New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-27
THE POLITICAL HORIZON.
OHIO.

TuH LATE El.fCrlON-TuH STATE STRONGLY RE-
rCRLICAN-RRlpGiNG THE ONO RIVER, ETC.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 9i,-rhe smoke of the
late conflict has cesrd away ami thc losses ana gains
arc known with sufficient dedtiyeness to show that the
grand old Republican party has "morc than held her
own The precise official majority In the state is not
yer sSceralnel, bat q win not vary much nom i7Oe-a
very comfortable surplus There was very little excite
meDi during che canvass she people were apathctc and
save ihe STATE Executive Committees work very little
extra effort was made by the Republicans The Democ-
rcy worked as they always do. with an their powers
BV the WAT Is over, the co'ored race have been
cured In their rights. Reconstruction islrcgarded
finished work. aud an the efforts of newspapers aud
stump speakers 20 any Interest in the Ts the
finances. failed utterly Had they not so failed The
Republicans could have carried the state by from 10000 TO
1e as easily as by the majority given True there
other eanSes operating against full Republican vote;
IN TIC lld District t. the utter surprise OF everybody
c"nVernt with the history acquainted with the char
acter OF the two schenck ard Campbell the latter
was elected: bu Shenck owed his defeat to the reicc
bon OF the votes OF the soldiers In the National Home at
Dayton But does that shift iota of the blame from
thc Republicans OF the Districts by no means schcnck
should have been elected anyhow. The coJored vote
took. 20 large eN,,n a least the place OF the soldier
Vote. and Republicans than Democrats
voted la that district II not that the people of the
district though, Gca. S,hcnck incompetent. His Tariff
and Finance oninious dinot defeat him. and Il was not
because Campbell WAS the popular man. The sou-
ton OF question which otherwise cannot be solved,
lies simply IN the fact that Gen. Sehenck had been in
Conrress long enough. Nothing else in the world de
featcd the party the Id Ohio District but dhe fact
that IL attempted 10 put man back IN Congress who had
been there lons enough. and when new man was de
sired do not charge Gen. Schenck with havng,beena
candidate and OF his choice the means OF detestins
his party because he at first declined the nonllnauOh
Having undertaken the race, however, he now proposes
la see il through" and will contest CampDells seat,t
ilnon what grounds it does not vet appear. ..,
In the IVth District defeated by most bhter
ouorrrl i'm the party, and by apathy and careeeeness
I'm come parts the district no attempts whatever were
M 10 10 arouse the people. The consequence was that
he Oh Abolition 1Vth," as il was formerly called ana
wofb al the last Congressional election gave KepD
Gcan majority of go, this year gave the pehoeIasa
n,ority of 2i and this. with new blood ntuseu INTO
1i,caU votes i'm hc shape Of 900 or 500 colOred men
armed with the ballot for the first lime.
Ia trc cIose Districts the Republican party has
fought brilliantly, and the grand victories Won SNOW
maj faithful work will he rewarded u Is 10 the shame
and dis grace the Republicans OF ONO tnt We nave
moi gained two in Congressional deleaOh Lei us
hone flat fhis experience viii teach us WISDOM
The Masonic Grand Lodge of this State, az ITS recent
session at Springfield removed All disabilities OF race
color or creed A step In the right hrecton'