Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-10-19

payment in 1879. and on this doctrine
would take no step backward. The Ohio
Democracy commenced this campaign.
for this year and next in opposition to
this sound measure OF finance. They
put Bill Allen, who for all that is known
to the contrary is as good q man person
ally IS anybody. and placed him at the
head of their ticket on a platform OF in
fistion. and with the engine of party
discipline and party management set out
for rag money and victory. There was
only one track that led 10 specie pay ment
OF from it. The engine set in motion by
Congress and approved by the wisdom OF
the nation was moving toward specie
payment. The Democratic engine was
set in motion on the same track to break
it down and defeat it. They met; and
the result is, Allen and his Red Sea CON-
panions are not simply killed politically,
but they are crushed and annihilated.
1t Ohio, great State, occupying at
this time a most enviable position OF
political influence in the West had rati-
lied the doctrine Of "nsore paper money
in this time of peace, there is no predict
ing the possible national injury it might
have caused. Pennsylvania might have
adopted the heresy and pushed the nation
q step farther towards reputation. New
York also might have altered its platform,
and gathering together her Ignorant
masses thrust aside the principles which
were approved by an uncertain majority.
Other States would have followed and
speculations and eventual reputation
would have signslized an era OF e1traya-
gsuce and financial ruin.
knowing the high hopes of the kind
democrats, who so recently have headed
sll their articles with Republican
thieves" and "Grant's hirelings." and at
the same time have cheered themselves
forward by the Tidal wave chorus, how
pathetic il seems to see their journals
without ROSTERS. and their lamentations
over the nine digits. Their aversion to
figures is characterized By new Phobia
One OF them declares be has no appetite
tor figures, and dismissed his fgurer In
disgust. Only few days ago these same
journals were beaten in political contest
b. 5000, and yet they srrsyed all the
ROSTERS and cannon and eagles when
tou1d in minority of thousands. They
were cheerful and even Joyous then.
Why don't they cheer now when Allen
only fares the tate OF Roberts,
iowa and Nebraska like Ohio, have
gone Republican by unexpected ma
jorities-the former State BY S6,0OO-the
latter by 10000. The lalacies of Ohio
nave received no sanction from these
States. and they have pursued the even
tenor of their way.
The result in Ohio is a national more
than q party victory. L! is victory for
honest profession and honest practice in
politics. But ii is indicative Of s strength
in the wrong direction which it is fearful
- contemplate With so light majority
(being only about five thousand) for
the right. in great aud Intelligent
State like Ohio. the escape is too narrow
Tor future calculation. And vet II IS quite
certain that if the election had taken
place three weeks ago Allen With all his
heresies. would have been borne into tue
gubernatorisl chair. Meeting the issue
as presented by the Democrats, in an
open, outspoken. square aud int liigent
presentation OF the facts in the case, by
Gov Woodtord. Schurz and others
stopped the wave aud strsngled the
rag baby. Every real Democra, who has
any OF the pure blood in his veins or ever
had, will rejoice with the Republicans IN
this righteous defeat.
The election in Ohio is all the more
significant, because the Stale Government
was in the foil possession OF the Demo
Gratis.