Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-10-20
THE RESULT IN OHIO.
Vote" Of the Republican Pre- ~.

From the Detroit Tribune
This result damages sadly the Dem
ocratic hopes of a national victory in
1876. The Ohio leaders are beaten but
not pOwerless and their "hard- money
comrades will find them neither sub
missive nor amiable, aud the work of
harmonizing the party on the finan-
cial issue will be no child's play.
Meanwhile the prestige of success has
eluded their grasp
From the Chicago Tribunel
The effect of this election upon the
Repu blican party will be hardly less
decided. 1t leaves the Republican
party no course to pursue but to adopt
resumption platform, and go unit
eddy in 1876 into the fight for sound
money. In the light of the Ohio cleo
ton any policy other than this must
be fatal. The Republicans of Ohio
have passed through trial of the most
unexam pied character. Though there
was strong hard money element in
the Democratic party of Ohio, it did
not aid the Republicans, but gave its
undivided support to Allen. The con-
flict was one from which the timid
shrank, but it was bravely met, aud
the foremost Republicans of Ohio made
the battle fairly and squarely. The
result shows the bad policy of hesita-
| ton and equivocation, and that truth
and honesty are invicible when passed
upon the intelligence of the people.
From the Philadelphia Irqu rerl
To the Republicans of Pennsylvania
this timely victory will prove special
occasion for rejoicing. The election of
| Governor Hartranft was, in any event,
well assured, but the triumph Of Hayes
will add an enthusiasm to the conduct
of the campaign that will carry our
whole ticket with increased msjorities
in every district. ..i...
We offer to the Republicans of Ohio
and the sister States our sincere and
hearty congratulations. They have
sent Us joyful message, and we prom
ise to reply in November with words
Of like good cheer.
From the Pittsburgh Dispateh.l
But the Ohio election has changed
all that. 1t Is a Waterloo for the soft
money empires. a majority of 10000
for Hayes In Ohio means majority OF
40, 900 for Hartranft in Pennsylvania.
Here the people have never been 80
carried away by the expansionist dem
agogues of the Democracy, or their
shifting and treacherous allies sailing
under Republican colors. They realize
that true and lasting prosperity can
only come from doing business on a
tangible and solid basis, and that the
sooner we get down to ''hard- PAM the
better for all. There is not a leg left
this morning for the Democracy of
Pennsylvania to stand upon in the cur
rent campaign.
What Democratic Papers Say About II
From the Greeneville Intelligeneer)
We mistake the sound Democracy
of Tennessee If they are in favor of In :
fiation. We believe that the majority
of our State papers were in favor Of the
Ohio platform. So much did we dis
like to differ with them on the tinan-
cial plank that we scarcely alluded ia
the subject. But the skirmish to the
great campaign of 1876 is over, and we
all see the result. The Democracy
must return to their old principles on
the financial question. The true policy
Is gradual return to q specie basis-a
greeuback dollar convertible with gold
and silver.
From the Memphis Avalanche.
That but for the miserable misman.
agement by the tricksters who seized
the party machinery and controlled
the State Convention, the Democrats
could have carried Ohio last Tuesday
on full vote, there can be no doubt.
They permitted victory to pass out OF
their hands, ard the public verdict
will be that their defeat was deserved,
1t was not a Democratic defeat, but q
, defeat of men who, obtaining temporal
direction Of the party, prostituted it 10
their own unworthy ends. But the
full returns will be, after all not very
consoling to the Republicans, and GER
tainly nothing to build hopes Of a
Presidential victory.
(From the Gresneyille Ameriosn,l
All that was accomplished in Ohio
last year will have TO be done over,
and that ii can be as well done we do
not believe, for many vote won then
was lost in this election, not to be re-