Year: 1867

The Xenia Iorcklight gets of the


following: We don't recollet q tinie


when so many men of mediocrity and
obscurity were advertised for the Gov
arnship of Ohio. Indeed, the list of


lspirants of this kind is enormous and


)reposterous. If the names Continue
to Increase at the present rate up till
the 18th of June, no delegates will bs
needed at Columbus the candidates
themselves will make a sizAble raess-
convention, as every county will be
fully represented.


But, zounds, little gentlemen, you
can't all be Governor. Certainly not
all at this time. There is q provision
in the Constitution against such q
muchness of littleness in one dose.


1t is probable, also, that besides this
blessed provision, there is strong
sentiment in the public mind against
the acceptance of any littleness at all
for the chief candidacy in the present
campaign. With nothing special at
issue, fancy candidate might be in.
dulged in. But with the important
measure We are to cary through now,
1t is necessary to have man Of char
acter and abflity,-a man too, who has
large talent for oratory, and whose
politics have not been so tepid as TO
give an embarrassing lukewarmth to
his speaking. We want a man who
can lead the charge upon the enemy.


One or two of our small aspirants
have been quite noisy through the news
papers in Dragging of their executive
ability. They are not brilliant, it is
true; nothing snowy about. them; like
George Washington, they cannot
speak: but, then, when you come
down to the solids, "the substance Of
things not seen," there they have you;
e.recatice ability, sir.


Now, this is stuff. Suppose we ac~
cept these ewlish self -puffings for true.
(Which we don't, by any mean..)
What of it? What do we want of ex.
ecutive ability in the GovernorofO Ohio ?
What is there for him to execute ?
During the rebellion, our Governors
were supposed to have something
to do. But with the State on a peace
footing, the Governorship is as orna-
mental an Office as is known to our
laws. The chiefexecutive's functions
go to the extent of affixing his sigma
ture to the commissions Of few insig-
niticant or accidental officers and Of
wearing the central dignity Of the State.


The signature these executive little
men could undoubtedly execute with q
flourish Some, with the grand flour
ish of the old Romans; as, for exam
pie, NJ. Tullius Cicero, C.. Julius Ce-
sar And the dignity-great Caesar -
they could do you that all killingly.-
That would be their ''best holt


But what would be the good Of all
this in the hard, hot fight We are just
entering upon? Executive ability1
bah! Solid talent, eh ? Solid wooden
ness, more like! Well take ours With
brains in it. Give us the man thatcan
do the useful part of Governor before
the election, and we'll risk the orna-
mental after. Running for Governor
now is the work Of a big man; being
Governor is of no consequence; that
will be his rest


In fine, it is impertinent and ridicu-
lous to blow and puff these vain little
names into prominence in connection
with a candidacy for the next Cover
norship. 1t is fixed that the people
will emphatically demand first-class
man this time, and that they will not
think Of taking any other.