The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
OUR ELECTION.
Some Additional Press Comments.
[Chicago Inter Ocean, Rep.I

lChicago lnter-Ocean, Rep.l
The Republicans in Ohio have done
well. They made fair, square fight on
national issues, and on the largest vote
ever polled in the State have good ma
jority over all opposition. The election
was testof the political sentiment of the
State Both parties looked upon it as
settling the political status of the State
for 1880. As result we have a majority
Of $4,000 on State ticket and a majority
on joint ballot in the Legislature. The
counties Republican previous to 1877,
and marked doubtful in the last cam
psign, are again Republican. DisaAect-
cd and demoralized districts like that
ut Toledo are again in the Republican
kns.
The Democrats laid their plans to
snite all the opposition against the Re
Pablieans. They failed to succeed, not
because their plans were not we'll laid,
not because they failed to do earnest and
elective work in the campaign, but be-
cause the Republicans united on stall
wart platform and made prominent ma
tisnal and vital questions. The total
vsts of 700. 900 means that both parties
we're out in their full strength. The
large Republican majority is evidence
that Ohio is against the Solid South, and
against the present Democratic policy,
and is assurance that the State may be
eoznted in the Republican column for
1850.
(Pittsburg Telegraph
TWAS the duel of the Curiatii and the
Horatii over again with all Rome look
Ing on and each side waiting breathlessly
Tor victory by its champions. For the
time the old political watchword was
changed, and the cry went forth that as
Ohio goes so goes the Union. Ohio is the
henne of the most distinguished and influ-
initial men of the Nation, and they, too,
had expended their power there in one
Wsy and another. Circumstances all
eeMbined to make the battle an illustri-
oRs one. Prominent among these was
ths circumstance that the Democrats had
Parposely raised to leadership two men
who had earned fame as valiant soldiers
sf the Union. In doing so they called
sfaention to their claims as loyal citizens.
II would be wrong to say that the great
nHjority of Ohio Democrats are not en-
titled to the honor of such. But never
before did they urge their claims in such
ananner. The fact was notable con-
pezzi0n to the temper which had been
ArDused all over the country. And it was
nagular that so long after the disputes of
the civil war party should be forced to
Pssclaim, in special manner, its attach
mEnt to the principles which it was sup
peed the war had settled.
milwaukee Sentinel, Dem.l
The success of Foster in Ohio is likely
to start boom for Sherman. Foster is
bherman's exponent, and holds in his
hands the Secretarys future political
fcztune. The friends of Grant will now
hzve to "whoop' themselves up from this
tune forward, if they really want to put
the Galena Chieftan in for third term.
lNasnVllle American, Dem.
The Cincinnati Gazette got drunk on q
ncw ray of hope Tuesday night, and un-
der great big stolen Democratic eagle,
mid: "When the lion roars, let the beasts
IT the forest tremble." Didn't fit under
The eagle. -
baltimore News, Dem.l
The Republicans were united, conf.
Asnt and daring, and through their ad-
vscacy of hard money, were able to COM
suand all the hard cash they wanted.
The Democrats, on the other hand.
wee divided by internal dissensions. 1t
II no secret that behind the scenes bit
Ter personal contest was waged between
Thurman and Ewing, and as long ago as
lass summer it was openly predicted that
Esing's interests would be sacrificed to
the chance of securing the Legislature for
Thurman. This factional quarrel handi-
capped the party from the start and
SeOpardized the success of its ticket.
In addition to this it can not be denied
fhnt, with resumption an accomplished
faes, the position of Mr.. Ewing on the
financial question was not impregnable,
and the Republicans made the most of
their opportunity to array the forces of
csWtal against HIM. His moderate views
were distorted into expressions of the
most extreme imitation sentiment, and he
was made to antagonize the very business
Interests whose prosperity be was most
dasirous of promoting.