San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-29
OHIO LEADS THE FIGHT.

1t is increasingly evident that the
republican party does not propose TO
play into the hands of the democracy
in the approaching presidential cam
paign. The policy of the party, alike
In its action on tariff and on coinage,
has commended itself to the country
so Enthusiastically that the leaders of
the party will make no change. This
at least is the situation at present
and will so continue unless the Ohio
campaign reveals the untensbleness
of this position. All eyes are at pres
ent centsred on Ohio, and the issues
there presented will be fought out on
their merits. If the republicans win
in that campaign, as there is now
every reason to believe they will,
that fixes the campaign of 1892 and it
will be fought out on the Ohio lines.
There is no mistaking the issue as
presented in that state. 1t is square
issue between free trade and pro.
lection, against free coinage of silver,
and in favor of liberal pensions to dis
abled soldiers. 1t is policy of real
party prin ciple, enunciating distinct
ly the great questions upon which
the country is divided aud taking
true republican ground upon all of
them. Whatever may be the issue of
the conflict, 1t can but add dignity
to the republican party and enhance
the respect in which it is held at
home and abroad. It makes no COM
promise with any policy not truly re-
publican. 1t challenges the republi.
can record from the beginning and
alleges the triumph of all for which
repu Dlicans have contended since the
formation of the party. 1t assumes,
and logically, that the party which
has pioneered the way of national
Legislation and fathered every reform
that has been In national administra-
ton for thirty years, is the party best
fitted to control the national congress
and administer the government. Re-
publicans everywhere will accept
with pride the issue N .de in Ohio,
and wait with the courage born OF
faith in the invincibleness of party in.
tegrity and wisdom, for the outcome
of the fight. The fight is in Ohio, but
is for national repu blicanism, and is
therefore matter of vital interest to
every repub lican of every state. The
old time-serviving spirit, the weak.
ness of party courage and fealty to
party, out of which mugwumps were
born and Independents nourished and
the offences of traitors condoned, is
no longer discernable. The Ohio
platform Is Q republican one through
out. 1t is sound on tariff, currency,
internal improvements, national SUI
premacy, enforcement of laws, protec-
ton of citizen rights at home and
abroad, and the conservation of A.
merican labor. 1t stands very fairly,
and as squarely as fairly ,on the broad
foundation of republication and will
win victory or encounter defeat on
that ground alone. 1t is the first
duty of republicans, everywhere, to
stand loyalty with Ohio in her fight.
Here in Texas we can do but little,
holding as We do a mere outpost of
the grand army and counting nothing
in the final assault. But we can ex-
press our admiration of the honorable.
stand that Ohio has taken; we can
record our faith in the triu nph of re
publicanism there; we can repel the
assaults made from the rear upon the
advance column; and we can assure
Ohio that Texas republicans are
ready II cheer them to the echo as
they make the assault upon the in
trenchment of the enemy, and will
not believe in defeat until the last
gun is fired and the smoke rolls away
from the field, and not then so long
as Mckinley and Sherman lead the
republican forces III the old Buckeye
state.