The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-11-03

The Ohio Election.
Predictions respecting the Ohio cleo
ton usually wound up with the stato-
ment that the result might be sur
prise II j. something 81 paradox.
therefore. that what. nearly everyone
expected has happened and that the
happening thereof j. surprise. People
expected to be surprised, and they are;
and those who call themselves Re-
pnbIicans are s0rcly disappointed,
while the Democrats are correspond
ingiy elated Ohio has gone Democratic
by unexpectedly large figures Tho
most sanguine Democrat in the State
hardly dared place his expectations At
more than 1000 beyond the Republic
an vote. The talk Of majority larger
than that all came from the Republican
SIDE, and was in the form Of hints of
possibilities Of the magnitude Of the
Republican victory. not ia positive pre-
dictions Of the majority BY which that
victory would be achieved. When il
came 10 actual figures the Republicans
were not prepared. any more than Lem
ocrats. TO claim more than 10000.
The returns. so far a. they have been
received at this writing, show that the
Republicans not only lost where they
expected to lose. hut lost where they
thought they would hold their own. and
lost where they were sanruine Of max
ing gains. They also show that the Re
pubIicans lost heavily in the vote in the
Congressional districts. They deliber-
ately gcrry-mandercd the State in hopes
Of eleciing fifteen or sixteen of the
twenty-onc Representatives but their
schemes have miscarried disastrously.
The small nominal maiorities which
they had erected in some of the districts
We're impotent q save weak and unpop-
ular candidates in the face of the cur
rent against Republicanism which swept
over the State The Republicans would
have done better in the Congressional
districts II the apportionmcnf had been
fairly and honestly made. As Il is they
dug pit for themselves, and have con-
tributed materially toward insuring an
emphatic Democratic majority in the
next House Of Representatives
The wide extent Of the Democratic
gains. made as they were in very large
majority Of the counties, Republican as
well - Democratic. shows that some
other influences besides those which af-
fccted the vote ID Cincinnati. Cleveland
and other large cities were at work
against the Republican party. No
doubt. the exhibition which that party
has made Of itself In New York, Penn
sylvania and other States. IN which it,
utter want Of conscience. and its de-
pcndencc upon bulldozing. fraud and
forgery were conspicuous features, had
much 70 do with alternating voters from
Republican candidates. No doubt, too,
the record which the first session Of tho
present Congress has made - . rcck-
less and extravagant body was not with
ont weight; while the infamous cam
paign methods. - evidenced n the
!" Republican Campaign Text Book"
and IN the rcmorseless raids upon Office
holders. contributed % the vote Of CEN
sure which has been passed By % en-.
phatic : majority.
Altogether the defeat Il the most
significant and overwhelming the Re-
publicans o. Ohio have ever received.
Il i positively crushing. and the Re-
recovering from the decentralization into
which they are thrown But its effect
win extend beyond the borders Of Ohio.
IL will give additional impetus 70 the
grand movement which Is carrying Gro
YER Cleveland to the Govcrnorship Of
the State Of New York; Il will help the
Democratic cause in Pennsylvania, and
encourage the Democrats Of Indiana.
It will serve - IN inspiration every
where, and not the least In our own
State Of Michigan. where the battle
against Republication now goes on
bravcIy and encouragingly. NM Detroit
Free Press.
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