The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-07-08
Mistakes Of the Campaign.

have been made by the Democrats, and
Il is to be hoped the Republicans will
allow them q monopoly in that busi-
ness. So eager were the Democrats to
tnjure the Republican candidate for
President that they unloaded upon him
at once all the accusations that had
ever been made against him. The
ammunition that should have lasted
through the campaign was all eXpend-
ed in what was believed to be a for
midable broadside. In the first week
of the campaign the Democrats have
said all they can say against Garfield,
and for lack of damaging material are
publishing stories rather to his credit
Than otherwise. In other words, they
have burned all their powder before
the real battle has opened, and with no
other effect than to arouse the resent
ment of Republicans against their old
opponents of the Democratic party.
Another mistake has been made by
the attempted combination Of the oppo-
sition in Maine, in one Democratic or
FUSION ticket. This plan was tried in
Iowa some years ago and failed. In
1877 the Republican. candidate for
Governor in Iowa received 12l,516
votes; the Greenback candidate;
the Prob;h;,;,n IN hI5 Startied
hv tho foot that tho combined
Esmncr,t;c Greenha.e and proh;b;t;on
n",a oroaaS.d tSa Ran~hGo.n no,o =,
staIwart HIT ' Io,xa % the = =opnos;t;on ieaders Lead ~
conceived the idea of defeatino the Re.
nubI;cans bv runn;rrr ono t;ctet ana;nst
them in 1S7S The resnIt was that the
Rennhl;con cand;date for Secretarv of
Stnta hoJ a;or;.w ~ q Az o1,oy the
f,s;or ~ nanS;dats ITho oYnar;r,ent was
~. .,,,sa.;.saot1r,, . :, hnIS;npr Craonh.cL.
o,s .Ionf fron, The RanTbl;cen nartv
thot =, 1870 The onnos;t;on r,onanors
..s'.,I :. - ~. .A b. os ,,,.;nr- Nc
syuno. .:an " Sne siJ oI POI pI =. p Nv hr;S smJ
.,oSe.s '.SSe ~ p,t,I;a sae , oy lit, or eii
~ 9 % sss 'p0'0'n '''. '
In % 'is7s and 1879 the opposition man
.aars 90 =. Maine N ~ mt tIv two p; t;cIets in the
fsid Nth tho ;dea of weaken;no the
Pon',t,,;o., t;otot 90 ,,,,,ch 90 to f6royv
~ oIont;nn ;m,n tho I.on;nl.tnrs. The
S.... Ss ,a1o I.;r ;n..,.asad tho
np..enP,:: peP,:. =. 90 90 Ta1S frnn, &c s1s o 40
co PSe Mh;,s vi" tha - f,s;on @ vota ~ sboweS no U
;ncroose Of ali the no,icv of keen;no
tue t;cLats in the f;eid has heen ahan,
Jon.J 81 tha f,,s;on;sts will concen.
tro.o .l;s 80. o, ono Stoto t;cLot
~ r.a..Ssl.-. - Poc,hI;o.r onto
aaS.o.o nms ,,,;Ii ne,s 49, =" aSc,,sa fo-
uO. uoon; ao.;n. ~ ,.,;,h tha;r old n,rtv and a,
.s the aiact!on | In IN Santember Maine will
hv o o;v;n@ ~ : large RennbIican majority
oye1 oil 6nnos;tson increase the imne.
t,,s 81 Tho p,ovement that ia to engnIf
.Ss .Ss T, N.e.n.ou .mo mO ,o ~ WovanoIor
wv Wb;ia tba Eenocrots ~ Of the Fast have
been delnded bv the nrom;se that lies
in cn comb;nst;ons - the Democrats of 9th.
or States have IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
gone 70 tho other extreme in their con.
ssno.oua sUmu ~ o trna,nan, % nf the flo.t;ng
ILL ,ep'"CI1 G;1.n = nhn;na batween Remnb'
,;o.n;sn. "a ,,nd;I,ted Democracv
r,snv nf The eSner;mental third narfv
,,en CO.. o oni,, retnrn to the RennbI;can
na,Ss, ,SS S'A o'
x{.vr;,o ..v;r, .n,ono tho d;,et.
go; - ,,oi;,;as e. saverai ,oontbs has
49,, thIt th tharo ,Uas nowy 90 I;ttIe differ.
cnce in the nrinc;nIes of the great
n.rt;es that the ;ssne became LARGELY a
rrnest;on of mon or candidates. AZ n
- J;st,rh tho ;mhec;,e seH-comnlacencv
~ ~ ~ S.oS ,o.n VIZ .ho noronrsts in Co..
VI suor luen, 'no =: LIZ oIa,;a ho'.,
gSs, Dy s si1 a.tT na1,aa "a ~. a,,snt;nm 70 ths
;Sa y. ao = S;gsuo.e ~ .ba 1,,ndan,.rtal I ~