Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1884 — THE VICTORY IN OHIO. [ARTICLE]

THE VICTORY IN OHIO.

It Is Sufficiently Decisive to Place the Election of Blaine Beyond. Doubt / y 1 • y ■ A’ ~~ Press Comments on the Result—Democifatic Despondency—Will Cleveland Withdraw ’ “ Ohip sfittles it," cays the New York Tribrtne in its editorial comment on the recent election. “ The people ot (iffio have done well their part to shape the history of the next twenty years. Th : victory is largely due to the great popularity and splendid personal leadership of Mr. Blame and Gen. Louan. Mr. Blaine’s personal strength was not diminished but increased by the siandere with wiiich his foes have worn out public pat.ence and disgusted sensible men. Law has triumphed, and fraud wiU not prevail. Justice has triumphed, and the shotgun is not to rule. Protection to home industry has triumphed.” The St. Louis Glohe-Deoiocrat stiys: “After an unprecedented canvass which called out an immense vote and attracted p rhaps mdre attention than was ever; before given to a State election, the contest in Ohio has ended with a victory for the p<rty of progress and civilization which insures a final triumph at the Novemlter polls. A fair day enabled both P 'Tties to bring out their lull strength. The Democrats seemed to have polled a larger .vote than ever before, while the Republicans drew on their reserve, which has lain dormant for three years past. The exercise of all the powers known to the Democracy in the way of repeaters, chemical ballots, the Outright purchase of votes, and ail the devices ot fraud were unavailing, and Ohio stands side by side with Maine and Vermont in the Republican column.” The Chicago comments as follows: “It is a victory of gigantic proportions and of sweeping and resistless consequences. It m* ans the rescue of a State which was completely possessed by the Dfitnoerats, They carried it two years ago by over la.ooo majority, and one- fear ago by 12,5 jo majority. In the meantime-, the Democratic Legislature repealed the registraJjpnlAiy in order to picpare lor this year’s election. The large cities had all,passed into Democratic hands. The Democrats controlled the police, the Sherilis, the voting’ precincts, and the ballot-boxes, "An enormous corruption fund was poured into the State amounting to s£ot>,ooo in addition to the large local subscript’ons. Twelve thousand saloonkeepers were actively working for Democratic —su« cess, and the brewers —and liquor-dialers gave unsparingly of their wealth to the same cause. The Deihoc:ats had concentrated all ther strength And all their resources in Ohio, conscious that they had all the advantages on their ’ide. They staked their -existenceu; tnra single die, and they have lest." They are snowed under ami buried. "The Ofiio victory is sufficiently decisive to place the election of Blaine and Logan beyond any peradventure. Henceforward the Democrats will save their monev, and the doubtful States and doubtful voters will be doubtful no longer. There wiU be a rush »o get in out of the rain. “It will not do for the Democratic managers to say that ‘ they expected to lose Ohio.’ They expected no such thing. They fought tooth and nail to carry it, in the knowledge that it was inuispensable to the success of their national ticket. They might have carried it on the chief local issue which they forced into the canvass—the liquor question—-as they had done two years In succession, if the importance of the national struggle had not been superimposed. As it is, they have probably polled 20,0r0 more votes than they will be able to poll three weeks hence, for Blaine 1h that much stronger than his party in Ohio on State issues. It is doubtful whither Cleveland could have carried New York even if his party had carried Ohio at the State election; now it is certain that he cannot. The probability is that he will not carry a single Northern State, and he may now lose two or three Southern States, He is as much weaker than his party everywhere as, Biaine was stronger than his party in Ohio. He has been losing ground ever since he was nominated, and Ohio lias crowdedhim out of the race. “Again we say, it was a famous victory. Its importance cannot be exaggerated. It brings glad tidings to the whole country, for the brant of the battle has been borne, and from now on the anxious work of the campaign will be changed to easy confidence." The New York Sun, democratic, says: "Grover Cleveland is beaten.” Will Cleveland Withdraw ? , There in great despondency among the New Yotk Democ.ats over the, news from Ohio, says a New York special, and it shows plainly, in spite of deterni ned efforts to conceal it. The result in Ohio revives the stories of Cleveland’s intended withdrawal in case of disastrous defeat in Ohio, and there is scarcely a doubt but another and a determined effort will be made to induce him to decline and put forward? ne who could unite the Democracy and command support from tlie respectable element of the country. .... —— —