The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-10-26

chance TOR their future is in the pros
perity Of the scommunities in (which
their lot is cast. They all unite in the
the Administration will add to the
Democratic. votes in the disputed
Southern States, and make them sure
for Tilden and Hendricks. These
among the northern population of the
South. They have, to q great extent,
heretofore abstained from politics,
having refused the fattering tempta-
tions Of spoils OF Office held outt them
by the Administrations, -but in this
great iexigency, they have come for
ward aud travelled hundred Of miles to
add their voices to those of the Dem
ocratic soldiers. Their opinions will
be powerful in the canvass, because
1 they are entire aud absolute' refuta-
tions Of the argument of the bloody
shirt. s.-,5f ssvssi,f, ,.fi5s s-..4 ,ir .,.lia
There is . district in nAlabama which
has been known as Ku-Klux district,
and yet the present representative of
that district in tho Legislature OF Ala
bama is Col. Gere, who commanded
Wisconsin regiment throughout the
war, and was one of the most gallant
4 of our soldiers. This is only one in
stance of many, and, as q rule, North
ern soldiers. who have settled in the
South and acquired permanent inter-
ests there, strongly support the Dem
ocratic nominees, gaiys71i3 =. + - .-51s.
| 5esi THE ADVANCE OF GOLD. Is sfs!
! There 10 great excitment in Wall
street in consequence of the advance
OF gold. Two causes co-opersted in
! producing the result. One was the
rumors, more or less vague, of COM
plications in Europe aud tho other
| the President's proclamation of ,natiar
law in the South. The markets for
Southern staples- rice, itebac-.
| CO, and sugar, ere greatly disturbed,
and the, will eontinue- 90 until the fl
nal sbsnionment of the policysof force
in elsc,isns. This advance brings
profit to no one but the spectators.
Planters suffer ss do all legitimate
dealers. sesa5z aGl b; sidi s Gst
DISTURBANCE IN THE SOUTH HURTFUL TO
| aidtg 10 NEW YORK; 374 sfE
The trade of New York is so inti-
mately connected with the agriculture
Of the South, that any disturbance to
the latter brings disaster to the FORM
| err. .,.....,..-s-. .,+..4
MR.. BLAINEIN IN NEW YORK AND NEW JER-
Mr.. Blaine has crossed the river to
New jersey. His Cooper Institute
speech was enough to drive him out
of the State of New York for the pres
ent. 1t surpassed all his previous eff
forts in villitications and falsifications.
There was not in his whole address
single argument which could influ-
encs the intelligence of the people.
His assertions about the Democratic
House has been refuted in. advance,
and it is unfortunate for his political
sue ,ess that he has not spent more
time in reading the newspapers dur
ing the last few weeks. His predom-
inant characteristic, cowardice. was
displayed in fall force. lie shirked all
questions on which he had been chal
lenged. aud confined himself to vii.
operation on those points on which
he could expect no reply.
BLAINE, ,APPRoPRlATELY SUPPORTED.
The leading Vice President OF Blaine's
meeting at Cooper Institute, was Dit
tenhoefer,. the whisky thief who was
driven cut of Indiana by his bad con-
duct, aud whose temerity in parading
his name in New York where he made
his fortune by the most unblu ching
fraud, is an instance of'the folly Of tho
Radical campaigns. aitoieefa @Isg
sJ lwHEELER AS A BI.ACKMAILER.
The strong case against Wheeler,the
Yice-Presidential candidate Of the Re-
publicsns as lLisckmaiier Of the stock
holders OF the Ogdensburg s. Cham
plain Railroad still remains without
any reply. Being Republican lead
er, he is perfectly content apparently
to rest under the .imputations which
are the common lot of his associates
in his party. The apology for his ac-
tion put forward by Hobbs the lawyer
whe shared in the plumber he extort-
ed from the bOndhoiders Of the road,
hss commanded neither attention, nOr
consideration. aud even the New Y ork
Times does not say a word to refute
the allegations against him. Il
H I'll oa REFORM THE ISSUE. 4
> The corruption of the Republican
leaders Is demonstrated fact There
ia no one among their prominent can
didates on the National ticket or for |
State or local Offices in this section
who dare defend his record But all
this must not induce the people to
lose sight OF the great issue of the can
vass, that of Reform. The fact that
the Republicans, during the last ses-
sisn, held control of the Senate and
the executive and that all their hopes
we're stakcd upon preventing reforma-
tion of the existing evils, precluded
thepossibility Of such sweeping change
in the Federal Administration as was
demanded by the popular voice. That
expenditures were reduced $50, 1000
is a great fact but it is now equally
demonstrated that under the Demo-
|
legislative branches the reduction
would be infinitely greater than what
we have as yet secured. For example,
in the Custom House of Now York
(Efv thor IN a