Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-12
Shall Money Control?

The success OF the Democrats in Ohio
next Tuesday depends upon whether the
proftise use OF money can or cannot IN
flueuceyotes enough 10 change the Repub'
hcan minority into Rs1ssxiraa glsiorIiyy,
Tbh,s sad state Of things, "A sorry comfnch
tary upon republican institut'pns. Blu, y
II Is. Tho contest. has reached that stage
according TO the best accounts. That Is u
say. the Republican msnsger. came som'
days ago TO the conclusion that unless 8
large sum Of money was sen, to Ohio, to b'
ex,t nded In promoting the election of thu
EepubIlcan ticket, the Democrats would
certainly carry that State next week. IL Is
said, too, that on immense sum OF money
ucs ,hereupon contributed by rich RepuO-
Iicsns, to be placed In The hands Of the To-
cal machine men In the Buckeye State.
We do not refer TO this matter as proof
fhsi Ohio will vote the Republican ticket
next Tuesday, nor as furnishing any evil
dencc thar the Democrats OF that State Al e
in snywise discouraged bur to call atten-
ton orce more TO the iaet that republican
institutions are now on trial. II is uni
versally conceded, we believe. that II the
Democrats carry Ohio next week the presi-
dental e,ection win have been decided.
TIE most blinded and bigoted partisan Of
BLAINE will hardly presume to deny that
proposition. Republican success In Ohio
next Tuesday il indispensable to Republic
can success In The Union in~N November.
The Democrats mny elect CLEVELAND with
out the vote OF Ohio; but the Republicans
cannot elect BLAME without the vote OF
that State. The Democrats will moi
need the vote Of Ohio Ia the p csidential
election. The Republicans cannot do With
ont 1t. Inorder. Therefore, that the bottom
may net fall out Of the BLAINE canvass. 1t
Is absolutely necessary for the Republicans
TO secure The vote OF Ohio this week. There
Is no scheme that promises success to
which they would not resort. In fact, they
have tried all the schemes their ingenuity
could invent, and all threatened To fail.
What was Iefty Nothing but the eXtraya-
CANT employment Of money. II is that or
nothing. II that fails to save them they
are doomed to defeat. not only day after to-
morrow. but In November.
Now, let US suppose that the Republicans
succeed in purchasing victory In Ohio at
the October election. and that the result
thee in October shall determine the result
In the Union in November. Won't that be
pretty spectacley Won't iteheer the hearts
Of the iriefSlfuf sec-Egynnpeptths world
over? wnf~there in ti,at event ever be
another opportunity for the people TO free
themselves from that incubusthe Republican
party! Will not the election OF BLAINE be
In fact a confession that men are not caps
BILE Of governing Themselves! When and
where will the voters again be afforded IL
chance TO "turn the rascsls OUT? How
Is 1t TO be accomplished As "mcrease OF
appetite grows by what 1t feeds on" so
the success Of these corrupiing schemes
this year Will result four years hence.
and ever thereafter, in the use OF
the public money 10 perpetuate the
rule Of the Republican party. The corrup-
ton fund will grow as the country grows.
A hundred millions Of dollars lying idle
in the Treasury will supply the means OF
saving the Government from the hands OF
the rebels" From bad to worse the cOun-
try will go. until the diSgracetul scenes
which marked ancient Rome will lind
parallel IN the new world.
Now " the time TO save the country.
Now is the time to stay the iOod OF corrup-
ton which threatens TO drive liberty from
this continent. Now Is the time for the
people TO test their ability to REGAIN control
OF the National Government. Now is the
time 10 decide the question whether the
Federal Government Is TO be what the
trainers OF the Constitution intended it to
be, or a mere S;mui0crum OF free rcpub-
lie. Under these circumstances. can there
be any doubt as to the election OF CLEyE-
LAMP We think not. Ohio may or may
not be bought; but the Union is too large
TO he purchasable. New York. an empire
In Itself, will forbid.