The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-14

only eight were born in Massachusetts:
while of Ohio's twenty-one Representa-
tives, eighteen were born within the lin
its of that State. II is often pointed out
that every Republican President elected
since Lincoln, was born in Ohio, and that
the State has furnished conspicuous mem
bers Of every Cabinet post except that
Of the Secretary Of the Navy. and Sec
rotary of Agriculture. In the Secretary
ship of the Treasury alone it has given
TO the country Ewing, Corwin. Chase
Sherman and Foster. The statue re-
Gently placed in the Capitol grounds at
Columbus contains the figures Of Grant
Stanton, Sherman. Sheridan. Eayes and
Garfield under the scroll: '-,rhese are my
jewels" What other State can show
such record as this?
While these facts attest 10 the promi-
nence Of Ohio in the history of the Union
they do not explain how It came TO pass.
even with Ohio's peculiar geographical
position. It seems that besides the gen
eral westward movement of men in the
early part of the century, there were at
least four distinct classes OF people from
the old States who went into Ohio. thus
giving a composite character to its pres
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Reserve, which belonged to Connecticut.
and was largely settled by Connecticut
people; there was the Virginia military
district into which vet-ans of the Revo-
luton from that State found their way:
there were two comanies hich took Up
large tracts of land the Symmes Com
pany. who came principally from New
Jersey, and the Ohio Company, whose
patrons were from Massachusetts,. The
histories OF the State also tell how the
Pennsylvania Germans, the Scotch-Irish
and non-slaveholding Kentuckians, for
one reason or another found their way
into Ohio. This gave very mixed strain
to the Ohio blood. 1t combined the rug
ged stock of all sections of the East as
well as the best types of the European
immigration. This is probably what has
made Ohio a typical American Common
wealth, and has made its conclusions in
any election substantially those of the
great body Of voters OF the North 1t
has been just about as Republican as the
Northern States from Maine to CaHforn-
Ia have been, and has taken hold of mon
ey theories and expansion theories and
everything else about as the North as a
whole has accepted them. Hence it is a
barometer of Northern sentiment.
The natural advantages of Ohio still
further emphasize its typical character.
1t IS a great agriculture State a. big pro-
Queer of King Corn. the greatest of
American cereals. and in tie smaIer
lines Of farming it exhibits diversity a
most as great as the Union itself And
besides it is a State OF great manufac-
turing and commercial ci.i.s It's peyt-
door neighbor, .Indiana, had no city. ac-
cording to the census of 1880 larger than
indianapolis, the population of which was
only 10000. and no other city of a popu-
lation of 10000 even. Ohio, on the other
hand counted Cincinnati with 10000 Clev-
Gland with 26l,000, Columbus with 5000.
Toledo with $1,000, and Dayton with 61,-
Co., 1t is unlike Illinois in the respect
that 1t does not have one large city, but
what IS much more fortunate has large
centers of population scattered all over
the State. In politics, the Ohio cities rep
resent about the same sentiment as the
rural districts; they are not as a whole
less Republican nor more so. Ohio is al
so considerable mineral State, ranking
high in the list of col producers. and II
ably be found that in agriculture. COM
merce, manufacturing and mining. Ohio
is a better average of the whole country
than any other State. This, too. adds to
its value as a test of political issues. |
Last, but not least, Ohio votes on odd |
years. Indiana and Illinois elect govern !
ors on the Presidential ticket. and only
once in four years. This obscures their
local battles.
Probably the most remarkable election
ever held in the State was that of 1863
when Ohio exhibited as usual the temper
of the people of the North. Only a year
before. on the Congressional vote. the
State had gone Democratic. and had sent |
fourteen Democrats to five Republicans
20 the National House of Representatives |
This emboldened the Copperhead ele-
ment Of the Democratic party. which was
always prominent in Ohio. probably on !
account of the dangers to which the
State would be subjected should the |
Southern Rebellion grow strong enough /
to break through to Lake Erie. In Nav
of 1863, Vallandingham was tried bv \ /
military commission and sent across the /
line. His arrest caused violent out 1
break at Dayton, in which the Journal |
office was sacked and several buildings
burned. Following closely upon these I.
disturbances came a series Of Union re- /
verses. Morgan's raiders entred the
State at Harrison, in Hamilton County.
and came within twelve miles OF CIncin- |
natl. The early months of SO had not /
been fortunate for the Federal cause.
and so the Democrats. on the 18th Of
June, took the bull by the horns and
placed in nomination for Governor Mr..
Nallandingham himself The Republicans
would ordinarily have renominated Gov
ernorT0d, whose administration had been
reasonably popular. but for the fact that
John RrOugh an old
time Democrat Of prominence. was ad-
dressing a mass meeting at Marietta in !
a speech Of remarkable fervor, in which
he urged that all citizens should stand I
together IN support Of the Union. This
created so much enthusiasm that four
DAYS later the Republican convention !
placed him in nomination for Governor.
His canvas was soon strengthened by the
news from the fields % Gettysburg and
EicSshprg- Brought majority was more
than 159elo. which was amply expressive
o. the sentiment in Ohio II Is ALWAYS
to among the great traditions
Of ohio's great past.
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