Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17
The President and the Ohio Elec-



The few Democratic leaders who are
dissatisfied with the President because he
has endeavored to comply with the
pledges in the national Democratic plat
form, with respect to civil service reform,
pretend that he is responsible for the de-
feat Of Gov Hoadly in Ohio, because he
has persistently refused to violate the
civil service law.
They know, as everybody knows who
has given any attention to the matter,
that there is no dissatisfaction in Ohio or
any other State, among the people, with
the Presidents course. There are a few
politicians who growl, but their dissatis-
faction arises from the fact that they have
been disappointed in getting Offices.
There was some dissatisfaction in Ohio,
but it was not with the President. 1t was
with some OF the leaders who undertook
to criticise the President for being true to
the declarations Of the platform on which
he was elected. Their influence tended to
create feeling of Indifference. There
was also dissatisfaction with certain lead
ers who wanted to use the party TO ad-
vance their own interests, and their
schemes, which came to be pretty well
understood before the campaign had pro-
crossed very far, had dampening effect.
1t Will not do for them now TO blame the
President for the failure Of the party to
carry the State. If they had honestly and
earnestly Endorsed the Presidents course,
as they ought to have done, it would have
been much better for the party from every
point Of view.
1t is perhaps true that the President
does not appear to be greatly depressed
by the defeat of Gov. Hoadly, and why
should he? He is not TO blame for it.
He has kept his promises to the people
faithfully, and his course has been in
harmony with the principles Of the plat
form on which he was elected. Gov.
HOadly's defeat cannot be construed as
an unfavorable criticism on his admins
tration. The Republicans carry Ohio
much Oftener than they lose it. There is
no doubt that it is Republican State.
The Democrats carry it once in a while
when they make extraordinary exertions
to do so, and when they are aided by local
issues.
The Democratic politicians who are so
prominent in eondemning the Admins
tration for its fidelity TO civil service re-
form viii be delighted If the Republi-
cans elect their ticket in New York.
They will point to the success OF the Re
publicans there as another indication
that the party is dissatisfied with the ad-
civil service policy. They
may lead a few to believe that they pos
sess all the political wisdom of
their party, but the masses viii not
be deceived. The result Of the election
last fall in New York was so close that it
required several days to determine it, and
a Republican victory this fall could not
be reasonably interpreted as an indica-
ton of dissatisfaction with the President.
The fight that is now going on among the
Democratic organizations in New York
city may take thousands Of votes from the
Democratic State ticket and give them to
the Republican ticket.
The effort TO make the President respon-
sible for the loss of Ohio, or for the loss of
New York, if that State should be carried
by the Republicans, will not succeed.
When the people become dissatisfied with
the President they will indicate it in a
way that cannot and will not be misun-
derstood. The expressions of dissatisfac-
ton of those Democratic politicians who
are now criticizing the President are not
the expressions of the public.