The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-10-23
From the N. Y. Tribune.l
Now for New York.

The Republicans Of Ohio have won
splendid victory, surprising the ex-
pectations of their most sanguine
| friends, and recalling, by the spirit Of
the contest and the size of the major
| lty, the magnificent battle in which
Vallandigham was routed. Mr.. Fos-
ter is elected Governor by plurality
over Ewing, which is estimated at
over 10000 votes. The Legislature ia
considered as surely Republican. Gin
cinnati, the great fighting-ground Of
the State, has gone Republican by a
handsome majority, and there are
great gains in Cleveland and Column
bus. The first returns are necessarily
incomplete, but enough is known to
settle the politics of 1879. General
Ewing drops like shot from his
proud position as possible Presiden-
tlal candidate to the place of rather
uninfuential Congressman. Mr..
Thurman's extinguishment is COM
plete. He is cut off from reelection
to the Senate and from nomination
to the Presidency. His downfall is,
in one sense, pitiable, for the whole
country is looking at it. Ohio is en-
rolled among the surely Republican
States In 1880. The Solid North is
beginning to loom up before the Solid
South.
This great victory must not be be-
Titled by assigning it to too narrow
causes: 1t is not the result of Mr..
Fosters energetic canvass, nor Of the
labors OF any one man, however able
and sincere. It is not the result Of
the Sherman boom, nor of the Grant
boom, nor Of the Blaine boom, nor Of
the Hayes boom. All these currents
In the campaign have had their effect,
no doubt, but the one mighty cause
has been the profound conviction of
the people that the interests of the
country would not be safe for the next
four years in Democratic hands.
They were forced to this conclusion
when they saw, on the one hand, the
tendency Of the controlling element
in the Democratic party toward soft
money, initiation and reputation the
ories; and confronted, on the other,
the aggressive insolence of the Solid
South. The people of Ohio realized,
perhaps for the first time, how little
aid the South needed from its North
ern allies to conquer the country, and
how near we were to the rule of a
party which has repudiated $500, 0,OO0,-
200 OF debts, which made the chief of
nt1ationists its leader in this very
which has virtually abol-
shed the ballot in at least six States,
md murders even women and children
or the crime of Republicanism. If
)hio voters have been repelled from
he Democratic party by the sense of
LANCER both to the stability of the
inances and to the political liberty Of
Millions of the citizens Of the South,
hey have been at the same time
lrawn toward the Republican party
~ powerful influences. Resumption
vas Republican achievement. The
evival of business was known to be
he result of the Republican financial
'olicy. The whole country was arous-
d, and the old war feeling famed out
gain in resentment at the course of
he Confederate Brigadiers in Con-
.ress. The vetoes of President Hayes,
nd his recent speeches, helped. The
innate love Of the people for public
honesty helped. The American dis
ike to seeing man shot for his po-
Itical opinions helped. Many things
worked together, and the result is
plendid triumph for the right. ~ .
1t is victory great in itself, but
astly greater in its far-reaching con-
equences. 1t will give tremendous
impetus to the Republican cause in
Iew York. Three weeks hence the
Empire State will have substantially
he same issue before it. She will
ender substantially the same verdict.
let every Republican do his best in
he time that remains. The Republi-
ans Of Ohio have put the initiation
nd shotgun Democracy to fight.
Jow let the men Of New York rise in
heir might, and smite them hip and
high!