Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-02
Now for Ohio.
n. Y. Tribune.

n. Y. Tribune.
Never mind Maine; Mr.. Blaine was
popular there" say the Democrats. "But
the question is about Ohio" True, and
the fact that the Democrats are at last
looking to that State for comfort shows
both how desperate and INSCRIPTIONS
they are.
In 1880, out of 724,967 votes cast in
Ohio for President. General Garfield re-
ceived 375O48. His vote has never been
approached by any other candi-
date. Governor Hoadly was elected
by only 359, 793 votes, out of a total Of
718,268. The Republicans therefore
begin the contest with a recorded lead of
1926 votes castsfor Garfield in excess of
the vote ever cast for any Democratic
candidate. Mr.. Blaine was President
Garfeld's closest friend.
That is not all. Thousands of wool
growers voted for HOadly because his
party had formally pledged itself to re-
store the duties on wool. We know and
they know how they have been both
cheated and insulted by the party to
which they then gave their sufrages.
Moreover, great numbers Of Germans
voted for the Democratic State ticket,
because of the temperance excitement,
and because Of Democratic pledges to
repeal the Scott law. Those pledges
have been broken, and the question is
now of less interest than the National
questions involved. Thus, Col. Mark
brett states that "the Turner's are now
with the Republicans" though they sup
ported HOadly.
For these reasons, it is safe to say
that Governor HOadly pOlled
more than the proper vote of his
party in a National contest by many
thousands, and yet he fell y, 255 short
of the vote for General Garfield. The
shreWdest Democrats in Ohio recognized
this fact when they refused to make any
effort for the nomination Of either HOad-
ly or Thurman. For, they said, Ohio is
an October State, and with that State
voting against an Ohio candidate, the
fight would be lost beyond a possibility
of doubt" At that time they thus pub
licly confessed that, on a full vote, they
had no reason to hope that they could
get together, even for an Ohio candidate,
as many votes as were cast for President
Garfield.
How does it happen, then, that the
Democrats are now driven to stake
everything on the very State which, at
the National Convention in July, they
confessed was hopeless? 1t is a ground
hog case;' the party has no other chance.
Its managers have discovered, too late,
for their own comfort, that Cleveland's
tariff notions cannot be concealed, and
that the record of the party on that ques-
ton, with Mr.. Cleveland's personal char
acter and record, have made success in
the Eastern States attainable. If Ohio
can be carried by any means. foul or fair,
it is to be done, in the desperate hope
that then a stampede to the Democratic
side may be started in Wisconsin and
Indiana.
Ohio is to be bought, if possible, and
If margin still remains to be overcome,
frauds in Democratic cities are expected
to do the rest. Where the Democrats
have all the officers by whom elections
are conducted and guarded, and the hon
esty Of returns guaranteed, it is calculat-
ed that majorities to order can be manu-
featured. 1t is well to be fOreWarned.
The Republicans of Ohio. have never
been robbed of a victory yet, and they
are the less likely to be robbed this year