The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
THE LESSON.

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In spite of the issue forced unnaturally and
uselessly into the canvass in Ohio, very
large vote was polled last Tuesday. From
what we have seen of the returns, we are Of
the opinion that the vote for Allen will foot
up 20, 900 more than he received when elected
in 1873 by plurality Of only sl7 votes, while
the vote of Hayes will show an increase over
Moves of about $4,000. Allen gets vote
larger by twenty-odd thousand than was ever
before given for Democratic candidate for
Governor in that State. He will fall but q
fraction short of the largest Democratic
vote ever given in Ohio, which was that
given for Horatio Seymour in 1872 A
small army Of Democrats were displeased
with this Columbus resolutions, but yet they
did not refuse to support the Columbus ticket
Another small army of Republicans liked the
soft money platform, but yet voted for the
Radical candidate, as voters are liable to DO
when controversy is exciting and close. The
total vote cannot be much less or much more
than 500 900, that of 1872 having been $685.
1885, When therefore, the Ohio Democrats
come to have the help and sympathy of all
members of the anti-Radical party, North,
South, East and West, and when they will
represent Democratic doctrine, old as the CEN
fury and wide as the republic, instead Of an
interpolated side issue relating to the curren-
cy, there is now good ground to calculate on
Democratic vote in 1876, carrying % votes in
the electoral college for the Democratic candi-
date. The Democrats of Ohio took position
on unfavorable ground, but they have fought
most calamity and with spirit worthy of all
praise. They have not been victorious, but
in spite of their own initial blunder, and in
spite of the resulting lukewarmness of friends
in other States, they have made in face of all
the combired power of the Federal Govern
ment and the influence of moneyed institu-
tons struggle that will be memorable for
all time in the annals of American politics.
When we consider that the State had been uni
formly anti-Democratic for more than q
quarter Of century until the revulsion of
1874, that there was an anti-Democratic vote
of more than 100000 to overcome, that the
entire Radical party of the Republic was
directly interested in the defeat Of Allen, and
that the policy locally adopted was distasteful
to the majority of older Democrats every
where, we can look upon the polling of $780,
900 votes for Allen only as wonderful achieve
ment, and SO far as their very worthy, veneer
able and able candidate is concerned, COM
pliment as remarkable as it is we'll deserved
He was the champion of governmental reform,
and as such. if unembarrassed by the Colum-
bus platform, we believe he would have won
an easy victory. His iabors in the campaign
were simply heroic. 10 one hundred days
and nights he travelled all over the State
and made lightweight speeches, at as
many different places, winning the en-
thusiastic applause of friends and the
praise and admiration even of his political
adversaries. Among the leading Democrats
Of Ohio are many honorable, large hearted,
strong, stalwart, noble men and patriots. men
Of whom any State might be proud; and OF
such men William Allen has proved himself
% be an acceptable leader and chieftain.
The defeat of Allen is a serious setback to
he friends of reform in Ohio which they feel
'orely and sadly enough without invidious
from other sections. Instead of
ndulging in censures and criticisms, we
would recommend all Democrats to consult
md confer together as to the means by
which a perfect and cordial union OF
he anti Radical voters Of all the States,
including the great State of Ohio,
nay be secured. Let everything not
to the Democracy of each and
very State be dropped and no longer in
listed upon anywhere as essential party doc
rine. When we 60 into the great battle for
eform, in 1876, let us go with no divided
ounsel, and to this end let US have no item
q our creed which the Democrats of any
cotton or any State may be reluctant to in
orse. Let US adhere to the legends of our
arty, to the axioms Of just government, and
. the maxims of political liberty, as they
ave come down to us from our predecessors,
bout which there is no difference of opinion
mong Democrats. But let us ct the same
me relegate questions of mere expediency to
he halls of legislatures and Of Congress-
,et us be united, and, for the sake Of union,
ismiss or defer issues upon which we do not
gree.
MORE RADICAL ISLANDERS.