Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
"Poollpy 'so issues. "

some thought which the larger part Of
the people shared. When he declared.
his intention, on reaching the first
stage Of his march toward Richmond,
TO tight IL out on that line "if il took
all summer he expressed the stub
born determination OF the country in a
way which was instantly recognized.
There was no attempt TO hide difficult
ties, no boastful declaration Of doubtful
achievements, but a resolution, as un-
shaken a. the loyalty Of the country, TO
pursue the aim that had been set for
him, no matter what obstacles he might
meet. Some Of his sayings in political
matters have been not less happy. His
Let US have peace" in 1868, unques-
tionably breathed the spirit Of the great
mass Of the American people at the
time, and If he was unable to carry out
the policy which was informed by that
spirit, it was largely because he over
rated the readiness of the Southern
leaders to accept in a proper manner
the conditions on which political peace
was attainable.
| In his speech at Warren, Ohio. Cen
eral Grant dropped another Of those
homely remarks TO which his keen
/ sympathy with his fellow-citizens gives
unusual value He said that the Demo-
cratic party was engaged in 'pooling
| all the issues not favorable to the Re
| pubiicans." That is precisely what the
/ Democrats are doing. They are con-
sciOus Of having no definite policy Of
their own on any single question Of i'm
! pOrtance, and they are inviting CO.
operation from every source, pledging
a propOrtiOnate share of power and
patronage TO each faction, should the
joint venture succeed. They iudicious-
ly framed their declaration Of ..princi-
| pies" at Cincinnati so as to commit
themselves to nothing but the vaguest
| generalities, and 50 as TO leave them
free for any negotiations which the
| chances Of the canvass might give them
an opportunity to undertake. Il hap
/ pens that these opportunities have been
/ singularly numerous, though thus far
1 they have not yielded much profit. The
most conspicuous trading has been
/ with the Greenbackers, who were
offered the most liberal terms in
| Maine, in the hope of obtaining, ia the
| first instance, the prestige Of anti
| Republican success IN a State which
/ has always been Republican, and in
| the second, Of a possible gain Of three
/ Electoral votes Tactics inspired by a
| like purpose have been carried out in
Indiana, though with less success.
There the Greenbackers were not
| strong enough to command a complete
| surrender, as in Maine, and were too
| Independent to consent to an open
coalition. Desperate efforts have been
made, however, TO obtain their votes.
An intlationist Of the most pronounced
| type was named for Governor, and the
| Democratic orators appealed every
where to the Greenback sentiment,
while no stone was left unturned
| to wean individual leaders from
| allegiance to the Greenback or
/ ganizatiOn. This scheme was gravely
/ broken in upon by Senator Bay
/ ord S course, who has gone so straight
| and so viciOuslv against everything
which his party has been trying TO do
that some of its managers do not stop
at saying that he is seeking revenge
for his own wretched failure in the
/ Cincinnati Convention. What he is
/ doing, however, no matter what his
motive may be, is putting a fair and
honest meaning on the words of his
party platform, and the dismay he car
ries into the Democratic ranks only
shows how false and deceitful the party
has been in Indiana.
The "pooln has also been opened on
the question of the tariff, and some very
odd trafficking has been done on that
subject. The Democratic platform says
that the party upholds a "tariff for
revenue only" but the way in which
those words are read in New JERSEY
and Pennsylvania is very far from be-
ing the same as the way in which they
are made to read in Illinois or Iowa.
In the latter States they are supposed
to mean that impOst duties will be laid
on those articles only, and at such rates
only, as will yield the largest revenue.
So quite different meaning is put on the
words in States where protected trades
are many and strong. There it is
said that the revenue" from the tariff
necessarily very large-will be so dis
tributed as to hurt no industry that has
hitherto been dependent on the tariff.
If there were an impossible barrier
along the Alleghanies which no news
could cross until after election, this
brace of doctrines might safely be
taught, one on one side and the other
on the other. But, unluckily for such
a trick, the telegraph, the railroad, the
newspaper, and the Post-office cannot
be abolished even for a few weeks, and
the preachers of the conflicting doc
trines are made very unhappy BY the
cruel exposure of their devices in the
respective sections. 1t is all very well
tp invita- Y,rotontiCnista fY.aa t,.o Iav.s
to Join the "poOl," but when both sets
are asked, each naturally wonders which
one is to get the profit, which in this
case cannot be divided.
There are several minor divisions of
the American people who are being
urged to join the "pool." The tenn
perance people in the East, the liquor
dealers in the West and in New York,
the foreign voters of several natiOnali-
ties in several sections, the survivors OF
the NATIVE American movement in
another, the German Catholics in In
diana, the French Canadians in Maine
and Connecticut and in this State, and,
most grOtesque of all queer conTadic-
tions, the negroes of the North and the
"red-shirt' gunners for niggers' in
the SOuth-to all of these the sore
pressed Democracy sends out its appeals
and its pledges. Meanwhile, the Re
publican party, with its main purposes
well defined, and long and honorable
record by which to Judge it, contends
for consistent and Ineligible policy
on all leading questions, and promises
nothing but loyal application of its
principles, which are the same in all
sections and at all times. N Y. Times.
B6r 1t is a safe thing for young man
to keep out of the Democratic party,
as now constituted. and cast his fortunes