New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-26
Ohio,
On1Os
fErnm the Cincinnati Gazette AcAohar

| From the Cincinnati Gazette, October2 l1
| The Democrats, on small vote, have car
ried the State Of Ohio for Governor and
Legislature. The Lieutenant Governor and
State officers are Republicans. From re-
| turns received. the total vote, we iud ge
will show falling off of $4,000. The de.
crease is greater on the Republican than on
the Democratic side, and this accounts fol
the election OF Allen. The Democrats
gained nothing in Ohio. Their aggregate
vote is less than it was a year ago, and had
| the Republicans voted Allen would have
been beaten out of sight
| Z But the Republicans have lost the State.
and for the first time in eighteen years a
Democrat will occupy the gubernatorial
chair in Ohio. This occurs, too, in the face
| of large Republican majority For the
silent vote that secured the success of a
| minority party there is of course cause.
Republican voters do powerful amount of
thinking, and they have way of express
ing their opinions, sometimes by positive
voting and sometimes by not voting at ALL
In this case the latter mode was chosen
Thus the people have given warning to
the party in power. They have as much as
said: Reform abuses or retire from Office.
We serve notice that the Republican party
must clear its skirts Of salary grabs and
Credit Mobilier scandals, and give evidence
OF general reform, or we will vote against it
next time. For the present we will indi.
cate our dissatisfaction by staying At home
If this warning il no: needed. we vii! throw
stones next time
This 10 the meaning Of the election as
near as we can interpret it.
Pains were taken during Tie campaign TO
show that Republicans and Democrats
were responsible for the salary grab and
the Credit Mobilier frauds; Tor land grants
and other eXtravagant measures; but the
Republican party had clear majority in
Congress and President possessing the
veto power, and therefore they could have
defeated all the Objectionable schemes,
and, failing TO do SO, they are held re-
sponsible for them. This is the way the
people look at the matter, and Republicans
may as vel! understand that SO long as
they are in power in the nation the Repub.
ican party will be held responsible for
national legislation and the general man
agment of the public business. This is the
verdict of the Ohio election.
Fortunately the Republicans have large
majority in both branches of Congress, and
they will therefore have an opportunity TO
reform abuses about which the people have
expressed themselves. If advantage 10
taken of this opportunity, the Ohio Repub-
llcans viii! fall into line again next fall.
Otherwise the silent vote which caused de-
feat this year will assume positive shape
next time.
This is not the first time that Ohio Re-
publicaus have expressed dissatisfaction
without changing their party relations. In
1851 David Todd was elected Governor by
80. 2O3 majority. The management Of the
war was not satisfactory, and in 1862 the
Democrats carried the State by 55'7 major
lty. The next year John Brough was elect
ed Governor by i0I ,099 majority. Heavy
Republican majOYities we're sustained until
1867, when George Pendleton, on the
greenback question, came within 5000
votes Of beating Hayes for Governor
The next year the Republicans car
ried the State for President by 41,428.
In 1869 this majority dwindled to 1913. In
1870 this majority was increased to 1881.
and. in lS7f, Noyes was elected Governor
by l6,OS4. and, in 1872, Grant carried the
State by 34,2GS. Now the Democrats elec.
their candidate for Governor by few hun
dred votes. Next year, if our Republican
leaders in Che meantime deserve success,
the usual majority wi II be obtained for the |
Republican party. But to secure this re- |
suit 1t must be earned. The wishes Of the |
people must be respected. Congress must |
give evidence of honesty and economy. and |
there must be ne appointments of men who |
were connected With the Credit Mobilier |
'candal or the salary grab to office. Upon |
his point the great mass of the Republican I
party are in dead earnest. and they can be |
neither coaxea NOT bullied into changing
heir minds
Never were the people more sensitive on
he question OF corruption than at this
ime, and the leaders Of the party should |
zee that no man with even a doubtful char.
lcteT is permitted to secure standing in
he party. 1t is claimed that the Repub-
lean party is capable of purifying itself
his claim can only be made good by doing
ne work. Congress will have plenty Of
eople upon this point; and upon the sue
ess of Congress in this direction Will de.
end the future of the Republican party.
candusky Ohio, has machine that be.