The New York herald., 1879-09-23


Total. .12.44s 14,725 6.6i7
To illustrate the doubts as 70 the way the green
back vote will be cast this fall let cite in this
connection the opinions of prominent gentlemen in
Toledo, where, we have seen, the greenback vote
is acknowledged to be strongest
A sANGUINE DEMOCRATIC VIEW.
General Steedman. who, ignoring his recent de-
feat. speaks TRANQUILITY and with apparent candor.
'.The nationals strength is not thing of the
past; it will make itself felt in this county in two
ticket. Last year it had q plurality Of about six
hundred in the county; this year 1t will have
plurality of four hundred or five hundred. (2)
About one-ha the nationals in the county will vote
for Ewing. should be greatly disappointed ii,
with their aid. Ewing's plurality Foster does
feuds. will set it at 1000. You understand"
continued General steedman. '.that there is more
real recognized talent in the national party
here than elsewhere. General Isaac r. Sherwood.
perhaps the ablcst member OF that party in
Henry Kahlo, a whion German democrat; q. b.
Hall, the County Treasurer. elected by the nationals
and undoubtedly TO be reelected who was the
tional candidate for Congress III 1S76-these
the brains of the national party. and they all
going for Ewing to man. 1t is the small men who
ing the small leaders who after the local Offices
ward politicians. county commissioners. members
of the Police Board, &C.
WHAT AN INDEPENDENT EDrron THINKS
Major William X. Lefet of the Toledo Commercial.
an independent newspaper which seems disposed to
deal fairly with all parties and partsans, though it
laughs at them good deal, says
1T is true that men like General Sherwood. of the
Journal, our present Probate judge Sheriff Linton
and others. who emphatic leaders Of the green
hackers, are going to vote tor Ewing. But, con-
splcuous though these men are l think they will
not have very large following. l should compare
their detection to the detection larger scale of
the liberal leaders, like Schurz and Trumbul, who
went to the Greeley movement and could not
carry away enough support from the republican
party. Leaders without followers! To be sure it
was thought for time that Ewing would get
large part OF the green6ack Sam Cary's bolt
was made much Of But in my opinion that won't
amount to much. and the main body OF the green
hackers who retain energy and interest enough in
politics to vote at all will stick to their colors
CONGRESSMAN HURps LuKEwARNNEss.
Mr.. Harvey Z. Platt, friend OF Mr.. Frank Hurd
(who is not now in Toedo is not professional
politician but has been to some extent concerned
with local political man9uvres. Aludlng to Wash
ington despatch to the HERALD, to which called
his attention, stating that Congressman Hurd said
he was going to make some political speeches for
General Ewing, but that he never did anything that
gave him SO little satisfaction as his abors in this
campaign" Mr.. Platt suggested that if Mr.. Hurd
had said such thing there might be double expla-
nation Of it, In the first place lawsuit was pend
ing account Of sale of coal lands six years
road, with which Mr.. Hurd's father. since
deceased, was then associated; and, in the
second place. Mr.. Aurd had never had any SYM
pathy with General Ewings financial views. Still,
Mr. Hurd is expected back within week to take the
stump for Ewing. or the greenbackers proper Mr..
Platt says that in Lucas county ther ablest leaders
will carry 1900 votes to Ewines support while
they will stick tight to their own local candidates.
| When authorities in the very citadel of Ohio
greenbacksm differ so oddly as to what will be the
forthcoming disposition Of the greenback vote one
| has harder task than common in extracting wis.
dom from multitude OF counsellors. Yet will
THE NATIONALS DROPPING OFT.
The vote for the greenback State ticket s more
| likely to fall of than to increase. This not
much in consequence OF Sam Cary bolt, as because
the greenbackers have substantial object goal
before them. Last year there was some hope that
| by energetic action in several States they might
succeed IN establishing M INA national party which
gradually expand. This year has already Witnessed
the partial dissipation Of that hope in Name where
| the only real leader OF the greenback movement
| who has shown himself worthy of the name of
| leader Solon Chase, has been worsted. party
without aclear object, without rational hope and
| without national State leader
| excuse to survive except in certain localities
| and for certain local purposes. Such is the case
| with the greenbackers in Ohio. Redemption has
compelled them to resort to casuistry, involved in
the mazes of which they wander like sheep without
them actually preached with greater elan by the
democratic candidate for the Governorship than by
ably a large body OF them will 20 on and support
| the State ticket they have nominated, some from
conviction. some from an inveerate aversion to both
the other parties But even in Cuyahoga county,
where the city of Cleveland Is and where nearly
thousand votes cast for the national ticket last
| year. the apathy among them is marked, and
| have seen, in the course of q tour which has
now extended through the most populous
regions Of the State growing tendency of green
hackers to back into the Republican or 90 over into
| the democratic PASTURE Many republican green
hackers deferred from returning either because
of for fear OF the dsdain Of their old political
comrades. These are equally reluctant to join the
democrats. whose principles. aside from those
ating to the finances. are abhorrent to them. Con-
sequently they stay the tencc ceasng to be act
i've workers. ana waiting for favorable chance to
democratic party are governed by similar considera-
tions. although i'll their case party principles in
Ohio do not conflict with their return. Yet many Of
them left their old party under circumstance the
recollection of which would render their return
personally humiiating. and so they faltsr.
1t remains to be seen whether Foster or Ewing
will derive most benefit from the apathy. the hesi
fancy or the final decision OF these DUBIOUS thou
sands Of voters. Kwing will probably be the largest
gamer.
The strife between the two principal opposing
parties is rendered all the more interesting from
the uncertainty thus shown In respect the green
back vote. 1t would be the easiest thing in the
world for us to join in the general prediction just
that Foster will carry the State by $4,000
majority and that the democrats, owing to the
IN aSer ," % carry . .he h @ Gy .ns
ready to assume the role of prophet ut this
stage of of the most important canvasses
ever conducted in the great central State OF the
Union. 1 prefer just now to set down facts and I'M
pressions; by and by will be more positive. Harder
is going here than is generally ad
vertised the public at large from any State except
Maine. Republicans are really very confident of
success and perhaps their confidence cannot be bet
ter denoted than in the following extract from an
editorial article i'll the Cincinnati Enquirer. which
shows how it affects democrats
The Ohio republicans playing tho most desperate
Of bluff that has been played in the State for
years They are OVERRIDING IT, They are "crowding the
raising false issues They accustomed to that tho
democratic party about the school
SYSTEM that the democrats the of making the
Pope of Rome the Monarch OF Ohio aud Of that
the democrats about the rebel debt
emancpaed slaves pay untold millions of rebel claims
that tho democratic party Is about to starve the
governments that democrats are perpeually the Of
committing hdeous and mcasurclcss crimes In this
the republicans attempting issues
false those they created in 1919 whom they that
the democrats determined to overthrow the
school system and make the Popes toe the Governor of
the state ia, They are trying to bluff their
journals pepctualy that the democrats have given
the contest that they in state OF goncncss that
General Ewing has already abandoned the contest that
Ewing and Pendcton and Thurman quarroing. that
Ewing aud Thurman only cndeavortng to the
Lcgislature; that Ewing has written letters confess
ing defeat In advance; that all the hard money
democrats and all the Germans refuse to vote
for Ewing; In short. that democratic defeat Is
secretly openly conceded by democrats. All
these Statements and all statements like these tending
be- They bear the label of aehocd about with them
We file notice tho republican party that Ewing
not bo beaten by brag and bluG Democrats will per-