New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-11

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is s3 SS2Stary slo' 29,52o Ss5o5o
1870 secretary ....... ee'G33gg S SS5 V,5
1880 President ........ 3l,22I r@aa'gli
1875 President ........ 7blO o'''' -
II will bc observed that. in the largest vote
ever policd IN State election. the Democrats
had plurality of 1929 last year Bnl their
vote NJ that time was less than the vote east ~
1850 for President Garfield The Republicans
have reason to be hopeful about Ohio, but
ought not to expect too much. Several reasons
for caution may be mentioned;
/. For the first time in n Presidential year.
the Rcpnhlrnns have the influence of the state
Gnyn,nment against them. Until 1888 they
had carried the State in the Gubclnntoiial
,lrriinn uIcrpdne uach Presidential year
last venr local rnuscs and shameless lland com
binrd tr defeat henh
II, rtum 10000 ~ gn.OuO Republicans
aWats have sinrpd at humr 10 lhr 0ctubrr
s,Weslp preceding Presidential election.
ia teJt ihrtp WWp 10000 muir tulps rnllrl
IA Nat,mhn, than ~ uruhrii ~ Whirh tho l'ni
Whlinns edin,d $4,000 ~ 1850 ihrip Nti'
10 GOO mono Nuips ruiei IA An'rmhi ihah ih
Ooluhof, and the vote Tor iHn,ld Was / LOO"
more than tho vote tur the Secretary oi state %
month before.
ILL., Prior IL the Garfield campaign the state
had been very close on full vote. In l0f'
HAYES and hard money trumphed 10y only
5.5ll plurality. In the October election ol
1876 the Republicans had only G,d36 plural
ity. and in November Hayes had only 7,5ld.
But when prosperity came in 1879, and the
mills and mics were all at work, the Republi-
can plurality swolcd to 17,129, and in 1850, III
October, TO 1905.
". The State has been peculiarly Affected
By industrial conditions. The rural Demo
cratic population is steady; the population oi
the manufacturing and mining districts Is
largely Republican in good times, but IS
variable. When labor is not well employed
the vote OF the manufacturing and mining re-
gions is usually smaller, and dis satisfied m'n
who are ignorant Of the causes OF trouble are
tempted to vote the Democratic ticket. TINS
wear labor i'm such regions is much disorganlzcd
and scattered, but the cause OF trouble Is 80
clearly the Democratic agitation OF the tlriii
question that Republican losses may be BAL
anccd by gains.
Y. The temperance question has had power
full effect in local elections for the past two
years Whether it will now, for the first time,
become large enough to affect contest on
National issues is yet to be determined.
VI. The Democrats have employed money in
larye amounts for the past two years III buying
votes, and claim that they can buy many thou
sand menWhOse names they have, and Tor whom
the money is waiting. This audacous boast,
made by a member of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee to Mr.. Guthcrdgc, correspond
ent of The Chicago NerS, is certainly sup
,...,toJ I,, ,-ipil,In rnsult. las year.
The recent changes. it will be seen, render it
bv no means certain that the Republicans have
larger reliable plurality than they had In
1876, and make it possible that purchase
Of n few thousand votes if that could be safely
Effected might turn the scale Any plurality
whatever will indicate that the Repub-
Leans have had power to wrcst the state
from its present Democratic control, ana
that il Is safe in November. BIT whatever
plurality the Republicans secure. above the
GG3G obtained in the October contest OF 1876,
will indicate n substantial increase oi Rcpub'i-
can strength, either by means of thr taiil' 1ucs'
ton or through Mr. BlHinr'- personal popular
it's. aud there will be- good reason to expect
that the Republicans viii be- stronger by $4,000
votes az more IN November than IN October,
~ they were In 1915 aud apain In 1890. The
greatest difficulty viii be- to prevent the In
famous frauds and blbcrics which the
Democrats openly boast they are going Ia
peil,emls-palticulaily In Cincinnati and
cleveland # that can be done. the Rrpnbli-
rams ought rs prevail and Notwithstanding the
dispersion ~ ,uiris ~ the mining and nnnu-
laruiine peiuna. aud Che uncertainty ne to the
temperance vote. should litp - least ~ large
y plurality ~ ihpi gained W. The Vwtbrt
pippii9n ~ isTU. w. psrppi 80 iatuihblp
results lha imp of sipa Depression 80 Nrip
aiiaihpi "a ihp tall nf isab, Whah etrt
industry WAs WanilY prosperous would hni h'
reasonable II snch results sh0ad nnW ha
approached II would be sIgual prool at iho
strength OF the Republican principles aud
| candidates.