Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-04
Politics in Ohio.
TIE VIEWS or Az ISTELLIGEST WRITER UPos
THE SITUATIos.-A BRIGHT LOOK FOR
BLAIsE AND LoGAs DoUBI OF Re-
PUBLICAN Success.

FLbLItAS CLNtE>S-
CIScIxsATI Ohio, July 90, 1884.
The nomin,t:on of Mr.. Blaine was particu-
larry happy in its effects upon Ohio. His
personal popularity and personal following in
this State. we're always Of the most com
manding character, and the events of Presi-
dent Garfeld's short administration tended
to magnify them in way that those out of
the State can hardly realize. His lofty posi-
tion az the great premier Of the administra-
/ ton, the yigor and thorough Americanism Of
/ his policy. his great personal devotion to
/ Garfield. and the dignity and maniiness of his
/ position throughout the trying scenes Of the
/ lai,ers Illness and death, not only added
volumes to the admiration felt for him by our
/ people. but joined with it a personal affection
as widespread as it i. earnest. They remem-
Der hin as they did Garfield, and he holds
over their hearts and their votes an equal
power.
The Protection Sentiment.
Some especial features Of Mr.. Blaine's po-
/ liLical position az shown By his record and
/ by his admirable letter Of acceptance, have
| powerfully added 70 his strength in this Sec
! ton a. well as throughout the nation. Moth
| ing could have shown more clearly the inten-
/ sity Of the protectlonist feeling in this State
[ than the turn in the tide which came with
/ the Warren meeting in 1880; and no one has
/ 80 happily, vigorously and ably presented
/ that question as Mr. Blaine in his letter of
acceptance. He has at once placed himself
1 at the head of the protection movement,
united the party in his support, and brought
/ 10 il recruits in no small numbers from the
/ aboring classes and from the farmers.
III. Position as Thorough and Typical
American
/ is having great weight, which has been vastly
helped by the fact that all the British influen-
ces in this country and the British press
across the water, are arrayed in deadly hos
til,ty 10 his election. II il difficult, perhaps
impossible, to measure the effect which this
feeling may have upon the Irish American
vote Of this country but unless present in
dications are all at fault he will have by far
the largest following among that class ever
given to a republican candidate. You will
probably have noticed that a convention of
the Irish American Republican League is to
be held at Cincinnati, on September Both
II il a spontaneous movement of those Irish
men who look upon Mr. Blaine as capable of
maintaining the dignity OF this government
abroad as well AS at home, and one who will
see to it that aIe right of an American citizen,
even If he be Of Irish birth, shall be protected
even upon British territory.
Germans not Disanrcted.
see no signs of any dsafecton among
the Germans Upon national issues the great
bulk of them have always acted ard voted
with the republican party They are worthy tax
payers with stake in the general welfare, and
a personal interest in sound and safe govern
ment. They are averse to, and afraid of,
democratic principles and policy, and have
seen their own welfare in contributing their
earnest support to the republican party.
The fact that of the numerous and influential
German republican papers throughout the
State every one is warmly advocating the
republican ticket would seem to me sutfi cieRt
evidence that there is no change in their feel
ings this year.
The L.boring Glass for Blaine.
The wide spread revolt of the laboring
classes against Governor Cleveland's nom
inaton was as noticeable in Ohio as any
where, and is a revolt which, | take il, will
be not simply y loss to the democratic party.
but direct gain to the republicans Among
this class Mr.. Blaine's letter of acceptance is
received with the greatest enthusiasm; and
shall be greatly mistaken if the republican
ticket does not receive, this year, a much
larger workingmen's vote than ever before in
the history of the party
The soldier Element.
should omit what consider to be one of
the most important features in the political sit
ustion If failed to notice the different attitudes
of the two parties toward the soldier element
The democratic party have ignored the soldiers
altogether and indeed have openly affronted
them by the nomination of Mr. Hendricks
with his intensely anti.wa record. The re-
pubicans. upon the other hand. have placed
upon their ticket as Vice President one of
the most gallant soldiers of the war-one
who is the object of affection, and almost
of alteration, by many Union soldiers
in the land one who has been, not
only on the field, but in Congress, their
fearless and never failing friend and advo-
cate. You may, in my judgment, count
the large soldier vote of Ohio. AS indeed of
the country. as almost solid for Blaine
and Logan.
senator John sherman
view of Ohio politics, however hasty,
would be singularly incomplete without a
reference to our distinguished leader, Sena-
tor Sherman. His hold upon the people of
Ohio has never weakened and his remarkable
power in a campaign is as good as ever. His
intimate relations with, and regard for. Mr.
Blaine have been long known; and it adds
immensely to the brightness of the prospect
IN Ohio to know that, in combining our ele-
ments of strength and in shaping the conduct
of the campaign, we shall have the assistance
of his powerful intellect, and his great polit-
zeal experience.
Victory I'm October and November
In short. looking at the situation as it now
stands, | sm thoroughly convinced that we
shall have. in Ohio, good Republican ma
Jority in October, and in November an in
creased majority for Blaine and Logan,
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