Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-11

The political wiSedcres OF both parties are
eusily explaining the meaning OF Tuesdays cleo
lions, and, as usual. the doctors disagree The
results are In many respects significant The
most striking feature perhaps Is the strength de-
velOped by the prohibition movement IN Ohio,
which came within few thousand votes OF sue
cess. The democratic ma jOrity IN the legislature
probably means the re-e!ecti0n OF Dir. Pehdleton,
though he viii re holly opposed by John Mclean,
OF the Cincinnati Enquirer, and his following.
penileton will have the support OF Hoadiy and the
country members OF the legislature, and can
Therefore very likely DEFY the Cincinnati machine.
The moribunt greenbacE party. which even But
Ter has deserted. made contcmptibie figure this
year, polling only about q thousand votes in the
state. The democratic victory is also personal
advantage for Mr.. Randall, as the party in Ohio
adODted his conservative attitude the tariff
questions. and the OF this policy VIII not
b. lost on the party councils il the future AS is
customary after a close election, the returns are
followed by alleged startling discoveries OF fraud
but these charges lack deflnieness, and spring
more from disappointment than positive knowl-
edge.
In Iowa the contest was less exciting and I'm
pOrtant than in Ohio and the result less of sur
prise. The republicans maintain their supremacy
IN that state, and ally themselves with temper
ancr ref0rmers to crush out by statute the liquor
habit One item of the Iowa campaign is the
thorough defeat OF Weaver for Congress.
The cable reports that VI. Wilson has. by request
sunk the editor in the sGn-;n-Iaw. Wilson Is the
manager OF the Petite France newspaper small
Tally sheet published In Paris, which has the
largest circulation OF any newspaper in the world
He also married, in an unguarded moment, the
daughter OF NJ. Greyy, and was thereby drawn
into the family OF the president of France. The
two positions seriously conflict, and the result
been q political scandal which threatened to break
up the cabinet To smooth matters over, the
president has asked Wilson to give up active con-
troll Of his newspaper, and It is said the editor has
consented to DO so. Ills course Won; / not please
Mr.. Dana and other advocates OF the high Office OF
journalism. They would call on VI. Grevy to re-
Syn the presidency, as not to enI5arrass N.
Wilson In the management OF his newspaper.
Nearly all the householiers and business people
OF Washington are awaiting with impotence the
assembiage OF Congress. on the theory that with
the meeting OF that boly the quality OF gas fur
niShed to the public is greatly improved. That
event, or any OTHER which VIE bring bout better
article. cannot come to soon GOr those who have to
rely on gas for either domestic or business pur-
poses. The yilllinOuS stuff lately furnished IS
alike diScredt TO the company supplying It and
an imposition upon those who are obliged to use Il
"a an illuminating agent, no matter what the tests
and certificates Of the gas Inspector may indi-
cate.
The necessary money for the erection OF the
PEDESTAL for the BlrthOldI statue OF Liberty En-
tightening the World hls been guaranteed and
there is prospect now that the WORK Will proceed
10 completion without farther delays When
finished The pedestal and monument Will rise TO a
total height OF about three hundred feet, or
slightly less than the present height Of the WASH
fngton monument It will be the lOitieSl and
most c0nspi uouS beacon N the weird, ami VIII
lend new interest tothe beautiful haTboT OF New
York.
The result Of the election in Ohio on Tuesday
furnishes new illustration OF the truth OF the
adage that speech is siivern, but silence l.,