The Portland daily press., 1875-10-18
The Press On Ohio.

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Poor Uncle William Alleni Gone to meet
Methuselahl
New York worldl
The rag baby is dead Nothing remains but
for Democratsto put it under ground as prompt
ly as possible.
philadelphia Prsssl
1t is positive condemnation by the people OF
q sovereign state of the reckless and unscrupu-
lous conduct of the Democratic party in drag
gpg in for partisan purposes the currency and
finance question. and showing thus their GRIM
inal willingness to wreck every interest in the
country if, in the confusion of the wreck, they
light happily seize the government.
[Boston Post.l
The penicious doctrines which portion of
the Democratic leaders in Ohio were induced
to adopt and promulgate have done their work,
and the hard money men, who constitute the
large majority of the Democratic party of the
country, while they lament the folly of the
party in Ohio. cannot mourn at their defeat.
The incubus OF imitation IS removed.
Providence Journal
The result of the election is to be considered
not so much in the light of party victory as a
confirmation of the sober judgment aud innate
integrity of the American people. While the
Republican party has been sustained, il has
been so because, not now to go farther than the
particular issue, it was maintaining the cause
of justice, of honor, of Individual and national
safety.
This result is of incalculable value. 1t win
strengthen the national credit, help to restore
confidence revive business, steady prices, re-
press that uneasy hankering after ao easier
way to renew prosperity than by the straight
and plain path of honesty and good faith, and
give promise of restoring higher standard of
private and public morality, the relaxation
Of which is one of the WORST evils OF an ire
deemable currency.
New York Express.l
The election tells its own story. While the
result is to be regretted for political consdera-
tions, it is no disappointment tosthose who have
followed the canvass. The victory Is due to
two causes, the school question, which was
the result of ignorance and bigotry, ana the
question of initiation. While upon the last the
two platforms did not materially differ, the
Republican leaders took the nober and more
manly stand for hard money, as the best cur
rency for the country. and the only recognized
currency of the world, and the result Is as
it is.
New York Herald.l
This unprincipled and mishievous, (Ohip)
canvass has inflicted prodigious damage on the
Democratic party. 1t has stripped it of the
wonderful prestige it gained by its brilliant
series of victories last year, and its gains, this
year, in Maine and California, and has arrested
the onward flow of its tidal wave. 1t has di.
vided, disorganized and demorslized the party,
bringing its leaders into open conflict, creating
a state of war between the Democracy OF the
examinations which it will be difficult to alsy,
and which will destroy the party, if they con-
tinue. 1t has practically united the Republi-
cans on the currescy question, whereas they
were before as badly divided as the Democrats.
New York Tmesl
| A favorable decision in Ohio must be fol-
lowed by similar yerdlcts in other states. The
Republican party alone can be depended upon
to steer the nation clear of the financial ruin
| to which demagogues like Allen and Gary
would inevitably conduct it. That party does
not construct two different sets of principles
| for two different sections of the country. 1t
| does not offer hard money to the East and rag
| money to the West and South. 1t braves un-
popularity in many parts of the country in
order that it may preserve the national honor
| untarnished. 1t can never have harder fight
| to wage than that which was brought to an end
| yesterday in Ohio. A comparatively small
| portion of the bonds is held in the West
| and South. There the bond holdeHis too often
| looked upon as "bloated aristocrat, who lives
| upon the hard earnings of the poor. Aiter
| victory there, there ought to be no donot aDo9t
| Pennsylvania, and none about New fork. II
/ would be an indeliSle disgrace to PennsyVania
| if she took sides with the infiatlonists az the
| yery moment when even in Ohio the dema-
| eogues were rejected. New York, loaded down
| with John Kelly and Tammany, can still less
| afford TO cast in her lot with the party which
| is Substantially for flooding the country with
spurious money aud swindling the national
| nreditnr