The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-24
Ohio.


All the papers have something to say
concerning the nomination OF Judge hoAD'
~ for Governor OF Ohio by the State Dem
ocratic Convention OF last week. There
arc many variant opinions OF course, but
we think that a majority OF those we have
seen conccdc,ha; Judge iIoADLY lisa strong
candidate. We, who have drawn lesson
for yirginians from the action oil the ONO
Democrats, are pretty confident that the
Buckeye boys have acted wisely, though
a. we said Yesterday, we are not as conf
dent as some other people that Judge
uoADLy is already as good as elected
The New York Times comments on the
Ohio tariff resolution as follows:
..The fact remains that the Ohio Demo
cr,,s. following the example Of the Demo
cra;s of Kentucky, have refused TO take a
radical position as TO the tariff. This places
those Republicans who, like Senator sher-
man. are determined 10 make the Republi-
en- canyass-both in Ohio this fall and IN
the whole country next ycar-openly for
the unqualified doctrine OF protection IN
singilarly embarrassing position. The issue
Is an on one side. The Democrats decline
10 oppose what The Republicans intend to
advocate. II will not be very easy Tor the
Republicans TO get the votes OF Democratic
manufacturers OF Ohio away from thelI
own ticket after this declaration. IL will
not be easy 10 arouse any very strong pop
ular protectonist sentiment against them
IL would look ms IL the policy OF forcing
the protcctionist issue In Ohio was not a
q ztr1fgVNT
The reader will see the point which the
Times makes-namely, that since the Re
publicans came out flat-footed for the doe
triue Of protection, the Democrats, by re-
fusing TO Join issue on that question, will
gain the Republican voters who are OPP
posed TO that doctrine without losing the
Democratic voters who are In favor OF it.
OF course the Democrats Of Ohio deem
other issues more important, or they would
have phrased their tariff resolution other
wise. The nomination Of Judge HoADLY
compels q contest on the questions involved
in the several liquOr-laws OF Ohio, and In
the proposed amendments to the State Con-
sfitlliOn having reference 10 the sale OF
spirituous liquors. II is this last fact that
causes us TO have doubts as to the certainty
OF Judge IIoADLY's election. We fear that
his cause may not prove TO be one which
win grow i'm popularity as the campaign
progresses. The wishes OF the cities OF
Cincinnati and Cleveland were consulted
more than those OF the people OF all the
rest Of the State in the nomination of
JUDGE HOADLY-not that they had votes
enough, or one fourth of enough, to nomi-
nate him, but because il was deemed good
policy TO secure both those cities whatever
any other town or any county might say or
do. In other words, the nomination OF
Judge H0ADLY was made because his
name would carry both those cities, and,
clrrying them, would secure a Democratic
majority in the next Legislature. whether
Judge HoADLY should be elected or de-
feaied.
The New York Times understands rs
we do the tariff resolution OF the Demo-
Gratis Of Ohio. We said yesterday that the
two parties had failed to make an issue on
that question. The Tunes says the same
thing in other words-namely, that the
Ohio Democrats "have refused to take
radical position as to the tariff; that
"the Democrats decline TO oppose what
the Republicans intend to advocate; and
that consequently the Republicans are
likely to be the sufferers from their out
spoken defiance OF the anti-protectionis;s.
Now with all these facts before them, the
Democrats OF Virginia, when they assemble
in Convention at Lynchburg, will hardly
deem il wise TO waste their strength upon
Q question which Ohio declines to tackle.
The platform OF the Smyth county Demo-
Gratis lin our columns this morning. will be
much better than one devoted to the denun-
ciatiou OF protectionists.