Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-11
THE OHIO

The eyes Of the whole country are
turned to the Ohio election which come:
of tomorrow. The canvass has been q
remarkable one. 1t involves bigger re
suits, perhaps, than any former contest
in the Union confined to the limits Of a
State, and more powerful agencies than
usual have been brought to bear. Pow.
erful speakers from various other States
have been sent there, and the press at
large has to a great extent taken sides.
All the daily papers of Tennessee, with
one or two exceptions, have thrown them
selves into the arena OF discussion as
though the fate Of empires depended
upon the result. Particularly is. this the
case with our Knoxville contemporaries.
All edited With zeal and ability. Il is a
little amusingto see what somersaults pa
pers and politicians have made over this
great problem, which the more it is dis
cussed the worse it becomes befogged to
many minds. Both sides, perhaps, have
gone to extremes. The Republican plat
form Of course demands q square return
to specie payments in 1879, under the
Resumption act of the last Congress, and
with all the loyalty of the party, the in
dividusl members are not ashamed TO
denounce g~reeBbacks as rag money"
Resumption Of course is impossible
without forcing universal bank
ruptcy, distress and eventual repudia-
ton Of Just debts. The act was not in
tended in good faith, but merely to con
centrats the monied power of the
country 10 support of the Republican
party. Appeals to passion and preju-
dice being about to fail, the next thing is
afree use Of mouey-a power which has
moved senates from 9 constitutional su-
chorsge, deadened the moral tone Of
cabinets and sustained administrationsin
reckless u~surpshons. Il is believed that
the Republican party, which includes
not only national organizations but
banks, bondholders and capitalists, has
sent over g.. 900, OOOinto Ohio to inauence
the election OF tomorrow. On the other
hand there is perhaps q disregard for
future results aud a demand for COVER
mental relief, which is demoralizing and
if carried out would produce bad fruit
An opportunity is afforded the boudhold-
ers to charge that reputation is the ulti-
mate object Of the ~greenback Demo
Gratis. If free discussion is bene-
fetal, toe people Of Ohio have
enjoyed a BeDjamin's portion
On the Democratic side have appeared
Governor Allen, the nominee for re-elec
ton, who has made a most vigorous can
vass all over the State; Hon. Dan Voor
bees, General Carey, Hon. Milton Say
lor, General Ewing; while the Republi-
cans have put forward Hayes, their ean-
diaate for Governor; Gen. ]. D. Cox. OF
Ohio; General Stewart L. Woodford, Of
New York; Senator Morton, Of Indiana;
Carl Sehurz, Of Missouri, who takes back
much that he said in 1872, and a host Of
small local guns, to fame, If not to for
tune, unknown. Such efforts on both
sides are rarely seen, and there sresson
for it. As Ohio goes, in all probability
so goes Pennsylvania, and as P~ennsylva-
MIA goes, so goes the whole country in the
Presidential election. Such, at least, is
the argument which is Esed to whip in
followers on both sides. These are the
opening guns Of the Presidential cam.
paign, and the importance Of the result
can hardly be over-estimated. A more
thorough and sweeping canvass has
rarely, if ever, been made. The two
tickets are as follows:
Democrat. Rsps1li6qn,