New-York tribune., 1871-10-06

swamps and along the Kentucky border; and second,
because her politics have always been compare
lively pure. Thcre oorrupting TammAny
influences or desaoralisng Custom House rinEs,
no QuHrrelsome fections In either party little
bribery or convention packing 10 praotoed. and no
repeating" ballot box stufng Elections are air en-
pressous OF popular opinion as there are seldom any
State Issues involved the contests are almost always
square lights national questions At the beginning OF
the present the Democratic orators announced
that there State issues TO be considered which
was pretty direct compliment to the party that has con-
trOed the State Government for the past II years. The
campaign has made throughout upon national issues
only, and the result will be not only toeraby correct
showing OF the strength OF the two national parties in
Ohio but also good indication Of the state OF public
opinion this Fall In other States which, bothered by side
issues aud distracted by rival cques and "~ings" will
not have the opportunity to deal directly with the great
questions of the day In national politics.
The campaign has been unusually brilliant one for
the Republicans from the outset There has been
nothing TO compare with since the Brough campaign Of
1863 Our candidate for Governor Gen. Noyes, who
little known outside of Cincinnati when nominated, has
proved admirably fitted to lead the fight He is clever,
clear headed good humored map, full of bonhonie. wit
aud sense, good talker In private circles and capital
speaker upon the stump His canvass has been tri
umphsl march. On the other hand, the Democratic
candidate Gen. McCook, proved total failure from tho
start. His speeches were rambling, incoherent and
without point and every he made foebler than
the last The damaging truth about his fraudulent nom
nation out to worry him early in the canvass His
audiences badgered him with questions and wound him
up with contradictions He tried to get both sides OF
| the New Departure. and pleased nobody. He grew
and angry He bundered more and more In his
statements and made the most ludcrous mistakes ana
slips Of the tongue which cOnvused his audiences Win
laughter He talked about taxing pig iron by the bushe
and sugar by the yard and the more people laughed the
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lectualy for the work he had undertaken, and after
abOut dozen speeches he broke down LETT the
field and went of to Long Branch where he has been
McCooks complete failure and abandonment
of the contest demorazed the Democracy Their Central
Committee talked of taking his name of the ticket and
putting Oh some better man. they up the notion
on the ground that defeat inevitable with any cand
date.
The Democrats made the mistake Of beginning the
campaign too soon. They went to work In July, and
their stumpers sweated through the dogdays talking to
small, uninterested audiences. The Republicans re-
their fro until the 2th OF August when they put
all their strong men into the field at once, and opened
along the whole line with telling effect They have kept
up vigorously SINCE holding more meetings than
held before in State canvass. The campaign
| All the Republican Congressman have been upon the
stump. sherman, Garfield, Shelabarger Bingham, and
Monroe have been notably efncient Tne oand,aae lor
nee for Lieutenant has done good work among
his German compatrlOts. Morton came from lnulana 10
deal some OF hs sedgehammer blows and Boutwell, mace
mastery exhibit of the success Of Republican finance
MIR. Greeley his way home from the West made two
speeches Protection in the MahOnng Valley, to i'm
mense audiences. The efforts OF Gov Hayes, Congress
men Wilson, Perry, and Amber ex-Congressmsn Law
renee, Delegate Caggett OF Montana, and many others
have helped the work Opposed to this OF able
speakers the Democrats have had scarcely anybody OF
note, except PendetOn, Gen; Geo. W. Morgan, Groes
beck, who made single studied speech as feeier Tor
the Presidency and Gen. Ewing, who has been reYamp
Ing PendetOns greenback theory without getting nucn
! response from his audiences
| The New Departure proved @ heavy drag upon the
Democrats In the canvass Few OF their stupers nave
advocated 1t at ALL and those who have done 80 have
damned 1t with faint praise and have succeeded only III
convincing people of their own want OF sincerity II
| Vallandignam had lived he would perhaps have made
the new movement popular; for he was real leader
who had large and devoted personal following or men
who believed In him implicitly and would have followed
him wherever he might He believed in the New De-
parture the possible means Of Democratc sue
adopted only in the feebest and most hahearted
way.
Since McCook broke down and abandoned the canvass
the Democrats have given all hope or electDR their
State ticket and have turned their attention TO securing
the Legislature, which they deem 1t possible to do They
have done good deal OF dgent work in this direction,
stirring the Germans In Cincinnati and other cities
against the Liquor and Sunday laws, encouraging the
temperance to bolt the Republican ticket In Cleye-
land and in MahOnng County, and fermentng diseord
among the Republicans all close counties 1t Ii not
impossible their efforts will be successful 30 far as
give them bare majority on joint ballot Our friends
regard this probable however They are con-
that shall carry Hamilton County and elect our
full Legislative ticket there and we lose two or three
meubers account Of the Temperance bolts. they be-
leve shall more than make up the loss by gains IN
close counties which the Democrats carried
two years ago AS to State ticket, everybOdyDen-
ocrat well as RepubUcan-puts down good round
majority sure for It, Gen. EOyes thinks 1t will be
5000 and the estimates Of others range from l0o to
10000.