Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-09-28
The Way to Democratic Victory.

The political campaign now, draw
ing to a close I'M this, state has not
been marked BY any great degree Of
excitement in either party. 1t has up
to this time been an exceptionally quiet
campaign and the sgreat enthusiasm
sometimes described as prevailing at
this or that meeting has mainly. We
are bound to believe, prevailed in the
imaginations of the politicians. The
meetings thus far held have not been
largely attended and on both sides
an apparent indifference has seemed to
prevail amounting almost to apathy.
The politicians may be excited but GER
tainly the people are not. The Office
holders and the Office seekers may be
exceedingly enthusiastic, but unless
appearances are strangely deceptive
the people are not. They take no
stock in the hypocritical howl of Re-
publican orators about free whisky
and no Sunday and they do not
believe that the country will beruined I
let the election 60 as it may. They
will calmly and quietly make up their
action upon their own deliberate judg-
ments and careful examination into
the merits of candidates, and uninflu-
enced by the wild shouting and sense
less clamor that usually characterize
heated political campaigns. The re-.
suit will probably be a smaller vote.
than usual; but it win be fairer ex..
preston of the will and deliberate
Judgment Of the people between the
two parties, than if party passion had
been reused to its highest pitch in the
customary manner of political cam
paigns. g'1 aT siii
Nevertheless it IS important that
the Democratic party should win in
the approaching election, and we be-
lieve that Democrats comprehend this
fact so well that it is needless to in
sist upon it here. The Democrats Of
Ohio understand right well that vic
tory this fall will go great way to-
ward securing greater victory next
fall, and the crowning victory in the
presidential year to follow 2 There is
no need to get excited about 1t and
kick up tremendous dust, but there
is need that every Democrat in Ohio
should do his part toward administer
ing to the corrupt and hypocritical Re-
publican party that defeat that it 50
richly deserves this year, q defeat that
is inevitable if every Democrat IN Ohio.
will but 60 to the polls on election day
and vote the Democratic ticket
We want to point out right here
the road to Democratic success, as we'll
as the danger that threatens it. We
want the Democrats f,Ohio to clearly
comprehend that this years victory is
in their own hands, and they can hold
it fast or throw it away. The Repub-
icans are divided. The leaders OF
the party admit that they will lose
enough votes to lose the state, unless
they can make good their loss by cor
responding loss Of Democratic votes.
They admit, too, that apathy prevails
in their party, and that their vote win
on that account be much smaller than,
usual. The margin Of votes between
the two parties is SO small that slight
change will turn the scale, and the
Republicans admit that the change
has been made. II is, In brief, = fact,
conceded so to be by the, Republicans
leaders, that unless The Democratic vote
can be brought doph 5elo,5 last gears Jiy-
ures, Repablsoda defeat IS iasvsta5s. |
They have gwen up thehope Of Undue.
ing Democrats to vote the Republican
ticket on account Of the temperance
howl, and their last and Only hopef
now is that Democrats may belso apa-
thetic or diffdent sto neglect to .turn-
out on election day I'd O0te.
What we want is for our Democrat
il friends in the city and county, in
the conEressiopal districts and IA The
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