New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-07
THE OHIO CANVASS.
,,rv,r,nrps ON THE CONTEST.

THEIR CANDIDATE WILL BE EIECIED-siAiI
ISSUES THAT AFFECT The CAMPAiGN'
irrou STAFF CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIpuSbj
C,rvrr,xp. Ohio. July 3.-Seeking iDforma-
uon as 20 fhe political prospects in Ohio talked toay
with prouncn citizens of this place who are recognized
representatives Of the four classes OF voters
od ,roban,e action must considered In studying 'he
,, 30 the canning election--a problem easy enough
20 solve few weeks ago. everybody thought o"t no"
snpilarly difficult by Of the foles oi inc Dem
ocrtc Convention The four classes are the strgh-
out Republican, the Democrats, the Lioerai OF iuc
pendent Republicans, and the Germans
ort called unon the editor OF Republican daily OF
Conservative leanings and OF intermittent independent
tendencics-a party organ IN campaign uncs' pu' no'
,ioa IN Grind ont the party music when there Is no
eht on hand The editor. gentleman OF experience ana
sa,cy whose Judgment is not often greatly Daseo p9
narsan feeling said that before the Democratic 'oh'en
ton was held Republicans felt very much Ike giving up
the .ht in advance. 1t seemed as nothing couiu NC
done to prevent the reelection OF Allen Inc lhcoh-
ceivably foolish action Of the Convention had however,
toned mn the party amazingly aud degree OF COM
hativcu,ss and unanimty shown such as nad not
he. seen for three years The press hau opeheu d
spiritcd campaign, and Republican pohuclahs hau
soppd huttinc at each other and had Joined hands to
e-ht their common enemy The German element, very
pov.rhl i'm Ohio was disguised with the behavior OF
the Democrats. They nearly all hard-money men.
and repudiated the Columbus imitation plank Besides,
the nomination of Samuel Cary for LeutenantEoV-
ernor was extremely offensive TO them Cary had oeeh
the most prominent Prohibition orator In ONO Tor years.
aud was known all the State for his radical epo'
ance views After the assistance the Germans had rem
der the Democrats during the past two or three years
the selection Of sucl candidate insult TO them
which they would be sure TO resent He would not be
SURPRISED to see them abandon the party In BODY ana
support HAYS.
"wth the new turn which the Democrats have given
the do YOU feel entirely confident OF carrying he
Statc2" asked.
Of think we shall elect Hays by fair majority the
elitor replied The manifest dishonesty of the Demo-
Gratis in putting Cary upon whisky platform, and their
oen inaaton declarations have destroyed their chances
of success Many of their ablest men are hardmoney
men, ana will either 80 into the canvass without feeling
any heart in IT, or will stay out altogether"
"Wn not their loss on the currency question DC
counrhaanced by gains from Republican inlationiss
Have You not in your party large element that ndoses
the Columbus plank and will vote for Alien to reoukc the
Republican party for not issuing more rag money y
ave have plenty of who resist forcing specie pay
mcnt~ hy contraction. Our paper is opposed to such
course and 50 anumber OF Others but do not believe
t.rc any considerable body of Republicans who go to
t cnah Of fayorin actual initiation, and will abandon
thtir patty on that issue"
M next visit TO the editor Of another Republican
d,va paper that supports the party through thick ana
Thin an believes that no good thing can come out OF any
other political organization. This gentleman WAS much
more enthusiastic and confident than his party friend
Il predicted ayss election 10y from 10000 To 10000 ma
i-v The state lost last year. lie said by 10000
i,rlliil cans staying at home, but next fai iuu
yof Wold he got He did not rely as much for sue
cess upon c buner of tie Democrats in declaring for
iualt.ou M upon the satisfaction Of Protestant church
members with the Efforts OF that party to please the
Catholics. The CaHiolie Te,egraph of Cincinnati had
openly announced alliance between the Roinlsh
a,df he
Columbus Convention had pronounced against division
of Tie school fund.- the people did not believe In their
sincerity Catholic papers were silent about the School
blank and tacre were reasons for thinking there was
score, understanding between Archbishop FurceIi ana
the marry leaders by winch this plank put into the
at:o.n to silence the outcry that was beginning to 90
IA, .un> the ID mociats. and with the understanding
HAT WIS to lie dissesirlcd should they get control OF
fne next LceislttuIe There was the editor
continued. another ground for the suspicion
that tac Democrats and Catholics were ID league WITH
each 9th r. and that afforded by what was called
itan bill which opened ali the public institutions OF
the state snctanan preaeng Under the old law sec
tfar,ln was carefully excluded and religious teaching
limited TO the Ten Commandments and the received
linc'cs OF Christianity A Catholic could not ACT as
cla1iau because he not permitted 10 set mp his a-
ponuuonts ii worship, without which his Church would
pot ct lIn oiicdte The Gcghan law allowed any MN
is,r who could yet into charitable reformatory III
AVID er Ole altar had been erected in the work
lou.c t Cuvahoga County. Besides the new law made 1t
o;fiul with inmates of these institutions whether
tnty oud attend worship not Formerly the theory
lid been Tat when a criminal sent to the peniten-
l il was to he reformed and religious teaching was
tou,t essential 10 Iefornation he was made to listen
a bt NOW he could 90 TO chapel OF not, as he Pleased
5hc lv WIS purely Catholic scheme, passed by the
Deaor,is umier threats from the priests that they
wonl defeat the party unless it was passed. 1t was
srousin the opposition OF all denominations Of Prot
tsfaNts.
Tie itof spoke of the Republican financial plank as
generally sati factory to that party. and of tie Demo
cratic currency resolution repuguant TO the convic
lions OF thousands of the most Intelligent Democrats
Tnr Germans be said, for hard money, and so were
tie Liberal Republicans that the Democratic Conven-
lion had AZ stroke cut themselves adIii from allies
without whose assistance they could not hope to win
The temperance question out of the contest as far
ss the Republicans concerned, they having wisely
declined to load themselves with that issue, and the
lion OF the Democrats in putting prohibionlSt on "a
free liquor platform had rendered that party ridiculous
with the great body of Republican desertes coming back
70 the old party with the Germans indignant, and thou
sands of old hagdmOney Democrats in ferent, and with
e thir-term prop knocked from under the Democrats
he thought the prospects of grand victory for Gov
Hays could not be more brilliant
A leading lawyer, who the bench and
afterward in Congress Republican, but who has of
tate acted with the Democrats gave very different view
Of the situation from that of the two editors He adj
mted the folly of his party in fayorng expansion, but
was confident that the softmoney plank would hit boh
WAYS. II would loose many votes among the Germans
the Liberals and the Northern Ohio Democrats. but II
would gain some from the Republican nhatOnists WHO
were numerous all over the state. The gains, however
would not the loss. II the foolish currency
resolution had but been adopted Alien would have
won easily by at 10000 As it was he thought the
fight would be close He was confident, however
that Allen would be elected People believed MIN 10 DE
honest, and that went long way nowadays. Areputa