New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-23
THE OHIO CANVASS.
STRENGTH OF TIE TWO PARTIES.

TO the Edtf0r Of The TrfbunO
SIR have now had an opportunity Of aAcertaiK
ing the political situation in every portion of tho
State. both by some personal observation and
by careful inquiry of who know most
about the different elements. 1t Is very early
to indulge in predictions. When campaign il
sure to be as holly fought by each side this
will be- the indications must be very clear indeed To
Justify any cool observer in forecasting the result in
Ohio But they are much more clear than l haf
expected. Shrewd Democrats foresee the defeat OF
Allen. Within few days there has really been talk
of taking him off the track altogether, on the plea
that his health is affected Probably this will hard
ly be done. The old man has been filled so fulb
with Presidential aspirations that he cannot be-
easily led The rabid inhationists, moreOverS
have no other heavy respectabty to serve thenf
as figure-head, and ticket with so low clown ~
Cary in the second place certainly needs at tha
head some very heavy responsibility indeed to keep
it alive. But wthal, these extreme measures arc
inst those which politicians under fire." as Delano
would say often talk about but never resort to in
the end Allen will fight it out; will roar you az
efectually as any Bottom of Shakespeares creation
will be supported with desperate energy whIcn
the Republicans themselves hardly anticipate noTs
by the whole army of nfationists, repudiators ana
school haters, and-f the Republicans do anything
like their duty-will get badly beaten. This hesita-
tlOn Is ike Tie pause NI5c
might make, when first the truth bursts upon them.
that in some mad charge of the six hundred they
were ordered to assault position which could never
be taken unless the foe should away. l suppose
these old "butternuts" will say, "Well, it may az
we'll be here as anywhere" and tighten their belta
and 20 in for desperate rush. But the Republicans
must break and run away before Allen can win.
To this conclusion arrive, first, by observing that
the greatest unity, confidence, and determinations
exist among the Republicans in every part OF tha
State They are splendidly organized are IN rara
working humor, and take hold of the business wits
spirit not often seen at State elections. AS II by
unanimous consent, they put the Administration
aside as "not in this fight" In all my travels in thu
State never heard word said about tho President
or his advisers except in response to my questions.
The reply was usually to the effect that the Repub~
licans of Ohio presumed that the Administration
could attend to its duties at Washington, and they
could attend to the State Of Ohio. One man calmly
| obseryed-and he was an official. too-thae
che reckoned it was good thing that "a Mr.. Marsu
had given Deano enough to keep him busy else|
where" Everybody looks upon the "thirdterm''
folly as eectually set at rest while from the llghesu
to the lowest there is a very clear understanding
that Ohio Republicans if victorious this year. wilB
have fully their share Of weight in the Conventions
next year. and in the selection Of Presidential cane
didate. They are all encouraged greatly. also, by
the hearty and active participation of the LiberasS
and instead of affecting to make light OF that ele-
ment they reason that its spirit undoubtedly swaye1
ninetenths of the stay-at-home Republicans whoSa
withdrawal gave the Democrats 80 easy victory.
There. | take it, they are exactly right. In thae
fact that the Liberals of 1872, and those Who froI
the very same motives rebuked the party so Sharply
in 1878 and 1874, now Jealous and active IN tuS
work for Hayes, lies the first sure sign OF victory"
bara
were numbered by thousands, and the stay-at-homs
| Republicans by tens of thousands, there is mani"
tested set purpose to teach the Democrats that the
people of Ohio will not tolerate any paltering with
the school system or the National honor. The re-
mark of one man, a stay-st-hOme" in 1874, ut
tered the feelings of thousands. l asked II he was
going to meeting that night. :" No! You DOM
think we need to go to meetings this year. do you
Why, these fool Democrats, just because we goe
tired of Grants nonsense thought they had leave U"
take the State over into Dixie or to Rome"
pIsUNION AMONG THE DEMOCRATS.
With all the old Republican elements thus aroused
and united the Democrats are conscious that they
have an uphill fight at best. But on their side theirs
ia a lack of union and confidence. Hard-money
Democrats are very much worried In clustering
way they say ono to another that they can
straghten this thing all out in the election OF dele]
gates next year." but they do not half believe u
themselves. The more intelligent OF them realzs
that if for want of pluck In their leaders or any
other cause they were soundly whipped in conven.
ton by mob Of roaring blatherskites they VIII get
wbipped still worse hereafter if those blather-
sixties have the prestige of great victory ia
help them. Though very few will vote against
the party, a great many will be inactive
and spiritless during the campaign, and may
not vote at all. Alarm has visiby taken hold upon
the moro intelligent and property-ownlng classes.
They cannot help seeing that all property all social
and industrial order, directly threatened by suc
appeals as are made by Allen, Cary, The Cincinnati
ENQUIRER and Kelley. and they see no way to righ1
matters but to give Democratic managers the whole'
some discipline of another defeat Said one Of them
TO another in my hearing, 1t did seem as II oul
fools had been thrashed often enough to get soma
sanse but here they are again, much in need OF
sound cowhiding as ever" perfect CONSCIOUSNESS
that there is this reyusion of feeling among tina
better class of Democrats has moved The Inquirer
and Mr. Pendeton to modify their tone little, bns
il is foo late The blatherskites have found that
they can make mobs yell by denounclng the cou-
pon-clippers" and the average blatherskite WOULD
barter several wears of infinite bliss hereafter for on,
approving yell from mob.
cannot find evidence that the Republicans ara
likely to lose any considerable strength on this
financial issue. In few counties, and few oniys
they lose some appreeiable vote, where prominene
men. pushed to desperation themselves by unluckS
ventures and heavy losses, lead gangs OF workmeD
astray the blind following the blind into the ditch.
But as general thing the good people OF OHIO show
less signs of distress than those OF almost any Other
State. In most of the manufacturing towns, bust
ness is active and vigorous, and however hardly
some men have been hit. those who survive are az
| han AIRY wen