The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-02
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN
FaOm,onf Washington Correspondent,
~, CixcrSNAr1. August 20, 1879.

100 SrneA'NN ''viS poN"' t"sS'
throughout. the nation. With The
presidential election so near at hand
The future, it not OF parties, at least of
some very prominent individuals, is
understood. 10 depend very much
upon tie result of this contest, and
those Of their political associates, far
land near, who are not able to direct
lly aid them, aiixiously await the out
conc. With the Republicans the sit-
uation is desperate-a regular ground
hog case; for should they lose Ohio
this fallahere would not be a shadow
| lofhope for them in the contest for
|. the, presidency next, year; while 70,
Ttfio Democrats shccess here would be
all clear gain. Ohio is not put down
as necessary to the Democratic col
umnin any. of tho presidential; calcl-
lations on that side, while no Repub-,
lican estimate figures out enough
electoral votes without Ohio 8 twenty"
| two. nYetitis admitted that flew
inglis elected this fall the DEMOCRATS
will pretty. certainly carry the State
next year. Since the war Ohio has
beer D reliable Republican State, with
ore Or two off year exceptions and
thesst'nissien tlmtit is ;duubilnlin a.
contest, So important as the present is
significant OF the real siiuatiOnLfhe.
degencracy Of Tie Republican party
] have seen bollitle lcantlidatesfot'
Governor. aad tind them both m IL
ing IN active caDvass, and both pro-,
fessedly coiidcni OF SUCCESS II has
been claimed, with. the best show Of
truth: that almost no other two incli
could have bceil'malched again teach
other f,who would fight harder and
stir up the State more than the two
who were selected. Both are men of
great power OF physical endurance;
both ai.e 'practiciig the old. tactics of
goingqout into the by country places,
remote from railroads, and stirring
up the brethren Of their faith who
have meyer before, since The days or
Tom Corwin, heard other than! local
talent discuss the varying fissues oil
the recurring campaigns. aTheresuli
of such herculean work as this IL
going to be, that MI immense vote
Twill be pollel. The one great dam
| ger 10 tile Democrats is that the vote
wilibe roo ierge bx aherimportatiop
Eof cDloretl voters, and they, are keep
Hug n close watch. upon their 0ppo-
l.ncnis, who have Jocsi 'cretliien wilma
h PURPOSE tQ adopt tire late Senator
MorioM's old tactics. HaAVitlrsgood or
!. gahizationlin every ,co,lAty and pre-
cinct, it ought, 10 be easy enough to
detect and lhwart an attempts OF thai
kind, IL, respect TO ,organizStion,
i however. / am compelled 10, say that,
h 80 far, i do moi think tliel Democratic
organization is az perfect as il sholtld
be at this stage Of the campaign,
IIihough rapid work is now being
i done, In one respect the campaign
assumes 4 very different aspect from
what was anticipated by the Republ
!, licans before the nominations. II
was their intention TO have a red-lot
bloody shirt contest, az very well
Know from being pretty welIacquain-
led with sources OF inspiration at
| Washington. The srivcling refer
ence TO sacred memories" in 10 Re-
publican convention was meant to
raise the soldier issue, and to charge
!, the Democratic Congress with dis
crimination against the ex-soidicr OF
!. the Uniomarmy.gr But whenthis same
, convention nominated, for Governor
"Calco Foster,o a man who sent q
substitute to be shot at while he re-
J Inained at,home to gather in the She
kels, and. the Democrats put up
, against him such u soldier ticket as
Ewing aud Rice. the bottom fell out
OF the bloody shirt arrangement in a
hurry. The hypocrisy OF this soldier
snivel is the meanest feature OF it.
Every Republican lender knows what
tho Democratic Congress has done
for the soldiers by the passage of va.
rious pension acts and they know
! TOO, tliat the Democrats since they
! came into tile control Of Congress
: have employed as MANY, or more
, Union soldiers, and as deserving one,
, as were on the rolls under Republi'
, can rule, though, sad to relate, they
don't all vote the ltadical ticket. Il
the Republicans were sincerely anx,
/. ious to take care of'the soldiers, they
;ould do 1t through the eighty thou
) sand offices at their disposal, nearly
an OF Which are filed with such val
, liant fellows rs "Cilicop Foster. The
Democratic Congress has bsrelythrel
hundred places, all told. All Illus
> tration oftbe. sort Of intrigue Radica
l politicians resort to is found In til,
!. case OF The one Legged soldier Wilson
: late an employee of, the Senate
: Though a Republican, the Sergeant
i, tat-nrnis and every Democratic Seha
3 tor desired to keep him, but. mdei
/ the direction of Roscoe Conkling ant
r other Republican Senator'S, he refuse,
: 10 perform any duty. and followed
: line of conduct which made his re
0 tention impossible. lie was relieve,
1 and his place givento another, re
Y commended by Senator Don Came
(; ron, whereupon the Radicals under
u take to carl him around the countr,
b MS a martyr ami campaign argument
u Pretty desperate tactics. But all thi
/; isfather q digression. .fgshHi i1nul
$ It'is generally thought that Ewing
s hopes orsuccess must depend largel.
Y on. southern Ollo-a portion of whic
l. is us sacredly devoted to the prime
a Piles OF Jefferson and the resolution
It of '9S as is the Western Reserve I
10 cheese making and Radicalism-an
n 10 some extent these calculation
( seem 10 be we'll founded, though
considerable change in sonic Of III
former Radical strongh0lds is notim
| probable. j haye been studying loci
I political geography a little. and fin
10 that the distinction OF political sent
70 memt ia onc Of the peculiariiies
,e this "pivotai' State. II is as ii GU
ls lof water were spilled within a ci
u cumscribed space on dusty floor.
x scatters hither and thither in trent
u lous little globules, and sometimes
10 number ofthese coming together for
or respectable sort of a pool. So IL
MT here. There ar, great many poo
On of Democratic water, but the Repu
Ilican dust is san1wichcd in with
occasionally in q most perplexin
y eImauner Take for instance. the III