The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-17
EXPLAINING

The Republican organs throughout the
length and breadth OF the land are ex-
planning the Republican defeat IN
Ohio, and occasionally an independ-
ent CO journal takes a hand in the
explaining business, but, as is usual, when
explanations are in order, the more the or
gans and bosses try to elucidate the more they
are bothered. On one side we are told that
the Republicans stayed away from the polls.
Again. it is said that the Republican defeat
was owing to the prohibition craze. Then it
is reported that the Republicans had too
much or too little wool in their wooings. and
thus it goes from one thing to another
until explanations mounting upon explana-
tons make a pile OF repulsive proportions
and Jagged outline. The Philadelphia
Times correspondent gives brief history of
campaigns and results in Ohio, and then re-
ferring to Tuesday election, says:
Yesterday both parties voted. both dignihed the
contest into National importance as one of the
most vital preliminary battles of 1884, The Repub-
liean machinery and means were extensively en-
ployed to save the State for the Presidential race
and what have heretofore been accidents OF Demo
due a really victorious party with apparent
lease OF power limited to good behavior. Accord
ing to modern Democratic presidents. that may
not be regarded a promise of long con tinued
Democratic rule in Ohio, but II the Republican
leaders suppose that Ohio is a certain or even
probable Republican State for 1884 they gravcly
misunderstood the situation. 1t looks like the
breaking up of long Republican winter
in the Buckeye State and only Democratic
blunders or crimes can restore the lost Re
publican power. Its organization is visibly af
hicted with the dry rot; its vitality is gone; its
leadership is weakened by sefshness. jealousy and
senility. and its ralying power has persisted. The
Republican paralysis that gave the Democrats vic
tory yesterday was not clearly visible before the
election and was obscured by the greatly exagger-
ated liquor issue. But calm survey OF the field
to-day must convince any intelligent observer that
the much feared LIQUOR issue was one of the least
important factors in the Republican defeat Ham
iltoa utterly failed the Democrats and sstounded
both sides by the loss of thousands to Hoadly in
the German Wards, and Cuyahoga falls thousands
short OF what seemed to be warranted Democratic
expectations The wine-makers OF the ske-shors
present the only material Republican revolt, aud
they are small element in a vote OF 10000.
1t is not to be doubted that local questions
helped on the Democratic victory in Ohio,
but they were local questions with National
significance. The fanaticisms of Ohio Re-
publicans are the same as Republican
fanaticisms in Indiana Iowa, Kansas, and
other States that might be mentioned. Level
headed Republicans are disguised with the
visionary follies of their leaders with their
duplicity, false theories and lying professions,
and have determined to abandon their party.
There is not one National question upon
which the Republican party does not stand
convicted Of having violated their profess
SONS, and Democratic victories, while they are
helped on by local questions the command
ing factors and forces which are at work
driving the Republican party out OF power
everywhere. deal with other than local ques.
tions. On the question OF the tariff. the Re