Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-10-21
The Ohio Election--Comments of
the Press.
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From the N. Y. Tribune rnd.)
The atidal wave is checked. The
Renublicans> have carried Ohio.
Hayes is elected and Allen defeated,
hv 6snres which we can not state
exactly yet, but which, whatever
they are, are enough. The result is
full of meaning.
From the Cleveland Waechter ar, Erie
independently.
Ohio has declared against imitation
and reputation, and earned the con-
gratulations of every thinking, hon
orable and well-meaning man, not
only in the State but in the country.
From the Cleveland Herald (Rep.)
The Western Reserve has spoken
on the school question, and its voice
rings throughout the State to-day.
The heavy Republican vote given is
directly traceable to the existence of
that issue in the campaign. 1t was
that which brought out the reserve
vote of the Western Reserve. 1t was
that which won over Democratic vO
ters to the Republican side. 1t was
that which crowded the polling
places in the city and country.
From the Chicago Times (Ind.)
On Tuesday the country stood
trembling on the brink of fathom
less abyss. One step to destruction.
A political party demanding with all
the vehemence of a wild and crazy
zeal that the step be taken. Another
political party urging the contrary
course. In the decision of Ohio the
choice of the country was made. To
day every honest inhabitant of
America has cause to rejoice that,
once again, the country has refused
to plunge into the bottomless pit of
reputation.
From the New York Herald (Dem.)
This unprincipled and mischievous
canvass has inflicted prodigious dam
age on the Democratic party. 1t has
stripped it of the wonderful prestige
it gained by its brilliant series of vic
tories last year, and its gains
this year in Maine and Cali
fornia, and has arrested the inward
flow of its tidal wave. 1t has divi
ded, disorganized and demoralized
the party, bringing its leaders into
open conflict, creating a state of war
between the Democracy of the East
and the West, arousing jealousies
and recriminations which it will be
difficnlt to allay, and which will de-
stroy the party if they continue.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal'
(Dem.)
But poor, old Bill Allen-we are
sorry for him-the old, old man with
the fat, round belly, and the faky
locks and laundering voice. What
will become of him? Will he ever
get to the White House? No, no.
His name, no longer noised above
that of others by the busy zeal of his
partisans, or the still more clamor
GUS energies of his opponents, will
drop away from the lips of men. He
has ceased to be of importance-the
most paltry pretender to his place is
more-and he will soon be laid away
among the follies and the fossils of
the age. Goodbye, William.
From the st. Louis Republican (Dem.
The Ohio Democrats ought now to
see the propriety of resigning their
claims to leadership, and taking a
position in the background. In poll
tics as in war, there is nothing re-
spectacle but success, and they have
on two critical occasions proved their
to succeed. They failed
in 1868, and they have failed now;
they have brought shadow over the
Democratic Presidential prospects
and, what is worse still, they have
created a distrust of Western capaci-
ty to lead in national politics that
may not be dissipated for years. |
The Western Democrats may as well |
begin to look elsewhere than in Ohio
for their future representatives and |
champions; the assumed champions
Of that State are little else than dis
turbers of the peace and breeders of
mischief.
From the Cleveland Leader, 18th.
The Germans of Cincinnati cover
ed themselves with glory. They
went to the polls early and voted
solidly for Hayes and honest money.
They staid and saw that other vo
Lers had a fair chance. In the
heavy Democratic wards. where the
bummers, aided by their Democratic
police, have been accustomed to take
charge of the polls and keep away all
but their own voters, the Germans
went in and valiantly fought where it
was necessary, and aided the native
Republicans to prevent the wholesale
and ballot stuffing that the
Democrats had planned. Had this
not been done the chances are that
'he Cincinnati plug-uglies would have
'un in fraudulent votes enough to
lave placed the result in doubt, if not
actually defeat the Republican State
icket. No wonder the imitation Demo-
rats were yesterday hewling with
wrath against.theJ' cd id Dutch"
Cincinnati and Cleveland can shake