New-York tribune., 1879-10-16
TIE TLCTnRY IN OHIO.

The grand chorus of rejoicing which goes
rp to-day from loyal hearts throughout the
country, because of the splendid victory III
Ohio, takes us back to 1864. Then, too the
country had been in danger, and IFS fate
turned upon the common sense, the honesty
and the patriotism of millions of voters who
had not long before, showed something OF
faint-heartedness because of the heavy bur
deus of the war, and some strong preiudiccs
In regard to emancipation. But the brave ap-
peal TO the maniness and intelligence of the
people prevailed, and the overwhelming vic
tory which followed virtually gave the death
blow to the rebellion. So this year the ap-
peal was made to voters who elected what may
without much stretch be called the COnfeder-
ate Congress one year ago. Tired of the bur
dens which resumption imposed, strongly pref
udiced against the Republican party because
of its errors, and hardly less because of It's
excellences, millions of voters tried TO get
something else in place of it in 1877 and 1873
and found to their disgust that the only other
thing TO be had was the reactlonary, revOlu-
tionaIy, repudlating Confederate Democracy
The Congress then chosen has done its work
In every respect it has Disguised loyal and
conservative men. 1t has threatened the pub
lie credit 1t has attacked the best banking
sy ystem this country has ever seen. 1t has
tried to defy and nullify laws of the United
States, and that, too, for the purpose of open
ing the door to unlimited fraud. To this body
of voters the appeal was made. They were
asked, in substance, " Do you like a change as
I" far as you have tried it T. Ohio gives the
answer
1t is not we'll to attribute the result wholly
to the influence of either of the main issues
involved. In truth, all these centre III one :
Whether the United States shall be ruled by
the civilization which conquered in the war,
with its ideas and methods ; or by the semi
barbarism which was defeated in the war, and
by its ideas and methods. Initiation is only
one phase Of disoyalty. Raids upon the public
Treasury under color OF claims 81, 400, 100000
strong, are only another phase. Reputation
of debts. in order to punder the Northern
creditors who have had some faith in Southern
cities and counties and States, is only another
Notification of United States laws. whether
to enable individuals TO sell untaxed whiskey,
or to enable the Democratic party 10 trample
upon the will of majority of the voters i'll
any Southern State, is only another. Hostility
to the election laws, to prepare for wholesale
frauds in Northern cities, Is only another
phase of the same warfare against the civil
cation of equal justice and equal rights and
true loyalty, which prevailed when the Con-
federate flag was furled in dust and blood.
The country wants loyal rule. That is, it
wants Northern rule. 1t has seen and tried
the Solid South, and has had enough of it.
To resist il, there rises in its resistless might
Solid North. Did we not tell you, men of
the South, that every buckshOt aimed at a
Southern Republican would cost you North
ern vote 7 Did we not tell you that every
vote against the honor ana the credit OF the
Union would cost the Democratic party a
vote in States where 1t had none to spare 7
There Is n Solid North. Ohio will be fol-
lowed by New-York In November, aud by
Indiana next year. 1t is an open secret
among those who watch political events. that
the State of Voorhees, has changed its popula-
ton and its opinions even more than the State
of Thurman. For each of them there is
political grave, which will be speedily filed
And the voice of the Empire State will be
heard, within the next month, sending Mr.
Tllden to q restiDg-place rs narrow and Us
sure as the grave prepared for Mr.. Thurman.
The electoral vote of every Northern State,
great or small. will be east for the candidate
of henext Republican Presidential convention.
and the Solid South may stay solid if 1t can.
The Greenback heresy suffers worst in the
Ohio battle. Democracy is sorely wounded !;
Greenbackism is killed. The Democratic party
wall not dare to court that heresy hereafter
1t has learned, by the fate of Ewing, that
great courage, rare sincerity, splendid services
as "A Union soldier, and real ability, will not
save man who leans to the side of the Con-
federate repudiatiOnIsts. There is an end of
cheap logic-chopping about monetary theories
The Union incurred debt TO pay loyal sol
dicrs 1t is going to pay that debt In gold.
dollar for dollar. The Greenback men of
New-York may as well get out of. Che way at
once. returning to the party from which they
came. There is no place and 10 future for
them in nation which stij; loves The old