New-York tribune., 1879-09-16
W4fT ono C.iN 20.

W3AT ono C.iN 20.
California aad Aain" have recorded Repub-
Ecan Victories Already the vote OF those
- tes has hll perccpube effect upon
public or.nion IN New-fork. and IN other
disputed States. But the verdict OF Ohio Will
have even more effect, because that State votes
in October. less than q nOnih before the Prcsi-
deniial election, and because the Democratic
party i'm ONO has taken the position winch
large portion of that party believes that 1t
oueh, to take in the Presidential contest.
The De noslats have made fair trial OF
the revouiiopary or shotgun policy, and II
has failed. Mlny of them believed that the
cIv of "troops at the polls " would insure
ieir success. Others fancied that some highly
IMAGINATIVE romance about " Davenport ami
"his iron cage would sustain campaign in
behalf of the repcatcrs and h1ll0.-boX suffers
in Northern cities. 1t must he evident to clear
headed Democrats, by this time, that there r.
nothing 10 Dee gained by these "ncw 'ues,
so-calod. To the Northern mind, they only
recall the rebellion, and the attempt of tho
solid South to destroy the Government which
it had failed 10 control. If nothing has been
gained, bat much lost, in California and in
Maine. hy presenting these questions 70 the
voters. it may with reason be inferred that
nothing can be gained in Acw-York OF in
Ohio bv the use of the same weapons. Sen
ator Thurman, Of Ohio, who was the leader
i'm lho camplion of notification, is probably
convinced 10y this time that Northern voters
ara NOT ready ~ unite with the Solid South
in bidding defiance to laws Of the United
States. and that the Presidential contest VIII
.l.r IL.
+, i. to DE decided altogether 20 the disad
vantage of Democrats.
The rlan a campaign which General Ewing
repre- cnt- !, very different one. lie assails
tha financial policy of the Government, and
opposes resumption, and yet lie tries TO keep
within the pale of Democracy in doing SO.
All that the Greenback party pror osed in
| Maine he proposes to accomplish by
| Democratic votes IN Ohio. There is no
reason to doubt his sincerity. lie is
undoubtedly right in the belief that nine
| tenths OF the Democratic voters Of the West
and South, and therefore a large majority of
! the Democratic voters of the Union, ere in
/ hearty sympathy with the rcpudiaing schemes
/ of the Grccnback extremists. He represents
| lhose who would make these ideas the basis
of the Democratic attack in 1880, aud the
outcome of that policy Is to he tested by It's
practical effect in Ohio. Ii General Ewing
/ polls the full Democratic vote. whether sue
| ce.siu or defeated, the result will De 10
strengthen materially that element in the
party which be represents
! Tie defeat OF General Ewing, and Of the
Ohio Democracy in its present attitude, is cx-
pected with the greater confidence because
the election in Maine hes proved disastrous
to the opponents of resumption. There are
many Democrats who would be willing to join
hands with repudiators and Communists
in raid upon the public credit, If they could
get votes thereby, but they are likely
10 hesitate when they see that such II course
leads only to defeat and disgrace. Maine
teaches a lesson, therefore, which the hesIta-
ting Democrats Of Ohio will heed. They
would have voted for Mr.. Ewing, regardless OF
his personal fOndness FOR most mlscllieyous doc
trincs, if they had seen profit in it. But
they do not care to support him, and thus to
become committed 10 notions which they de-
test. if the result is 10 be IA loss OF votes and
sure defeat
l. is reported that General Ewing has al
really turned his attention mainly to the leg
islativc ticket in doubtful districts. The Ohio
Republicans, We hope. Will look after that
matter The State has not been fairly
renresented in the Senate, with Messrs. PeuGlc
ton and Thurman 70 speak for the voters who
elected President Hayes, and it is about time
that some change was made. But the success
Of the Republican party IN the country de-
pends largely upon the vote Of Ohio upon the
state ticket Without neglocting the Legis-
lature. the Republicans of Ohio will be able,
we trust, 10 make the defeat of General Ew-
ing very complete and emphatic. 1t viii then
rest with New-York to give account of the
Tiiden phase of Democracy.