The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-28

Ohio. On Friday morning the leading
Administration journal in this city pub
lished dispatch from Columbus which
was quite the reverse of assuring. "Un'
less there is a great change" 1--WE quote
from the dispatch] 'in the next four
weeks it is useless to expect more than a
meager majority in October" This con-
fession of weakness is in singular con-
trast to the confident boasts 30 often re-
peated since Governor Hayes's nomina-
ton. After description of the bad fea-
lures of the situation this Republican dis.
patch goes on to say: ut is not intended
to say that Ohio is in any danger ofgoing
Democratic, but only to assert that unless
the Republicans wake up and do some
thing their majority next month will do
them no credit" On Saturday morning
another prominent journal in this city
which is a Jealous supporte of Hayes prin-
ted long letter from Columbus, review
ing the situation in Ohio, which equally
betokened more formidable opposition
to Hayes in his own State than the party
a short time since had any reason TO APP
prehend. The writer OF the letter does
not despair of the Republican canvass
although he fears u close contest. Hayes
carried the State last year only by the
aid of the German vote, and his majority
was small. 1t is supposed that two thirds
of the German citizens will now vote for
the Democratic candidates; and should
this be the case Hayes would be in great
danger of losing his own State. HIS ma
jOrity last gear oCa8 only 5,544. and a change
of2,773 U0t lUOuld hare prevented has etec-
ton. 1.-THE German UOte, Which gds pretty
welL united on Hayes Ldd gear, ShOutdJ dtUtd'
ed this gear and tUO thirds, or eUen e'haB
oft, be giUen TO the Democratic ticket, ii IS
difficult to see how the Republicans could car
ry the state. The Republican correspond
ent, whose letter we have cited, says on
this point: 81 confess to some anxiety
as to the course of the Germans. They
saved the State for Hayes in 1875, and
if it be true that they threaten to oppose
the Republican State ticket because of
Mr.. Barnes temperance views, then there
is danger ahead" The same Republican
correspondent explains, in another part
of his letter, that Colonel Thompson, the
Chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee, "places great reliance on the
German vote, which he is confident the
Republicans have alienated in large part
by nominating pronounced Pro oEiiultion-
list for Secretary Of State." The cores
pondent Is unable to dispute the fact that
the Republicans of Ohio have put fana-
tical Prohibitionist at the head of their
State ticket. He says: "There seems to
be no doubt that Mr.. Barnes record
shows him to be temperance man ofthe
ultra sort, that are forever seeking to
force men into habits of total abstinence
by penal statutes" Barnes was probably
nominated in the hope Of forestalling
separate Prohibition ticket, but if this
was the aim it has failed. There is a
temperance ticket in the field, and the
correspondent we have been
quoting says, "their movement has some
in close contest, such as this
promises to be, for whatever strength
they can muster is subtraCted from the
Republican ranks"
But quite apart from the temperance
QuGpJlOuB UhO NOTuldn pOPul"ViOH' INV
only in Ohio, but throughout the country,
have manifested strong disposition to
support Tilden. 1t is certainly so here
in New York, and there is good reason
for believing that it is so everywhere. 1t
was stated in our Indiana letter. publish
ed yesterday, that more than two thirds
of the German newspapers IN the United
States-165 out of 240-suprort Tilden
and oppose Hayes, If that attitude ofthe
Ohio Germans is such as the Democrats
claim, and the Republicans partially con-
cede, it is possible and not very impro'
bable that the slender Republican ma
jority of the last year, which was wholly
due to the German vote, may be reversed
next month. AT any rate Ohio. Which
was thought so secure for Hayes, is s,tddenty
becoming the center Of political interest," II,
contrary to all previous expectations and
predictions, the State should be carried
by the Democrats, their victory will put
quite new face on the National can