New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-15
POLITICS IN OHIO.
Lr n1rr1onK FoR rnr FAIL CAMPAIGN.

DENT GAsFjEiD's ADMINISTRATORS
(rRoM A STAFF CoBlE-roND.NT OF rhE reiRl NRl
CLEVELAND. June l2.-Ii ., to early To lock Tor
ward to the result OF the Ohio campa IN Just ol'n-
ing. The prospect, noN ,ren TO favor the h'Pn'H-
cans. bat there are many elements ~ uncfNal'E III
the situation In the first place the Demo rats have
NOT shown their hand vet Their Convention, which
usually is held week later than that Of their opI"n-
cnts ha not yet been iltd Probably they VIII l't
wait until late IN July. Thor mos promising policy
this year is one Of inactivity. II they undertake.
stirring canvas, tl.y viii certainly be beaten. Tor
they have no issues upon which - make success
fui appeal 20 the voters Int il they keep quiet ihr'
may profit by me apathy Of th' yrag following ia"
Presidential s.rurge. and 10y "a" efforts "i ~
IrohLitioIi>t do ti.narcs, t. tDe extent 'l
coming out Of the election VITA
small plurality. Both parties always suffer
n heavy falling od IN their vote ~ oh years. Dug lA'
percentage f shrinkagr Is -ua.i"r 600 iA- -''h'-
cratic s:do than ON tha. Of thc Republicans. l. d"'
not take great dill renee iu tnr relative p'r cent Of
loss on vote Of over GO0O1O 10 ~ii" on, ID i.c-
publican majority in Ohio.
Among the old-sch ol Drmocra'- here thor" IS
much talk % nominating Thurman i"r ''"'r.''T'
Ii i, not certain tina; ho would accept hU There
really is no reason VII, he should uoi. il. N'.l "'
ont of Office rs soon q, hc get, through ".h go"
work President Garfield gave lima 20 t' i"rs
Monetary Conference. and hc Is 90" obi l' iir''n
70 rest quirt in private fr. lie would 'r iAe br~'
candidate the Democrats could nominate to s't "ni
their own strict party vote. hut very poor ONE -
catch the floating vote OF 10 make an nro1d r"i ih'
Repnblican- Hisname on The Demo, ratio ticket AMI
his presence on he stump would i1spr"
the old Bourbon element with uuwouicd ZEAL hut
Republicans would like nothing better Than 10
fight him on his CoypeIhcad war record and u~ do
| plorable Somcislu on the money qnt-ton. I'm in-
CONSPICUOUS negative sort OF man would hc more
likely 10 succeed - somebody for example Ike
&" your Uncle Bishop who four years ago carried
the state principally because nobody knew any
thing against him.
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION
Another uncertain feature Of the coming contest "a
the action of the Temperance agiaors. who include
in their ranks many old aud intriig nj Republicans
When the Presidential contest close LAT Novcm-
her those good people thought that the country WAS
safe for four years to come and that the time had
arrived when they Coud give their attention To
great evil existing al around them-tLe nnroo' td
| sale of Intoxicating drinks. some Of them wanted
| local option law others wanted a heavy tax put
upon lqu0r-sellerS 10 support the paupfs ana crml-
nails made by whskoy: and still others wanted "a-
other EXPERIMENT with strict prohbtori lav like
that existing in Maine. Al agreed that ''ii'-
thing ought to be done and IN tbs
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societies or not. The Legislature was d,ius'd lat
winter with petitions in favor Of "nr az another
method Of dealing with the cro,shop evil M"-i
jurSts were Of the opinion that local option ia"
would not -, valid on account Of the pro, iu
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