The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-18
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.

THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
The result of the State elections held i
Ohio and West Virginia last Tuesday Wa
awaited with almost breathless interes
throughout the entire country, and th
news which was flashed over the Ian
on the wiresof the telegraph on Wednes
day was exceedingly encouraging to th
Republicans and correspondingly disheart
ening to Democrats.
/ REPUBLICAN, TRIUMPH IN OHIO.
The most significant contest, of course
was that in Ohio, and as we remarked las
week, it was generally agreed that ii tn
Republicans should succeed in carrying
the State by 10000 majority or over, the.
| would have good reason to look confident
| ly for a triumph of their candidates at tn
national election in November. They di,
succeed in this, electing their State oandi
| dates by majorities ranging from 11,32
Tor the Secretary of State to 17,476 TO
member of the Board of Public Works
The Congressional delegation, which nov
stands fifteen Democrats against six Re
publicans, will be changed by Tuesday
election to eleven Democrats against ter
Republicans, Republican gain Of fou
members. Hon. VIM. Mckinley, who was
unseated by the Democratic majority in thu
House of representatives, has been vim
Dictated by a reelection, but the most graf
flying and significant incident of the Con
gressional contest is the defeat of Hon
Frank Hurd, the most radical Free Trade
Democrat in Congress, who has beer
beaten in the Toledo district by Mr.. Ro.
meis, the Republican nominee. The kepub
lican majority on the Congressional VOTE
is Is, las, and but for the gerrymanderine
of the State by its Democratic Legislature
the new delegation would have severa
more Republicans than Democrats. Cleye.
land, Columbus, Toledo, Cincinnati and
the counties in which those cities are To-
Gated We're all carried by the Republicans
The Germsns did not array themselves
against the Republican candidates, as had
been predicted they would do, and large
numbers of Irishmen cast Republican bal
lets:
REDUCE, pEMocRAT1c MAJORITY IN WEST
VIRGINIA.
West Virginia was carried by the DEM
ocrats. as had been expected, but the 10000
which was claimed the first. day
after the election has been steadily dwin-
Hing, until it is now believed not to exceed
1000. Twenty eight counties gave an ag-
yregate DemoGEatic majority of Il, 1873, and
'wenty-two 6nties an aggregate Repub-
lean majorlk b of e227. This shows net
Democratic majority OF only 1856, and
four counties to hear from may increase
The majority 1900. The Democratic plural
ity in 1880 was 16, 136, hence it is evident
that the Republicans have gained greatly
in the State.
However much our Democratic friends
may wish to avoid the conclusion and seek
to convince themselves and the people to
the contrary, it is a palpabIe fact that the
result of these elections has largely in
creased the probability of Republican tri-
umph next month. AS the Independent,
Chicago Netvs declares, several
States that were classed doubtful last week
such as Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin
may now be safely relied upon for decisive
majorities, and Blaine stock
has gone up several points"
We have all along had an abiding faith
that Blaine and Logan would be elected,
and now we regard their success as assured.
The Democrats are building folorn hope
lpon carrying New York and Indiana, in
addition to the solid South, but this ex-
oectation will no: be realized. On the con
rary, we shall look for the Republicans
o carry both those States and New Jersey
l'so. thus opposing a united East, North
md West to solid South and RELOCATING
Cleveland and Hendricks to the rear by
anger majority of the electoral vote than
vas cast against Hancock and English four
ears ago.
Louisiana ought by all means to join the
and give her vote to the candi-
[ates that are making square, open and
igorous fight for the protection of domes-
lc industries, a principle in which the
tate is vitality interested. Let our people
aake up their minds to be on the winning
lde for once. Let them make common
ag for the policy of Protection against
rec Trade, and thus win the sympathy |
nd friendship of the party that is reason |
bly, certain to control the administration
the Federal government at least four
ears longer. And above all, let them
md Republicans to Congress and thus in !
ire the defeat of such Democratic meas |
res as the Morrison tariff bill. The Re- |
ublicans of Ohio have rendered Louisiana |
great service by defeating Hurd, the
latant Democratic Free Trader, now let |
show their appreciation of |
,e favor by sending to Congress those
atspoken Republican Protectionists, Kel-
gg, Hahn, Swayze and Acklen. One good
I'm deserves another, and if we want our
lgar and rice industries protected we
ust ally ourselves with the party of pro-
ction and give some substantial evidence
our willingness to favor the extension of
milar encouragement to the interests of
her States.
This is a practical question that should
treated by the people of Louisiana in
'actical way, and they should not permit
emselves to be diverted from it by par
san appeals to their passions and pref
ices.