Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-26
GENERAL EWING.
his POLITICAL VIEWS IN GENERAL.
How the Democratic Campaign in Ohio IS
to be Manageable Pennsylvania Re-
publican Convention - The = .
Richmond Liquor Law.

Washington Post.
General, do you believe YOU will be
electedP" asked the Post, yesterday, Of
General Ewing, Democratic candidate
Toe Governor Of Ohio. sf
"Yes," he replied, in very positive
manner, "I believe the people Of Ohio
are with us in this fight, and that We
will win it in spite ofall the money and
official influence of the Republican par
ty."
"What will you make the chief issues
in your canvassGn -
II shall stand squarely on the Demo
cratic platform. Free elections and
financial relief are the chief issues.
Those questions are OF equal import
ance, and are paramount To all others
now being discussed. The platform
adopted by the convention which NOM
mated me defines the Democratic posi-
tion, and the principles set forth are the
same have always advocated y
'gThe Republican papers have asserted
that YOU will evade the financial ques-
ton.
"Oh yes, hut that is like many other
assertions they make; 1t is not true. /
shall maintain the same principles /
have always advocated. As | have
stated, the Ohio Democratic platform
speaks plainly upon the issues we put
before the people, and | stand upon
that platform. am not given to dOdg-
ing upon political questions myself, and
in the coming canvass intend to stand
by my well-knOwn principles"
"Will the Greenbackers OF Ohio sup
port your
# think ! viii get twO-thirds of the
Greenback or National vote, and feel
certain | will get more than half OF it.
The ablest and strongest leaders of the
party i'm the State openly support me,
an 4 outside of the State, such leaders of
thtt party as Hon. llendrick B.
Wright, of Pennsylvania; Gov. W. Ladd,
of Maine; VIM. VI. Lowe, of Alabama;
AMI Stevenson, of Illinois, honestly IA
vor NV election. and will make speeches
for me in the State. When the votes
shall have been counted think Secre-
tary sherman will find that his Green
ba K allies only number such men as
tn Lee Crandalls OF the National party.
The solid men of the Nationals are not
disposed to make Secretary sherman
President OF the United States"
'Is it true, General, that large sums
of money have been subscribed toad in
your election
lit Is true, | am not aware of il.
We must make canvass upon princi-
pie and look to the people To sustain MS.
The Republicans have the advantage in
having the ability To raise all the money
they want; but We have new law in
Ohio. enacted by the last Legislature,
making all forms Of bribery and intimi-
dation, all uses of money 10 influence
electors. punishable by imprisonment
i'm the penitentiary. The Democrats in
tend To see that law enforced. Our faith,
though, is i'm unpurchasable citizens
who believe in and will sustain the
right"
"Do YOU believe Fosters election
would all John Sherman's plan
eyes. | believe his election would
make Secretary sherman the next nOml-
nee OF tine Republican party for Presi-
dent. In fact. he runs aS Sherman's
friend for the Presidency, and that is
understood and not denied.
What l. the truth, General, about an
alliance between yourself and IIlden?
"Thcre is no truth at all in the story:
il is pure fiction, nonsense. | have no
alliance with Mr.. Tillen or any other
man except such as legltmately
belong 10 our State ticket IN Ohio. |
have no Presidential alliance with any
man. am the candidate OF the people
of Ohio for Governor, AMI my only am
bition is 10 win the position Tor which
1 have been nominated. | shall en-
deavor to keep the Presidential question
out Of this canvass. The Democracy OF
Ohio have their well-knOwn preference
for the Presidency, and this state
election will have nothing TO do with
that
"And that preference is Thurman:
- Yes
"Did YOU see Mr.. Tilden in New
York;"
Yes, in company with Senator Ran
dolph and ex-senator Banum | called
% paw nv respects To Governor Tllden,
and We spent about an hour with him.
Not wOr,l was said about the next
Presidential contest or about contrIbu-
tionS for the OHIO canvass.
Have YOU seen the New York Tri-
b,tas's story in regard 10 Senator Pendle-
toms scheming for the Presidential NOM
ination in lSS4?"
II haven't read it, hut have heard
about il. That is too weak and silly To
merit any notice from lac. All the
Democrats of Ohio are united and har-
moniOus in this canvas, are determined
Lo win the coming election, and no
leader has any ambition beyond success
next fall
''Now general, give an explanation OF
your celebrated Order No. II that is So
often quoted, and the Post will leave
YOU 10 your work.
1T hardly needs explanation, he
said, 1T was a necessity of war, and
necessary 20 save the lives at the taml
lies and friends of the gucrriiElS, who
were almost the only persons affected
by it. The town Of Lawrence had just
been burned by Quantrell, and lot un-
armed men murdered in cold blood.
That border district was already depOp-
ulated, only two or three hundred taml-
lies remaining, generally as spies anu
puTveyOrs Tor the guerrlllas. III hadn
ordered them out, the Kansas people,
lei by jim Lane, would have burned
them out The OrieT was executed with
out the use Of a single soldier. Ii exc
cnted itself. 10 was in the middle
of August, when the people could
move without discomfort, and so
far from the order to them 10 remove
being hardship, any decent family
would have presefred To live in h-ll
rather than stay there. The order set
tied the border war by cutting off the
supplies of the guerrillas. 1t was aP-
proved bv MajOr-General Schoteld and
by President Lincoln. Gen. Schotield
said, in letter published two years ago,
that President Lincoln, himself and my
self, were responsible for the order, in
the proportion OF our respective rank
and authority"
Secretary sherman at Augusta
N,-c,.sr, Mr Iulv % A great