Year: 1867

| We notice that the Cincinnati ENQUIRER Is
exercising Itself considerably in behalf of
another State Convention, to canvass a
theory it has for the extinction of the Ma
tiopal debt. We hope the Central Com
mittee will pay no heed to its demand but
Let well enough alone, and trust success
/ upon the issues already before the people.
We have nothing to say, for or against, the
Enquire s new theory at present, but we
are of the opinion that new issues will
complicate matters and distract attention
from the real, live issues upon which, alone,
we must win or lose this fall. Nothing
would better please the Mongrels than
another Democratic State Convention.
and new issues, but little understood by
the people, upon which they could open an
aggressive warfare and compel us to change
positions from attack to defense. We must
fight the impending campaign squarely
upon the questions involved in the Consti-
tutional Amendment and the Military Des-
potism bills. and any issues raised outside
of those, will only distract and weaken our
own forces. If we cannot succeed against
those monstrous iniquities, there is no use
in wasting our energies in Illuminating res
oIutions against lesser evils. 80.


Although our Enquirer friends are able
writers, and unwayering Democrats, they
are, to considerable degree, impractical
and unsafe tacticians. The almost totalde-
moralization which exists in the party in
Hamilton county is evidence of this fact.
They are incautious, and are prone to rush
ifeaofodg 20 ~


ter while the Constitutional Amendment
was pending in the Legislature, the editors
wrote repeated letters to Democrats insist
ing that sufficient number of Democratic
votes should be cast for it to secure its
passage, so that the matter might come
before the people this fall, and at the meet
ing of prominent Democrats at Columbus,
to discuss matters of interest pertaining to
the party, a gentleman was sent from Gin
cfnnati, TO insist on Democrats voting for
the Amendment No one doubted the sim
cerity of the Enquirer folks, or that Demo
cratic success was the goal of their ambi-
tion, but all could see at a glance the in
consistent aud unfortunate position into
which such action would plunge the party,
and the course suggested and urged was not
indorsed by single Democratic membe
We believe that the Enquirer is honest in
the conviction that new issues can be raised
in Convention which will strengthen the
party and add to our prospects for success,
but we are of the opinion that it is mista-
ken. The old proverb that ;"it is not safe
to have too many irons in the fire at the
same time, will hold good in politics as well
as other things. The Mongrels have def
antly thrown down the gauntlet of Negro
Suffrage and Military Despotism. Let us
with equal courage take it up and fight
the campaign with as few incumberances
as possible. We want no convention; nc
new issues; only a fair field and the Jealous
Incorporation of our forces. If the Enquirer
with its great ability, will lay aside it;
learned disquisitions upon political ethics
and its advocacy of questions which can
safely be delayed, and devote its vigorous
pen to the real issues of the campaign. we
shall have hopes of better return from
Hamilton county this fall than we have had
for years.