Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-30
The Democratic "VictOry" in Ohio.

The Chicago Times, once a Democratic
organ, but latterly affecting independence
in its utterances, thus speaks OF the Demo
cratic victory in Ohio:
Since everlasting defeat became the one
fixed principle of lhe Bourbon remnant OF
the putrid political "reminiscences, it is
amazing how small a "Crumb OF comfort
will set these ancient relics to shouting
Justify. The election Of a constable in
some remote locality, in the 'oh-year,"
sets every Bourbon organ" from Dan to
Beersheba, to screaming itself hoarse in
rejoicing. And then, with the wisdom of
owls and the sagacity of inmates Of an
idiot asylum, all the Joyful old Bourbon
trumpcters fall to prophesying that the
so-long- hoped-for epoch, when every an
cient rascal should again suck sustenance
from the public teat," is at hand And
then, when the election day comes round
that is to witness the fulfllment of the
the Bourbon prophecy, the motley crew
OF seedy and ancient place-hunters set out
once again on the mOurnful but long
familiar pilgrimage to the sources OF Salt
River
Once more this dreary and absurd
drama seems likely to be repeated.
Through combination OF special and en-
tirely local circumstances, which could
have existed at no other time, and whose
existence can not possibly continue, the
graveyard politicians il Ohio have gain
ed a majority nsthe State Legislature,
enabling them 10 return the Bourbon re-
actionist, Thurman, to the Federal Senate
And forthwith the organ Of Tammany pu-
tridity in New York bawls out: eve have
redeemed Ohiom And then, assuming
the mantle OF prophecy: "The opposition
party for the next four years will be the
Democratic party, and no other party
If, as the organ of Tammany putridity
thinks, the election in Ohio has decided
that the putrid Renaissance called the
Democratic party shall continue to assert
It's existence during the next four years,
then the Specification Of that decision is
that the Republican party shall have the
controlling power in the next Congress,
and the next, land elect the successor of Mr..
Grant in the Presidential office If 1.-THE
hundreds Of thousands of citizens who
have been waiting and watching, holding
back from Joining the Democratic organi-
cation in the expectation that it would be
supplanted by some other, will now see
that they are reduced to a choice between
the same two great parties which have
heretofore been arrayed against each
other" in all human probability they will
make their choice as they made it last
year. They saw, last year, that they were
re 'ced to exactly the choice which the
ors IN Of Tammany putridity says they
will now see that they are again reduced
to- and seeing that such was the alterna-
tive, they chose the Republican party,
with all its corruption and official NAL
yersation, rather than lend their aid to a
reinstatement Of the historical pro-slavery
party. AS they did last year, so, should
they see only the same choice, will they
probably choose to do next year; and
thus will the Republican party keep the
political control it holds
Regarding the result in Ohio as the or
gan OF Tammany putridity regards it, it is
then the most important triumph for the
Administration party which was possible
under the circumstances. If it keeps the
putrid pro-slavery party alive, it keeps
the Republican party in power. 1t AS
sures to that party a triumph in the con.
gressiOnal elections next year, and again
a triumph in the next Presidential year ;
for whatever party shall elect a majority
In the next Congress will elect the next
President, beyond a doubt. Ii the putrid
"reminiscences can only be kept from dis
banding and disappearing from the pOliti-
cal stage, the continuance of the RepubIi.
can party dynasty is assured. And this
assurance, according TO the organ OF
Tammany putridity, is given by the cleo
ton in Ohio. For the Administration
party, then, the result in Ohio is the most
important victory since the drowning OF
its opponents in the tidal wave"