New-York tribune., 1884-10-15
OHIO SETILEN II.n

The people of Ohio have done well thcir part
to shape the history of the next twenty years.
Tha nks to God, who hath again given the vic
tory to Justice and light. Thanes to the true
men of Ohio, who have not forgotten the sacred
graves on their soil, or the cause for
which many heroes. fiom the martyrcd
President to the private soldiers who died OF
wounds in war, willingly gave their lives.
Thanks TO the men OF other States VINO nave
met the forces of Democracy, concentrated ON
this It's oh sen battlefield, and have helped, III
the argument before The people. 10 win Che
glorious triumph which the Nation now halls
with joy.
A beaten Democrat, after pcrpetrating all
the frauds he can, and missing the state,
Prison by hairs breadth, or not at all, always
cries fraudn We can leave these reople TO
their customary quadrennial lamcntaiion. The
Democrats had deliberately chosen 10 stake all
in n tremendous struggle in Ohio. When
Maine had voted they said "That is nothing
wait till you hear from Ohio" Constantly they
claimed that the vote of Ghio would "put an
end TO Blaine" and for weeks they have
been boasting and chuckling that they
chad stolen march on the Republicans aud
had got Ohio sure" The dupes who read The
Times and The Ercning Post, and were 30 fool
ish rs to believe them. have been betting on
these assertions. Mr. Blaine beard the chnl-
lenge, and promptly accepted II. 10 the
people of that State he said, 1t
rests with YOU; Ohio settles it."
II must be admitted that The Democrats had no
better chance In nny other Northern state.
For In ohio they had already robbed the
pcople. They chose that State for the
s,ruppie because outrageous frauds In the
election Of 1883 had given them the
state Government there, me Mayors and
the police of The great cities, aud the local gov
ctnnpnls IN n,ost or The mnoi cities ani the
counties. With this control ol the ballet
hetes and RETURNS they had a terrible advah-
,aan ~ tho power ~ siihd out maioiiea Ia
spiIe 1T adverse votes, 10 hupposc That They
were there deriaHleh, with all the machinery
Ia their hands, Ia ahsmd enough 10 hliah Tho
ereduiiy even of tInslInl reader oi ihe
T;mes They cheated all they could, as che re-
turns show, and might have cheated enough to
succeed but for the United States authority in
terposed to prevent the fraudulent choice OF
members of Congress. Yet, thus restrained,
their frauds would have been dangerous had
not the uprising of the people been irresistible.
They calculated to overcome 1900 majority
the Ioyal voters sent down from honest pre-
clncts an avalanche of Republican majorltics,
under which the frauds in the dark corner of
the State were buried.
The victory is largely due to the great popu-
larty and the splendid personal leadership of
MIR. Blaine and General Logan. Had these two
powerful champions not taken the field in per-
son, had they not gone straight to the people
with clear and cogent statements of Republi-
can principles and aims. there might have been
enough indifference to render the result doubt
full Mr.. Blame especially, received with well
come never given to any other man In the
country has shown that for once the candidate
is stronger than the parry. Ills personal
strength was not diminished, but increased, by
the ISLANDERS with whicn his foes have worn out
public patience and Disguised sensible men.
Too late they learn that blackguardisn and def
amatiOn do not pay; that the Nations sense OF
Justice puts an impenetrable shield before valued
public servants who are wrongly accused and
that thls is not the lanl for a,,issns OF char
acter Let the 20 back to Elropcau hOmes,
which the prefer, AMI 6ll there, If they can,
citizens WHO can be led by SANDERS to work
against tDcir own ihteics''' ii0'o '"oio aIo '"o
many schools, and TOO many newspapers that
are read because they do not lie
Democrats will now say that Cleveland has
beaten them, and is too heavy a load To carry.
But they have not yet felt the full force OF pub
lie sentiment against him. In ONO many
thousands voted the Democratic tate ticket
who have openly declared that, though doing
50, they DO nOt mean to vote for the
wbitewasbed SAINT and sham reformer