The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-14
The Ohio Avalanche.
The Democrats Carry the State by 10000
Majority and elect Is Of the 81
Congressmen,


Congressman,
The election in Ohio on Tuesday was for
three state otficers-Secretary of State, q
Judge of the Supreme Court and mem.
Der of the Board of Public Works-and for
members of congress. The issues involved
were such as generally divide the republi-
can and democratic party, although in the
course of the canvass Gov. Foster lugged
IN the temperance question, with full know.
ledge that thereby he would ALLEVIATE the
German vote but as fully expecting to more
than make up that loss from the strong
temperance sentiment in the rural districts.
His calculation, under ordinary cIcum.
stances, would have been correct. On the
temperance issue alone the rural sentiment
would have been sufficient to neutralIze the
German vote. But where Gov Foster made
his mistake was in making no allowance
for the loss of votes arising from the gen.
eral dissatisfaction with the republican
party that is abroad in the land from the
record of the last congress, the bad faith OF
its leaders in regard to promised reforms,
its extravaganza and general corfu ption.
Then no doubt theparty was also weakened
by the abuse OF the appointing power by
the "Guiteau President" who had 50 elo-
quently eulogised civil service reform in
his letter of acceptance; and further by the
infamous blackmailing system of the Con
gressional Committee through Jay Hub.
bell, with authority to state that there
would be no objection to the robbery III
official quarters, "a system which VI ques..
tloplbl1syffoo lost more votes than the huge cor.
rupuon fund wrung from the salaries Of
public servants succeeded in purchasing.
That the revolution IN Ohio is to he ac-
counted for largely in this way aside from
the loss Of the German vote is evidenced
by the fact that the falling off of the repub.
lican vote and the gains of the democrats
were uniformly maintained not only IN the
cities or IN German localities, but all over
the state. Even in the strongest temper
ance centers the republican vote is dimln-
ished and that of the democrats increased.
We are justified, therefore, IN setting down
the revolution IN Ohio as not mere TEN.
porary success arising from exceptional
) auses, but as square verdict against the
republican party which will be as perma.
nent as the party itself under Its present
leadership, principles and practices.
AS to the details of the victory, there is
no need to go into them infinitely. The
democrats carried Hamilton county, which
is usually close, by 6,000 majority, and
Cleveland, which is usually between 5000
and 1900 republican, by about 1000 ma
jority. These were the principal gains of
the democrats by the accession OF the Ger
man vote, though no doubt gains from the
same source are scattered all over the state
The result on the state officers is pretty
uniformly majority of from $4,000 to 90.
900 for the democrats. On congressman,
the democrats, who, as the state was gerry.
wandered last winter by the republicans,
were expected to elect but five of the 81
congressman, have elected at least IA, with
two still in doubt. In dozen of districts
the majority on either side is less than 800,
often running down to from to Is.
OF course the outcome of the Ohio cleo
ton makes it certain that the next congress
will be democratic. The Ohio delegation
in the present congress consists of fifteen
republicans and five democrats; the pro-
portions will be about reversed in the next
congress
The same cause which led to the repub
lican defeat in Ohio will defeat them in
Indiana and Illinois, and there Will be
heavy congressional losses in both those
states. Then in New York and Pennsyl-
vania, besides the general causes referred
to, there are local dissentons which must
tend to more heavy congressional losses.
There are no gains which Mahonisn in
Virginia and Hubbeism In North Caro-
lima can make to retrieve such losses, and
the next congress can be safely set down as
democratic at from 30 to 40 majority.
nUNCAN AND FREE TRADE