National Republican., 1879-12-31

ing war among the leading Republican edit
ors in the Presidents own State, and 1t would
seem TO call for somo effort on his part to
conciliate and propitiate these warning cle-
ments. From our standpoint, it looks as
if the effete BRIsrow war was breaking out
again-a struggle which on former occa-
sion covered the Bristowites with sad dis
comfture. Now, one thing is very evident
both these parties cannot he justified in
statements so Numerically opposite. Time
will convict one or the other of laboring un-
der a serious mistake, to carry motives aud
conclusions no further.
OF course Ohio has not yet developed its
true lnwardness on the question of GRANT
or some one else for the next Presidency.
1t has n prominent candidate among its
own disting uished citizens and statesmen,
and II would he strange indeed If he did not
ovince much strength among the Republic
cans of a State which he has represented in
both branches OF Congress with distin-
guishedabilty aud yet there are symptoms
of the GRA NJ fever in that State, and when
it becomes epidemic, rs it is becoming every
where else throughout the country where
it has made its appearance, the declara-
tions of Mr. COwLEs may be made good.
We notice that there are symptom OF the
epidemic in Akron, n smart and somew hat
populous town about forty miles back from
Cleveland. We had supposed that Mr..
SHERMAN would hold that section at his
will in this contest, but the Beacon, the
Republican organ of that part of tho State,
indicates n strong and rapidly growing SEN
timent for General GRANT in that region.
1t says:
Within tho past thirty days a remarkable
change has been noted in the minds of Rcpub-
lican voters throughout the country. AT least
three things have conspircd to bring tais
about: /. The recommendation of the Secro-
tary Of the Treasury aud its Endorsement by
the President for the immediate retirement OF
Treasury notes. 2. The great Democratic steal
in Maine. B. The magnificent popular recep.
tious given General GRANT since his arrival
on the Pacific coast. The first has called out
"A vigorous protest from very large majority
OF the party against any further tinkering with
the currency. The second has intensified the
popular feeling against all Democratic at
tcmps by fraud, usurpation or violence to
wrest tho Government of the United states
from the rightful majority. The third has
directed attention anew to tho strong hold
which General GRANT, merely as private
citizen, has upon the hearts of his countrymen
In view of the evident change in popular
sentiment throughout the country in favor
of General GRANT, the Beacon took steps to
ascertain the feeling of the people of that
vicinity by sending a representative among
the business Republicans of the place, by
direct interviews, and the result was that
out of the fourteen interviews of n single
day, thirteen, it says, may be classed as
uncquyocal GRANT men. One would like
"to see BLAINE nominated, but would give
"GRANr cordial support" The Beacon
proposes to follow this lead in the mine oI
popular opinion, and see how it will par
out. 1t is scarcely possible for Akron to be
so thoroughly infected with Grantism with
out its pervadinG other parts of the State,
and, unless the indications are utterly de
lusye Ohio may be among the most stal
wart of the GRANT States in the Natona
Convention, Bristowism to the contrary not
wthstanding. However, as the fever seem
to have developed there, we shall watch th
case with some solicitude, to ascertain
whether Mr. SMITH or Mr.. CowLEs ha
the best key to the popular sentiment o
that State.