Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-22
THE VICTORY IN OHIO.
It l. Sufficiently Decisive to Place the
Election Of Blaine Beyond
Doubt.
Press Comments on the Result-DemO.
cratic Dependency Will Cleye.
land withdraw!

'Ohio settles IT. says the New York Tribune
m ite editorial comment on the recent election.
The people OF Ohio have done well their Part
TO shape the history of the next twenty years.
The victory is largely due to the great popular
ity and splendid personal leadership Of Mr..
Blaine and Gen. Logan. Mr. blaine's personal
strength was not diminished but increased by
the ISLANDERS with which his foes have worn out
public patience and disgusted sensble men.
Law has triumphed, and fraud will not prevail.
Justice has triumphcd, and the shotgun is not
to rule. Protection to home industry has tri-
nmphed.r
The st. Louis Globe Democrat says: After
immense vote and attracted psrhaps more st-
''e se ss fsfs Il SIS ss93ss Is. Fsssa sss e ess
which insures Anal triumph 1t the November
polls. A fair day enabled both p rites to bring
out their full strength The Democrats seemed
to have pOlled larger vote than ever before,
while the Republicans drew on their reserve,
which has lain dormant for three years past
The exercise OF all the powers known to the De-
mocracy in the way OF repeaters. chemical bal.
lots, the outright purchase of votes. and all tho
devices OF fraud were unavailing, and Ohio
stands side by side with Maine and Vermont in
The Chicago Tribune comments as follows
1t Is victory OF gigantic proportions and Of
sweeping and resistless consequences. 1t m ans
the resctc OF State which was completely pos
sessed by the Democrats. They carried 1t two
years ago by over IL 900 majority, and one year
ago by IL, $40 majority. In the meantime the
tion law in order to prepare TOR this years elec-
| ton The large cities had all passed into Demo-
| cratic hands. Tho Democrats controlled the
police the sheritfs. the voting precincts. and
the ballot boxes.
An enormous corruption fund was poured
into the State amounting to $a0e, 900 in addition
| to the large local subscriptions. Twelve thou
| sand saloonkeepers were actively working for
Democratic cess. and the brewers and
liquor dealers gave unsparingly of their wealth
to the same cause The Democ ats had con-
n at al
sources in Ohio, conscious that they had all the
advantages on their .ide. They staked their
existence NJ on single die, and they have lost.
They are showed under and buried.
The Ohio victory is sufficiently decisive to
place the election of Blaine and Logan beyond
| any peradventure. Henceforward the Demo-
| Gratis will save their money. and the doubtful
States and doubtful voters will be doubtful no
| longer. There will be q rush to get in out Of
| the rain.
1T will not do for the Democratic managers
| to say that they expected to lose Ohio They
expected no such thing. They fought tooth
| and nail to carry It, in the knowledge that it
was indispensable to the success of their ma
tionai ticket. They might have carried 1t
on the chief local issue which they forced
into the canvass-the liquor question-as
they had done two years in succession. II
| the Importance of the national struggle
| had not been superimposed. As it is. they have
probably polled 20, 900 more votes than they will
be able to poll three weeks hence. for Blaine Ia
that much stronger than his party in Ohio on
State issues. 1t is doubtful whether Cleveland
could have carried New York even II his party
had carried Ohio at the State election; now it
| is certain that he cannot The probability Is
that he will not carry q single Northern State,
and he may now lose two or three Southern
States. He IL AS much weaker than his party
everywhere as Blaine was stronger than his
party in Ohio. He has been losing ground ever
since he was nominated. and Ohio has crowded
him out of the race
Again we say, 1t was q famous victory. Its
Importance cannot he exaggerated 1t brings
glad tidings to the whole country, for the brunt
! of the battle has been borne, and from now on
the anxious work of the campaign will be
changed to easy confidence"
The New York Sun, Democratic, says: Gro
yer Cleveland IL beaten"