Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-17
THE OHIO SITUATION.
Toledo Blade.l

Every section OF the country will
election in Ohio this year. This is not
true OF the politicians only, but of the
business and commercial interests OF
the country as we'll. A full state ticket
is to be elected, and also n legislature
which will return United States Sem
ator. 1t will be the first state election
after .the Presidential campaign, and
will be held in the state which gave
the country its chief executive.
A Republican defeat in Ohio this
year will be regarded as direct slap
at the administration. IT will mean
delay in crystallizing into law the
principles enunclated at st. Louis. 1t
will encourage the Democrats and dis
courage Republicans. 1t will be a poll
tical disaster from which The party
would not recover for months.
With such an important campaign on
hand, Ohio Republicans must act wisely.
The Democrats will make a desperate
effort to carry the state, and to elect a
Legislature which will return Demo-
cratic United States Senator. The SEN
ate is so close politically that the Re-
publicans cannot afford to lose a men,
ber from this state. Advantage will be
taken OF the fact that often the first
general election after a Presidential
campaign is disastrous TO the party in
power. And now comes the announce
ment that Senator Brice has retired
from Ohio politics, leaving the free sill
YER Democrats masters OF the situation.
THIS means that Republicans mustight
exactly the political aggregation they
confronted last year.
In view of all this, there must be no
complications within the ranks of Ohio
Republicans. The party ammunition
must be used against the common enemy.
The party must present solid front.
Dissensions mean defeat. The, Republi-
can state convention should do two
things:
Governor Bushnell should be unan1-
mously renominated.
Senator Mark Hanna should be unani-
mously endorsed for United States Sem
ator.
Governor Bushnell says he is a candi-
date for denomination for governor, and
is not a candidate for anything else.
He has publicly denied the reports from
Washington that he is ''setting up"
delegations from various counties to the
state convention in his supposed Sena-
torial interests.
MIR. Hanna is candidate for United
States Senator, the only candidate in
the field, and he should receive the en-
dorsement of the state convention as
Foraker was endorsed two years ago.
Mr.. Hanna is chairman of the national
Republican committee, and is warm
personal aud political friend OF Presi-
dent Mckinley. His defeat would be
regarded as the defeat OF the admins
tration, and this is recognized by Demo
Gratis as we'll as Republicans.
Two years ago the Republicans ol
Ohio in convention assembled pledged
themselves to the election of Bushnell
for governor, Foraker for United States
Senator, and Mckinley for President
and the compact was carried out to the
letter by the united action of all the
Republicans of the state.
This year, with the eyes OF the natior
upon the state, let the compact be made
to re-elect Mr.. Bushnell governor, Il
return MIR. Hanna TO the Senase, and tt
hold up the hands of President McKin.
ley. With the slate convention taking
such action the party will be unified
the overthrow of Democracy made NOR,
certain, and the carrying out of Repso
lican principles assured.