Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-06-07
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Chic te fhe Front.
It ~ the fortune Of Ohio last fall, whel
TIE grsoE natiossl hattie between the, Repub-
knas "a Denocraiie parties wsss fought, Z
b 4 ~ front aad to receive, as conse
qaeic& the concentrated fire Of the enemy
Il use be Keystone State, ~ to speak, Hst
this So been carried BY the Democrats ths
whale 5ReDublican arch would have, giser
way. 1n6izaa, being an October State, wa
also id6ehf for desperately. boa that State hal
eenesy gone Denocratic, while Ohio has
bsen Hepablican since the formation Of the
Reps15can party The election of Allen die
not iliicate anything except temporary
fanyl Had Ohio gonefOr Tilden in October
the hlsk would have been lost to the Repub
licanl ~ ~ - ~ -. 60, ', %
,Thifyear it 90 happens that Ohio is agair
at the ffent. and in October we shall have tc
meet De enemy again, single handed This
= sa4R year, it is true, but under the circum-
ss.nd8 Il is very important one politically.
The publican party. Il it is 70 succeed in
the are, can not afford to lose ground now.
Il b 8 be built up where il has been weak,
and be made stronger where it has held
theypund, in order that IL may command the
sifoaloa in 1880. To fan back now would
b daserous, if not fatal. We had nothing
% spre in 1876. We can not, in the of veal
of ~ afford to lose anything. OF conse
We not afford to lose Ohio, the first State
70 psk after the great Presidential struggle;
ne 4.te that gave the country . President,
and lhe State that should now sustain the ad
minf fntion, We dc not mean BY this that
evesl Republican will be expected to approve
a efsJthing that the President has done or
na1fio, but every Republican who is op-
po to the Bourbon Democratic party
shod & buckle on his srmor and get ready to
fst the old enemy. The principles Of the
Rept tblican party are right, and these must
sue4 bed if the country is to prosper. Under
the9 principles the eonntry Is progressing,
wh4sas if the Democratic party. with its
hat4 snd'prejudices, should get info power,
We bould fall back to the days and scenes
andpsactices, measurably, of 1860. The men
MI lead the Democratic party now forget
no14 4ing and learn nothing. They are sub
81 ially the men who led the country into
rsa& &llion. They were traitors then and they
Hnft to govern now. Against this party,
CO. plled as it is by Bourbous OF the worst
cd cl, it is the great mission of the Republi-
ca party to contend. mnihm5I a9' lilo
here are difference of opinion among Re-
ps licans in regard to the Southern policy of
q 4adninistratisn, and these differences will
lii 3ly continue until it, wisdom shall bs
4 bonstrated; but there were differences last
" in regard to the Southern policy Of
e $stS sdministrasion. There wds far more
q aisfacsion It the North then than there Is
. and the Republican party lost far more
Rie North. than IL sainedas the South. No
d0u6t aboat AAis Aayes policy. ss it is called,
will gain in votes North snd South, while it
should not lose n many. The objective point
Of the Republican party was the recoas,ruc-
tion Of the Southern States upon the basis of
tho constitutional aInendments In this direc-
tion Hayes is moving. Not in the same way
that Grant moved, but it remains to be seen
whether it is not better way. The Southern
people are now on their good behavior. The
bayonet pressure has been Withdrawn upon
he promise that the rights of citizens should
De respected. II this promise shall b kept,
1 will be the success of Republican measures
Il it shall be broken, the Republican party is
till in power, and it should be kept in power
n order that the promise of good behavior
an not be broken with impunity. Theseyes
II the country are now upon the South. 1t
nay also be said that the eyes of the South
ire upon their own people. It is our belief
l,at the best classes at the South sincerely
lesire to have il proved that the administrs-
ion did not make mistake It s to be
'oped they will prove it. We believe they
Vili. There is ., wave rolling at the South
low that promises separation between Con-
ervatives and Bourbons, and the only danger
o be appreheuded is reaction at the North.
n this view Of the case, q Democratic victory
q Ohio in October would be disastrous. IL
Eould insure . solid South and . divided
1orth. That would defeat Hayes policy,
irant's policy, and every other policy except
hat'of the Bourbon Democracy. On the 9th
T hand, Republican victory in Ohio in
october Would be sure to divide the South
nd dash to pieces the hopes of the Bourbon
democrats At the North, The latter under
tand this perfectly well, and they are chuck
ng over what seems to be Republican disaf-
ection. OF course the Democrats do not
!and any chance in Ohio except through Re
ublican default. In itself the Demscratic |
arty is not near 30 strong as it was last year.
'housands of men who voted withit then |
I'LL vote against it in October, and fall a. |
,any will not vote at all. The great indus.
riai interests that desire and need peace at !
be South, in order that there may be prosper
y everywhere, are not gaing to vote against
policy that has psace for its object This
! an element that the Democrats, who think |
hey zee q chance to elect q Legislature and |
lip ru an old Copperhesd as United States /
enator, do not include in the calculation.
here are Thousands of men in Ohio who
oted for Tilden last November who would
ote for Hayes if the vote was to be taken
gain. As for dissatisfied Republicans, the
,ber secopd thought viii bring them all !
ght A Republican in principle, and who
,pports principles rather than men, can new
!, merely because somebody that he once
oted for did something be can not approve.
D over to or support directly BY voting, or
directly by not voting, the old Boprbons
I'd Copperheads who control what -is called
'e Democratic party. '' - ''iaiii''. .fai |
Give US good ticket in Ohio this fall and
le Republi can party will sweep the State. Al
I'd or weak ticket, side issues, snd Senatorial /
ghts are the things 70 be avoided. a good
atform well mounted, and clear issue be-
reeo s,ro~reaaiVe Eernl,lira niq,, and Ros,. \