The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-12-18
The Democratic Precedent.
Clermoat County Sun.


1t has hee The prec dent in Ohio for
the Dem acracY 10 give its United States
Senators two terms when ii had the
power bv having majority in the Gen
eral Assembly 10 do so, as is evidenced
BY the reelection of William Allen and
Allen G. Thnrmap. We see no reason
TO depart from this custom DOW, and
therefore expect and hope To see Mr..
Ppndleton re elected to II seat be has
honored by his ability and devotion to
the interests VI his partv aDd tp ihe
we.fare OF the State. Whenever sle
Republicans have had the onpnrtuniN
in OH, they have kept their Senat..rs in
office as long as they had majority to
ra-elect them, as in the cases Of B ,nj.
F. Wade and John Sherman. by which
means the Srate had trsire,i, experienced
m"n in The National cnunclls and tn,
Republican ralty's strength was aug
mented tor tutu victories Mr. Pen
dleton has been lifelong Democrat.
bis character Is un9aes ioned, his intel.
leclual attainmpnts are every where rec
ogniz"d, ami i'i' popularity as public
man is hardly excelled IN the Union.
During The war when time-serving Ii
ticans howed the knee in ahject fawiing
to an arrogant administrative power his
Voice and his iUA renee was ever heard
and used in behalf of the Democratic
party, then pursued even to death. He
accepted noDina ion for Vice President
when defeat stared the party in the face
in order to msintsin our organization,
and in 1869, when General Rosecrans
declined the nomination for Governor,
Mr.. Pendleton acceL,ed it to uphold our
flag and make the fight when others wa
vered. The question OF civil service
reform, though eDgrafted in our State
and national platforms, lis one about which
Democrats differ, but it is not one aGec-
ting the political orthodoxy OF any
Democrat, hence there are many who,
while opposing this measure, still be-
ieve Mr. Pendleton should be returned
to the Senate To refuse to re-elect bin,
and to send in his place new untried
man, woutl be injurious 10 the party's
inturs in Olio, would be departure
from the customs OF the past and have
y disastrous effect on other States, the
Democrats of which are looking ark
iously for his re election as an evidence
that the party in its preliminary battle
Tor the greet fight OF 1884 will take no
backward steps in relega,ing TO the rear
ita able and clear men who in the past
have fought it's battles Mr. Pendleton
has had fourteen years experience in
Coz gress inclui ling his time of service
in the House, and while every other
Safe retains and re.eleets it's disin
guished sta esman. thereby giving the
State greater power Ia the National
councils, shall Ohio, the third in the
Union, allow ita party raneor and the
greed of party strife to get the better Of
it's sense and reject its eminent citiz,n,
tried and true, and put in its place q
/ new man 60 cope against old and expert
enced Senators on their second, third
and fourth terms2 We are glad to see
from onr exchanges and the general tone
Of the O .io news that the great current
Of feeling is setting in strong for Mr..
Pendleton's reelection, in which event
the honor and reputation Of the State
| will be maintained, and the ceTtsinty oil
Democratic success assured to the State
in the coming year.