, 1877-10-16
CURRENT OPINION,

Tho attempt III being made to attribute the
result LOT the Ohio eieetionl to Q dlsappSoyal of
tho President's Southern policy. We have seen no
evidence that viii JNstty any such Interpretation
OF what has transptred; Aad from, the faco VI the
returns arc st 10 the conclusion that lhc t'su.
octats have won thctr sietury BY The maintenance
OF = better party discipline. It il claimed already
by some Of the Republican papes that tho srsu!t
VI the election Il rcuke 10 tie rfcH!dcnls South-
ern policy; hul II seems tO tic Father nh lnaorsr.
ens 60 q y t's ,he III hstoesai q q .n s*t.ts
Ohio llepa1sleans gtsa them ! laFse atertsluu Of
strength u sceas to ~ that the moral Of tic ise.
wiser than hts party, -Gotson N<raId tind.l.
At times, when the independent citizcn is
dissatisfied VI lth something tn the domestic AZ.
tlss.!s on ..s ssts l.tl kiek. III. aos md .weaIs
lesed ls mind and vlndlcatrd Ills .u.isprnd< nee,
b. goes about h!s Luslns~s In thc Uratnaty WY.
The cause Of political Affairs, b. swea1s ut tie iitk
Ct of his psfty. buys cad pructt, "s so'cs Erck-
iessty fof any uRs not On tI& "wn ticke'. jnst 10
rscys hls mi,!l Aid show hts Independence. ilay-
lug thus lrUd.lcn on Tic Lall of hi. cat klckrl his
dug. and sworn n tht wo"dpile, hr soes home IN
1s ttkst sa s anss ~ st u. sss hi L. .ne
politics. Last rue.l.I ~. .hs day fos OHIO IL.
;; ns3s eicctea. cisrltasa hssati ti*p' ~ w. 'A'
III view Of tue political complexion Of tho
ueAl General Assembly, the following pretty pD.
lilleal romsace II beiHg talked of to.atEht: II II
Will kauwn that Tor sotns lime pact tt4e best of
feeling, politically, has not existed between sena.
ton; aud II Was claimed that, with . proper
hinatt0n between these KentenleH, Thuf1Nun might
hAss had OHIO solid fof him last yeas. anu ~ sca
c4rut the Presidential numlnattnn al 81. Lault.
That Thurman look. toward the Presidency ia *.
Tond question; hut hom 10 reconcile I'll fAcfiuns
In oo,o IL question. Accorasn; u this souisuee.
sls io'lowin: plan i to he eatEtyd out: The next
Assembly viii, Of course, S!ect Democratic
taIted states 5euatos. and reutleton u 10 b.
chosen for the long tern, u succeed Stanley Mal.
thrws. Thsa Thurman asto rc.,in his pLacs ~
senstut, snd Tunl Ewing " tu w elected to I'll.
that sucancy. This, 1t u claimed. viii heal old
woun4s, aud, In return, all Democratic factions in
t3ho 4rp 70 eamblne to scerrs Tor Tharmin tha
Presidential nomination IN 1st0: -CJluasbst To.
spsssat to Nt~ YoFt HfrdlI tlhtt.'.
Willie not disposed to underrate tho pro-
portions Of This deeat, VIC think uiust 10 spnaE-
ti!t thai there Yet Ko3d deal lGIk worth lrlnK
yeAts a;o. We haa etreied t,cnucratc Gov.
o<nof aud LsxlAlaturt then u We hare now. Two
years Vt xLlIiAn Allen sud the GrElau- Potter
Wood. County Assembly MA valuable aud eh4st.
suluK experience, and 1t the 1ext ecction they
~srp buried. There IL no reason Why ths sanis
sSct Rcpuol.ean ssats when u caAu . tui! VOTE.
aud ~ uaJ confidently expect that two years Ut
democratic suls VIII tous Up our party Tor vic.
tory IN t5;t which will put Ohio IN hne tot the IA
ii IL u b. hoped .hzt tbs ism,dlif wh.ch 4efsatca
tho e!saAs Tor tbs taxaton u Al! property IN Tho
platform OF thlA year VII! 6e hupaEseded by I
clearer 1ud moro courageous understanding OF
popular sentiment. and that Waea lha peoPts again
vei4 eR stsss platform u viii eoltain " lsAAs 0us