The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-19
ob,o-Tbe Causes of Aliens Defeat.

If the concurrent testimony Ol I'll "uo
saw the Western Reserve Is of value, the
Catholic issue was Of greater influe nee 10
the northern part of the State than 1t was
even here. Judge Taft knows this. Hayes
knows 1t. 10 attribute the victory to the
financial issue is simply to delude ones
self. Let this matter be looked fairly
in the face. 1t does no good to close
The eyes to palpable fac;s.~-~lt IS very
doubtful il the Republicans would have
carried the State bad 1t not been for
the Catholic issue. We think the RepubIi-
cans were gaining ground on the currency
question all the time. The last three weeks
of The canvass especially were of great and
decisive importance. Schurz's speech and
Woodford,s debate with Ewing were OF
great value to us. Had the discussion been
prolonged for two months we think the Re-
publicans could have carried the State on the
financial issue alone. But as things were on
the dsy OF election we'll, we are profoundly
thankful that we bad another reed to lean
on Cincinnati Times, 18th (RepubHcaa).
If they suppose that the meaning OF the
election last Tuesday is that the Ohio Demo.
cratic platform could not aud can not, stand
ing as the sole issue, command majority,
and large maj ority, of the votes of Ohio,
they are linking their logic together with
ropes Of sand. We defed the Republicans
to permit the voters OF the State TO
20 to the polls on this issue alone. They
dared not. They were frightened, weeks
ago, into dragging lie into the can.
va>s. They profaned the name of re-
igion by Juggling religious passions into
the contest, without reason or decent eX.
cuse. They iuflamed the sacred convictions
of uniformed men. They appealed to
prejudice which is always among thousands
Of men master Of political belief, ana with
deyIish skill they piled their arts. Had 1t
not been for the popularity Of our platform
among the masses, fighting. as we did, against
press, money, banks, frauds, religious preJu-
dice, Administration organization, we should
have been beaten by thirty thousand votes.
1t was that which slred the Democratic
party from overwhelming defeat In this Re-
publican State Cincinnati Enquirer.
A majority of 1853 dwarfs into issigniti.
canoe when 1t takes election frauds OF % 600
to secure it.-CiacinnaH Enquirer Demo.
craD
Tue aj,rity for Hayes of $500 10 Cnya.
hoga county is like The majority Of ~, 600 for
he Republican ticket 10 Philadelphia in
1872. aud has been procured by the same
means-hy repeating and by the forging and
classifying Of retueos.-C Cincinnati Enquirer
(DemocrGtj
The Cincinnati Gazette of 18th says:
"The suubroken solid vote OF the Pro-
testaut German citizens Of Cincinnati was
yesterday cast fortbe Republican candidates."
| A Cleveland dispatch TO the Chicago Iri.
bune says: Say what we moy, the Catholic
issue has been a powerful Republican i'm.
pulse In this campaign on the Western Re-
serve"
The Western Reserve admitted 'candidy
that 1t didn't folly understand the financial
question that it thought it knew something
about the public schools Cincinnati Times.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
says There is no necessity for the Repub.
Iicans OF Ohio to protest. that they did not
Use money 10 influence the elections. The
i Democrats Of New York sent enough money
to Ohio to defeat Allen"
The VICTORY r,aAr Is Worse THAN de.
.EEAr.- From the RndiaaepotiS Seattael] j
Not outstanding tAe defeat Of Mr.. Allen the
dict against the Republican party. When
it is considered that the concentrated power
of party fast losing its hold upon the
masses, get holding tae power of the me-
| tlouaI purse, and the patronage of the ma
ktouos NoHho ohO LAobSg 1uOuVktONeO VI
country all combined to defeat Mr.. Alice.
anu that too, in State where the RepubIi-
csns have really majority of from twenty
thousand to thirty thousand. aud yet only Sc.
cured sc. sDal' a plurality Of tbe vote, 1t may
be ,esaimed as q zeal Democratic triumph.
1t Was fonG!y hoped by the horsepower
Chat the resuitof this election would etf-c.u-
4ly destroy all hope Of the people TO resist.
Il massupposed that the Democracy in the
Vest, outside efiGhio, would at once ahsndon
all opposition to the resumption aet. and
leave TIE meney kings to continue their OPP
preston OF the people. On the cont1ary,
the result in Ohio has confirmed the pug
poses Of those who resist the Republics psi
ley to redonble their energies In the cluse OF
the people. II aaYtbing de6nite was deter i
mined by the Ohio contest it was |
that the Democracy of the South |
and West must decide what shalt |
be the policy of the Democratic party
On finance in the mex! general contest, and
that that policy will not be liable to any such
US rendered the Democracy
u Ohio unable TO compass victory. The
neasnrts Of fraud and corruption resorted to Il
q OIio show clearly the necessity of wrest.
~ be power of the Government from such
'aads NJ now hold the reins. 1t will bring !
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