The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-19
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The prsal state Of Ohio has again gone
democratic. after one OF the hottest cam
paiens that has occurred there Tor many !
wears. II went democratic, since 1860 III
1892, 1873, 1874 aud 1871 but during oil
these years since the rebellion II has been
REGARDED as republican state and must be
so regarded still, indeed, Notwithstanding
the present brilliant victory Of the demo-
Gratis. In 1880 fifteen out Of the twenty dis-
tricts elected republicans 10 congress, ana
last year GOVERNOR FOSTER repubhcah)
carried the state by q majority over the
democratic candidate Of 2l,S09, and over
the combined opposition by In our
dispatches this morning show that
the democratic majority in the state VIII
reach nearly 5000 or more, and that the
democrats have carried a majority oil the
congressional districts. This Is square
turn around, and such a change indicates /"
wonderful revolution OF opinion from a. S Al
cause. Primarily and chiefly the re- bo two
be attributed to the stand taIkHSestior The
parties on the temper9aRcsn prohibition
republicans were chs Chs were advocating the
ana their o31m of every man in matters
personal Id drink. The verdict of Ohio may
OF AIKEN as a set-of in this matter to the
recent vote OF Iowa on the same question,
and is powerful rebuke TO those who
would re-enact in this day and time the
sumptuary laws Of past age. 1t
is a great blow struck in behalf Of
the cause OF the liberty of individual
choice in matters not properly
belonging to the functions and prerogatives
of government. The heavy German and
foreign vote generally in Ohio was cast for
the candidates of the democracy, and the
agitation of this question practically set
tied the result. Thousands of the $4,000
who so changed the result this year from
this cause may reasonably be expected to
remain in the democratic ranks, but the
state will only be the closer hereafter, and
create greater excitement in presidential
elections. In some of the districts indeed
other questions controlled, notably in the
10th, where the issue OF a tariff or free trade
was squarely made by FRANK HURD,
the eminent and well-known free
trader, who is again returned.to congress.
In Cincinnati, too, BUTTERwoRTH was de-
feated partly on the liquor.question and no
doubt largely by the loss Of caste, which he
sustained in the last session Of congress.
Otherwise the republican defeat was occa-
stoned mainly by its advocacy of prohibit
ton and no calculations for the future can
be safely INDUCED at this time. Nationally
the election must have great effect, as it has
itself contributed largely of democratic
for the next national house of
where now the republic
can majority is very small, and
will, no doubt, expert a decided
influence on the elections in
New York, Pennsylvania and Indiana. In
fact, it may now safely and nationally be
predicted that the next congress will be
largely democratic. 1t is, therefore, from
cause and in whatever light taken,
a great democratic victory, whether as re-
CARDS the triumph of the principles and is
sues at stake, or the large majorities cast |
therefor, and cannot but have powerful
hand in destroying shortly, throughout |
the Union, the ill-advised and illiberal,
iespotic and absurd, corrupt and shame
less efforts of TIE republican party |
10 fasten upon the country for longer pc.
rod their sumptuary, protective, unconssi-
,utional and centralizing statutes and
1t cannot but operate as both
useful lesson and pronounced warning to
hose theorists and fanatics who would leg
slate for the few as against the many and
lrive the masses into the pet and circum-
icribed morality and temperance of certain
ects and classes by denying to men the
lights of the fullest enjoyment of the lib
,rty Of Individual conscience in matters ex.
lusiyely pertaining to conscience.