The Republican journal., 1875-04-22
Ohio tho keystone State

In speech at Columbus, Ohio, Senator
Thurman uttered to the democracy Of that
state word of wise warning. He told
them that the great political battle of this
year is to be fought in Ohio. The or
ganization Of the republicans to carry
Ohio he added ''was commenced in
Washington two months ago. Nothing
that they can do will be spared to carry
the state This is now the keystone state"
Senator Thurman does not exaggerate
the Importance Of the part of Ohio in the
pending game of national politics, There
remain now four states-Ohio, Indiana
Nebraska and West Virginia-in which
only Ohio elects in October of this year.
The result of her elections will according
ly be the only significant indication of the
state of public sentiment that will be turn-
| ished previous to the general November
contest That result, moreover, will have
its influence on the November elections,
and these in turn may practically decide
the more momentous issue of 1876.
The republicans have anticipated the
| democrats in their realization of these
facts, and for two months past, as Senator
Thurman says. they have been preparing
to capture the key of the position by q
desperate organized effort to carry Ohio
in October. Fortunately the Ohio democ-
racy are waking up to the significance Of
their movements The Cleveland Flair
Dealer sounds a timely alarm It says.
1t is evident that the republicans recognize
the fact that they must carry ONO next fall, q
| abandon all hope of keeping the organization
| together for anything like Il show in 1876. Ohio
is to be the battle ground upon which republi
| canism will stake its last chance-the w aterlOC
of the party. 1t is apparent that this is so from
the tone and admissions CT the leading radical
press, and the fact that some of the most prom
inent leaders, as Blaine. Morton, Cohkng
Logan and others. have been engaged TO STUMP
| the state.
While warning its friends against the
dangers ofover-confidence, tic Plain Deal
er shows plainly that the democracy will
enter the October canvass tn nearly al
the prestige and advantage on their side
The recent local elections resulted in Z
most rea>suring demonstration of demo
cratic strength and unity. In Cincinnati
johnson. the democratic candidate tol
mayor, was elected by $780, majority, OF
the largest vote ever cast in the city. Two
years ago his majority was 1905 and las,
tall the democratic majority on the state
ticket was 3, SOB. In Cleveland the demo
Gratis elected their entire ;ity ticket by
over 1000 majority, with a majority o.
the council Columbus also went demo
cratic by G1S, a larger majority than has
been given in that city in ten years. The
democrats also elected their tickets il
GAINESVILLE, Troy Lima, bucyrus, Crest
line, Dayton, Wooster, ana all excepting
mayor in Chillicothe. On the other hand
the republicans barely succeeded in keep
ing possession Of such party strongholds
as Toledo, Springfield and Nenia The
Columbus Statesman sums up the result
in the following inspiring style: ''We Ger
tainly have good reason to rejoice over the
result not only in our city, but through
out the state. Cleveland leads of VIII
two thousand, while such old republi
can strongholds as Ashtabula, Norwalk
gainesville and Akron have gone demo
cratic. With such indications as we cal
gather from the figures before Us, we viii
re-elect Governor Allen by from thirty tc
fifty thousand and give the democracy ;
good send-of for the presidential cam
paign of 1876"