Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-17
"OHIO'S LESSON"

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up and tolls tho truth in this simple
straight forward manner;
"llad Ohio gone Democratic by u
small minority, IL would have been
said, "it is the off year, and the Re.
publican vote is never large at such
times" But when the State is lost
by over 10000 majority, this will not
account for IL. There are other and
deeper reasons. II no,c seems evident that
erea had the tabor and prohibition uofe
been cast for tie Republicans Il could not
hare Sdped us II was the apathctic
element that lost us tho State. TIE
DELIBERATE REFUSAL, in many
instances, Of Republicans TO VOTE,
and careessness OF others, cost us Ohio.
THE ROOT QUESTION, then, is,
why were Republicans apathelic and
disgustod, while Democrats were unit
cd and jubiant2 II wds the Presidents s
State the Convention had endorsed him
strongly enough TO disaffect many sin
cere Republicans; no und bis associa
tes felt the Importance of the issue,
and were anxious TO save the State.
Yet the result Of all was the complete
triumph of the Democrats, and the
loss of Republican United States Sen.
ator. Why? We think the answer is
not far away. There are, in the Re.
publican party, those who arc Repub-
licans from principle, and who believe
in what il has taught these many
years, The name is nothing,-its
principles everything. Despite the ef-
forts Of he Presidents friends 10 make il
appear otherlcise, these people consti-
tutc the voting strength Of the Repub-
lican party. They have no admiration
for Democracy, even though il be bap
tized with the name of Republicanism
This class believe that President Hdyes
deliberately gaze dDay erery essential prin.
eipte Of the Republican party in faifH.
ment Of 2iedges made for him, pending
The decision Of the Electoral rote, and that
he has bound and hdmpered The practical
lcorkings Of the Republican party, By
means Of has so called Ciua iS,Trice or
ders. Whether such rie,cs do him Justice
or injustice, there is no need Of shutting
our eyes 10 He fact that hey are entertain.
ed. Thus The Ohio Republicans felt hey
had nothing 10 struggle for, and hey de.
liberdtey gare up tie State, as the natur.
al frst fruit Of Hayes policy This is
one Interpretation of Tuesdays defeat.
"More in detail Despite all the at.
tempts to gloss over the Southern pol
icy, the fact remains that the influence
OF his administration gave Louisiana
TO the Democrats, If not South Carroll.
ma as well No man toho looks at the
facts, cdlmlydRddispaSSiOndtely but knoics
that South Carolina and Louisiana are
honestly Republican. The strength de-
veloped by the Democrats in these
States was so undeniably the fruit Of
fraud, intimidation and murder, besides
other violations Of the right of fran.
chise, that the Republicans were enti.
tied to every benefit in case of doubt.
No man can honestly deny that Chamber
lain and Packard ,oere honestly elected. If
any one wdS. Ii is known that Grant
was requested TO hold those States in
allegiance till the new Administration
came in. 1T Is UNDENIABLE that
the moral power of the Administration
put Nichols in Office, while Hampton
was openly made by il Governor Of
South Carolina 1t is useless TO gloss
over those facts by talk OF the Com.
mission. 1t was sent to unsettlc what
had been legally accomplished in Lou.
isiana, and il made Nichols Governor.
II the fruits Of Republican heroism and
endurance were 10 be thus given away,
what encouragement for them to work
elscwherey If the war was dream,
and rebels were prosecuted saints,
what use in believing in human free.
dom or equal rightsS So thought the
Republicans Of Ohio, and so they alb
stained from voting. The endorse.
ment of the people would have been
of far more consequence than that of
a convention, land this has been re.
fused in Ohio.
"Tho Civil Service orders might be
copyrighted as Methods for giving
power TO the Democratic party" Ii
they have any other practical tenden.
cy We have failed TO sec it. In Ohio,
up 10 a ceek or so before election, only one
oticehoider Withm the State had sent
money TO the State Committee, and he but
Ifffy dollars, and nothing ofprdcticdl Ualue
icds being done, Those who naturally
would look after political matters, and
who are expected 10 do ii, were order
ed TO keep clear of political manage.
ment 1T is NOT HUMAN MA
TUkE for those who have none of the
cmoluments of office. and who after
having labored aud given unstintedly
for Hayes election, HAVE BEEN
SNUBBED aud mistrcated, and who
sec recreant Republicans who were
leaders of bolts IN 1872, in high places
of emolument and power, to toll on,
merely TO sustain those who give prin.
ciple and party away at every conven.
lent opportunity The Republican
party will fully sustain the enforce
mcnl of the idea that honest men shall
be appointed, and bo required to hon.
estly and faithfully fill their offices.
But to make Cipa Seruice Reform chieay
aimed at depriuing the Republican party
Of It's dctiue porkers, looks so pdlpably
like attempting to bind il, and leave il help.
less before the Democrats, and is such a
palpdble intrdction Of personal political
rights, that he Republican party piH nep.
er sustain Il. Ofcoursc, the Democrats
will praise IL till it docs its work
in giving them political power whom
they will kick It aside. These two
influences lost US Ohio but must lot
lose US Pennsylvania.
I We occupy different relation to the
Administration than does any other
State. PENNSYLVANIA COMMIT.
TED THE UNPARDONA BILE
CRIME MAKING RUTHERFORD
b. HAYES PRESIDENT. Had she,
like Now York, gone for Tilden, she
might have been represented in the
Cabinet; or, like tho South, had she
maliciously fought him by intimida.
tion and murder, shc could DO petted
and lavishly honored. But she nomi
mated and elected him,--hencc 0hioans
are brought into tho State to take
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