Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-02
If the people of the United States

and Morality" party to sugar coat
over their bad expedients, pretty
we'll demoralized, the way the Fed.
eral power, and the money derived
from Federal office holders, are
used to influence elections, would
disgust them unspeakably. What
sane man does or can doubt but
that, for the past ten years, Repub-
iiosn success has hinged entirely !
upon that party's possession of the
national government? 1t was pre-
cisely against such an evil as this |
that the State papers of the fathers
of the Republic were directed. The
Hayes administration is now max
ing supreme efforts to carry Ohio.
Notwithstanding all the hypocrlti-
cal talk about civil service reform,
every possible pecuniary appliance
Is being resorted to by the Presi-
dent to elect Foster Governor of
that State. Dropping devotion to
the Democratic party, it must be
permitted to man to hope that,
some day or other, such Chadband
political pretenss will be rebuked.
A late number of the New York
Sun shows how the civil service re.
form campaign is being conducted
In Ohio. Its contribution to current
political history is under the cap.
ton of "More Money Wanted for
Ohio" and is as follows:
The Republican Congressional
Committee at Washington calls
aloud for more "voluntary eontri-
butions,n to be used In Ohio. The
tens of thousands of dollars hereto
fore collected in the departments
and assessed on the princial Gus
tom Houses and Possibilities have
long ago been exhausted, together
with the liberal subscriptions from
John Sherman's pet banks. Still
the demand for money increases
among the truly loyal in Ohio.
They want their patriotism stimu.
lated and their zeal warmed with
pecuniary aid and comfort.
The knowledge that certain coun-
ties received large allowances for
so-called expenses has induced the
local managers of other counties to
exact like consideration, and in
terms not convenient to disregard.
Their acquisitions have become
most urgent, for the campaign will
close In three weeks and any defec.
tion or lukewarmness at this criti.
cal time might be fatal to Fosters
cause. The Republicans of Ohio
know that the heavy Republican
vote in Maine was achieved by the
free and INSCRIPTIONS use of green
backs In the ten days Immediately
preceding the election.
Mr.. Blaine's drafts on the loyal
had been previously honored with
out much difficulty, but when he
called for fresh assistance there
was little disposition to respond
until he placed the alternative of
money or defeat before the man
ayers. In that extremity, even
poor Postmasters with small sala-
ries-some as low as fifty dollars a
year--were taxed five per cent.
They had either to pay or expect
removal.
With this precedent before their
eyes, the Republicans of Ohio
claim similar attention, and they
feel confident of receiving it with
out any great pressure. After
boasting for q month past that
Foster was certain of large ma.
jority, the leaders have suddenly
awakened to the danger OF expect.
ing success by mere brag. Lately
they have become alarmed at de-
feotion in the ranks of the soldier
element and at the probability of a
small vote being cast for Piatt, the
lGreenback candidate.
Ohio has been a close State for
years, and neither party is justified
in assuming to be much stronger
than its adversary. Bishop, the
present Governor, was elected in
1877, by a plurality of 22,526, but
he was really in minority of the
whole vote by lily. Last year
the Republicans carried the State
by q plurality of 3,l54, but were in
q minority OF the whole vote bv 49,
$50. The Nationals poIled IS, 1872.
and the Prohibitionists 5,6S2. The
Democrats in 1878 polled within
$50 of their vote of 1877, and the
Republicans increased their vote
25,015.
1t Is very evident that the thirty
eight thousand Nationals of last
year hold the result of the present
contest in their hands, if there be
as full vote as is now expected
The general belief is that two
thirds of them will desert their own
candidate for Governor, from the
weakening OF the organization In
other States and because they
know that every vote given to Pr
att is a vote thrown away. Sup
posing twenty or more thousand of
these Nationals to return to their
original political preferences, the
contest would almost assume the
character Of an old campaign with
but two parties in the field, to be
determined by q fortuitous combi-
nation of circumstances or perhaps
by an accident at the very pinch of
the canvass.
The successful side will probably
have to be content with q small
majority. There is no sign of any
rush to either candidate, and the
plain people are in q measure dis
satisfied with both the machines
by which parties are now run. The
Republicans have had money to
spend In large sums, and this last
call of the Congressional Commit
tee will be answered with every
dollar that may be needed. John
Sherman has only to lift his finger
and give the sign at the critical
moment.