Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-21

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Well, 'asI said in the beginning, we
are all now home again, undiminished.
minus however, forty.thres dollars and
sixty-fivs cents per capita. but plus
stomachs that seem bottomless, with |
appetites which, not even the iortitnde
Of the conspicuous. DIR. Tanner could
resist for a single day, much less forty.
~ 1906 sHh hiYsurs, ,:.l.ag L.W.1Sah
OHIO A DOUBTFUL STATE 81, "a
..n.'~ v.fI - 5,sl' : ~ f.A --5~~s ST
Why II is ;alore Likely TO go, for
s- Hancock than for Garfield. 81
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.as-..,r1 (From tho New York SUM-,
COLUMBUS, O.. Aug. 1.-THE situation
for tho Republicans in Ohio is critical.
Fer the first time IN q presidential can
vass since the candidacy of Gen. j ohm
G. Fremont in 1856, the state may be
ranked as doubtful. Gen. Garfield, as
is frequently remarked. was stronger
on the day Of his nomination than at
any time since. In the same ratio Gen..
Hancock is steadily gaining; the drift is
altogether In his direction, and now it
seems as il, nothing but q powerful re-.
action can prevent his carrying the state
in November. 10. ru. ,,...,,.s.r.a u
The republican state executive COM
mittee view the situation with alarm.
The most sanguine republican docs not
claim more than 10, 900 majority at the
October. election. Granting this q en-.
Garfield would lose the state in ,NOvem-
,k,or Tn thoS opkiro oOrraa m OHonpQ kha
committee have no information OF any
disaffection in the Democratic ranks by
which Gen. Garfield will draw enough.
votes to meet the loss he is. certain ~
sustain in his own district and elsewhere,
The democratic state executive COM
mittee. on the other hand, is daily receiv-
ing letters from all parts of the state,
naming prominent republicans who will
support Hancock. Some are active in
forming Hancock. clubs; others, hereto
lore workers, are taking no part in the
republican canvass, and will either vote
Tor Gen. Hancock or find it convenient
to be absent from the polls on election
day. When it is remembered that a
change OF two in each award and town
ship will, on Hayes majority of 1876,
be all that is required to carry the state
for the democrats, this Information be-
comes very signif1cant. -, - -.
/ met last week. two prominent Ohio
men. one republican, the other dem
ocrat, who were returning from a busi-
ness tour in Gen. Gartield's district.
They coucurred in saying that the same
republicans who have for the past four
terms voted against Garfield Tor Con
gress, will vote against him Tor presi-
dent This will take not less than 1000
from the republican majority of that
section which would legitimateiy belong
to any other candidate. -. ~
Not long ago a republican newspaper
Of Cincinnati sent a correspondent into
Garfield's district to interview leading
republicans and report the situation ex-
actly as he found it. lie. made the tour
reporting the result lis two. letters.
neither of which was published. Lack
Of enthusiasm, sullen disaffectIon, or
open opposition, he found at every point
| visited. .-.- ia.s. E'.". -ff
The Credit Mobllier and De Golyer
| charges are net the only ones that have
been brought against Gen. CARTEL Id by
the republicans of the Western Reserve.
He Is also charged with being the sub.
servient and willing tool OF monopolies
and corporations, in whose interests he
has invariably voted, or has lodged d
| vote altogether. Gle is an unsafe man
| if no worse" said an influential repub
| lican day or two since land though
have never voted anything but a
straight republican ticket. l shall sub
stitute Hancock tor Garfield this time
In 1873, under terrible arraignmen
for corruption and scandalous practices,
Gen. Garfield was asked by his republi
can constituents to resign his seat ir
congress. In 1874 his denomination was
bitterly contested, and when nominated
a large body of republicans bolted, nom
mated Gen. Easement, and reduced Gar
fields former majority of 1900 tc
$500. pa- -ro...
In 1873 the. republican state executive
committee declined to allow Garfield any
appointments to stump the state TO-
Gen. Edward F. Noyes, then a candidate
for governor and now minister to France
This was by the knowledge and consen
OF Gov. Noyes. Col. S. L. Wykoff. .thel
secretary Of state and now pension
agent OF Columbus, was at that tim,
chairman OF the committee. whose &C
tion was very generally approved b,
the republicans OF the state. ... ..sa
In 1877, upon the assembling of tn,
republican state convention, the remon
etizatiun ei silver being leading ques
ton. Gen. Garfield was made chairman
OF the Committee on resolutions. II,
reported that committee unanimously il
favor OF remonetiZation. He advocate,
it upon the stump, explaining that silve
had been demonetiZed without hi
knowledge or consent. The next winte
he voted against reconciliation. Hi
record on this question. OF which tn
above Is u sample, will lose him man
republican votes in Ohio.
. 1t Is frequently asserted that Ohio
i. on full vote, is republican. Let u
see. In 1876 Hayes carried OHIO by
majority over Tilden of 1915, on th
largest aggregate vote. except the vot
, of 1879. ever polled in the state. Th
aggregate vote was 659,77l, OF whic
Hayes received S30,69S and Tilden 81;
1872. the remainder scattering Las
year the aggregate vote WAS SO, III, {
[ 3l9. .l32, the remainder scattering. Eos
ter's plurality over Ewing, l5,129 Blu
IN 1876 Hayes was the strongest candi
date Ohio could have placed in the fielt
} He had made good tigurehead as gov
ernor; he had no record to attack, II
, blunders. or worse, to explain away
And yet, on the largest vote. by 81, 90
the republicans of Ohio had ever polled
the democrats making IA lukewarm car
vass, his majority over all the cand
dates was but ,625.
IL - -
The independent expects to thin
twice before he votes once
. Wonder il Gartield's tcn-barrel o.
we'll is flowing yet.
Gartield's barrel is an oil barrel.
The empty gun never kicks.