Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-12

The democratic avlllrcae in OHIO seems to i'll
Crease IN siZs fuller l9-ts arr r. e.vrsa. Tt
latest reliable accounts at hand pu the !e0~~lfi
majority the state ticket at over - nG9, with
fourteen members or Goa -Ts5s out OF tgcaty-ona
Viewed in the most favlrioie GIT t1i5 5 Il terri
bly, disastrous result fnr tie republic IS, AMI its
future effects cannot bIt be DANA c:ng to that
party. IL is true taat not a single nitional issue
was involved ia the contest That local AMI per-
sonal questions were p,rtI.0unt, and that tdo
democratic party of tha state was nearly as badly
demordlizad ani divided over these questions rs
were the republicans. The Fee remains, however
that substantial demo ratio victory has ben
secured, and tat the ,uE u the Offices in TIL
state viii be IN the han s. Of TIE members of that
party for tue n5xt two years. Thesa things VIII
consolidate the party, insure organization, and
provide the sinew7 % W.T. as wei rs In spire conf
dence. AMI II viii not 80 FOR the republicans u
unqsTrate their efIec: on the contest two years
hence. Besides, 50 swe- ping a vict1Ty in Ohio
Cannot f1ti 10 nave L.. Influence on the elections
Yet TO be he'll! in the other states this fall 4 clos
vote there would have meant Httle or nothing;
but such large GcM9cratic gains in republican
stronghOli VIII be ye~y an, 20 he REGARDED Ivy the
floating vote il other states IS a valuable pointer
for 1854, and it will most likely govern Itself ac-
cordinGly- II Is quite safe to assume, therefore
that the tt ial wave which has swept Ohi0 will hot
stop with Tie borders Of that state.
What ne boy want To know Is whether any Of
Jay Hub ellis voluntary contributions collected
under the shadow o. tha gUill0t;Ee. so, in what
districts were they expended, and what was the
result?
The city OF Mexico Is - nave a stock exchange,
according 70 The teegCarh!c dispatches. After it
gets fairly into oPrs5ti9n, AMI It's effects begin to
be fe,t the people Of TIT country will pine for the
good OLD days when they Ind neither railways,
telegrapl5 o. certificate, % stock OF any kind and
could get up n revolution every wee!, ten days,
bringing about change OF government without
the expense OF an election the loss o. i drop of
gore.
The innocent third person, purchasing without
notice Oi i-rc-uiarty. exceptions in whose favor
play 50 prominent part in the law OF negotiable
paper, is also to be protected in the purchase OF
railroad tickets from unauthorized agents. and
with equal reason. In a recent case the supreme
court o. Pennsylvania laid down the principle that
the buyer OF ticket is not bound II inquire into
the authority OF tie agent who offers il for sale,
AMI II the ticket IS good its face he is not al
fectel by any violation OF the law which an IN
authorized agent may commit in selling it. BY
the law OF PennSylyinil Ii is a miSdem amor,
punishable by fine and imprisonment, for any one
not possessed OF sealed authority 10 that end to
Sell the tickets OF a r4tlr0ad company. A New
York Scalper sold ticket II passenger on the
Pennsylvania railroad, and the company, IN
able 10 apply the Pennsylvania law to the
scalper, refused ID receive the ticket from the
passenger In that state, and in the suit which fol-
lowed eoAienGed that the Pennsylvania courts
could not enforce contract arising out OF trans
action which, under the state law, is criminal
But the court held otherwise, upon the principle
already stated. The lrrepreSSib.e conflict between
railroads and Scapsr5 seems, in this case, to put
the company In position not only untsnable, but
injurious TO itself. To compel passenger to de-
eide, under penalty of loss the legal question
whether ticket agent has authority to sell is to
put clog upon the purchase OF tickets, and to
reduce the volume or travel. railroad ticket Is
good, IN accordance with its terms in the hands OF
any enc, and when its sale Is In violation Of law
II anybody Is to be punished IL must be the unau-
thoriZed agent or scalper