Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-25
OHIO POLITICS.
POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE BUCK
EYE STATE.
Preparing for the Great Struggle-A Great
Democratic WOrk-COdifcatiOn Of the
Statutes and their Enactment
Good Work of the General
Assemby-EleCtions.
Correspondence OF the Register.

tdNtil lii t1AC lA''NNNAJ ~ A1 4'''
definitely decided that We are to have a
respite from political turmoil until the
middle of August at least, which is the
time which seems to have been tacitly
agreed upon for opening the campaign.
The weeks intervening, however, will
not be idled away on either side. Al
ready the Republican campaign commit
tee has begun forming its plans, and
the Democratic committee will meet
on Thursday to do likewise. The mOd,E
OU1ruHH perfected, the work of OrganlZa-
ton will commence Immediately, and
long before the date which will have
been agreed upon for the formal open
ing OF the campaign, the respective hosts
will, fguratively speaking, be sleeping
upon their arms, awaiting only their
marching orders TO rush into the fray.
For whenever the campaign is COM
menccd il will be a hard one, one OF alb
sorbing interest Us well 20 non-cOmba-
tants as to the participants. Especially
will all the energies Of the latter class be
unbent, knowing and feeling as they in
evitably will that the eyes OF the nation
are upon them and that not only the
GOvernorship of Ohio, but the Presl-
denCy Of the United States will hang
upon the issue. But the future will look
out for itself 1t is i'm the present that
we live, and OF il | should write. \
little retroSpcction. moreover, would not
be out OF place.
Since | sent my last letter TO the
REGISTER little has occurred i'm imme-
diate political circles which would COM
mand attention. In the interval, how
ever, q work has been completed which
will be a lasting monument to the
public spirit OF the Buckeye Democ-
racy, and will prove a cogent
auxiliary in the impending cam
paign. / refer to the general codltica-
ton of the general statutes OF Ohio, a
stupendouS undertaking projected 10y q
Democratic Legislature four years ago
and consummatcd by a Democratic Leg
iSlature within the past week.
During the seyenty-slN years OF her
existence a. a State Ohio has never had
a consolidation or revision OF her stat
utrs. The consequence has been that
existence on her statute books, many Ot
them conflicting, contradictory and IN
bad shape. Owing 10 this unsatisfactory
state of affairs it had become almost 4
matter of impOsSibil:ty for even the best
posted attorneys To keep track OF the
various statutes, and the consequence
was the loss Of hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars annually to litigantS through
the ignorance OF courts and attorneys
upon many obscure points. In this
condition of affairs the idea was con-
ceivcd and the plan projected OF having
a complete revision and COditiCatiOn OF
the general statutes, and to plan was to
execute.
The acts were passed providing for
revision Oi the statutes and creating a
commission to accomplish the same. \
Democratic Governor appointed Dem
ocratic commission OF three distin-
guished lawyers by whom the work has
been prosecuted tO.its present state of
forwardncss. For four years now the
commissioners, assisted by corps OteN-
pcrts, have been engaged in the work OF
bringing order out Of chaos, and have ac-
cOmplished a complete codlticatlOn oil
the laws, all of which have been rc-en-
acted by the late General Assembly in
the shane Of one bill, commonly
known as the Big Bill AS it passed
the Legislature and finally became a
law yesterday morning, the Big Bill
comprised two thousand two hundred
pages. making a pile OF manuscript over
two feet in height. Nothing remains
now 10 be done save editing, annututing
and indpxing the work and publishing
it, which will be done before the open
ing OF the year 1880, when the State OF
Ohio will have the most complete work
of Revised Statutes OF any State in the
Union.
The Revised Statutes above consid-
cred will form lasting monument 10
the untiring energy and sollcltude ior
the public welfare OF the Democratic
party. AS | have written, the scheme
was projected by 4 Democratic Leglsla-
ture, executed by Demo-
cratic Commission, and cOnsummated
bv another Democratic Gen
eral Assembly which, rather
than leave the great work unfinished
broke over the time-hOnOred usages OF
Buckevc legislation, and continued in
session six weeks longer than is custom
arv. Rut if any one is disposed To carp
or criticsc them, let him remember that
they have conferred upon the people OF
the State an almost inestimable boon.
I'm addition TO this great work the late
Legislature reduced taxes many hun
drcd thousands of dollars and cut the
.s.1. -
These, moreover, are but q few OF ITS
GOOD works, and its every act might,
without fear OF controyerslon, be put
forward as q campaign argument IN
favor of the Democracy.
But to return To the more legitimate
field of politics. see by the st. Louis
papers that some of our Ohio editors,
who are now on 4 western Junket-
Buckeves abroad, so TO speak-haye
been talking away from home, and, ac-
cnr,Inc 10 the GLObe-DemOcrdt of that
city the prepondcrance of sentiment
among them is in favor of Grant for
President. Ii they have gwen utter
ance TO views which justify such
statement, they have not reelected the
views OF their brethren at home. My
associations here and elsewhere
throughout the State have been largely
with prominent Republican politicians,
and | have no hesitation in writing ONO
4 John Sherman State. In fact, | doubt
il Gen. Grant, were he the nominee,
could command the undivided Repub-
lican strength, so bitter is the hostility
towards him in certain quarters. Sher-
man and Thurman are respectively the
prime fayorites OF their parties over
here. and both will be entered in the
Presidential race.
Charley Foster, Republican nominee
for GoverNr, has already begun pere-
grinating the State and shaking hands,
at which he is an adept. He is not
much of an orator, but Is possessed oi
sdnotr to wonderful degree and Is
blessed with a pleasing, address and
much personal magnetism. Gen. Ew-
ing, his competitor, will be in Ohio this
week, and when the campaign opens
both himself and his lieutenant, the gal
liant Rice, will take the stump and enter
at once upon a vigorous canvass. The
three legged ticket as il is familiarly
known over here, Is bound to win. Ew-
ing, the soldier and statesman; Rice, the