The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-10-18
THE OHIO ELECTION.
Political S,ges TheOrizing Over
the Result.
Republicans Charge the Prohibitionists
with Defeating Them.
Judge Hoadly Thinks Wool, Grapes
and Negroes Were Potent Factors.
OHIO OPINIONS.

columbus Telegram TO IT. Louis Globe DEM
ocrat
As the returns become more complete and
their ecccntricitics arc more fully developed,
the Democrats are as much perplcxcd rs tho
Republicans. Contrary to NIL prcccdcnts,
the victorious party has been almost as silent
~ tho ynnquishcd IN no place that can be
heard OF has there been the usual boistcrons
demonstrations. both parties seem to be
dazed by the popularity Of the result. What
puzzles the Democrats IL that they have lost
where they should have gained and gained
where they should have lost. The same thing
eompcls the Republicans to wonder AT and
analyzc the figures. Judge Foraker nttrib-
ntcs his defeat to the zeal Of the temperance
Republicans In behalf OF tho prohibition
amendment. Both candidates are agreed
for Judge llondcy attributes his success To
the same thing. Ex-senator Thurman said
last night that the contest had been won In Il
scramble, and that all representations rs to
Its effect upon the future were worthless.
cincinnati Telegram to the Chicago Inter
ocean,
Everybody now is discussing the battle and
the defeat. Wool, wine and temperance is
erty; that the State Central committee had
| only $4,000 all told; that they hoped for mon
ey, and kept OH giving orders To the local
committees and promising money, which they
were unable to send, until finally the local
committees refused to obey any orders that
Involved peeuniary liability, and SO the battle
was lost by default. Here In Hamilton conn-
~ on election day the Democrats were doubly
rs ful-handcd rs the Republicans In ready
cash.
columbus Telegram to Chicago Timcsl
There is GUESSING among Republicans, who
are laying blame, some to Foster, some to
Sherman, and others to tho Legislature, for
letting the temperance people have u chance
to trade them of for their amendment. The
Democrats attacked the Republicans In tho
country, where the latter felt strong, and
beat them there. The Republicans spent
their force with less success In the cities,
which were the Democratic strongholds, or
their allies, the Germans. The liquor men
and others were not to he drawn of this year.
There 10 much talk about sherman getting
even with Foster, for the lattcr's alleged con-
duct mt the Chicago convention and treachcry
on all hands. Foraker made the most brill
liant campaign of any candidate for Governor.
Hoadly gained friends b. the abuse hcaped
upon him and his sickness, and came back Tor
the last week of the campaign just ut the
right time and when the trading by the Re-
pubicans for him in the country and against
the second amendment In the cities was ut
high tide.
Cincinnati Telegram to Chicago Tribune.l
Blunders reaching hack for two years have
made this result possible. The mistakes be-
gan after Gen. Fosters second election when
the German Republicans were driven from
the party by coqnciting with the Prohi-
hitionists. This class has ever since been mn
element of weakness. They have repeated
their action OF last year and again defeated
the Republican party. The German Repuh-
licans. neglected ana abused throughout the
canvass. returned to the Republican fold
despite Its assaults upon their beer and gave
II all tho respectable show ii had in the fnal
struggle. The Germans did not defeat
Foraker and hand over the whole political
machinery f the State to the Democrats. II
was the temperance people, who either did
not vote nj all or sacrificed the whole Repuh-
lican ticket In the hope of carrying the
prohibition amendment 1t Is the God and
morality portion Of the Republican party Of
Ohio not the heer-drinkers, that IL RESPONSE
BILE for the disaster. IT the country districts
fraction as well as the Germans of Cincinnati
and Cleveland there would have been great
Republican victory.
cleveland Telegram to Chicago Tribunel.
The Prohihitionists denouncc the Repub-
licans and say they will fight over the same
grounds again and again. but the general
opinion is that they have shot away all their
ammunition and can never make another
such showing.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Gaxette.l
This defeat il attributable To several causes
the principal one Of which is the large class
who have believed in the supernatural In pol
tics, who have roasted away up the air of sem
timent, and expected the Lord to carry the
election. This defeat has scraped the
barnacles OF Of the party and made this a
Republican State I'm lss4 We have been de-
featcd upon purely local issues. II We had
nationalixed this light by making John Sher-
man our candidate for Governor we would
have easily carried the State.