Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-11-02
The panger Of On1o Republicans


> There is danger to the Republicans of
Ohio from over-confidence. In the two
preceding Presidential years we carIled
the State by small major1tles IN Octopef
and by larger maiorities in November.
RELYING upOn these precedents, the Re-
publicans are now acting as ifOhio IS per-
fectly certain to vote for Hayes IN NoFem-
Der. They do not stop to think that the
maiorities in October 1868 and 1S12son q
total vote. smaller by more than one hum
dred thousand than the vote of this year,
were each, more than twice as large as the
majority Of last October. They do not
stop to think that if three persons in each
township and ward, who voted the Re-
publican ticket in October, should IN NO
vember vote for Tilden, he would carry
the State.
In considering the dangers that threat
ep us, it should not be forgotten that the
conditio- s are changed from those OF 1877
that the Democrats have stronger rea-
son for hope now than then.
In October, 1872, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia and Indiana voted. The
three States, first named, were strongly
Republican, and Indiana Republicans lost
nothing except their candidate for Gov
ernor by a small majority. This settled
the Presidential question. Under these
circumstances, for Democrats t0 hope was
to hope against hope.
Now Pennsylvania has not spoken, W est
Virginia is Democratic beyond hope ofre-
demption, the Democrats of Indiana have
elected their entire State ticket by much
larger majority than they elected their
Governor in 1872, and Ohio is Republican
by a smaller majority than then. The
Democrats are better and more thorough
ly organized now than then, and have
ample means with which to carry on their
warfare.
Democrats always, under defeat itself,
hopeful, under these circumstances are
expectant of even carrying Ohio. From
our own observation, from information
conveyed by our correspondents and from
information gained at Republican Head
quarters, we know that the Democrats of
Ohio are working just as Systematically
and vigorously as before the October cleo
ton. The seemingly enthusiastic meet
ing of Democratic leaders in this city on
last Wednesday meant something. On
Friday and Saturday j Ohm G.. Thompson
was going through the mines of Wayne
and Stark counties. Other Democratic
leaders were heard ofin other parts of the
State engaged in the same sort of work.
This means that an attempt is being made
to influence the mining vote of Ohio in
favor of Tilden by money and other cor
rupt means. The defect in this Democrat
ic plan is that the miners of Ohio are patri-
otic men and will vote like honest men,
DIS bLCy are anu Will IlOb DC S0uuGCAt DS liz
corrupt offers of Tilden and his tools.
We knoae that Ohio a1tIE gtUe Hayes d'1drge
majority, it, Republicans simply exert them
selceS, and are knoav that they aell'dO this, If
they understand the magnitude otfthe qeOrk be-
fore them. We call upon all Republicans
in Ohio, and especially upon all connect
ed with committees, to set, themselves at
work Immediately. A ."still hunt, y but
an effective one, is being pursued by the
enemy. Speakers of National reputation
can not be longer controlled by our State
committee, for5 they must go to other
States. Let every township and school
district be canvassed by local talent. These
meetings are always productive of great
good.
Above all things, let Republicans be
thoroughly organized by wards, town.
ships and school districts. Let this work
be so well done that no man, who will
vote for Hayes and Wheeler, shall be left
at home, or be away from home, on the
18th of November.-O. s. Jouqnal.