Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18
The Ohio Election.

The democratic victory in Ohio is of
such proportions as to make very proba
bly, the next national Honse of rcpresen-
tatives a democratic body, This is not
certain, of course but it looks very much
that way just now. In which case it will
have to be regarded by republicans as a
blessing in disguise for the best aid to
national campaign that was ever invented
has in times gone by. been democratic
House. The only trouble about this view
nf the case is that the disguise at this
writing looks little too perfect.
The returns indicate from $4,000 to 90
000plurality for the democratic state ticket
As to congressman the present delegation
isis republicans to democrats, The reap
pointment gave Ohio one more representa-
tive and the delegation elected last week
appears 10 stand 8 republicans to 10 dem
ocrals. Two or three republicans got in
by very small margins, however, and the
exact composition of the delegation may
not be certainly known As ls..
There are plenty OF lessons given for
the republican defeat; some claiming that
rum did it and some that general dssat-
isfaction with the way things in congress
and IN the republican party are managed
was the real cause. AMI the dem ncratS
believe that it is "the dawn IN / all that
sort of thing.
The liquor question did cost the replb.
cans votes enough to lose the state; ami
river aud htrbor bills ami II feeling h 1t
the Don Ctmerons of the party have 100
much favor from the present adminisra
ton made the majority. larger than it
would otherwise have been.
The Ohio constitution appears to be the
original Jacobs" of temper ance consli-
tutions, How such provision got into it
us long ago as it did is a mystery ut this
distance, but whether the thing was done
in the supposed interest of temperance
or free rum, the license of liquor selling is
forbidden by the Ohio constitution.
\ few years ago what has been known
us the pond law" was passed by which
IN attempt was made to make liquor sell
ers pay for the privilege of vending it.
in effect tnee was a license law and it
was declared unconstitutional by the
courts. The sellers were angry at this
attempt to tax their business and held the
republicans responsible for it.
Besides many of the Germans bring
with them a desire to naturalze the Icon
tinental Sunday" They spend part OF
the day or evening in the beer glrdens
and make it generally day of pleasurng,
quiet or noisy as the case may he A
Sunday law was passed requiring the
closing cf saloons and liquor selling on
Sunday.
This law was deemed by many an inya-
sion Of their personal liberty and the
republicans were held respons IDLE for It's
passage also. In Cincinnati, Cleveland
and other large places the republicans
lost votes by the thousand owing to the
license law and the Sunday law and enough
as we have said to turn the scale The
liquor dealers association of Ohio sent the
following telegram to..a like association
in New York after the election: 1.-THE
liquor dealers of Ohio send greeting to
their brethren of New York Sand hope
that New York will take example from
Ohio"
But outside of this question the repubI.
ears lost votes because independent men
are getting sick of the mechinc methods
of men who are high in the conduct OF the
republican party. The Hubbel circulars
that raise money from federal officials
cost as many votes as the money thus
raised gets. The Hubhell committee has
seen lit to have as arrant set of asses
rs ever Tilden had in his famous bureau, ~
engaged in getting up some OF its cam
paign literature. And, above all, the
New York stalwalts who excel in machine
work and thwarting the will of the re.
publicans Of the republican part of that
state appear to have altogether too much
the ear ana confidence Of the President,
Outside the liquor and Sunday question
the Ohio fable teaches this lesson for those
in charge of the national interests of III,
republican party-that thoy must rely less
on political management and campaign
funds and more on really deserving tho
confidence of the thinking people of tn,
community.