Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-08-28
The Camnaign.

Tn an editorial article under the above |
heading, published in the HERALD of the |
s1st of July last, we said: 'fWhile the
Democrats of this State are anxious that
Ewing should be elected Governor, their
greatest efforts will be to secure the cleo
ton of majority of Democrats to the
State Legislature, and they will leave no
effort untried to secure that end; for it
is of more Importance to them, in po-
litical point of view, that they secure
majority in the Legislature than to elect
a Governor, for the Legislature will elect
a United States Senator, in place of Mr..
Thurman, whose term of office will ex-
pire March 4, $780," Subsequent events
serve to prove the correctness of our pre-
dietions, and in this view of the situation
we are sustained by the following article
from the Columbus Journal of Saturday
last:
They (the Democrats) will bend all
their energies toward securing a majority
in the Legislature. Here at the centre of
political cOunsels and political intrigue
| this fact has been known for some time,
/ and the State Journal has endeavored to
do its duty in spreading the information
so as to place Republicans on their guard,
especially in the close and doubtful coun-
ties. We have no occasion to relax any
effort on behalf of the general ticket; but
the Legislative ticket must be closely
looked after.
In reference to this subject the Ross
County Register of Saturday last says:
It is reported at Columbus that the
political outlook is regarded by leading
Democrats so unprOmising that they are
caucusing as to the propriety of letting
Ewing go by default and concentrating
their forces on the Legislature. Mor'
unlikely things than this have happened
Thurman and his friends are naturally
not anxious to see so new disciple a.
Ewing come in aG the eleventh hour ant
seek to wear all the laurels.
Fully satisfied that the Democracy viii
use every means and resort to ever!
I strategy their genius can invent to seeur
: the election of majority of their owl
party to the Legislature, we caution on
Republican friends to be on their guard
r It has been hinted that in this Senatoria
district, where the Republicans have al
acknowledged majority of from $500 t
5000 votes, propositions like this may b
, made to Republicans by designing Demo
Gratis e'If you will vote for this candi
+, date on the Democratic ticket, will vot
!, for the Republican candidate for Sena
tor.' Knowing, of course, that the Re
y publican majority is so great in the dis
i trict it cannot be overcome, they will b
willing to vote for the Republican candi
date for the Senate if they can, by doin
o so, gain vote for one of their Demo
g cratic candidates. We do not say thu
y such strategy will be resorted to, but W
f give our Republican friends timely nj
], tlce to be on their guard against any sue
r tricks.
In this contest no Republican should
eontented to sleep on his arms. Let
: have no staying at home or swapir
= votes, but let as carry the war into Il
= camp of the enemy with vigor and d
Termination to capture their batteries ar
win the battle-not by trickery or frau
'0 but by fair and honorable political wa
fare. All we need in order to secure Il
e. election of our whole ticket is for eve
.e Republican to do his honest duty fro
ID now until the day of the election, and (
m that day to come to the polls and vote t
1e straight Republican ticket. Do this, al
IN victory win perch upon our Republics
IN banners.