The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-12
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ohio has spoken In thunder tones.
There IL no mistaking her voice. There
was a strong effort made there by the Re-
publ;can leaders 70 induce the dissatisfied
Republicans 10 vote for Republican con-
rrcssmen even whilst voting for Demo-
cratic State officers; but these efforts failed
The Democrats have gained an unmis-
taxable victory. The reader Will ask,
WHY, then, did not the Democrats elect
majority Of the congressman correspond
ing with their majority OF votes IN inc
State at large? The answer Is that the
Ohio Republicans succeeded last winter IN
gerrymanderng the State so as 10 disirsn-
cbise practically large proportion OF the
Democrats. Just as MALONE tried to do In
Virginia, and just as MALONE would have
done hut for the noble stand taken by the
"Famous Five"
The liquor question, as we said the other
DAY, had much TO do with the result in
Ohio. But that was not all, by any means.
The anti-Stalwart feeling Is strong in ONO.
BLAINE is power there. The "good
Deacon SMITH,, editor Of the Cincinnati
Gazette. himself an active speaker through
out the late campaign, has explained his
defeat. We quote from Cincinnati tele-
gram to the Washington Republican few
OF his reasons:
..Richard Smith. OF the Gazette. while
measuring the Democratic victory at about
10000 i'm the State and nj least ten congress
men. saws the losses have been in nearly
every part of the State. He says the de-
moralization OF the Republican party III
New York and Pennsylvania had its elect
here. and while the bossism that spoiled
the party I'm those States does not exist
here. vet the fact that the party was d.
yidcd. and the national Administration,
whether Justly or otherwise, was made
party. and, i'm the public estimation, was
on the wrong side, has had bad elect IN
Ohio"
The national Admnistra,ion-the AR
THUR Administration-say Mr.. SMITH, was
on the "wrong side" That was centre
shot made by Mr.. SMITH. The Stalwarts
have little or no strength i'll Ohio. The
"national Administration is on the wrong
side" in New York, Pennsylvania, and
Virginia also, and will be defeated in all
three States by the regular Democrats, not
by the BLAINE Republicans. But the
BLAINE Republicans will be called to the
front as soon as the elections are over and
the Stalwart defeat announced, TO take
charge Of the fortunes of the Republican
party.
On the 30th OF September, few days be-
fore the Georgia election, we said:
ave expect to hear some startling news
from Ohio and perhaps from Iowa. But
Georgia and West Virginia will give their
usual Democratic maiorities and surprise
nobody"
Georgia gave large Democratic MAORI
ty. But West Virginia has surprised Us
by electing one Republican to Congress.
The tariff question defeated Mr.. COOP. He
was represented to be free-trader. His
district includes Wheeling, which is crowd
ed with manufacturing establishments.
Ohio county, therefore, in which Wheeling
is situated. instead Of giving the Demo
cratic nominee several hundred majority,
gave him paltry majority OF fifty. There,
as everywhere else in the district, the pro-
tectionists vote as they think, whilst the So
called iree-traders, or, rather, the classes
supposed to be opposed to protection, vote
for their party, whether that party be the
Democratic or the Republican.
However, Bossism OF StaIwartism is
"played out" The Democrats will have
the honor OF putting an end to it. The
Blainites will become the new leaders Of
the Republican party. MALONE and AR
THUR and CAMERON and CoNKLING must
take back seats. But whilst BLAINE con-
trolls the Republican party, the Democrats
will control the country. HANCOCK, or
some other true Democrat, will be the next
President OF the United States. The Stall
warts have "settled the hash' OF the Re
publican party for the next presidential
term at least.
Let us in Virginia, therefore, rally to the
support OF the Democratic candidates, and
send to Congress eight men pledged to act
with the Ohio Democrats, thus putting an
end TO MALONE Stalwartism in the Old
Dominion on the same day that New York
and Pennsylvania will put an end to CAME
RON Stalwartism and CONKLING Stalwart-
ism.
Ohio, West Virginia, Georgia, PennSyl-
vania. and New York! TO these let it be
our task to add Virginia.