The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-23
The Republican Party Repudiated.

In twenty-five States OF the Union, ne
publican Governors in twelve STATES and
Readjuster Governor in the remaining
State, Virginia:
The so-called Northern States with
Democratic Governors are California;
Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jer-
sey, New York and Pennsylvania.
The States with Republican Governors
are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Min
nesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont
and Wisconsin.
Of these States Illinois in 1852 elected
d Republican State Treasurer and q
Democratic Superintendent of Public
Instruction. In the last Congress the
Republicans had a ma, ,,or.ty of seven out
of nineteen Illinois Representatives. Or
the present Illinois Congressman elected
last November the Republicans have
only majority of two out of twenty
Representatives.
In Indiana, in 1882, the State was car
ried by the Democrats for Secretary OF
State by a plurality of 1864 over the
Republican candidate The Indiana
delegation id the last House Of Repre-:
sentatives stood eight Republicans and
five Democrats. In the present HOUSE
the representation elected stands nine
Democrats to four Republicans.
In Ohio, also, no Governor was elect
ed in 1882, but the Democrats carried
the State for their candidate for Secre-
tary of State by 10, ,115 over the Repub-
lican candidate. The Ohio represents
ton in the last Congress stood fifteen
Republicans to five Democrats. In the
Congressional representation elected
last November there are thirteen Demo
Gratis and eight Republicans.
In Wisconsin, again, there was no
election of Governor in 1882. In 1881
the Republican Governor was elected by
12,OOO over his Democratic opponent.
In the Congressional election Of last
year the aggregate vote gave the Demo-
Gratis 5000 majority over the R6pub;
licans In the last Congress the Wis
consin representation stood six Repub-
licans and two Democrats. In the
present Congress the representation
stands SIX Democrats te three Republi-
cans.
These are most important and inter.
esting facts bearing on the next Presi.
Dental election. They show that foul
of the most important States still hold
ing on to Republican Governors elected
prior to last November went over to the
Democrats in 1889 and turned theiI
Republican majorities into Democratic
maiorities. Ii those four States haG
elected Governors at the last election they
would have chosen Democrats and the
Republicans would have been left will
! Governors in only eight of the small
} States of the Union, having among
them forty-six electoral votes.
In a National point of view the Con
gressional revolution in the four i'm
, port Western States still having Repub
) lican Governors is most significant, AMI
bears directly on the next Presidential
J election. In spite of the frantic cries o
the Republicans. Indiana, Ohio ant
, Wisconsin completely reverse the polit
J ical complexion of their delegations
) and Illinois very nearly does the sam
, thing.
Is 1t likely that these emphatic ex
pressions of the popular will on Ma
, tional issues will be reversed in 1884?
The States with present Democrat
Governors cast 272 electoral votes. Vii
ginia, now with Readjuster Governor
: casts II electoral votes, making in al
} 2S4 votes.
Of these the Northern States in tn
, Democratic column cast 131 votes.
The States with presenj Republican
5 Governors cast III electoral votes.
If the Republicans should retain al
, the States they now hold, includin
| Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin
and should redeem Connecticut, Kansas
f Massachusetts,, Michigan, Nevada an
} Pennsylvania, they would still leave tn
| Democratic President with majorit
, of seventeen electoral votes.
: Instead of redeeming all these State
: the Republicans are likely to lose Ind
ana, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin, an
: probably Illinois.
/ The signs of the times all indicat
that the country, especially on Nations
e issues, repudiates the Republican party
l The people have made up their mind
that there must and shall be a change
: N. Y. World.