Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-10-20
AlPeNA WEEK. Y ARGUS.
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1875.
EicctiDtlS.

rolled up majority of over 80, 00'
for the administrationists, Will,
Ohio gave nearly 1000 for the Re
publican candidate for Governor
The press throughout the country
assign the unfavorable result to the
Democracy to various causes, while
the chairman of the Democratic
State Committee of Ohio publishes
n card in which he stated that in
that State it was the cause of fraud
and lavish expenditure. This the
Republican chairman denied, and
the Democratic Committee respond
ed with the following, reiterating
the charge of fraud against Ohio
Republicans:
l observe in the press of to-day
a card signed by the Republican
State Executive Committee in
which l am charged with wilful
Justification when | asserted that
''the Democratic vote is 10000
larger than was cast for any man
ever elected Governor of Ohio. Our
defeat was the result of the most
lavish expenditure of money which
ever characterized POLITICAL con-
test, the colonization of fraudulent
voters and introduction of the false
issue on the public schools, which
excited the prejuces and bigotry
of religious hate" The denial is
marked by the same subterfuge
which has been practiced by the
Republican Executive Committee
throughout the contest when it
has appeared in public. 1t will be
observed that the denial is only
given to that part of my dispatch
which refers to frauds perpetrated
and lavish expenditure of money,
ID this is qualified by the con-
temptible ruse that the Republicans
of this State had not contributed
the money for corruption. / am
aware of the fact that the Repub-
licans of this State contributed |
scarcely 1.-THE of the money used,
and the qualification of the COM
mittee is weak invention. | I'M
hesitatingly reassert every state
ment of my dispatch. The Re-
publican Executive Committee, like
all parties who commit crime or who
are accessory thereto, realize the
infamy and like the criminal are
quick in denial. A thief or MUIR
derer pleads not guilty when ar
raigned. Would this Republican
Executive Committee do less!
1t may be that fraud had some
thing to do with the election in
that State, but in our opinion, let
it be considered worth little or
much, if the Ohio Democrats had [
come out square for a return to {
specie as soon as practible without
dangerous results to the business
interests of the country, they would |
nave Jared far better in the late {
election. The general business of {
his country is now at a position 6
hat demands that the curren- !,
" must be brought to n specie 2
,asis as soon as possible, and il
! party that varies from this course
,annot expect to meet with much a
avor with the public in the present (.
situation of affairs. r.
The Louisville Courier-Journal, '
n speaking of the result in Ohio, L
ays: i
The returns this morning settle 9
he question in Ohio. The Demo- :
ratio ticket has been defeated by !
majority of few thousand. We =
egard it as unfortunate, but the :,
dates from the intro v
uction of the rotten and fatal 3
lank in the platform, and not from . ?
he defeat on Tuesday. That de- :
,at was a victory and not disas- "
Or to the National Democratic 3
arty. Success would have precip- y
.ated a false and foolish issue. /,
,efeat has simply purged our pol :,
cy Of a faint which would have I
nally caused more crush :.
ng and universal disaster. We =
ost on Tuesday but will yet win. = =
lad we won on Tuesday we would =
ave lost later, and that loss would :.
ave been irretrievable and final. !; y
The Democratic party is q party !, :,
principal, or it is a mob impell- q
d alone by the spoil of Office. II -
is a party of principle, it must " "
in upon principle. It's mission is =
reform the abuses of the Repub- :"
cans and not augment them. II >,
lis vitiated currency was forced :,
pom the country by Radical ex- (
ayagance and corruption, it Il
,onld not be the Office of the Dem :,
rats to viatiate it the more and :;
ereby increase the evil. It is a ?, ?,
,or reform party that practices o. o.
g bad craftsmanship of its opo- 10 10
nts and increases abuses because =,
predecessor has inaugurated d
EN-. or
The Boston Post, q Republican as
,rnal- saws: sh