Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-06-19
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reflected from the East, that the
Democratic nominees are certain to
carry Ohio by decisive majority.
Such men as Senators Thurman
and Psndlston, In speaking OF the
prospects In their own State, do not
talk idly. Ohio is an open book to
them. They both express them
selves confident of the election Of
Ewing and Rice, Pendleton going
90 far as to claim the victory
By majority Of twenty thousand.
Secretary Sherman who, by the
way, 10 Gen. Ewing's brother-in-
law, admits that the situation Is
critical for the Republicans. Ew
ing's career has been characterized
By such spirit and dash that every
0ue has heard of him. He was
gallant oflcer Ia the war and Is the
son Of one Of the most distinguish
Cd lawyers and statesmen Ohio
ever produced. He Ia the nearest
possIble connection short OF fra
ternsl blood ties OF both General
William Tecumseh and John Sher-
man. and he is as pronounced a
Democrat as they are Republicans.
The situation In Ohio, In that re
spect. remarkably resembles the
scenes so often witnessed In New
York in which Horatio Seymour
and Roscoe Conkiing, the latter OF
whom IL the husband Of Mr.. Sey.
mour's sister, were pitted against
each other In the political arena.
Gen. Rice, the nominee for Lieu
tenant Governor on the Democrat
10 ticket In Ohio, 10 simply an in
vincible candidate. The most
brsssn Republican bawler of the
"bloody shirt" refrain will have
70 shut bis mouth when Gen. Rice
appears on the stump. With one
leg shot away, and replaced by
cork stump, aud with seven Con.
federate bullets In the rest OF his
body, Gen. Rice is master of the
situation from that standpoint.
When that Kind of talk is induig. d
In In front Of q rostrum from which
Rice 10 speaking all that that gall
liant veteran has to do is, not to "puli
down his vest," according to the
slang formula, but pull up his pants
little. A piece of wood SO ex-
posed would shock no ones mod
ssty, while 1t would be most con-
vIncing argument. 1t may be a
question as to whether Ewing or
Rice would have made the stronger
head of the ticket; but, together,
they are . terrible tribulation to
opponents who might desire to In
dalge in dissertations on loyalty.
The sweeping way In which the
Democrats recently carried Chlca-
60. electing their nominees by tre-
msndous pluralities, cannot have
escaped the attention Of intelligent
observers Of American politics. 1t
10 certainly very significant sign
OF the times. Illinois is evidently
not Joined to her Republican idols.
For weeks past the Republicans
have treated themselves to a great
deal Of cachinnatlon over the lately
developed backbone aud stalwart-
ism Of Hayes, as shown in his fool
lsh and un-American vetoes. These
WORTHLESS are fatuously oblivious OF
the fact that the American people
have their eyes fa,tened keenly
upon tLis extraordinary spectacle,
In which Presidents of the United
States innovates upon the prece-
dsnts of all bis predecessors by We
toing the repeal Of obnoxious laws,
which have been found un-Repub.
licsn and oppressive in their opera
tion. Hayes is the first of the
Presidents OF the United States
who was seated In his office by
fraud, and he il the very first OF
them all who has undertaken to
impings upon the right Of Congress
to regulate the army and the ap.
preparations. The House OF Repre-
ssntatives IL distinctively entrust-
ID by the Constitution with the In.
itlativs In all matters OF revenue
which, Of course, includes its dis
tributiou. Hayes, In defiance Of
tho representatives. Of the people,
has Insisted upon retaining the
right to use the bayouets OF Uuited
Rates troops to "bull-dozs" the
voter, although the law OF England
forbits the canton ment of a soldier
within Eve miles OF any poll n
election day. He claims the right
To surround the polls with myriads
Of corrupt and ssrviIe Deputy Mar
shals aud Supervisors OF Elections,
Invested with the power of sum
mary arrest. He desires, fifteen
years after the war closed, to ex-
eiuds the reputable citizens Of the
South from the jury-box. He Is
foolish enough to suppose that, In
taking up these positions, which
will realty prove disastrous to his
party, hs 10 strengthening 1t. For
sevsnty i've years Of the history oi
the United States no President ever
dsrsd to dream Of exercising pow
ere which Hayes, who Is President
By the fraiiest title Of all, refuses to