The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-10-26

boasked Republican majority Of $4,000
to q modest Democratic majority of
$4,000. Why, he who harbsrs such q
Thought should be at once, and with
great unanimity and earnestness, held
up before the public gaze a. q libslsr !;
and yet quite > number of Republican
journals have been reduced to this dire
necessity in order to be able to furnish
their readers with an excuse for this
terrible defeat. To our Republican
contemporaries We would say nay, 1t
was not Democratic money, but on the
contrary the very virtue Of many Of the
individual members Of that party that
wrought its we'll merited destruction In
Ohio, and is certainly working its de-
ssruction in every state in the union.
Yes, men Rho have csnsCiencss ara
daily deserting the Republican party
because its organization has fallen into,
the hands of corrupt and inscriptions
men who use its power to promote their
own selfah and corrupt purposes, and
these Republicans who have consciences
find themselves utterly powerless to
direct the purposes Of the party in
any other channel, hence to preserve
and maintain their character and man
hood they are compelled to leave .
party that has outlived its usefulness.
No, il was not prohibition either that
brought this defeat. The position OF
the two parties Was very similar on the
liquor question. The Republicans in
their state convention endorsed the
Scott law which imposes 3 uniform tax
of $500 upon each saloon keeper in the
state, whether he sold much or little.
While the Democrats favored tax Of
greater or less amount as is determined
by the amount of business done.
Stranso as it may appear to every
one who u watching the course OF cuF
rent political events, it "a nevertheless
true, that large msjority Of the Re.
publican party are ret utterly blind 70
the fact that it is written upon the
heart of every Democratic and indie
pendent voter in the land that athe
Republican party must 60" The
detection of the German veters was
not realized to any considerable exteat.
In the large German wards Of Cincin-
natl, Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus,
Dayton aud other cities, the Republi-
cans made their largest gains. The
following facts will show that neither
party was the promoter Of prohibition,
but that from both parties came the
immense vote for prohibition Clevs-
land gave Hosdlya Democratic majori-
ty of 425 and over $4,000 majority |
against prohibition. Cincinnati gave .
Democratic majority Of $4,000, y hile
her majority against prohibition was
10000. Montgomery county went
Democratic BY about 1900, bat gave
1000 majority against prohibition.
Paulding county went Democrats by
about so majority and gave Az ma
iority for prehibi.isn. In Steubenville
The Republican majority was 100, while
prohibition bad II majority. The city
If Warren gave 364 Republican major
ty, but only rs majority for prohibi-
ion. All these facts show that all
Republicans By no means supported
nor all Democrats voted
against it. II also shows that it was
not the cause of Republican defeat. J.
3. Mclean of the Cincinnati Enquirer
n speaking of the German vote says
st did not pan out for the Democra-
&c TICKET as expected.
The following from the Philsdelphia
Times tells the story: Yesterday
10th parties voted, both digni6ed the
;entest into national Importance as one
'f the most vital preliminary battles Of
1884. The Republican machinery and
means were extensively employed to
ave the state for the Presidential race,
Ind what have heretofore been aeci.
lents of Democratic victory ia Ohio
now command the respect dne really
victorious party with an apparent lease
IF power limited to good behavior.
According to modern Dsmocratic pre-
,edents, that may not be regarded as o
promise of long-continusd Democratiel
rule in Ohio; bat if the Republican
leaders suppose that Ohio is a certain
'r even probable Republican state for
1884 they graysly misunderstood the
situation. It looks like the breaking
ip of long Republican winter in the
Buckeye stats and only Democratic
or crimes can restore the lost
power. It's Organization Is
'isibIy afflicted with The dry ret its
vitality is gone /; It's leadership is weak
med by sel6shness, jealousy and SEN
lity, and iss rallying power has
oerished. The Republican patalysis|
hat gave the Democrats victory yes
,erday was not clearly visible before
he election, asiit was obscured by the I
greatly exaggerated liquor issue. But