Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-16
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Ii il tnanisss& chat ~ Rspublican
majority In Ohio, whsn summed up.
win exssed ~ several Thousand sotss
the claims ana estimates Of tbs parry
made upon ~ 80 Of eisctton- a
change Of from = 100 70 5000 vosss 10
one year, In State evsn % iAsRs -
Ohio, can bat strike the reader - -
markabIe. Ono year aRo Hoadly. the
present Democrats Governor, vas sissf-
Cd By ! majority Of between 1900 sad
18Jo0O. The eject Of this temporary
Democratic supremacy certainly gives
no encouragement to ths supporters Of
Cleveland ana Hendricks. n the Dsm-
crats, after having for . year hsid 81
prsmaoy In OHIO, have been = the firss
opportunity dsfsassd, and thsir admin
istratien Of affairs thsrsby sondsmnsd,
how can Il - sxpsctsd that CIsvsIand
win BE- mors fcrtunsss IN New York?
His majority rs. property considered,
but very Iiltls larger than that Of Gov
ernor Hoadly. Il reached its euormou<
proportions mainly through TIE refusal
Of Rspubliosns 10 sose for their party
nominee. Between 10000 and 10000
Republicans in New York in 1s6z chose
disfran shisomsnt, % far ~ the head Of
the ticket was concerned, rather than
vote for nominee chosen. - they dc
olared xnd believed, By fraudulent neth-
DDS and The power Of federal patronage.
This was The causs Of Cleysland's alb
normal msjority. u was in no wise due
70 his personal strength or popularity.
What little Of both be once had has
been grss4Iy diminishsd By his two
ysars' administration a. Governor. The
factitions prestige attaching 10 his re-
markable victory over the late Judge
and OK Secretary Folger has almost en-
tirsiy disappeared. IL h ezessdinely
doubtful II be could, even with the I'm
creased number OF voters gained In New
York sinoe 1882. get 20 large vote - be
did two years ago we're be aRain can
didats for Governor.
The effect Of the Republican victory
In Ohio can safely be predicted. In the
first place, 10 secures that State BY q
largely increased majority for Blaine in
November. Its effect upon the adjoin
ing State Of Indiana viii be potent In
favor OF Republican success, removing
that State from the possibility Of being
classsd a. doubtful. West Virginia will
also feel the iniiuencss Of the Republi-
can breezss that biov soross the Ohio
river, and although the probabilities
may yet remain with the Democrats, II
is now debatabls prooud, with strong
IL hopeful outlook for Republican sue
osss next month. Tho expected Demo
cratic majority has been greatly TO
duoed, and Ii 90 small A. 10 give just
ground for hope that Q current has sci
in that will wheel that State again into
She Republican column. In the great
State Of New York, regarded by both
parties a. pivotal, claimed by both Re
publicans and Democrats by maiorities
ranging from 20.oOo TO 5000, the effect
Of the Republican victory In Ohio last
Tuesday will be powerful. aud We think
decisive. There 10 In every election a
large element of the voting population
which 10 swayed by excitement and en-
thusiasm. With such, arguments are Of
little avail. They veer from one side "a
the other 80 political breezes blow. and
are ever ready and waiting 20 set theil
sails before gale that In their judg'
ment blows toward victory. New Yorl
has more than her share Of this class Of
voters. They are sometimes classed a,
independents, because with them party
ties have little strength. They are nsu
trails at the beginning Of every cam
paign. but at the end rush to the poll,
with zeal and unanimity for the candi
date whom they deem most likely 10 be
successful.
II IL this floating vote that the Sep
tembsr election In Maine and the recent
one In Ohio will sway 10 the supper,
Of the Republican nominees. They vii
seme OF the fence In drovss. and wedes
themselves into the Republican ranks
such has been the sifsct heretofore, anc
suca will be the result this year. II ID
freely conceded by intelligent Denocrat,
that preceding elections in Ohis and
Indiana in Presidential years have al
ways largely affected tbs subsequent
vote for Presidents; that The fact that In
the October elections the Republican,
have been successful, has been veal
point In the Democratic line Of battle
q stumbling block n the way of sacosss
thereafter. IL has been claimed thai
but for the effect Of tina Ohio election
upon the vote in November In the Las
two Presidential campaigns. Democratic
successes would have been achieved
Conceding these facts and claim Oh,
conclusion 10 almost Irresistible thai Oh,
result Of the vote in Ohio last Tuesda,
practically settles and clearly forssell
the outcome Of the present Presidential
campaign in favor OF The Republican
nominees. In our judgment u 10 nov
extremely improbable that Clsvslan.
and Hendricks viii reccivs . solitas,
electoral vote from Northern State
with the possible exception Of New
Jersey. Blaine and Logan will, We be
iieve, get the electoral vote of ever,
State carried by Garfield Ia 1850, an.
also those Of California, Nevada, Nsv
Jersey. not improbahly West Virginia
and possibly others Of shs .Soli.
South" sal
why REsrnaCr rnE sErrlgR exIY'
Good government land IL gettinl
scarce. by the end of this decade
will be hard 10 find q qaarter section
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