Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-14

which the democrats committed in intro-
ducing The iwo-edg~d Swov,i ~ insatloo a,
their convention. Had q more conser sative
plank been Adopted. aud more Gu SENTATIVE
speeches been made in It's support Ohio
would have been theirs by 10 90 majority,
The contest would have turned upon the cor
ruption and misrule which have developef
under the administration OF the republican
party, both federal and state. IN the rankeSt
maturity. That they would have triumphei
IN OHIO as well as they did in Massachusetts,
~ clear; They had gained On every hsttle
tnht hsd been fought on that ground for the
pest two years. aud 40 might well have been
Aske1 why change strong position. on
Nh,cn they were winning, CIR a weak one. on
face OF the enemy and just upon the eve az a
most important Presidential eleciionS
But, unfortunately for ohio and Tor the
country At large. Few marplots aud quacks
got the control Of the convention, aud, u
tratify some mean personal vanities aud
still meaner personal reSeutmeuts. they scut-
tled the ship which bore the fortunes OF the
OHIO democrats"
The Baltimore Carrie SAYS:
The republicans have won In Ohio on an
issue OF which they were AFRAID. aud which
was forced upon them by imbecile dema-
gogues. Fortune cast the chance In their way.
and they seized n Another opportunity
Will not he afforded them. This IA The ouf-
look from the stand point of observing re-
y
prom the democratic stand point the inn
mediate prospect is far from pleasing A
great state has been lost-not hopelesSly. bn
tneNcusably-by the most stupid blunderinR
With 10 PennSy tNanta L. mor,' than likely u
fall Both were within our control ana would
have b en- sure I'm the Presidential contest.
These two states, casting finty votes of the
one hundred and eighty four necessary 90
elect President, must now be regsinei by a
desperate strugg.e next year. We do not
doubt that this can ~ done but their loss
A. - Nlaaar
tui because ~ IL brought about by the mad
hess OF men who ella m Go he democrafs
The bright side ~ the picture Is THIS. In
nation Il dead sS far AZ the democracy l.
concerned. and no longer hangs a dead weight
upon The pariy'; the men who diSgrar.ad Tire
name OF democrat by It's advocacy must
take back seats; the apolOCtsts and time
servers who pandered to dishonesty because
~ was formidable. must be coutent with
number positions, only courageous leaders
can head The oolomns In the next assault.
This much we have learned hy costly expa-
rience; and the reckoning will assuredly &c
he cded."
The Baltimore AnoIooi says:
While we have no disposition % un-
derrate this victory for hart money.
we shall not At attempt 10 disguise tue
tact that the paper money men have
shown tremendous strength, and the
hopefnl democrats In the east, who think
that the result OF this election settles the
whole question and that the inhationists
have been permanently silencet, are mis-
VIII be lin Pennsylvania, although some
shrewd politicians may desert the Erie plat
form when they find that the Columbus
PLATFORM (after which IL was modelled) has
been repudiated By the people"
GEN. STEWART l. wooDFoRD is making
quite sensation In Ohio by his speeches IN
iavor OF hand. honest money. When. over n
year ago, he resigned his position in Con-
greSs, be said 10 his personal friends that he
could not stay. HIS salary as a Congressman
would not pay his Washington expenses
and he owed something 10 his family. He
was well liked I'm Congress HIS personal
friends were VIM. Walter Phelps of New
Jersey, and Thomas e. Phelps, of New York
Both these gentlemen are wealthy aud
Woodford WAS dependent on his salary 1
remember when he resigned saying 20 him
"Stay out OF office, but don't stay out OF
politics" You See he is wading into the
democrats. WOOdford's influences Is In his
personal magnetism. He is MOI a great gen
ius. But he Is frank and hearty. He has a
frank, open countenauce, mot merely when
he gapes,) and he shines all over with good
feeling. A clean, side viii kered. baldish
iull-faced, blond, with a bcyIsh way That
pleases you. When he speaks he is very
stumpy In his manner. hut his voice rings
and rises and trembles, and ne MAKES every
body think he is in earnest. In the last
speech / heard him make. he said they
say-the old-republican sh Zip is covered with
barnPcleS ana ought-tO be- a bandoned. No.
stree. Let's give the old hu u-lk a good
Old fashioned scrape, and do a. ourselves"
This brought down the bOuse.-"JIy Ctdrl-
Ton, 4" ia DOfffiifgTy ArfrS