National Republican., 1877-10-12

Tho Democratic victory IN Ohlo grows biRger
and bigger. Mr.. Bishops majority already ex.
ceeds 81 coo, and will. II is thought reach 5000
The Democratic majority in the Legislature Is over
whelmIng, outnumbering their opponents, as they
do almost to one. 1t Is worthy Of note by those
people who insist that II Is because OF the Pres
dents southern policy that in Iowa, where that
policy Is supposed to be exceedingly unpopular,
and where Tie State convention refused to ndoHc
It. the Republican majority Is 10000 greater than
that Of the last of" year.
From he World
II platforms in these days mean anything. or
politicians know what they are about when they
| are drawing them up the sweeping Democratic
victory in Ohio Is not a thing to make the Ohio
the two platforms side by side il appears that in
regard to the most important issues considered In
them tho Democrats simply emphasized the de-
| for example. Is one of the most prominent, II not
the most prominent, Of those issues. On this qucs
tlon the Republicans demanded the "rcmonetlza.
| ton of silver" coupling their demand with the
| ridiculous and impossible condition that the
United States should undertake TO bring about
| universal bi-mctnlsm and TO keen the new silver
dollar Of the United States In equipoise with the
gold dollar. The Democrats plumply demanded
| its monetary power" declared against further
traction" and insisted upon the immediate repeal
| OF the resumption act"
From he Times.
The comments supplied from Washington only
| complicatc the fOlcs and mysteries OF the Ohio
election. II the result occasions surprise in the
Administration circles, why was principle sacri
feed with the view Of nvertng III Irit Is traccable
TO causes which have gradually acquired strength
! suficcnt tn make II inevitable, why did the Re-
publican managers add To forcordained defeat
the disgrace inv0lvcd In want0n abandonment
Of convictions previously cherished? And II the
President is able to extract consolation and even
demncd by Republicans commends itself to Demo.
Gratis, why should the Administration trouble Itself
to prevent Democratic SUGGEST II the Adminstra-
tory In State where the President and the Secrc-
tary Of the Treasury WELD 50 much personal innu-
shin of parties 10 the Administration, It's pnrsonari
aud policy? Finally are we to conclude that the
country has entered upon amndcrniZcd era Of good
professions Of the party that lahOred to keep him
out Of the occ than for the party that struggled u
the magnanimity of partisan opponents rather than
upon the honest appreciation Of longtTied friends
Much the larger part of this indifference among
the Republicans must be attributed to the Pres
dents Southern policy. Ofnll the influences whicl
have contributed Tn the defeat this Il the most po
tent. The veterans Of the Western Reserve feel
rightly or wrongly, that the cause they cherished
has been betrayed; and the feeling Is visible, moro
or less distinctly. everywhere. II does not pre-
dominate but II is sufficiently strong to leave q
mark on election day OF what avail is the assur
the DcmocrscyY The fact remains that the South
ern people do not allow the e0nciatory acts Of tn,
; Administration tn wean them from their alliance
: with the Democratic party, and that the Democrats
while hailing the President as practical ex
: FOUNDER OF their views continue to vote for the
. own candidates. Considering the subject only a
one Of principle. the President may refuse 10 b,
swaycd by partisan productions, even though tn,
|, rarty be that IN which he Is indebted for the au
thDrlty he exercises. II the South cyinccd IL
. sympathy with him by sharing his non. partisan
. ideas of duty, the sensuvcncSS Of Northern Repub
L liCans would be materially abated. The cDnces
siOns, however. are yet all on one side and Re
4 publicans are divided In consequence. What tn
division may amount to, a few more defeats viii
! enable all ofu to understand.
/ F1oin he Herald.
; or course President Hayes and his friends vii
= make light Of the Ohio election and attempt to eN
!, plain II away, but other people may not be quite
], their mind. The public will recollcct that MI
= Hayes made circuit through his own state In on
Of his late journeys and had series Of great oya
I ti0ns; that Secretary Sherman delivered an clabOr
Z ate speech Rt Mansfield in defence Of the President
| policy, and subsequently wrote an urgent lette
T. saying how very important Il was that the Repub
cans should carry the State In this election. Ha'
/ | they done 90 and had the Republican victor
B. | been great As that achieved by the Democrat,
:. everybody knows that President Hayes Secrciar
}. Sherman aud all the supporters Of the polio
y would have claimed II M valuable indOrsemt u
; Of the President by his own State. The attempt Il
belittlc the result now that the Ohio election ha
gone so strongly the other way, is II mere salve o
plaster applied IN painful wound, These gentle
J. men cannot be permitted To avail themselves Of tn
/ | aItihce, heads | win. tails you lose As the
3 | would certainly have claimed victory In Ohio a
!; an Endorsement Of the Administration, It would b
i" consistent aud logical for them 10 admit that tn
!. | defeat looks great deal like rcbuke. They can
i, not have 1t both ways, Unless their failure I
no Justification for claiming the success which the
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