The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-09-19
trrom our Washington corsspsndeu..i
rlIE Omne CAmPAuaS.
clNclNNArl. sept. 5. ls7o.
Editor Dealocrat /:

The Republicans are playing a game
Of brag in reference to the campaign in
this State, which, from careful inves.
tigation OF the facts, am fully satisfied
is regular case Of whistling against
bad fright. As l said in my lottor
from Cincinnati, there is, OF ut least
has been, a small percentage Of adyan-
tage in their favor in any campaign in
this Commonwealth, because it has been
reliably Republican, and because there
is an immense army of Ohio Office
holders to work and contribute; and
this year they have unlimited supplies
Of money, but, with all that, after a
thorough canvass of the situation, ]
feel morally certain that Ewing is going
to be elected. Nothing short Of the
absolute purchase of voters by the
thousand can prevent it. John Sher-
man did not make such success of his
trip to the State as was anticipated,
and he returned to Washington rather
in discontinue. The people were too
well posted concerning his transactions
with certain national banks, and made
it most uncomiortably hot for him.
John has never undertaken to explain
why about forty millions of government
funds are left in the hands of single
bank in New York without security !;
nor has he told why it is that this same
bank is given so much time in report
ing its bond transactions to the Treas
ury that it is able to cut off a few ex-
ira coupons from two sets Of bonds,
thereby drawing three months or more
interest on both the bonds exchanged
and the ones exchanged for. II he
should tell the plain people out hero
that he owned large interest in this
bank, and was putting handsome pro
fit into his own pocket by these trans
actions, they might not consider it a
good and sufficient excuse. At any
rate, John did not tell them that.
As 1 said in my last letter, Demo
craticsucc:sss hasbeen generally thought
to depend Largely upon getting out a
big vote in the Democratic counties Of
Southern Ohio. But am now certain
the ticket will get quite as much of a
boost from some of the old Republican
strongholds. information from the
Western Reserve reports greater aetiv.
ity there on the Democratic side than
was ever known belore-even in the
Allen campaign. The opinion has been
expressed that il is necessary to get out
the Democratic vote in Garfield and
Monroe's districts in order 70 make the
State sure, and the woskingmen say it
shall be done. There was large Green,
back vote in the Nineteenth tesnraield's)
and Twentieth fTownsend's) districts
last year nearly 10000 in the two
I1s.ing wilLaet .txnsthirls Of ilacae. and
- fnora. ,l,o.safo- -a....s.. a..,. ~
as large as it should in Cuyahoga coun.
/ y (cieveland) butt viii be larger than
last year, and the lest informed say
that there win be no cause for com
plant. There is considerable hard
money element in both Of these dis
triets, but there is no dissatisfaction
with EwiAg. lie will get every Demo
cratic vote, or so near it that the ex
ceptions viii not be worth noting II
McMahen's district there will be a posi-
tive Democratic gain, in spite Of the
most desperate work ON the part o
Fosters friends and allies to break int
! the Soldiers Home. The soldiers hav,
had plenty of time to read, and ar,
well informed. They know that Ric,
was the author and advocate Of th,
| pension bill that he was the best frienc
} the soldier ever had in Congress, anC
they intend to vote for him. In th,
] three counties the Democrats will gair
not less than 800, and it may reacl
! 1000. In lie Fevre's district (Fifth)
: which is Democratic and Greenback
there is assurance of very positiv,
gain. LIE Fevre carried it by 1888:
! plurality, whereas, in 1876, Tilden'
majority was not less than 5000 Ew
ing and Rice will get back hard on t,
+; Tilden's figures, and may exceed them
) Lucas county, in which Toledo is stu
/ ated, was strong Republican count,
: in the flush days Of Republicanism, bu
{ now the Independent and Greenbacl
Q movements have taken strong hold
: Ewing is sure to get two-thirds of tn
, Greenback vote, and, il is thought, will
q carry the county. It is the distric
: now represented by Frank Hurd, on
, Of the ablest men in Congress. Hi
admirable speech on the troops-at.th
. polls question, just before the adjourn
D ment Of the late extra session, was tn
: best presentment of the issues between
j Congress and the fraudulent Presiden
made during the entire debate.
Above I have indicated some of tn
leading points where the Democrat
look for favorable results. mostly path