Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-18

debris into the river, also disconcerts the
programme of the third term governor. In
fact the Quincy convention appears to have
been boomerang for the Pilsbury family in
stead of the bonanza which was expected
when the secret programme was inaugurated
in tho executive chamber.
THE CAUSES OF THE REVERSE.
There seem to be as many explanations
of the cause of the Democratic defeat in
Ohio as there are newspapers. One sage
writer attributes it to the Greenback heresy,
another to the power of the national banks,
another to the outrages committed at Yazoo
and Kemper county, still another to the ad-
vocacy of the doctrine of State rights.
yet another to the violating course
of Ewing and Thurman. on the cur
rency question, and SO on adj hbituna.
No two papers seem to be fully agreed ex-
cept as to the fact that the Democratic party
was beaten, and beaten badly. Perhaps all
the causes mentioned, as we'll as others not
yet discovered, contributed to that end.
There is no doubt in our mind that the
position of the party on the currency uues-
ton had somewhat to do with the Demo-
cratic defeat, assisted as it was by the idiotic
policy of the Greenback party in persisting
in running an Independent ticket. The op-
position OF the party to the existence of the
national banks was pronounced, and arrayed
against it the money power of the whole
country. The banks contributed literally
towards the expenses of the Republican
campaign, and controlling, as they did, sew
eral thousand votes, the national banks of
the State, independent of outside assistance
could WELD prodigious power. Every
stockholder and every employe of bank
thought himself menaced by the threat con-
tanned in the platform directed at the ma
tional banks, and as was natural voted
against the ticket.
There we're, no doubt, some people in the
State who were foolish enough to charge
upon the Democratic party at large RESPONSE
bility for the acts of the few desperadoes in
Mississippi, Notwithstanding the unequivo-
cal condemnation of such acts by the Demo-
cratic press and speakers. These cast their
lot with the Republican party, and helped to
swell the majority of Calico Charley.
The doctrine of State rights formed an
important feature of the campaign. The
Democrats adhered to the time-honored
principle that this is a confederation of
States, not nation; that the federal gov
eminent possesses and can exercise only the
powers conferred upon it by the States, and
that in all other respects the authority of the
States is supreme. The Republicans sought
to make it appear that this doctrine involved
the right of States to secede from the Union.
and strange to say many of the people were
hoodwinked into a belief that such was
the case, not realizing that the two doctrines
are radically dissimilar-have nothing what
ever in common. The State rights doctrine
is the chief bulwark of the people against
the encroachments of despotism. It was in
corporated in unequivocal language in the
constitution; it was defended by the
founders and supporters of the re-
public, and is to-day upheld by the
most patriotic statesman in the land. If
that doctrine is abandoned there will be no
obstacle to stay the progress of centraliza-
ton. and little by little the government at
Washington will assume monarchical func-
tions and exercise despotic powers, until
finally the entire structure of the republic
will be revolutionized. Those who favor
Capitalization and those who have no correct
conception of the theory of State rights
alike contributed to the Democratic defeat.
There is no doubt but the Republicans
put forth their utmost strength in the Ohio
campaign. They regarded it as the first
battle of the greater engagement of next
year. If this was lost to them last Tuesday,
they might as we'll abandon all hope of sue
cess in 1880. They therefore put forth extra
ordinary efforts to carry the State-made
use of every appliance known to the shrewd-
est and most unprincipled politicians
Money they had in abundance. It was ex-
torted from the employees OF the government
in every part OF the country, dismissal
from office being the penalty of refusal
They had plenty OF public speakers
The members of the cabinet, the heads of
bureaus, Senators and Representatives were
drafted into the service of the party. All
carried portion of the load, and each We'd
with the other in traducing the record and
incorporating the motives of the Dem
ocratic party. They met with degree of
success that exceeded their own expectations.
The result is before the country. While it is
not fatal to the Democratic party it is a seri-
GUS reverse to its cause. It will teach use
full lesson, however. It will show the folly
of conducting campaign against a powerful
adversary and at the same time combating
ideas that are dear to many good and loyal
Democrats. 1t will show the folly of MAX
ing the interests of the party subservient to
the ambition of any one member of it. and
will have tendency to kill off large and
promising crop of Presidential aspirants
There must be more self-sacrifce among the
leaders. Their first aim must be to win sue
cess, and when this is done their services will
be fully recognized by the people.
Peoples Ticket in Becker County.
The Peoples party of Becker county have
placed a most excellent ticket in the field this
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