Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15

of the Constitution, and under the appliances OF
the arts of bribery and corruption. We 90 not
see how they could meet the interest on th9 ola
and new debt combined, if they would.
Elections To-day.
State elections occur to-day in Ohio.
PENNSYLVANIA, Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska.
In the two last no interest is felt, as the re-
suit is foregone conclusion. In Indiana,
the bogus ratification of the fifteenth
amendment is to be pronounced upon and
we arc prepared to see the people of that
State condemn it; the fact being, as is well
Known, that, at the time of the alleged
ratification, no quorum, under the Cons
titution of the State, was present in either
House, and the illegality Of the vote was
so apparent that Governor BAKER refused
to certify the record, eO TOD2i1e, OF rat1h-
cation. Beyond this it will be remem-
bered that the aggregate Congressional
vote of Indiana III November last showed
an actual Democratic ajority i'll the
State, though on the electoral ticket
GRANT carried the day by 9,672 majority
IA Il total vote Of 343, 53312, and it will be in
teresting TO know what Indiana thinks Of
Grant UoT.
We have cheering Intelligence, says the
Boston Post, from both Pennsylvania and
Ohio. 1t is not to be overlooked that
there are large maj critics awaiting ami
hilation by the Democracy i'll each, which
will but make the triumph more emphatic
in the event of its consummation. GRANTS
majority in Pennsylvania last November
was 29,8 1893, and Ohio 40,617. These ma
jorities are to be overcome to-day. But we
are to allow for the Fictitious circumstances
that assisted to swell them, which have
themselves very largely been dissipated by
the tests of time, as we'll as for the wide
difference in the character of the two cleo
tions and sets of candidates. GEARY is
but political make-shift at the most !;
while against him stands man of solid
integrity OF character which ASA PACKER
possesses, which, if genuine moral inhu-
ences are to be allowed any play in the af-
fairs of men, must tell impressively in the
latter's favor in this local contest. And
the Democrats of Pennsylvania practically
vindicate their faith in their distinguished
candidate Ivy Withholding the expenditure
of time and money from confused drum
beating and banner cmhlazonments, and
presenting the simple name and record Of
their candidate 10 the people without the
noisy rhetoric peculiar to these occasions.
In Ohio Mr. Pendeton stands head and
shoulders. both in fact and in the popular
esteem above his opponent, or indeed
above any opponent that could have been
brought to challenge the field with him.
Governor Hays, the present incumbent,
equally with Governor Geary, OF Pennsyl-
vania, is but an ordinary man, and as n
candidate possesses none of those magnet
ic qualities Of character which attract the
masses to him. He was chosen by a ma
jority of 2, 9S3 two years ago, in a total vote
OF nearly four hundred and eighty-f
thousand. We do not imagine that the
vote this year will be a heavy one on eth
er side. but the Democrats are working
with intelligence aud zeal for the success
of their cause, and they protfer us multi
Piled assurances that they will triumph
antly eject Mr. Pendleton. We sincerely
hope they may have no reason to regret a
common disappointment. The country
has no more promising statesman than the
present Democratic candidate for the Gov
crnorship of Ohio.
1t would be most suspicious circum-
stance, in the history of the rapid dissolu-
ton of Raaicalism and the restoration of O
vigorous, youthful, and prosperous De-
mocracy, if the three great States of the
Union-New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio-were to take the lead together in
the new march of the country to political
soundness and material prosperity, and
offer themselves unitedly as the central
battle ground for the conflict between the
armies of Radical heresies, usurpations,
corruptions, and abuses on the one hand,
and the principle of Democratic liberalism,
progress, economy, and administration on
the other. With these important States
standing abreast at the head of the Demo
cratic column, the other States would rap
idly wheel into line under the glorious old
banner of constitutional freedom, and rees-
tablish Oh firm foundations the unity of the
country, the industry of the people,
and the living power of genuine republi.
can institutions.