The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-19
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

Now that the Maine election has
been officially figured up and the glori-
GUS victory achieved by the Republican
party in that Stats is definitely known,
all eyes will he turned to Ohio, and the
interest of the nation on political par
ties will center there for the next three
weeks. Both parties claim to have the
long end of the halter, but one or the
other Of the great political organixa-
tons now struggling for supremacy will
awake on the morning of the 18th Of
October to find that its leaders had
been counting without its host.
1t is useless to conceal the fact that
0hio's State election win have a very
great influence upon the final struggle
to come in November. If the State
should go against the Democrats, the
Presidential contest will be practically
settled. They cannot rally their forces
against the great odds that will present
themselves. If, on the other hand,
the Republicans are defeated, the vic
tory secured by the Democrats will in
fuse new blood into the veins of those
who are at the helm, and the skirmish
fighting for the later battle will doubt
less be the hottest ever witnessed in
this country. 1t is true that the Demo-
Gratis have very good reasons for claim
ing chances in carrying the State next
month, but the Republicans have by
far the better grounds for predicting
victory for their ticket. The Demo-
Gratis have the State machinery, all
we'll oiled and in working order, while
the Republicans have the principles of
their party, the unequalled record Of
its consecutive administrations, and a
candidate for Presidential honors that
has no equal in America to-day. The
Democrats will use unlimited sums of
money for corruption purposes, the
Republicans will trust to the intelli-
gence of the voters and the unimpeach-
able character of their candidates to
carry them to victory. At this dis
lance we feel justified in predicting that
Ohio Will give $1,000 majority for the
Republican State ticket.
The condition of affairs is such in
New York at this time that it is no
longer classed as doubtful State in
the daily discussion of National politics.
So confident of victory are the men,
bers of tho Republican State Central
committee, they give notice that no
aid from the National committee in the
shape of money will be required.
West Virginia has heretofore been
counted in the catalogue of the "Solid
South" but the most encouraging re-
ports now come from there of possible
Republican success. While there is no
doubt but the Democrats will attempt
to hold the South solid this year by the
usual shotgun policy, there is never
theless a growing restiveness, which
may develop itself even too strongly
for the bull-dozing element to control.
New Jersey, which gave Hancock
only about 1900 majority, but which
has never heretofore been classed as
anything but sure for the Democracy,
is wavering, and there is a very good
probability that Blaine and Logan will
secure her electoral vote.
Altogether the outlook is nothing il
not every way encouraging to the Re-
publicans, and We confidently predict
the election of Blaine & Logan by q
much larger electoral vote than was
accorded the martyred Garfield.