Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-23
Comments Of tho Press on tho
Election in Ohio.

From the New York Times, Republican,
All the dispatches from Ohio show that the
interest in the election of yesterday was in-
tense and that tho vote pollcl was among
the largest ever known in the State. This is
greatly due to the Importance Of tho general
issues involved and partially to the effect
which the result Of the election was expected
to have upon the personal fortunes of distin-
guishcd men, especially in the Democratic
party. The campaign, SO far as. the public
discussion went, has been almost rs completely
national in its character as il representatives
in Congress, Or even Presidential electors,
were to hayo been chosen. On Tho Rcpnbl.
can side graa; prominence has been given to
the Southern question. Although Mr.. Foster
was intimately connected with tho earlier
efforts f,Mr. Hayes to give new complexion
to the Southern policy Of the Government,
neither he nor his friends have hesitntcd to
occupy the most 'stalwnrt ground. In fact,
Mr.. Sherman, who is regarded rs The political
sponsor of Mr.. Foster, has gone as far as any.
one could go in advocating the views which
the EXTREMIST Republican critics of tho Adj
ministration have advanced, and Mr. Schurz,
who has been the most intelligent of the
Presidents advisers in Southern matters,
gave more temperate and rational, but not
less emphatic support to the doctrine that tho
only remedy for tho evils with which tho
South threatens the country was Il decided
Republican sentiment in the North. The
magnet which drew the disafrcutcd to the
Republican ticket was the unmistakablc
tirmncss of the party for equal rights in the
South. Had the Republicans taken the high,
est gronnd on the Currency. we believe they
would have succeeded equally we'll. aud their
victory would have had greatcr value. But
the Significance Of the victory lies in the
evidence which it affords thai, the peoplc of
Ohio. fairly representing the people Of the
North, are thoroughly aroused as to the
tendency Of Democratic rule, AMI are re.
solved to overthrow it wherever il has gained
n footing.
From the New York Herald, Independent
This decisive Republican triumph is of
national interest. Besides dsposing Of Scve.
raj promincn. Ohio statesmen it will inspire
courage and hope in the Republican party
throughout the United States. Even locally
it is Of considerable Importance. 1t cXtin.
guishes Senator rhurman's chances of re cleo
ton and puts an end 10 any lurking aspira-
ton which Ewing may have had TO be Thur,
mans successor. But these local consc,
quenccs arc as dust in the balance. The
great Significance Of the Ohio election lies in
its influence upon national politics and lis
bearing on tho selection Of candidates and
the success of parties in tho great Prcsidcn-
tlal contest OF next year. 1t makes it impos-
siDlc for tho Democratic candidate to be taken
from Ohio, and fayors Tildcn's chances of
nomination by putting some of his prircipnl
rivals out of the field. But in proportion as it
improves Tildcn's chances Of nomination it
diminishcs his chances and the chances of any
Democratic candidate for election. Tildcn is
q shrcwd calculator. and it may turn out that
he will not coyct tho nomination nftcr tho
smoke has lifted from tho preliminary battles
Of the present year. If New York should
follow tho example of Ohio, Tldcn would
simply lose his labor by intriguing any
further for tho Democratic nomination. and
ho may prefer that some other candidate
should lead the forlorn hope. Tho result in
Ohio tends to q Republican success in New
York, and should this bo the actual effect
Iidcn may bid long farewell to Prcsidcn
tial honors.
From tho New York World, Dcmocrat]
All that can be asserted positively of tho
result in Ohio to"day is that the Republicans
have failed to take that great Com moo wealth
out of tho wavering limo Of States doubtful
" '' """ w p'"n0 w. hs tncy noped to
plant it. in tho van Of the Republican column,
where of old it used to stand Mr.. Blaine
stands on rs fair footing to-day in Maine
as MIR. Shcrmap in Ohio. Mr.. Ewing has
been beaten, as he elected to bo when Mt
tho outset of his canvass he deliberately
abandoned tho strong ground of an outright
Democratic protest against tho votes of
President Hayes, and undertook to counter
with his own financial theories tho stalwart
facts of q magnificent harvest in tho Wost, of
unparalleled crops ut tho South and Of an