Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-18

Tie small Republican ualoIlIs
il Ohio does not appear % have eIe-- S,1,. :
great deal q enthusiasm among hePuoli
cars in other states. There was plsh'!
n enthusiasm when il was announces
that The majority would reach zS,Voo' ~
cau=e that sort Of 4 majority meant some
+bfrr Atrhe October election IN lS>J me
Republican majority was 1900 II Inat
had been beaten this year the kepuoIle1n
managers would have been Iustlned 10
claiming that TIE strength Of the kepuoh-
can uartv throughout the cOutry was not
only unimpaired, bat was greater than
ever.
Bat what does the little majority that
was secured shows Does it show that
tie chances are in favor Of Republican
victory in Novembers 1t certainly does
NOT. The Democratic managers are more
confident now than they were tefore they
Knew what Ohio would co. At no time
ID they believe that they would carry
tat state. They thought they had some
ground Tor expecting 70 carry It. II Is
not al all improbable that the majority
that was obtained was bought. II IS a.
legged that the Republicans used between
100000 and S3.0lo, 90 II the state.
What did they DO with such an i'm
menss sun if they did not oribe
voters with it, They appear determined
% bay their way % success as they did in
ISL. In Maine, in September, il was
stated that they spent 1855, 900, and that
SO apiece was freely paid for votes The
heads o. great mon0pOlies and the great
Wall street gamblers must Be contribu-
ting very freely % their campaign fund.
Where else could they get such immense
sumst
Il Blaine should Be elected, would be
not be the tool Of those who bought his
election Tor him: Il Is time for the people
% ponder well the question whether they
are willing % have the control Of the gov
eminent 70 practically pass into the
hands Of the few men who are striving by
Il every means. legitimate and Legitimate,
| g grasp all the wealth Of the country.
But it l. doubtful il the Republicans
would have carried Ohio II Blaine had
not gone there and plead and begged for
| votes. There were thousands OF the most
| intelligent Republicans who were 80 IL
| different about the future Of their party
/ that they would not have gone 70 the polls
il Blaine had not urged them. II, there
| fore, IL had not been Tor the vast sums OF
money that were spent, and for Blaine's
appeals, It j. probable that the state
| would have gone Democratic. The cOun-
/ try understands this. and will not be in
| auenced in BIaine's interest by the paltry
| 1000 votes that were begged and, per-
/ haps, bought.
In West Virginia. where money was
! not used 90 freely and where Blaine's cir
cus was less conspicuous, the Democrats
| increased their majority over previous
| wears. West Virginia is a better criterion
/ bv which % form an opinion about the
| November election than Ohio Is. Even If
| Obi0's majority could in any sense be con-
/ strued a. a Republican triumph it is on
/ set b. the Democratic majority in West
/ Virginia.
The Blaine organs, when the Ohio ma
/ i5rity was announced 70 be $4,000, said
/ that OHIO had practically determined the
/ Presidential contest. They do not talk so
confidently now. They have reason 70
feel suH less confident since the grand
/ Cleveland demonstrations in New \ ork
and Brooklyn.
| 1.-THE Democrats manage as well ana
| fight as steadily during the next three
weeks as they have the last three, the
victory will be theirs. They want New
/ York. II looks now as if they were GER
| tam % get It.