Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-20
The Causes of the Ohio Defeat.

There were several of them. Doubt
less the hostility to tTfe.course which
the Administration is pursuing caused
many to stay at home, but the loss in
the Republican strongholds is not
greater than that of General Noyes in
1873, when he was beaten by William
Allen. The fact is the rank and file
OF the Republican army in the strong
holds are irregular veters and are
never out in force in the off years. 1t
is also probable that the Presidents
civil service order lost the party the
services of large number of local
workers whose places have not yet
been filed under the new regime. But
despite these and like influences, the
Republicans might have pulled
through, but for the Workingmen's
and other tickets. Mr.. Bishops ma,
rity over West, the Republican can
didate for Governor, will be from %,
600 to $4,000. The Indications are
that the aggregate vote of the Work
ingmen's and other factions will ex-
coed Bishops majority over West
by several thousand. In other words,
the Democratic ticket is elected by
plurality vote. fit has majority it
will be meagre indeed.
In Cincinnati the Workingmen's
ticket polled ovor 5000 votes. The
Republican Germans voted it in q
body. In Lucas county, in which is
the city of Toledo, whose Mayor SYM
pathized with the boisterouS strikers,
that ticket ran ahead of either Of the
others. In fact, wherever the labor
troubles were a disturbing element
during the recent railroad suspension,
there the Workingmcns ticket receiv-
ed heavy vote. In the iron and coal
districts, where the number Of work
men out Of employment is large, the
Democrats made gains, because many
who have acted with the Republican
party sympathiz0d with the imitation
heresies Of the Democrats and Work
ingmen, and gave their votes to either
one or the other of these organiza-
tions. All reports from Ohio agree
in the statement that at least four
fifths of the Norkingmen's vote came
from the Republican party.
This is natural enough. The Demo
Gratis maintain better party discipline,
and their most popular leaders and
fr-~i-~-- ~..> - i,~~.,ts- $1,000 Ia
lhe Workingmen on the currency
question. For years the Democratic
leaders in Ohio have never failed to
make their financial heresies the most
prominent features of their political
faith. They have charged upon the
Republicans the responsibility of
business depression by reason Of their
purpose to bring about specie resump-
ton. They have laborcd to array the
agricultural and laboring classes OF
the West against the "money kings
and money changers" Of the East.
They have been unremitting in their
hostility to the national banking
system. On the other hand, the Re-
publicanS have either wavered or been
divided. Among those most promi-
nent there was the greatest diversity
of opinion. Many advocated the re-
monetization of silver, and pending
the canvass, one of two leading jour.
mails criticised the policy of specie re-
sumption, to which the President and
Secretary Sherman are committed. Tc
add TO all other mistakes in this Iii.
rection, Judge West, in his opening
speech, undertook to cater to the Com
munistic element. This secured hin
no votes from that class, and disgust
ed many Republicans.
Ohio has been the birthplace Of the
worst financial heresies known in the
country, and although the Republic
cans won victory for honest money
in 1875, there is every reason to be,
lieye that these heresies have beer
taking deeper root during the past
two years; and all that as needed tC
make the fact more evident was furn
ished by the railroad strikes and Ia.
Dor troubles of the past summer.
The Tribune we'll remarks that thu
Ohio victory is the result of Commun
ism. The Communist has been in ou
country some time, although he doe.
not appear with torch and bludgeon
lie has already taken part in poll
tics, and for the first time has mad,
himself felt in an election. In mos
cases the leaders have been exported
and have been busy ciculcating thos,
pernicious ideas respecting propert,
which have driven the old world to
monarchical form Of government