New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-08
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Heaven helps those who help themselves. II
the people Of Ohio desire prosperity, they must
deserve it, On them, us on other people, rests
the burden of self gOvemment. II they make
mistakes. they have to bear losses a. Others
must. The sacrifices of Ohio wool growers. the
dorl, furnaces. the silent mills, the empty
mines show what il has already cost to elect Il
Democratic Congress two years ago. Local
questions were allowed to blind many minds to
National duties. Irritation with the Republican
party turned unwise men To aid the parry when
il, their cooler Judgment they knew was III
Gnitely less worthy of trust. Pledges OF Demo-
crafts found wool growers weak enough to trust
a marty which had never kept pledge. Demo-
cratic workingmen were found to believe the
assertion that the Democratic party could be
Trusted 70 defend their interests. What are the
results Thousands of Democratic working
men and miners, and of Republicans ALSO are
ont of employment because of Democratic agl-
tation for free trade last winter. Nool-growers
have sustained a loss of millions because they
trusted Democratic pledges. Temperance
proplc. led astray by the notion that they were
to help the cause of temperance by separate
votes. found too late that they had been used as
catspaws by the liquor interest People VINO
govern themselves have to pay the cost OF their
own mistakes. The people OF Ohio have palu
terrible pendty for electing Democrats In the
past Now they are asked to repeat the same
mistake. But this time, if they blunder. they
give ND to a false and treacherous party, not the
control of Ohio alone, but complete control 81
the Government
The Rcpublicans have had much to contend
with this year. OF al causes of anxiety, how
over. only one remains The Democrats are
loudly asserting that they fear corruption amt
fraud That IL proof that they intend 10 resort
90 moro shameless fraud and bribct, than have
heretofore been attempted. "Stop tibet IL
over the cry of Democratic thieves IN ONO
De,nIls of thc c,imrs mcdilnicd have been
given. lhc purchase by the state Commute"
nr a chemical device hy which ballots, complete
ln the eve when east, shall be found scratched
lonl hours later when counted, brings home to
the Democratic party the deliberate intention to
steal victory.
We ,io not believe II will prevail. The Re
uublirans ~ ohm air watchiul hnd earnest, anu
will p,e,rnt what fraud they can. Vet hu cen
ppivnblr vigilance can prevent all the swimming
that s pnssihlp to a Democratic party desperate
with hunger tui oiirp, and Rimcd WIN nee
trade mono, IA abundance, Ihciu IN, We hfhlf
hclicNe, an honeat Republican majority Ia the
state, Even "a the impohablo event at tn
being overcome hy fraud IN the state election,
there would ntill bo ground Tor great confidence
that the Republican electoral ticket would be
stronger by several thousand votes, and would
prevail. In the election next week the
main reliance must be- on the sound sense ana
the conscience of the people. II Is that they wall
NOT trust again where they have Ibcen cheated.
Ii is that they will not invite another and
lasting prostration of their industries by giving
the Democratic party power To enact sNh
a destructive measure ia il cu.Ld only threaten
last winter II men ont of work are WISE they
will take care that their sullerings shall not De
prolonged by their own votes. II growers Oh
wool are wise, they viii take care that the
party always hostile to the protection OF their
interests shall not beiool them again by hollow