The daily gazette., 1879-08-02
GENERAL EWINe'D CAMPAIGN.
From the N. Y. Exprs6ss Jnty 80. ="

Gener0l Ewing lB Wa&lnS brave Dht-
tie in Ohio. His nomination has united
the democracy of that State to an unex-
pected degree. Even those Democrats
who, for various personal and other
reasons, favored the denomination OF
Mr.. Bishop, are heartily supporting Gen
seral Ewing. There seems to be no
coldness nor apathy in any section Of
the party, but unanimous determine
ton to close up the ranks and elect the
ticket.
The opposition to General Ewing,
however, Is powerful, and 10 backed by
all the influences the federal administra-
ton can bring to bear for its support.
And it SLOWS cOnsummate skill in its
tactics. Before, the campaign opened
almost the only issne raised by the Re-
publicans was sectional. They did their
utmost to keep alive the passions of the
war and revive the aIimositics and
hatred of dead past. The "solid South"
was constantly alluded to as terrible
spectre presaging untold and incalcula-
l6le calamities, and Congress full OF
"Confederate brigadieis" was pointed to
as proof that the war was TO be fought
over again. But when the Republicans
nominated for Governor Q thrifty banker
who refused to go TO war in order to stay
at home and trade on the necessities and
sufierings of the people; and got very
rich by the slirewd 0pe' ati0n, while the
Democrats nominated two patriotic
Union generals who fought on the field
ami were promoted for their brave and
efficient services, the Republicans forgot
| all about the sectional issue, and drop
ped every allusiOR to the war from their
campaign rhetoric. 60,
In fact, t., hear them talk now il
wou d not be surmised lat there ever
was q war. Now the only issue Of i'm
portance is finance, and on that point the
democl attic candidate Is declared to be
desperately unsound. This adrOit shift
ing of ground OH the eve Of battle shows
the desperate straits to which the repub-
lican party in that State, 10 reduced.
General Ewing has shown In his spec
ches that he Is fully coBpetent to crap
vel with bn Sherman on financial
questions. He has shown that Sher.
mans representatI. us .re misleading
and that his reasoning is fallacious
His criticisms Oh John Sherman's Port.
land speecI, are treme ndously damaging
and ulaiisw, rable. The Secretary will
be obliged to review his facts and revamp
his logic before lie visits Ohio or he will
injure his party more than he will
help it. But General Ewing will make
a grave mistake II he accepts the finan
cial question as the real issue Of the
present campaign. The Governor Of
Ohio will have nothing 10 do with the
national finances. They are not invol-
i we'd in the reinOtest ,,e ,ree i'm his candi-
dature. He was not nominated for Gov
ernor becaus. lie holds particular theo
~ of finance, but because he 10 brave
and honorable and able man, q splendid
representative OF the political sentiment
If the democratic party and the mos
! available man in the State 70. candidate
} The real issues relate 10 honesty AM
economy and effic' ency in the admins
tration of the State, the rights OF the peo
pie to free elections without military o
federal interference, the integrity o
the States in opp sitlon to the republi
eau tendency to consolidation and thu
rule ofthe people instead of the rule o
, corporations and chartered monopolies
1t would be grave and serious mis-
take In General Ewing to abandon In
strong, the characteristic and command
ing ground of the democracy and take
less favorable position to accommodate
the necessi ties of the republican mana
gers Moreover, General Ewing an
his friends should remember that wbeth
er his particular and personal financia
theories are sound or unsOund. they ar
not the accepted doctrine Of the dems
cratic party, and ought not to be pushe
, into the foreground. A great man
democrats who believe IN Mr. Ewin
\ most heartily repndiate his financis
heresies. | is one of the cunning trick
of his enen,i. to provoke hun and hi
q friends to give undue prominence to hi
financial vie ws, thus enabling them
, prejudice his cause among hard none
= democrats, and especially IN other State
! Let all democrats stand squarely togeth
' er on the broad, common ground (
I their historic principles, leaving pers.t
" nal and peculiar opinions to those WI WI
hold them, and there will be no dimculi
o in preserving the harmony which Is
q sential to SUCCESS. --=r.