Year: 1879

TT is, AND IT ISN'T.
Vdrytng Press Opimions Of the Strength Of |


the Ohio Democratic Ticket.


New York SUM-


The nomination Of Ewing is not triumph
for Senator Thurman, whose fsvorite was
Mr.. Rice. It is defeat tor Senator Thur
man because it was the supporters of Gov.
Bishop, himself candidate for renomina-
tion, when upon finding that they could not
succeed, went over to Mr.; Ewing and gave
him the necessary vote. Mr.. Ewing has
been especially prominent as an advocate of
the greenback and imitation policy, and his
speeches in Congress on that subject have
not been such as to commend him to the
Eastern hard money and resumption wing
of the Democratic party.


New York World.


If Gen. Ewing can comfortably stand upon
the platform adopted at Columbus yesterday
the ardor of Gen. Ewing's sentiments upon
questions of finance must have been much
mitigated since he last gave formal utter
ance to them. The only solution which
might not be adopted by the Democrats of
any State is that in which the extinction of
the national banks and the indefinite contin-
uance of the legal tender quality in govern
ment paper are demanded. Putting aside
the declaration against national banks and
in favor of government paper there is moth
ing in the financial part of the platform
which can provoke discussion, while upon all
other points the platform ought to be per-
fectly acceptable, not only to the Democrats
Of {h0S h,,Al = Ill


+ New York Tribune.l


With this nomination, representing, in
spite of Gen. Ewing's own good character,
the worst influence in our politics, the Dem
ocratic blunder in Ohio is complete. They
have placed upon platform of revolution q
man who has been conspicuous in every
revolutionary movement in Congress, from
the days of filibustering against the electoral
count until now. They have enunciated with
some evasions Ohio ideas upon finance, and
then have put forward to represent them the
one candidate whom it was thought week
ago the Greenbackers would indorse. With
the issue made up in the face of the Presi-
dents vetoes and the success of resumption
the result cannot be doubtful. Let the,
Republicans only guard themselves against
the sin of over confidence, and their victory
must be overwhelming.


New York Herald.


The Democrats of Ohio have made the
strongest nomination possible under the
circumstances, the one nomination which
could have any chance of success against
Mr.. Foster. Public sentiment in Ohio be-
ing what everybody knows it to be, the ques-
ton is whether, with reference to that mis-
guided public sentiment, the Ohio Demo-
Gratis have made the best nomination for
catching the votes of the political and
financial lunatics who have gone crazy
with "'The Ohio Idee." It is not question
of what is best in itself, but simply ques
ton as to the ikeliest means of defeating
Mr.. Foster. In the exact state of public
opinion in Ohio, Ewing is altogether the
most formidable candidate that could have
been put in the field against Foster, mas
much as he will render the separate Green
back ticket a nullity. Ewing only needs to
draw off one-ninth of the Greenback vote
of last year to insure his election.


cincinnati Gazette.I


Ewing and Rice-that is ticket and
platform all in one. The former is the en-
bodiment of what has gone into current his
tory as the Ohio idea. It needs not resolu-
tions to construct platform for Gen. Ewing
to stand upon. He is the living, moving
declaration of all that is unsound, unwise
and dangerous in finances. In this respect
he is the equal to Gen. Cary. In point OF
ability he is superior. Gen. Rice, the can
didate for the second place on the ticket, is
also an infantionist, but less radical, per
haps, than Gen. Ewing-his conservatism
whatever it may be, attributable to the fact
that he has nothing to lose, while his un.
soundness may be traced to desire for po.
litical preferment rather than to loss Of
common business sense. The nominations
of the country, East and West, North and
South, as they do also the ancient record OF
the Democratic party, and as they do also the
great financial success in the history OF
| nations.


Louisville Courier-Journal.]


Under the circumstances, the Ohio Demo.
Gratis have put their best foot foremost. II
is always safe for party to look somewhat
to brains in the selection of it's candidates
General Ewing is brilliant as we'll as an able
man, and the manner of his nomination sets
him in the field with increased prestige. His
| financial views are much against him, and
| if hard-moneY Democrats held the financial
issue to be of the first importance, they
would contemplate the result with consider.
able dissatisfaction. For our part, it is be-
cause we do not-because We sink it to 8
minor place, no matter how aiding a part il
is to play in the coming canvass
that we shall cheerfully support him, just
as we have frequently and heartily support
ed Mr.. Voorhees, across the river. 10 us the
sectional issue is above all issues. On that
General Ewing is safe enough, and, as w
cannot help thinking that he will poll NOR,
votes against Foster than anybody; we ART
glad the convention waived every other con
sideration and put him in the lead.


[Cincinnati Commercial.


The Democratic ticket is not stron1
one. It presents the financial issue in th'
form most favorite for Republicans. Ewinl
is greedy, and there are many Democrats
who will feel humiliated by his victory. i
represents the confederate system of fnan
ciering, and has nothing else in common
with the Democratic party. The nomina
ton of Remelin, to represent the German
element in Hamilton county, is ridiculous
Nothing weaker could have been done. Th
unanimous nomination of the majority o
the men on the ticket shows of the Democ
racy themselves that after Ewing's nomina
tion the subsequent proceedings interested
them no more.


The Democracy of Ohio have been taugh
nothing by the great and shining fact of re