Middletown transcript., 1873-10-25
The Election in Ohio.

Governos VI Ohio is very significant in
,ha, II shows most conclusively that the
mous.rous blupder committed las. year did
not, as was so eagerly prophesied aud ar
den,ly hoped by its enemies, kill the Dem
ocrstic party. The Democrats Of Ohio,
seeing tho utter hopelessness Of the
attempt to obtain success by union with
dissatisfied Office. seekers from the Republi-
can party. and acknowledging the gros.
folly Of the act Of las, year in surrendering
their party to few Liberal Republicans,
adopted as the textbook for their guid'
sucs during the recent campaign plat
form or declaration OF principles in which
they totally ignored the so-called Liberal
platform adopted at Cincinnati year ago,
aud announced their determination TO
adhere to s,raight.out Democratic doctrine
aud principles Under this bagaer they
went into the contest. aud as a resal.
splendid victory has crowned their efforts
No, ouly have they succeeded ia elecIing
: majority Of the Legislature, thereby
iusuring the return to the United States
Senate, Of Hon. 4 G Thurman, whose
unAinching integrity aud devoted patriot
isin in these days of Credit Mobilier and
Back Pay ,rickeries entitl- him to the
respect aud eouiieuce OF the people Of his
State. aye, and Of the country at large,
but they have also succeeded in elcc,ng
Us chief executive officer life long ad-
hsrcnt to Democratic principles, against
whom even his enemies canuot say
harsh word: SO incorrupt has been his
political course aud SO strict his integrity
that for once tho voice Of calumny is
nushed.
II was thought by many. and We con-
fess to have been Of the nua.ber, that it
would require many years for the Demo-
cratic party TO recover from the almost,
fatally suicidal blow given in 1872, at
Baltimore. in the complete surrender Of
principle to policy So great and wide
spread was tho dissatisfaction with tha,
movement, and SO great were the num-
bcrs Of those who stayed away from the
polls aud disfranchsed themselves rather
than cast thoir .uhrages for Horace
Greeley. many declaring lha, they would
never vote again. that it almost seemed as
though the party could no, recover, but
that jus, as the Wing party broke down
and wen, to pieces under the fatal blum
der Of 1852. so il va. thought the Demo-
cratic party would b. forced TO give way
under the pressure OF the error of 1872.
Many. styling themselves New De-
parturists and Proyrsssivists. declared
that ss revolutions ne yer 60 backward, the
Democratic party could never return to
its fermer principles but must adopt all
the fanatical absurd les of the present
day. and become imbued with what they
were pleased to term the Spirit Of the
sge." The recent triumph of straight
out Democratic principles in Ohio has
proved how utterly g'oandless we're these
assertions.
Now the great lesson TO be learned
from the Ohio election is tha. principle is
much more potent for good than policy
No one belives that Mr.. Greeley was
acceptable to tho Democratic party. and
those Who voted at Baltimore TO oonfrn,
his nomination and those who afterwards
voted for him, did so under the mistaken
idea. as wo then believed, that Demo.
cratic candidate could not be elected, and
hooking upon Mr.. Greeley as much pre-.
fcrsbls to Gen. Grant they reluctantly
voted for him as n choics Of two evils
We believed than aud We cannot help bu
believe nov that had tho Democratic part,
nominated such . man for President 81
he who has just been 80 triumphant,
elccted Governor Of Ohio, the result o
last years Presidential election woul,
have been far different from what i, was
and We believe now that il the Demo
erssie party will adop. the example O
Ohio ssd wage tho warfare for political as
eeaaauey on prisciple. and their confrme
idsss Of right alone, even ss the .,ru,h
mighty and must provail." so 10 tim
psissipls and right will overcome bas
po'iry, corruption and wrong. the gran
cid party Of honesty and scouom
viii sgsiu obtain the ssceniancy, m
pouss obtained sitcr such means will !
hsliag ~ tins itself