Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-13
THE OHIO NEWS.

nor is it what we expected. We cannot
even indulge in the satisfaction often
afforded in saying, I'VE told you SO,
We never told anything Of the sort, but
predicted with some degree of confidence
that old Rise up William Allen" would
be reelected by an increased majority
over the Democratic majority OF last
year. 1t is not permitted ds to chroni-
Gle much Of a Democratic success. In
fact, the figures are inverted and so
turned around that we scarcely care to
examine them or loot up the result. A
full vote was polled, but it was too full
on the Republican side and not quite
full enough on the Democratic side.
The canvass was about the l%iveliest we
ever read OF. Home orators and i'm
ported orators travelled over the State
and discussed the issues involved with
fiery zeal. The big guns and the little
guns, muzzle leaders and breach leaders,
we're brought into requisition. Everybody
was aroused, and if they did not know
what they were about it was their own
fault. The power of the press was ex'
erted to its utmost capacity. Nearly
every speech made in the canvass was
reported verbatim. The newspaper men
followed the speakers around until they
knew the speeches by heart on both
sides. The leading speeches, if bound,
would make a book larger than Web
ster's Unabridged Dictionary. There
was one feature about the csuvass that
we can mention with some degree Of
composure, if not pleasure, and that was
usually an absence of attacks on the
South. Both sides begin to feel that
they may need the aid Of the South in
settling this great financial problem and
seem disposed to let old war issues rest.
The Democrats had a fair chance and
got the worst OF it. There is no use try
ing to explain the why and the wherefore
of it. We must look at the situation
as it is and make the best Of it. 1t
might be said that the religious
test question had no business in the con.
test, but il was there, aud the Republi.
cans used it most effectively. We might
say that the financial plank Of the Dem.
ocratic platform was misconstrued inc
reputation, but it wa their business to
explain it and keep it explained. The
Democrats left their headquarters in
Cincinnati and went to bed early last
night. This is a phenomenon which
often attends a defeated party. The
Republicans we're 80 wakeful that
they had not retired at last accounts.
In fact, the suspicion arises that they
became rather enthusiastic over the re,
suit and INDUCED 10 various ana sundry
remarks distasteful to Democratic ears,
and as an antisepGe against the malaria
and the cool sight air and snake bites
partook Of uncertain doses Of Cincin'
matt corn juice. We see nothing to
laugh about, and no good reason why
sensible men should set up all night and
shout themselves hosrse over a little
local election. None Of our Democratic
friends took cold Jas, night. They are a
sober, temperate people, and that's the
reason General Carey was on the ticket
He is of nov, and. Rise-up William
Allen will have to sit down. Some dsy
We may explain how this came about, but
not now. For the present We can only re-
fleet 90 what might have been Perhaps
our friends up in Ohio did not manag'
this affair well; they may have gone Of
too 0 or too far. Aud this remindl
us Of a little anecdote which is good foi
the blues. 1t was during the wal that
corps Of ragged Confederates hst
to cross a swollen stream about wais
deep. There was no bridge and the met
had to wade. Night came on before hal
Of them got over. 1t last came an Ala
bams regiment. They stripped and wen
in with a vim. AS a six footer struc
the deepest place and q cold shiyer ra
over him, be paused to remark: say
boys, l always thought South Carolin
was rather hasty about seeding, an
nov / feel d-m certain about IT,
VIZ have on hand and will publish Il
morrow. a telling communication in r