The New York herald., 1870-08-12
The OHIO Republicans la the Field-Thcy
Declare for the Germaus.

Declare for the Germaus.
The republican party of Ohio, in State
Convention assembled, has nominated its
State ticket and proclaimed it's platform for
the coming October State elections, which will
embrace the choice Of full delegation to the
national House Of Representatives for the next
Congress. The platform thus adopted
declares-frst, in favor of the continued
ascendancy in the nation of the republican
party, embracing General Grants administra-
ton, as the party Of liberty, equal rights
reform, economy, law, order and progress,
&C.. secondly, 1t declares the republican
party of Ohio in favor of revenue tariff with
incidental determinations in behalf Of home
industry; thirdly, that a change in our navi-
cation laws, so as 10 admit of the registration
Of vessels purchased abroad, is demanded by
the best interests of the country fourthly,
that the policy of granting subsidies Of public
lands to corporations and monopolists is
unqualidedly condemned.
All this is plain sailing and pretty sound
doctrine, and especially in reference to the
navigation laws and land subsidies to greedy
corporations and monopolies. But while
these Ohio republicans have nothing
to say about Cuba, ST. Domingo,
Mexico, or manifest destiny" in any
shape, they do not hesitate to define their posi-
ton in reference to this European war. They
say upon this subject that while they care
nothing for the dynastic interests involved,
nevertheless, ''while we remember that the
great German uprising Of l848 failed Of sue
cess mainly for want of Germanic union, and
while we remember that whereas during our
recent trial the people Of Germany supported
our cause with their sympathy and material
aid, while the armies of France were endea-
voring to subvert republic on this Continent
and establish in its stead an imperial throne,
we cannot refrain from declaring our sympathy
with the present heroic efforts of the Germans
to establish, maintain and defend their ma
tional unity" In word, touching this Franco
Prussian war, the republican party of Ohio
takes the field for it's approaching October
contest with the democracy against the French
and in favor Of the Germans.
other States, is the posture Of the republican
party throughout the Union. Senator Carl
Schurz, of Missouri, in leading off for tho
Germans, as a man speaking for his party by
authority, and Senator Conkling at Saratoga
Springs, in emphatically taking the same side,
knew what they were doing. They knew
that the Germans of our Western States
are the strength Of the republican party, and
that even in the Central States and the East
they hold the political balance of power. The
Irish American element en- DaGSse is for France,
and almost en- Nasse it is with our democratic
party. How, then--the question still recurs-
will go the democratic party on this Franco
Prussian war? This is very nice quas-
ton for the Tammany sachems; but from
present appearances they are inclined to Eng
lands policy Of neutralty-a policy whicE
while it is distr rusted by the French, is
denounced by the Germans. What say the
sachems to this other policy :-'Hurrah for
the French Hurrah for the Germans. May
the best man win I" Win not this cover the
groundi