The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-18
Can We Redeem OhiOq

| Perhaps redeem is not the right word
as we have always had enough Repubi.
cans in Ohio to have carried the State
or, in other words, as it has always beer
Republican ''resume" might better ex
press the idea. Thus team we resume
control in Ohio ?" We think we can, and
accordingly give our reasons for SC
thinking: -ewgFas RRRa NJ
AT the Preside ntial election in 1872,
the Republicans q Oiio cast for Grant
2S1 .s52 while the Democratic and Iiber-
al Republican vote Ton Greeley was but
244, ,32l. Atthat time nothing had oc-
cufred to disturb the confidence OF the
Republicans in theiT Ieaders, their Sen
ators and their Cons gressmen; and their
enthusiasm was Of a character to- get out
the vote. But within, a few months
after that election there, came a change.
The people had accepted the platform
of 1872 literally, and under its profess
s ion. Of economy and strict accountability
'os public officers, had carried the. party
to victory. But the salary grab infamy,
forced upon them at the close Of the
session of Congress, and that endorsed
by the man they had the second time
chosen President, was too much for
them, and they turned from their party
leaders in disgust They might not be
able to enforce economy. But they
could hold their representatives TO a rig
id accountability, and they did, as the
following election showed. They even
carried their disapprobation SO far that
they turned deaf ear to the appeals of
their party, at they State election and
absented themselves from the polls, vir-
tually giving the Legislature and the
Governor to the Democracy. The Re
publican vote of 1873 was out 213,8
or falling off of 6s,O15. They did not
vote with the Democracy, for the De-
mocracy fell short 29, ,667 votes-and on
ly carried the Governor by S17 majority.
The Republicans, it is very evident,
maintained their. integrity as Republi-
cans, but remained away from the polls;
and it is thus susceptible of demonstra-
ton that that party could have carried
the State in 1873 if its partizans had re-
|sponded to its call. They did not.
In 1874, the result was even more dis
astrous, The salary grab and credit
mobilier, had been followed by the ex-
posure of Che Sanford frauds and the
District OF Columbia iniquities. Rich
ardson had been removed from the
Treasury to the Court of Claims, and
although many officials had been re-
moved and much done to purify the po-
itical atmosphere, much remained TO be
done, Tie confidence of the Republi-
cans was not restored although. their
vote was increased tothe extent Of z, ,367.
Encouraged by their partial success Of
the year before, the Democracy sue
decided in polling %, ,762 more votes than
in 1873 and carried the State by ma
iority of 17,202. As compared with the
vote for Greeley in 1872, they were still
short Of their vote Of that year 5,915,
thus: siss
I Greeley vote OF 1872, & 244, ,321.
Democratic vote Of 1874 28S, ,4O6.
Reserve, 5a a. 5,915.
Showing that their success was not the
result of Democratic growth, but Of Re
publican inaction. Practically, the re.
suit was the same, but as basis from
which to calculate chancesof this year,
affording ample grounds from which
to expect glorious Republican victory.
Taking the vote of 1872 as fair repre-
septation Of what may be expected this
year-the year preceding the Presiden-
tial election, and the above comparison
shows that the Democracy has only a re-
serve force Of 5,915 from which to in
crease It's vote. If we add to this pos
gible rafup Il Growth ~ IN OOo ;ta -