New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-23
WHY GOVERNOR MOVES WAS DEFEATED

| WIZ oVV66NUk NUYE6 WAO U6E BATH
Now that the smoke of the political
battle in Ohio has cleared away, and non
combatants can 60 on the field to seek the
dead and wounded, it is discovered that
old MIR. Allen is in charge of the field,
with the white flag Of the Bourbons float
ing over him. The young leader of the
Republicans is found, metaphorieally
| speaking, dead beneath heap of slain.
Such = result those who gazed upon the
battle afar of were not prepared for. It
| was known that large majority of the
| people Of Ohio had no active sympathy
for the political Chambord who has come
to the leadership ''by the grace OF God"
They no more wanted him placed at the
head of affairs than the majority of the
people OF France want throne Sc. up
for bis prototype. Yet the Bourbon star
seems TO be in che ascepdeacy in both
cases for the time being.
But the question why the people of
Ohio have allowed Allen to be elected
Governor is answered in the Washington
Chronicle Of the eighteenth instant.
1t is claimed that the candidates for Gov
ernor ana lieutenant Governor Of Ohio,
looking to future senatorial honors, con
Quoted the canvass personally for their
own political ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 1his charge
seems to be Well grounded, from the fact
that the greatest losses were N large Re
publican districts, while there were gains
TO the party in Democratic districts. The
fact is well established by the press of the
state who we're dissatisfied with tho dema-
gogism displayed by their candidates
tappears the young men at the head
Of the Republican tickle. permitted their
personal ambition to override .heig regard
for the party's interests. They felt that
an easy victory was before them, and so
rejected assistance that was rendered
them in canVassing the State, proposing
to wiz and wear all the laurels them.
selves. Again, it is charged that arrange
ments were made by these candidates,
whereby. 70 advance their own success
and increase their prospective majori.ies,
the interests of the remainder OF the ticket |
were to suffer. The honest masses Of the |
party supported the ticket, as . general |
thing, notwithstanding the shortcomings
not to use stronger sernl-of their lead |
ers; but enough Of them set their faces |
against such conduct to defeat az least
one Of them by few hundred votes.
The Republican party of Louisiana has
had some experience with this class of
politicians. Two or three can.
iidates obtained prominent places on the
ticket at the last election, who, no sooner
han this was done, began to make COM
oinations and compromises with every
body and everything to obtain votes for
themselves, at the expense of their COL
eagues on the ticket. By this means,
more than any other, the Republican
icket came near being defeated at
he polls. The masses Of the party
unlimited 20 this treachery on that
occasion, but will never give these |
Gentlemen another chance 70 betray
hem. No good behavior on their part
will ever again tempt the Republican
oters to confde in those who struggled
o sacrifice their party for their own ag-
during the most important
lection that has been held since the war,
7hen all the results of years of Republi-
an government came near being lost for
Yer. With these gentlemen the boast
ias not how much they had strengthened
heir ticket in this ward and that parish, I
ut how much, in this ward and that par
ii they had run ahead Of their .icae'' =
Understanding, then, the reasons why 7
ae Republicans o. Ohio yielded so luke I
arm d support TO their candidate for !
roveynor, and fully approaching the self
hness OF the candidates which led to F
leir own discontinue, we have no Pc
rets to express at the result Of the cleo. n
% in Ohio. liz