ruled temporarily by an irresponsible Con-
gressional caucus, and Ultimately domina'
ted over by 3 military Imperialism, whose
edicts will be enforced in the States by a
standing army, recruited from black jani'
saries, having no feeling IN common with
the white masses, it was the duty of the
Democracy to select such candidate for
Governor as viii rally to his support all
voters agreeing with them upon existing
\ living issues.
/ The feeling was almost universal amongst
the rank and file of the Democracy, that 2
new State ticket should be composed of
| new men, who would secure the triumph
of our cause.
Parties are apt in the couIse of years, to
become divided into factions, and the sue
cess of one clique over the other in State
/ Convention, tends to weaken the strength
/ which should be husbanded against the
common enemy. Hence, the most sue
cessful campaigns ever made by the De-
/ mocracy, were under the lead of Polk and
Pierce, men who, at the time of their
nomination, were not identified with any
particular set of politicians.
| The Democratic State Convention of the
/ 7th inst, most admirably embodied these
ideas in the ticket nominated Rosecrans,
q hero of historical reputation; Godfrey, q
representative man of the indomitable De-
T-locracy of the Northwest; Buhrer, the
Mayor of Cleveland, whose majority of
/ $500 last spring shook Western Reserve
Radicalism in its very Capitol; Gilmore,
the accomplished and genial Judge, whose
i personal popularity will sweep the Miami
Valley! Connell, the soldier orator of that
Gibralter of Democracy, the old 18th Dis
trict, whose bold and impassioned elO'
| qaence has given him 3 State reputation,
| and Ben. Churchill, of Butler-that whole
souled, honest Democrat, whose name is 8
household word in all the councils of the
party.
The enthusiasm exhibited in the Con
/ yention, as each name was hailed on the
announcement of the respective nomina'
tions, is q happy omen OF success and now,
with works corresponding to the faith thus
expressed, victory is sure. The tide Is al
ready rising which is destined to sweep the
State. The signs are al in our favor
but one Governor has been re elected in
/ Ohio during thirty years. and Governor
| HAYES, who dwarfs In al respects when
| compared with his competitor, has no such
prestige with the people as to make him
an exception to a general rule.
The under current of popular feeling
had for some time (previous to the meeting
of the ConVentiOn) been unmistakRbly set
ting towards distinguished soldier, a ma.
tive citizen of Delaware county-General
WHL4AAI s.. RosEoRA ANs--as the man des-
tined to lead the masses to victory against
the combined hosts OF Radical Imperialistz
and corrupiOnists.
Il A leading point Ia the ic0ntest between
the eontending parties is, ''what are the
fruits of the war ga On the Radical side
it is contended that the Union of the States
is no longer to be governed under the Con.
4 stitution, but that partisan majority is tC
consnn8 and. amend that instrument by
fOrcelor fraud to suit their own partisan
ends, and perpetuste political power fol
the benefit of great moneyed monOpOlies
General Rosecrans, the son of aWorthJ
farmer, descended from revolutionary stock
and bred Democrat, graduated at Wes
Point with distinguished honor, and wheI
the rebellion broke out, with thousands o.
other Democrats, he entered the service K
preserve the Union and the Constitution
Iuka. Corinth and Stone RiYeF, attest hi
personal valor and military skin. Embar
rassed by the miserable jealousy of Gems
Grant and Ord, he was deprived of tn
> full fruits of victory at Iuka, and afte
|, lmaneuYering Gen. Bragg out of Chatta
nooQa by series of most skillfu move
raerits, with scarce the loss of man, b
: was purposely abandoned by the contri
Z vance of the atroeious Stanton, Secretar
of War, without the necessary reinforce
> ments, in order to work his defeat for pc
3 1itieal purposes. Gen. Hulburt lay quietl
: with 10000 men about Menphls, whl
5 some of his Oficers boosted they now ha
!. 'sold Rosy just Where they wanted him
q Stanton and Grant, having thus got r
; Of dangerous rival, whose politics dl
not suit them, continued to show their mi
= leVolence after the close of the war, 3
3 refusing to assign General Rosecrans an
!. command; although he was one or the Sc
d nior Brigadier Generals il the regular 2
4 BE resigned. because he did not wis
( to draw pay aad do nothing and pc su
iected to further insults from 5 Stantqn q
Gnnt. Appointed Minister to MEXICO 2.