The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-02-19
Thursday, Feb. 10. 1856
Ohio In the Cabinet.
THURMAN THE FIRST CHOICE OF
THE PEOPLE OF OHIO ANDOF
THE UNITED STATES.

THURMAN THE FIRST CHOICE OF
THE PEOPLE OF OHIO ANDOF
THE UNITED STATES.
The time has come when the
Democracy of Ohio for The first
time in nearly thirty years has
had an occasion i'm which they
might with any show of success
claim at the hands of the grand
representative and head of oui
party, the President. an appoint
ment 10 Cabinet position.
We have had no President
since James Buchanan. and all
the high and mighty powers and
splendid honors of the Republic
in this long interval have been
the estate. of our opponents.-
They have peeled the States as
the Roman Proconsuls did their
provinces.
It was early seen that Ohio was
the pivot upon which the fate OF
the Republican party turned.
and that the victories Of annual
and quadrennial contests depen-
ded npon the great and increasing
vote which could be won and
held together.
To This end, eminently wise.
for the objects in view, our State
beanie the distributing Office of
the Republican party for places
great and small Salmon p.
Chase was raised 10 the exche-
quer. lie was still higher ad
vanced as occasion came, TO the
Supreme Bench of The United
States. When the ermine fell
from his shoulders by the inovi-
table stroke, one Stanley Math-
ews, like a weak son of Ohio,
succeeded. The Shermans were
ever crammed with every kind
ness-the General in big, though
worthy pay. while John was
either in the Treasury or in the
Senate, and flattered besides with
promises of the Presidency. The
list of old Homer's ships and
heroes would be a brief thing, as
compared 10 one, that would set
down in order the names Of
Ohio's favored and long reward
ed followers.
Going backward somewhat, not
in fIle abysm OF time. but to a
period in the memories of multi
tudes still living, the old Wing
party-the natural and lifelong
enemy Of ours-ia order to vital
ize her declining spirit, gave TO
Thomas Ewing, of Ohio. the Sec.
retaryship of the Interior. In
deed we almost remember that
the Office was created for him.
Leading families had Indian
Agencies, Consulships, and the
names Of things that we know
not of. The profits of honest of
fee, honors TO the ambitious.
and to these added the cohesive
power OF public plunder, made
the Wing party formidable and
the Republican next to irwin
eible.
Will The Democracy of this
good Lords year, 1885, learn
wisdom by experience, and be
strengthened by exampleg II
we fail in this we tnust fall. If
we fall, the management. control
and policies OF the Government
will come TO the hands of the
party we have so timely and so
glorionsly overthrown. and re-
main there until infants born TO-
day become oc!ogenarians. And
we are willing to affirm that our
fate would be deserved. In onr
party. should not the rewards he
given TO the most worthyg 1t
will be conceded at once, bnt
what tribunal shall determine il 2
The PEOPLE SAY We. But how
shall their voice lie heard and
their hands countei9 This voice
may be hoarse and discordant {;
but it sounds through the country
TO day like The falling of many
waters. II huns around The cor
ners of every court house in the
State. 1t bnxzes in the marts of
trade. Itis the bes' stock of tie
exchange. The country news
p,pers, knowing the couniry's s
pulse far better iilas the dudish
publications of city or SO, show
uncounted hards i'm favor of
Ohio. The most worthy they all
say; and they name the man.
He 10 SENATOR ALLEN q. THUR
MAN.
Why should not lie he honored
by a place in fhe great Cabinet
in America? The Democracy of
Ohio never since the foundation
of the State had a Cabinet office !:
they have never sat upon that
high place OF judicature in which
some crmincs have only escaped
smircli.
Ohio wishes something. Ohio
deserves much. Ohio may we'll
make high demands in The very
ear of the President. She will
not plead or implore. She is too
proud for that. But she may ia