Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-14

oauss that can make Indiana Republican
to-day 10 the decided preponderance oil
Republican money and fraud over
Democratic money and fraud, and it will
be evidenced by q nominal major:
ity or the possible success OF part 81
both tickets. The Republicans have
expended treble the money in Indiana
the Democrats have expended there;
They have the advantage OF the loO,OOo
office holders who were assessed Si,Ooo,-
600 for patty purposes, and in the great
er wealth Of their supporters. They
have the additional advantage OF the
Federal election laws, with violent
partisan United States Marshal ready to
degrade the law to the protection oil
crime on one side and to defeat it on the
other. Thus in money and fraud, the
Republicans have the advantage, butthe
Democrats have initiated them alike In
corruption and fraud to the extent oil
their more limited resources.
Had both sides permitted the people
of Indiana to hold their own election IN
their own honest way, it is not disputed
that the Democrats would elect their
ticket to-day by from 5000 to 10, 600 ma.
jority; but the State is now flooded with
n oney, with colonized voters, with des-
peradoes, with insolsnt patisan election
officials, and the peace OF the Common
wealth is seriously imperiled and her
election threatened with absolute subor-
dination to unblushing crime. Violence
breeds violence; two political murders
and many disgraceful breaches OF the
peace already stain the Indiana stru:-
Ole. and none can calculate the measure
of disorder and bioodshed that may blot
the record OF this day. The avowed
determination OF the Democrats to meet
violence under color Of law with VIC.
lence without regard to law, may stay
| the work of fraud on both sides, and, II
so, the election OF the Democratic ticket
is reasonably certain. In case OF
close vote, it is possible that Porter, Re.
publican, may be chosen Governor and
the rest of the Democratic ticket be
successful, as Landers is regarded as
weaker than his party. The admitted
weakness CT English. the Democratic
candidate for Vice President, will no
affect the State elections. The contest
in Indiana has got above the weakness
OF English as the contest IN ONO has
got oboye the weakness OF Garfield, and
both are mere straws floating on the
party currents. -,
Ohio is reli,bly Republican at all
times on a full vote. The Greenback
detection weakened the party supre-
macy in 1875 and 1875, and re luced the
majority to about $500; but the test OF
last wear, on the fullest vote ever polied
gave II, l20 Republican majority, and
there is no reason why it should vary
materially from that result today. The
Republican leaders are somewhat ner-
yous because Of the BlaiEe-c.Out they re-
ceived from Maine, and the Democratic
leaders have expectations OF reducing
the Republican majority without any
settled confidence that they can
do so to any considerable ex-
tent. Ohio will poll the largest
vote to-day ever cast in the State, and
that must give Republican majority OF
$1,000 or 1000, unless there is posi-
tive break in the Republican line that 10
not visible on the surface.
West Virginia also votes to-day Tor
Governor, other State officers and Leg
islature, but il will give decided Dem
ocratic majority for the State ticket and
likely return three Democratic Con-
gressmen. The Republicans and Green
packers have fused on Congress in the
Third district, but the coalition does
not give promise OF success. Congress
men will not be e.ected until Novem'
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