Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-12

Inc result OF tno elections IN Ohlo
and Iowa has been somewhat Of sur
prise to most people. The Republicans
were confident up to the very morning
of the election. The Democrats, handi-
capped by an unpopular candidate, with
n deadly fight between the friends OF
Pendleton and Mclean in Cincinnati,
were subdued and anxious. There are
siqnificances in this Ohio election which
lie on the surface, while others have to
be sought for deeper.
The apparent causes Of the loss to the
Republicans Of State which, next to
Kansas, Iowa and Vermont, has been
the most unfaltering in the Republican
column, are:
% The introduction Of the sump-
tuary law issue by the gosling type Of
Republican leaders Of the present day
into what ought to be purely political
campaigns. In proportion as the Re-
publicans have catered to the so-ealled
Temperance element they have alien.
ated the German and Latin race vote.
Had it not been for the steadfast devor
tion of the great mass of the Germans
to the Republican party there is not a
year since that organization came into
being in which it would not have been
beaten in such States as New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Wisconsin. Having thrown the
German over, and disgusted lorgo
class, of liberal.mnded Republicans be-
sides the successors OF Chase and Wade
in Ohio are looking around, dispairing
ly, rsomething to I'LL the ominous
gap They have not found it nor will
they.
(2.) The shameful Star Route and
other scandals have created great long
ing for change of national administra.
tion in the breast of tho American
voter. There is n general feeling that
there is great deal of rottenness us
well as an offensive bureaucracy in
Washington, that ought to be exposed
In the one instance and overturned in
the other. The New York Sun has
given epigrammatic expression to their
feelings in its terse phrase, ''Turn the
rascals out" There is world of sig
nidcance in this formula.
In the foregoing we have outlined the
apparent causes of the Democratic tri-
umph in Ohio. Perhaps as potential
towards that end as both put together
are the resentments which nnkle in the
breasts of what nre known as the Stall
warts and Half Breeds. These are
simply implacable. In his heart of
hearts the Republican who admires Grant
and Roscoe Conklng, and he belongs to
numerous tribe, thinks that those per-
sonages have been the victims OF n deep
laid plan OF treachery, concocted at
Mentor and carried out at Washington.
They have no patience with the attempt
which has been mado to apotheosize
Garfield They will strike their oppo-
nents in their own political faith when
ever they get an opportunity. On the
other, hand the Half Breeds look at
Conkling as the inspirer of Guiteau, and
would far rather vote for n Democrat
than Stalwart, These things are not
much talked about, but they are power
full, ii hidden agencies in Republican dis
integration. IL was the existence of
such state of things that explains the
phenomenal majority of $4,000 which
New York gave for Cleveland last year.
1t is another illustration of the aphorism
of Christ that house divided against
itself cannot stand.
The effect of the Democratic triumph
in Ohio and of the greatly reduced Re-
publican majority in Iowa will be mo.
mentous. 1t insures the carrying of New
York on the 9th proximo by splendid
majority, and practically guarantees us
Illinois, Indiana and perhaps even Wis.
consin. 1t places the Democratic party
in commanding position as respects the
next national campaign. A very moder-
ate degree OF wisdom and patriotism on
the part of the incoming Democratic
House of Representatives will render our
position absolutely impreguable, and
make such campaign as that between
Franklin Pierce and Winfield Scott, in
which the latter only got the electoral
votes of four States, not impossible.
1t is, in conclusion, positive evidence
that the Democratic tidal wave is run
ming as strongly this year as last,