The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-18
AsLASIEIN,; REVIEW
or the Causes OF Democratic Defeat In
Ohio,

OhiO.
Chicago TlmeS- lnlcreudent paper.
In Ohio, the administration party lave
simply carried everything before them.
Governor, Legislature, the National scna.
tor, all that the weird sisters OF Mr.. Thur
mans steering committee promised 10 the
Southern BrigadiCrs has been taken by IL
majority almost as great MS that which
was given for Grant rs the comment OF
Ohio on the ridiculous Greeley attempt 10
humbug tho American people.
The philosophy OF this result is not in
the least obscure. 1t is SO plain that he
must be hopeless idiot who cannot per.
ceive and understand it. 1t is the re.
Spouse OF Northern opinion, in the great
central commonwealth Of Ohio, to the re-.
dictionary menace Of the "solid South, :"
written in characters SO distinct, expressed
in manifestation SO emphatic, that
hardly the most bigoted creature of the
BOnr6onic prejudice can fail 10 realize its
meaning.
The issue in Ohio was clearly and Who'll.
ly national. 1t was deliberately made bv
The opposition on two distinct grounds:
| First, the reaCtIOnary programme OF
"wlplng out all natlonalistir legislation
Of the last eighteen years, especially the
national election laws, and enactiug in
stead the pestilcnt political doctrines Of
the "lOst cause second, the no less reac.
tionary fiscal programmed going back
from specie resumption TO "liAt' paper in.
Iiatlon. Oi their own free will. the oppu.
sltlon chose deliberately to plant their
party standard on these two grounds.
Both were seen to beessenIIalIy Southern,
Hnd by thIs tact We're they chiefly gov.
erheu. III the present Congress, there are
not ten southern members, counting
both houses. who would not repeal
the resumption act amt return to
the nat shInpIaSier s"indIe, il they
could And there are, not in bOtn
houses SIX southern members who are
not Enthusiastic chaIhnlone OF the pro
Stahllhe 10 carry out 10y legislation the
hUs'm: purposes lileS iNlIcd 10 uphold by
IeOeIIioM' On tlleSr WOhhda, the south
GFH POllllc'4hs sIood together, solid
DouN' Cn the hscal ground, they knew
tney coN'H not co'lhIanu The lnl! strength
0! iheIr northern allies but on tia,
oil hostility !" the northern spirit OF
halionaiish they deceived themselves
| WIN me hOtlOl that they could. The
| IcH"loF Hmni H!I"' MI thurman, told
mem SO. Inc senator IRON GGnncctlcut,
Mr. Eaton. tod them So The senator
from New 1olE' Mr. herman, told them
80. BON Inc senators from lhdihna told
\ then So Inc Representatives OF mon.
I Dund HO0rboIi!Sia vi Tue North generally
| tod them so. Ills SEEMED 10 lie the only
ground on which all who bore the party
! trddc'mGrE could act together. and this, it
was accordingly determined, should bcthe
PARTY programme i0TtlG next Presidency
contest.
To deceive the North rs 10 the source
its inspiration, the Southern ostrich stuck
its foolish head in the sand, while an Ohio
member, already recalled hv lis coustl,u.
ency, brought forward the precious
scheme in the House, and an Ohio aspi.
rant to the Presidency, Mr.. Thurnnn
waved his omnpOtcnt banIanna, blew n
challenge on his nasal hugIc. and Lraycly
nut himself at the head OF the Joint STEER.
ing committee OF the party. Tie memo.
rail-. contest which rnsnrd. the I;,,nr
defiant struggle in the closing DAYS Of th,.
Furly.iifth Compress. the fnrrr,I ;y,r, CO..
sion aud its three months battle over mi.
reactiOnary Southern programme. wRgru
nndcr the hostile mrnacr If s,nry,,I",,se ="
the government: the litter. hnmilintinv
Jrfrn' Of Inc assgnl,iry nuriv Lw H.,
Presidential norn,ivn--nIi tl'nv, nr,, Vs.,
ain ir.sh i, he nuIIir name. r."
Uiin nnmiun,in, ronvnm,i,m mo-, ~, , ,n
hrrI. nf mnr,v I'.ro,n,i,nr" H. H. III f'r
tho steering committee nnd mnnv ,'' n,L, W.
rougniruous Marty rhirfs we're ,I',,s,. , "''
10 il tlnt rh,. Cnnyrniiop sEomIJ ,a ~ t''I
TO prOurrly cu,lnrsr with ,ta ,,',,r,, ,".t
the IrGrliGuary course npom whirh III"
southern ErIgAdicrs and their Nm,hcrr
Adiuam,s had ST, out. The Couyrn,iom
pbrycd orders. Foremost Of oil lis dee.
lNrA'ions OF the party gospel was dc.
nuncialion Of the national election laws Ms
unconstitutional, corruprlny. yiolrn,
and unjust" and demand for their era.
sure from the statulc.blUk, The ntirtnm,
Ot the IIrigadirrs to wipe out" those lnws
was approved; but as that atlrrnut hal
been defeated, the Convention went a sion
farther, and recorded il. aprrpynl III m,
supplementary plan to nuIhfy Them in
effect hy declaring it 10 lie "Illc sense nj |
the Democracy Of Ohio that not dollar |
should hc appropriated by Congress f.
pay soldiers, mnr-haI- deputy mntshnIs |
or supervisors ui ClrrtiGn. Tiis ,,,,,,,,,