Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-16

Speaker. III VIII Drlng forward
very prominently Governor Tilden
for the Presidency, and it effectu-
ally squelches the aspirations of
Governor Allen in that direction.
1t will also tend to widen the diff
ferences and Increase the bitterness
between the leaders of the hard
money democracy of the East and
the leaders of the imitation demo-
cracy of the West. 1t land the Re-
publican victories in the other
States which held elections yester-
day establish the further fact that
thedemocrats are not going to have
any walk-over in the presidential
race. IT looks now as If the dem
ocracy was in no better condition
than in 1868. Although, as said
above, the result in Ohio may not
be republican victory. it Is GER
tainly "a democratic defeat. The
history of the democratic party in
the last ten or fifteen years shows
that when its prospects. have been
Of the brightest they have been in
variably marred By the inJudicious
acts and utle:ances Of those who
assume to direct its destinies. It
is now time that the people should
hesitate when such men come to
the front"
The Baltimore american says:
In electing General Hayes to the
Gubernatorial chair, the Republic
cans Of Ohio only re-asserted their
party supremacy. The Democrats
hoped to win by inserting a paper
money plank in their PLATFORM
There are are great many Re-
publicans in Ohio who are touched
with the imitation heresy, and it
was supposed that the rag bait
would catch some of them. AT the
present writing ne reliable esti-
mate has been made of the Repub-
lican majority, but we are inclined
that it will not exceed $4,000, and
may not reach 10000, We have
not lost sight Of the fact that Gov.
Allen, with all his financial vaga-
ries, received the largest vote ever
cast for a democratic candidate in
Ohio; neither must il he forgotten
that In some portions of the State
he made large gains on his vote in
1873, while the Republicans sus-
tanned corresponding losses. We
cannot shut our eyes to- the fact
that nearly one-halfthe people of
Ohio are in favor of increasing the
volume of paper currency, and are
opposed to the taking of any steps
in the direction of resumption
of specie payments. The New
York Tribune exuItingly shouts
that "the rag-by is dead" Wei
think that this exultation over the
demise of what seemed to be q
very lusty infant somewhat pre-
mature. A theory Of finance which
is entertained by nearly one-half
of the people of a wealthy and
populons State cannot be disposed |
of by one defeat at the polls. All
that its opponents are able to show
is good majority in its favor
The Baltimore Gazette says -
The bright sids of the picture is
this: Imitation is dead as far as the
Democracy is concerned, and no
longer hangs dead weight upon
the party; the men who disgraced
the name of Democrat by its advo-
cacy must take back-sea /; apollo
gists and time-servers who pander-
ed to dishonesty because it was for
midable, must be content to take
humber positions (; only coura-
geous leaders can head the column
in the next assault. This much we
have learned by costly experience,
and the reckoning will surely be
needed.
We may be pardoned if we &C.
cept the result with some pride as
vindicatiOD of the course pursued
by the Gazette, in refusing to adopt
the financial doctrine of the DEM
ocrats of Ohio, or in any way aid
in promoting their success.