Year: 1879

From the Evening Express. July SOL


General Ewing is waging bravo battle in Ohio.
His nomination has united the democracy OF that
State to On unexpected degree. Even those demo-
Gratis who for various personal and other reasons,
favored the denomination Of Mr.. Bishop, are heart
lily supporting General Ewing There seems to be
coldness apathy in any section of the party,
ranks and elect tho ticket


The opposition to General Ewing. however IL
powerful and is backed by all the influences the
federal administration bring to bear for sup
port. And 1t shows consummste skill in its tactics
Before the campaign opened almost the only issue
raised by the republicans was sectional They did
their utmost TO keep alive the passions of the
and revive the aniInosities and hatred OF
q dead past. The 'solid South" constantly
alluded to as terrible spectre presaging un-
told and incalcuable calamities, and Congress
full OF Confederate brigadiers" was pointed to
proof that the war was to be fought over again.
But when the republicans nominated for Governor Q
thrifty banker who refused to go to war in order to
stay at home and trade the necessities and suffer-
inPs OF tho people, and got very rich by the shrewd
operation. while the democrats nominated two
patriotic Union generals who fought the field and
promoted tor their brave aud efficient services
the republicans forgot all about the sectional ISSUE
and dropped every allusion to the war from their
campaign rhetoric. In fact to hear them talk now
IL would not be surmiseu that there ever was a war
Now the only issue OF importance Is finance. and
that point the democratic candidate is declared be
desperately unsound. This adroit shifting OF ground





which the republican party in that State Is reduced.


General Ewing has shown In his speeches that he
is fully competent to grapple with John Sherman
on financial questions. He has shown that Sher-
mans representations are misleading and that his
reasoning IL fallacious His criticisms Shermans
Portland speech tremendously damaging and un-
answerable. The Secretary will be obliged to revise
his facts and revamp his logic before he Ohio
he will injure his party than he will help IT,
But General Ewing will make grave mistake IL he
accepts the financial question the real issue OF
the present campaign. The Governor of OHIO will
huv mil tn lth thn rpnne
not involved in the reotcst degree in his candi-
dature. He not nominated for Governor because
he holds particular theory of finance. but because
he is q brave and honorable and able man. splendid
representative OF the political sentiments of the
State for candidate The real issues relate to
honesty and economy ana efficiency in the
of the State. the rights of the
people to tree elections without military or
opposition TO the republican tendency to consolda-


on and the rule OF the people instead OF the rule of
corporations aud chartered monopoies 1t would
be aud serious mist take la General Ewing O
abandon the strong, the characteristic and COM
mandng ground OF the democracy aud take less
position to odate the necessities Of
tho republican managers. Moreover, General
Ewing ana nis friends should remember that
whether his particular and personal financial
theories sound unsound, they
not the accepted doctrine of the democratic
party, and ought not to DO pushed into the fore
g ound. great many democrats who believe in
Mr.. Ewing most heartily repudate his financial
heresics. II Is one of the cunning tricks Of his
mics to provoke him and his friends To give undue
prominence to his financial views. thus enabling
them to prejudice his cause among hard money dem
ocrats. and especially in other States. Let ali dem
ocrats stand squsrely together ON the broad COM
mon ground of their historic principles, leaving per-
and there will be no difficulty preserving the hAr.
mony which is essential to success.