Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-10
VICTORIOUS DEMOCRACY.

The great Democratic victory in Ohio
yesterday is q matter Of DO little pOliti.
cal importance. The canvass has been
wAged hotly between the Democrats and
the Republicans. while the Workingmen's
party kept up 5 constant FIRE on q small
scale. 0his is noE the keystone" State,
politically, aud the good effect which the
election Of yesterday will have upon the
elections Of November rex is ct present
in~caleulabls. In 1874. when Governor
Allen vas elected By 8 mesger majority,
a tidal wave followed, and several Re
publican States, including Massachusetts,,
wheeled into line. Similar effects are
expected this year. Democratic victories
will surely occur in Pennsylvania, New
York. New Jersey and probsbiy in Mas
sschusetts. New York and New JERSEY
are ssfs for the Democracy in auy
svent, and the influence Of 8 Republican
defeat would mainly be felt in Pennsyl-
vsnis and Massachusetts,. Another i'm.
psrtsnt feature is the election Of a legis-
lsture which is to choose 8 senator to
sucesed John Sherman, whose term is
temporarily held BY Stanley Matthews.
This legislature, a. it proves TO be Dem
o~erste, viii also be able to revise and
correct the unjust spportionment Of the
State which dspriVes the Democrats Of
their proper representation in congress.
The election Of the governor is 8 matter
OF small importance compared With the
election Of the legislature. Last year
Hayes carried the State BY 1000 major.
ity, and nov Bishop, the Democratic
nominee, has carried it by from Is. 900 TO
20,00e. The Democrats have had The
advantage through the Canvass in organ.
i~zstion. in confidence, in the solid sup.
port they give their ticket aud iu the
absence Of damaging local splits, dis.
1rbing differences Of opinion and dis
appointed ambition. The aspirations Of
numerous able politicians for the senate
has given the Democracy q corps Of able
and energetic workers, wbs have done q
very thorough work. The St. Louis
Times Of Tuesday, the 9th, gives a cor.
rect statement az 10 the status Of the
different parties which struggled for 81.
premacy in Ohio on yesterday. 1t says:
This is an of year, and there is much
apathy on both sides, but the Republicans
always lose more than the Democrats do
by q falling off of the vote. The Demo.
Gratis %squarely favor the remonetization
of silver and the repeal Of the resump.
ton act, both of which measures are
popular in Ohio; while the Republicans
are evasive on the silver question, and
say nothing about resumption. On Gnan.
cial questions the Democrats would be
sure of carrying the day, were it not for
the possibility that the Greeubaek ticket
may draw more voters from their ranks
than from those Of their opponents. But
this does not seem to be feared by the
Democrats. The Prohibition ticket cuts
a figure iu this election, because il affords
a refuge for the discoutented Republicans
Who do not prefer to stay away from the
polls altogether.
The W~orkingmeu's ticket is the great
problem and the most interesting feature
of the contest. Although il is possible
that there may be some startling revela.
tons with regard to the old parties, and
that some hitherto Republican strong.
holds may be carried by the Democrats.
yet 1t is pretty generally conceded that
the result mainly depends upon the
counties Of Hamilton, Cuyahoga and
Lucas, containing tho cities Of Cipcin.
matt, Cleveland and Toledo, aud that in
those cities the vote will DO largely AZ.
fected by he Workingmen's ticket. In
this view of the case, the Workingueps
movement will aid the Democrats bv
drawing largely from the ranks of their
opponents. IL is known that heretoforein
Cincinnati the W~orkingmen's strength
he's been found in Republican wards,
and we may accept as true this statement
from the impartial Volksblstt:
The Democrats are in general far less
inolined toward new party experiments
than their opponents. Among Demo.
Gratis, party discipline has always been
stronger than among the Republicans
There is also among the German Demo
Gratis an element that decidedly opposes
all socialistic tendencies, the Catholic.
Thus in our opinion the Workingmen' 8
ticket will find its chic. strength among
those German workingmen who formerly
voted Republican"
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