The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-12
THE PRESS AND THE NOMINA-
TIONS.


THE PRESS AND THE NOMINA-
TIONs. i
The steubenvills GGzeLie says ut would
be difficult for the Democrats Of Ohio to
elect stronger ticket" The Pittsburgh
Post says the ticket "is a remarkably
strong one, and the Democracy OF Ohio
will gather to the candidates with the
same extraordinary enthusiasm and
unanimity that the delegates did" The
Detroit Fwe Press says "the Democracy
offOhio, by their action in State conven-
ton. have more than half won the vic
torn Divided as the members Of the
cohgention were in their preferences on
coming together, they " ere united in the
determination to put ticket in the field
which would command the full strength
Of the party. They have succeeded
most admirably, and the ticket placed in
nomination is personally and politically
the strongest ever presented to the peo
pie of Ohio for their consideration"
The New York Star has this; General
Ewing ia as strong and as popular can
ddate for Governor as could have been
selected. A Union soldier, statesman
of wide experience, his escutcheon has
never been sullied by contact with any
scheme of corruption or Office stealing.
Opposed to him is a man of small caliber
in every respect, who is even now in
dicted by members Of his own party for
having carried his nomination by fraud
ulent tamberiDg with the conventions
tally sheets. 1t is fitting that halo of
fraud should environ the representative
of fraud-the candidate Of Hayes and
Sherman"
The Philadelphia Times says: "Both
Ewing and Rice were gallant Union sold
iers, and they present rather a bristling
front to the Stslwsrts, who propose to
stake everything on the renewal of the
bitterness of sectional strife. Both are
able leaders, eminently fitted for the
hustings, where the political battles in
Ohio are chiefly fought, and both have
positive elements Of popularity. The
defiant attitude of the GreenbaCk con.
vention, which was in simultaneous ses-
sion at the same place, doubtless gave
strength to the claims of Ewing. All
hopes of fusion of the Two parties were
abandoned, and most wisely for the De.
mocracy, and Ewing is offered as the
most tempting candidate for the recall
of Greenback wanderers from the Dem
oCratic fold. Had formal fusion been
attempted, it would have demoralized
the Democrats without anything like ad.
eqlate compensation for the loss; but
with the little excuse that fingers for
perpetuating the Greenback organiza.
ton, Ewing may be peculiarly srong
in attracting the Democratic portion
back to the old love. The ticket presents
formidable front to the Republicans on
their favorite issue of the revival of Sec
tional hate, and its chances of success
will depend mainly upon the ability of
Ewing to recall the Democratic Green
back boilers to his support"
The New York Herald admits that the
democrats of Ohio have made the
strongest nomination possible under the
circumstances-the one nomination that
could have any chance of success against
Mr.. Foster, the popular Republican
candidate" The Globe Democrat of st.
Louis says General Ewing is the strong
est candidate the Democrats could have
chosen. The Cincinnati Enquirer re.
marks that "the ticket is an unprece-
dentedly strong one, exceptionally
strong in its personnel not only, but even
stronger in its pertinence to this hour, and
to this emergency. No ticket could bet
ter, no ticket could so we'll meet and an.
swer the Republican attack upon the
Democratic party. The soldierly quail.
ties of the ticket rem orselessly destroy
the sectional scheme of the Republican
party, for General Ewing was gallant
soldier, and General Rice has attested
his patriotism by giving a part of his
body to the war for the Union"