Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-05-25
Trouble Ahead for Banning.

Trouble Ahead for Banning.
That man must be destitute of human
sympathy and have thoroughly bad
heart who does not at this juncture feel
for Banning. We refer now to Banning
of Ohio, called in affectionate and
alliterative playfulness, by friends who
have observed with delight his physical
and intellectual elasticity, "The Bound
ing Banning" Banning being states
man of sanguine temperament and con-
fiding nature, and withal friend of Re-
form, has presented his credentials as
Representative in the next Congress; he
will no doubt be sworn in, and will think
for the moment that his troubles are
over. They will have only just begun.
For Banning has not the slightest idea of
the anguish that awaits him. He will be
admitted to seat without question, for
a Democratic majority in the House is
essential to the perpetuity of free insti-
tutions, and this is crisis when every
Democratic vote in the House counts one
with great force and efficacy. He will
be treated with great apparent cordiality
by Messrs. Randall and Cox and Sayler
and other candidates for the Speakership
until after the caucus, and perhaps till
after the election of Speaker. During
these exercises it is customary for candi-
dates to lay aside personal and political
differences, and in large and catholic
spirit accept anybody's vote 1t is
rule of politics, recognized by all active
politicians, to let no consideration of
political morality or social ethics stand
in the way of request for personal or
political favors. So, until Banning has
voted for Speaker, he will no doubt be
recognized socially and receive friendly
attention. But after that let Banning
look out.
For the great Democratic party of
which Banning is somewhat conspicu
GUS member, from his having hitherto on
many occasions shown great readiness
with the oral" is surcharged with feel
ings of the profoundest Indignation and
measureless adherence for the means by
which Banning secured his so-called elec-
tion. 1t has appeared from -an official
investigation of the circumstances at
tending this election that one man named
Young, in his own proper or improper
person, gave more votes for Banning
than his whole majority. Besides Young
there were other enterprising friends of
Banning and Reform who were similarly
active, so that Banning would seem to
have been elected by what are called
stupendous and gigantic and unprece.
dented crimes. These are the terms in
ordinary use to describe election frauds
1t is now we'll known that the Demo
cratic party is opposed to fraud. 1t is
peculiarly sensitive upon the subject.
The feeling in New York city, for in
stance, among leading Democrats may
be characterized as intense. Should a
suspicion arise here that any member of
the Democratic party, in an overwhelm'
ing zeal for Reform, had voted more than
once at an election, no one could predict
the consequences. Take our Board of
Aldermen, for example; suppose any one
of that gallant band should discover or
even suspect that illegal votes had been
cast for him, does anyone doubt that he
would arise at once in his seat, and,
spurning the ill.gotten honor, and flinging
back his "a, 900 salary into the Treasury,
resign' These things we all know. And
we are proud to believe that Mr.. Cox
would not invite to his house any man
who voted for him fifteen or twenty
times at the same election-unless, in
deed, it was within few weeks of an
other election, when, as we have said,
all rules are suspended.
And it is the party which holds these
elevated and ennobling views which
"The Bounding Banning" will have to
confront when he appears in the House
and claims to be an elected member of
the same. There will be the men who,
in their devotion to the purity of elec.
tions and their detestation of fraud, would
not be content with the report of any
committee, the figures of any Returning
Board, or the decision of any tribunal as
to the legality of the late Presidential
election, but, having personally gone be.
hind all the returns and reports and de-
cisions, and made up their minds that
there was a taint upon the Presidents
title, sOlemnly resolved, from sheer sense
of patriotic duty, to rebuke crime by re-
fusing to visit the White House. How
can Banning look these sincere persons
in the facep And what must logically
and necessarily be their treatment of
Banning2 There will be Beebe, liable at
any moment to bounce from his desk
upon Banning's shoulders, and, ignoring
utterly the Ohio statesman, from that el-
evated position address obiurgatory re-
marks to the Chair. And there, too, may
enter suddenly unless negotiations fail
David Dudley Field, loaded TO the
muzzle with moral reflections upon the
subject of fraud, and apostrophes to the
flag, every word of which, though aimed
at the White House, will be stinger for
Banning. All, Banningl Banningl the
future Is full of trouble for you. We
fear you little dream what fate has in
store. Itis-after the election Of Speaker
SOCIAL ostracism. Do you know, Ban
ningI o Bounding BanniDg do you
know what 1t means to be ostracized by
the Democratic partys Listen and re-
fleet. 1t means nothing less than DRINK
ing AI0nel For you hereafter no clink-
ing of glasses, no Here's at you" OF
"Drink heartyp 1t costs you at leasr
ten cents every time you drihk, and you
lose the joys of Democratic good soci-
ETY.. " Fraud" is written all over you,
spelt in all sorts of ways, hieroglyphic,
cuneiform. and Oregon cipher. The
Democratic party will not endure fraud.
Washington's no place for you. Cond-
dentially, Banning, don't you think you'd
better resignY-N Y. Tribune
The citizens of Winfield, Kan,
turned out on mGsse lately, headed by a
band of music, and fought grasshoppers
all day. The account says: 1" AS the
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