Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-10-19
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

The result both in Ohio and Iowa,
has shown one thing. The republicans
are to derive no strength from the tar
if discussion. In Ohio it was worked
for all it was worth. 1t gave no impe-
tus to the tagging cause of republican
ism. In Iowa the doctrine OF protec-
ton was tried as make weight and
it proved a dead weight. The best re-
publican orators traversed the state
preaching protection Those who be-
lieye that protection is the colossal
humbug of the age, may well take
courage from the result Of these pre-
liminary skirmishes.
New York Sun.
Later news from the Ohio election
makes it reasonably certain that Judge
HoadIy is elected governor by about
10000 majority. The republicans failed
to make the large gains in the rural
districts that they counted upon, and
in spite of their increased vote in the
cities they still failed to overturn the
Democratic majority of last year. One
of the singular features OF the election
is the different ways in which the pro-
hibition vote affected the republicans,
The rural counties where they pushed
the defeated prohibition amendment
strongly responded with big majorities
for the amendment, but with hardly
the average republican vote. In the
cities where the republicans were
afraid to push the amendment they
made their chief gains from the dem
ocrats. yet the beaten republicans are.
at a loss to explain their defeat even
to their own satisfaction. Deacon
Richard Smith thinks the wool growers
did it. Murat HalStead thinks the
VINE growers did it. John Sherman
believes that Foster did it. Foster
PROBABLY has not recovered from his
daLed condition sufficiently to do any
thinking about it. At any rate it is
done, brethren, and well done. We
imagine YOU will find that you have
all contributed to it unawareS. The
people have simply registered their de-
cree that the republican party must go.
That is the meaning of democratic
governor and Il democratic Legislature
in Ohio.
New York Tribune
The Ohio republicans were over
confident. 1t il true they polled a re-
markable vote, but they underesti-
mated the desperate energy Of the
democrats. They relied too much on
the good character of the republican
patty and the bad character of the
democratic party and Judge lloadly'S
bluaders, forgetting that the class of
voters whom the money Of the liquor
dealers would reach, care nothing
about the character of any party or
the mistakes of any candidate. The
advocates of prohibition have once
more injured the cause of temperance
by acting against the republican party.
Evening Wisconsin.
The victory is in Il measure complete
for the democracy, and sag tciouS men
will ut once realize tin con sequences.
The democrats take y long step for
ward in the probabilities of electing
their candidate in 1884. Prohi-
bition has received decided Sc. buck
and the result in 0lio should t. lcl its
fanatical advocates that the measure
is not a popular one in this Gouatry
lust at present The recent re-
suit in Ohio has slaughtered John Sher-
man rs a presidential candidate, and
perhaps forever eXtingniShed the
chances of Governor Foster To reach
the United States Senate. The
"Ohio man" will not any longer loom.
as has been his wont, among candi-
dates in the republican national con-
vention.
Chicago Tribune.
1t is now clear that the defeat of
the republican ticket in Ohio was
brought about by the prohibitionists.
Every prohibitionist in Ohio who
has taken part in the betrayal of the
republican party must regard the re-
suit of his Vaccinations with peculiar
Satisfaction. His amendm ant is de-
feated. and he has helped 10 bring into
power "a political party which is asow-
edly under the influence and control
of the whisky men. and is pledged to
repeal the Scott law which taxes the
saloons S20o0009 a year and places
close restrictions upon them.
Chicago News.
We lost the mother and child in
Ohio, but, heaven be praised We
pulled the old man through in Iowa.
: Mr.. Foraker is probably feeling
as well as could be expected of man
who has ueen run over by 4 milk
wagon.