Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-17
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No well informed Democrat had
any very sanguine expectations of
the carrying of Ohio by his party
this year. Ohio is an essentially Re-
publican State. One can count on
ones fingers, without exhausting
the digits OF single hand, the
number of times Ohio has gone
Democratic during the last twenty
years. 1t is always a sign of great
Republican Generalization and
abstraction when Democrats
have a hope of carrying Ohio.s3In
the last dozen Gubernatorial cleo
tions In that State we succeeded,
By scratch, in electing Bill Allen
and Gov. Bishop. By the way, as a
slgn Of the volatility of the Ameri-
can people, it was almost univer-
sally conceded by Republicans,
when Bishop. Democrat, carried
the Buckeye State, that the Demo-
cratic party would elect their Pres
dent beyond peradventure. Our
Republican friends have passed
from the uttermost depths of de-
spair to an exceedingly sanguine
mood and already they see in
stalled in the White House
Republican successor to Hayes.
We would just beg to suggest that
the premises are not wide enough
for the major and minor conclus-
ions of these gentlemen. We have
never yet seen, in the last Presi-
Dental campaign or as to the COM
ing one, any calculation made by a
Democrat in whic h Ohio was put
down In the Democratic column.
Our opponents have cause for rea.
sonable graduation, however, be-
cause they have redeemed one of
their own States, the Democrats
having carried it for Bishop two
years ago. 1t can hardly be called
. redemption, though, because the
Republicans triumphed in the last
Congressional elections in that
State. Should the Republicans
follow up their success in Ohio by
slecting Cornell in New York, the
foundation for the fabric of nation
81 success which the Republicans
are erecting in their minds eye
would be unquestionably widened
and strengthened, though even in
New York there would be little to
brag about, because there are
two Democratic tickets in the field.
Almost any dispassionate observer
II ready to admit that it would be
impossible to beat Robinson were
1t not for John Kelly's bolt. Such
being the case, q Democratic de-
feat in New York would have it's
principal influence in determining
the locality from which the De-
mocracy will draw their candidate
for President. The Democratic de-
feat in Ohio has possibly retired
Thurman as a Democratic candi-
date; q Democratic defeat in New
York would have a disastrous influ-
snce upon Tilden's prospects for
-renomination. The next most con-
spicuous available candidate would
be General Winfield Scott Han
cock, of Pennsylvania, and one Of
the most gallant soldiers of the
war. During the administration
Of his department. in Texas, Gen.
Hancock was the first Of our mill
tary men to assert the supremacy
Otthe civil over the military law.
General Mcclellan would make an
effective and highly popular can
didate, but he would be met by the
tradition which has governed all
parties In this country, viz, never
to renominate man for President
who has been once defeated before
the people.
On the whole, this is an "off "
year for the Democracy. We fail
to see any earthly reason, however,
why next year should not, in its
turn, prove to be the most "offish"
year ever known for the Republi-
can party. Democrats have ere
now seen "tidal wave" veal
meet the Republican party in the
full career Of its insolence and lit.
orally submerge it. We are proba-
bly, only twelvemonth off from
another such experience.