The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-25
BLAINE IL BEATEN.


views.
We believe that Blaine is beaten.
The popular tide as developed by the
important October elections, is an
unerring index of an adverse current
against Blaine, and an adverse Blaine
tide in the middle of October, means
Blaine Waterloo in November.
The Ohio Blaine victory is the vic
tory of DEATH 1t makes plain the
truth that on the largest vote ever
polled; with the most lavish expen-
diture ever known in any State; with
Federal officials called from their
public duties TO work for the party
in nearly every precinct; with Blaine
leading the battle in exhaustive per-
sonal effort for a fortnight, and with
the Prohibition vote going nearly
solid for the Blaine ticket, the thor
oughly Republican State of Ohio falls
fully one-half below the voluntary
majority of October, 1880, and two
thirds below the Garfield majority.
1t is an unerring index that Ohio,
with her overwhelming Republican
majority for an acceptable Presiden-
tial candidate, must be fought over
again in November, to assure her
electoral vote for Blaine. 1t assures
Indiana to Cleveland without des-
perate struggle, and it is notice that
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin
must be contested as at least remotely
doubtful States. 1t is notice to the
leaders of the Plumed Knight that
his battle henceforth is against fear
full gale and tide; that just when he
and his resources are exhausted, the
Cleveland leaders take the field with
fresh resources and growing popular
sentiment in their favor We believe
therefore, that Blaine is beaten.
West Virginia was regarded by
Blaine as a hopeful State when he
entered upon his campaign of des-
peration in Ohio. The Republican
Greenback fusion had been perfected
there under the immediate inspira-
ton of Blaine and the immediate
lead Of Elkins. The battle was open
ed with the regular Blaine flourish of
trumpets and the regulation extrav-
agant claims Of organs. The narrow
Democratic margin of from 1000 to
5000 against the combined Republic
can-Greenback vote, was regarded as
within the reach of lavish expendi-
ture and humming campaign.
Blaine opened the canvass in person
for several days, and nothing was left
undone or unpromised or unclaimed,
to break the picket State of the South.
But West Virginia has largely in
creased her Democratic vote; largely
increased her Democratic majority
swept every Congressional district
from the Blaine coalition and almost
rivals Ohio's reduced Republican
majority with her increased Demo
cratic majority. A solid South and
a broken North now confront the Re-
publicans, and we believe that Blaine
is beaten.
We believe that Blaine is beaten
for one reason, and for that reason he
Justly deserves to be beaten. He has
been heard in Maine, in New York,
in Pennsylvania, in nearly every CHIEF
center Of Ohio, in West Virginia, and
in Michigan, and he has yet to utter
the first word in favor of honest gov.
eminent, of reduced taxation, of re-
pealing the hundred millions of sur
plus and of restoring the national
authority to public integrity and
economy. He has not uttered one
word that could offend the jobbers Of
the land; not one word to chill the
hopes of banded plunderers; not one
word to give assurance that Star
Route thieves shall cease to mock
justice under the shadows ofthe Cap.
itol; not one word to recall the nation
to an honest ballot and to honest
administration. Ohio totters under
the hunger for such uourishment from
the Republican candidate; West Vir.
| ginia, with her frugal sons of the
mines. the field and the forest, de.
mands reduced taxes and frugal gov
eminent, and North and South prom
Use to make common cause to restore
the national authority to the integ-
rity of Abraham Lincoln. We be-
lieve that Blaine is beaten. - hila.
delphfo Times.