New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-16
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Maine has done well. There is at least equal
reason to hope that Chic will give victory to
The Republican cause. For the Republicans of
Chic start with clear majority, which they
have been able to command in every important
election for some years past. they have no
disorganizing Fusion to derange all calculations.
The schemes of the sO-called Stalwart faction
have made little disturbance in their ranks,
for all the people of the State honor the mem
orv of President Garfield and have confidence
in the leaders who were his associates Per-
baps there is no other State in which political
contests have been decided more frequently
by the frank and intelligent exposition of Re-
publican prlnciples-by a simple and honest
appeal to the judgment and conscience of
men-than in Ohio. Elections have never been
controlled by patronage. Democrats have re-
peatedly spent money freely, but in vain. Re-
publican leaders have relied upon Il discussion
of public questions. and not upon the tricks OF
the "machine politician. The State has
never tolerated a Boss, and its voters have
never been demOralized by the prcdOminance
of personalism in politics. AL these are reasons
for believing that the Republican party in
Ohio should be stronger, and at time like
this should be able to give better account OF
itself, than in most other States.
On every important question Of public
! policy. the majority of voters i'll Ohio has again
and again manifested hearty sympathy with
| Republican ideas and measures The course
pursued toward the South has been largely
! shaped by Ohio influence. The triumph of
! Ohio Republicans on Il hardmOney platform,
after very close contest, prepared the party
in the Nation TO sustain Ohio leaders in the
grand work of specie resumption. The State
has been growing rapidly in Investigation of
! industry, until il ha, become almost as earnest
and determined as Pennsylvania itself in the
defence Of protection to American industry.
Several OF the Republican leaders i'll Ohio have
| constantly discussed industrial questions with
great ability, so that the voters there ought to
be and are exceptionally well informed on such
subjects. and the cheap tricks of Democratic
demagogues have never swerved them from
an intelligent course
One question, and only one, is supposed tC
endangcr the success Of the Republican party
in OHIO, 9nd its position on that question de
serves the appreciation OF all law abiding citi
zcns. Tie Temperance legislation, against
which there has been so much ClamOr, was DO
partisan in its origin or its enactment Bu
the Republican party has maintained that tn,
laws should be honestly and faithfully EN-
forced and that some legislation not conflict
ing with the Constitution, should regulate Tn,
traffic in intoxicating liquors, and subject it Il
taxation for the support Of the State anC
local governments. In this position, the
Republican party has only gwen expression t
the declared wish of the majority OF voters
But the Democratic party has placed Itself il
the attitude of hireing of those who def!
all such Laws, resist them by every means il
their power i'll Some localities eycn by force
and threaten to destroy politically any man q
party that fayors any restriction of the traili
whatever. The lluor interest pays the Dem
ccratic bills and the party goes before tn
people IS the hired retainer Of the liquOr-sell
ers. 1t does not seem probable that, on sue
an issue as this, the natural ascendancy OF tn
Republican party in Ohio can be disturbed.