The Red Cloud chief., 1886-02-05
ELECTION.
Mis- Success Assured from the start. Al
though Both Fraud and Responsibility
pposed Him.

Bis Success Assured from the Start. Al
though Both Fraud and Responsibility
Oppose Him.
One OF the most memorable political
contests Of American politics ma, be
said To have eliminated in the election
again OF John Sherman to the United
States Senate. His Il, feat was the OBJ
~jeciiyc point of the Democrats from
the first. The coil-oil gang. which run
,i,e Democratic machine, cared far less
for Hoadly's reelection As Governor
than for Sherman's defeat for the Son
ate. With that end ia view the Clrcin-
nae or Hamilton County frauds were
perpstratcd.
These enormous and conceded frauds
were q committed and upheld either
through enmity to Mr.. Sherman or
friendship To .Ju,igc Thurman. who fig
ured 1T best rs his rival. Had there
been any chance for winning tne ven
erabie Thurman would nave been left
in retirement. The man for whom al
these tricks were played and crimes
committed was not even 4 freud of
Tnyrnan. The candidacy Of Alien q.
Thurman in fact. had no special sig-
n~iticancp. Ii w:s Il recognition OF t;ic
familiar fact that he is the pride OF the
Ohio democracy. Ii ne lacks the wire
pulling qualities necessary To Demo
cratic leadership in these days he has
the intellectual mastery to command
admiration. His faults are due &C. the
pernicious theories Of politics wi,ici are
-. =. IL. f1
with the imtrcpidity OF profound Con-
v~ic;ion. the lo@ic Of th0se theories even
wi,en the Union itself was irnpcrilcd.
but no n ever seriously questioned
his sincerity aud conscientiousness. IN
all that makes craftsmanship from 4
Democratic point of view Allen -.
Thurman Is SUPERIOR 10 any other living
Democrat. unless it be that physical
wreck. Samuel j. Tillen. And il must
not be supposed ;;,st his candidat'rc
was the root out OF which the CinciE-
matt frauds grew. On the contrary. his
fair name was pat forth to give q GER
tain air of responsibility TO cr.me Witch
had been p~erpctrated. Yet bai,"t.
This is not the first time Srnr,,r
Sherman has beaten Judge Thur
Httn. HI 1901. VIII Nv titttt "SS
still a Senator. they were the opposing
candidates. IL will be remembered
that General Garfield was originally
elected I 0 the Senate rs Thurmans
successor. That was in the winter Of
1880. He had no Republican opposi-
ton. and the contest from first TO last
was honorable. The speech made BY
the newiy-clec.ed Senator contained an
eloquent and Just recognition of the
fairness Of the struggle in every re-
spect. Judge Thurman was in a roS:.
ton then to guide and give character
to the contest on the Democratic side.
and that insured decency in the detail,
Of the campaign. When the Presidency
for which JOHN Sherman WAS then
hoping. and on account of which he
to Garfield instead of Sherman. then
the ~latter's return to the Senate nUcllHc
a matter of course. 1t is no unusual
thing for Ohio to have. Us now. one Re
publican and one Democrat in the
Senste, but whenever John Snerman's
seat is about to be vacated the Rcpub-
licans lake good carr to nave q major
ily in the Legislature. The truth is
that Pend!eton. Thurman and Payne,
the ONLY Democrats elected To the Sen
ate from that State since tie war be-
can. owed their success TO Republican
apathy or discussions. With . csndi-
date in the field who could command
the entire strength of the Republican
party. there is never any danger ip
Ohio. but il, the party is divided ~
apathetic defeat is inevitable. fatc'