The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-07-17
PolitIeal Notea.

nsip snhplenl ~ themselves % carry
Ohio for the Republicans, they might count
upon certain victory 10 October. They
Will have all these advantages, and super
added to them the material aid which
comes from an open support Of their ticket
by the Administration.
The President has become reconciled to
the resolution OF the Republican Conyen-
ton, which mildly commended "the OBJ
servauce OF Washington's example in re-
firing at the close Of second Presidential
term, and In the same breath declared
Grant entitled to the gratitude OF his
eountrymen as capable and judicious
statesman u Whatever degree Of bitter
ness may exist in the one was well sugared
IN the other, so that no bad TASTE was left
IN the mouth Of our Long Branch Presi-
dent. Besides this, not a deprecatory word
was uttered in regard to the third term.
Grant has been assured, too, by Delano
and other christian statesmen who run the
machine in Ohio, that the resolution which
most concerned him was only intended to
relieve the party of vexatious issue got
ten up by their opponents, and was in fact
but "a good enough Morgan until after the
election.
These explanations being satisfactory, u
general order was issued for the ONCE
holders to fall into line, and the Repnbli-
can Executive Committee at Washington
sent out their circulars through Postmas-
ter Edmunds, telling them plainly, 1--WE
hope you may be willing to send to the
committee (2O) twenty dollars, TO be at
their disposal by the l4th day of the com
ing Only month. Of course, this de-
mand will be obeyed, although il IL in the
teeth OF an executive order made by the
President, and similar declaration to
Congress in formal message. The con-
tradiction will not effect the forced assess
ment in the least, and large sum OF
money will be raised, some OF which will
stick to patriotic hands IN Washington on
the way to Ohio, that make It business
to take share Of all such contributions.
The Administration, therefore, assumes
the responsibility Of the campaign in OHIO,
which Is to great extent to be directed
from the capital by resident committee
OF nse onceho'uers, %'1 d. n; oowen'
Assis'an. secretary 70 Delano anu eonieu
craze Oh IN; lhuiah ming 10 give moral
WeISn' 70 the operations
The plain and the real question then
peiore Ihe people Oh ONO, which over
shadows All oIhers' Is, snaii urahtiSln' win
us enormitles, corruption, extraVaSahse'
rooper'es, uemorain'ng enec's anu ue-
structl'e tehuencies, DC approved anu sus . !,
sHlheu' OF pe reJec'eu anu oonuellnou
Inc hepuoilcans nave declared the admin
lStra1ion OF zen Grant 70 DC a "oist,n-
gulsneu success: iney nave in'i.eu q
contest on that issue ana 'hey are hkely
TO DC accommodated TO the fullest extent
before next octoper:
WINE their PLATFORM is thus poiu, the
party leaders ana organs are already SHRINK
ing from their own act ana secretly or,
CANNING hnow Nothing lodges oil the OLD
pattern, IN tlle nope OF diverting attention
from the SUBJECTS winch concern every
mans freslde, and OF raising a false issue
on me basis oil sectarian prejudice In
fast, 1t Is now manifest from the manner
in which this Ohio resolution has been
repeated IN other states, without apretext
TO JUSTIFY it, that there Is concerted move
ment to transform what Is LETT OF the he
publican party into proscriptive Know
NothinS organization.
Outside oil Ohio, more than inside the
state an cutlery has been raised IN regard
70 Inc currency plank Of the Democratic
platform, which differs from the kepubli-
can IN being outspoken and manly, while
the other is sncaklng and mean. Both are
equally bad in this respect, and they rep
resent division OF opinion which IS only
too prevalent through the South and West.
This Is the natural result OF the wretched
financial policy OF the Republicans for the
last nine years, during which time they
tinkered with the currency in such way
as to make the problem OF resuming specie
payments slow and difficult, even under
the most favorlng circumstances,
The Republican leaders in Ohio are
more rpgDOuHIDln than nnV Othnra for the