The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-20
OHIO AND IOWA.

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r Ohio last week were necessarily impefe'
, and wide of the real outcome. Fuller an
r more accurate returns since received slo'
that Hoadley's majority for Governor VI
t not vary 100 from Ia 600, which Is but so
behind the 10000 majority OF the den'
Gratis a year ago, and this difference {
| ) 900 votes IS more than accounted for
the democratic dissenslons IN Hamilo
f county, where they lose S,l7G votes as cm
pared with last year SO that the boasl {
the republicans, that although the denc
Gratis again carried Ohio, they have DIN
so at loss Of over 5000 in their majority
goes for nought, the loss in Hamllo
county being purely accidental and It
likely to occur again at the presidenta
election in 1884.
The legislature OF Ohio will stand abtu
as follows: In the senate the democr,t
have 81 members ana the republicans I
with one IN doubt. In the house there a
SO democrats to AZ repubicans-thus gy
ing the democrats control of both houses
and majority on JOINT ballot of %.
In regard to the three constitutions
amendments voted on the reports last we'd
were very blind and misleading. III,
first amendment, re,ating to the re.orgam
cation Of the judiciary, Is carried by /
large majority. The second amendment
giving the Legislature full control of IL,
liquor question, received but 32j, 600 votes
while to be carried 1t must receive m,
jority Of all the votes cast, which nun
bered about 10000, so that the amend
ment is really beaten by some 10000 votes
The third amendment, which proposed the
total prohibition of the manufacture, sale
or use of intoxicating liquors in Ohio, ard
was supported by the prohibition parry
who had a state ticket of their own, It.
ceivcd but G,3S1 votes-thus putting q
quietus on the republican pretense this,
their late defeat was caused by the desc
ton of the prohlbitlonists and their run
ming a separate ticket.
The truth is manifest, as stated In om
last, that the temperance question, to
which the republicans would like to charge
their defeat cut no figure whatever in the
contest as between Hoadly and Foraker, or
the other state or the legislative candl.
dates. The issues made were purely DO.
lItlcal, referring to the tariff, revenue re.
form, civil service and kindred questions,
and as the vote was within fraction as
full as 1t can be at the presidential election
a year hence, the democrats have Every
ground for confidence inr achieving as
triumph then as that achieved
last week.
In Iowa the republicans have triumphed
really "by the skin of their teeth,' as
Sherman's majority for Governor over
Kline, democrat, is but $4,000, while
Weaver the greenback candidate, gets
nearly 10000 votes, so that the real majOrl-
~ of the republicans IS that state Is but a
rifle over 5000, against their regular ma.
ority OF from $4,000 to $4,000 few years
ago
A stranger outcome still Is that on legis.
ative candidates. While with the hold.
over members the republicans are able to
'ctain majority of 30 in the senate, In the
house they have elected but SO members
against the democrats 40, giving them
hardly what can be called working ma.
ority. There is no preIence that it was
he temperance question which came so
near swapping the republicans in Iowa, as
hey claim it did them in Ohio. In the
stump discussions in Iowa the temperance
question was hardly named, the repubi.
'ans themselves admitting that the one
issue was tariff reform, coupled
With a sharp arrangement by the demo.
rats and labored defence by the repub-
leans OF the shortcomings, extravaganza
md corruption Of our present republican
ulers in the conduct of the national adj
1t is possible that year
renee the democrats and greenbackers of
owa may be united IN support of the same
icket, and then even Iowa Will become a.
doubtful state.