Arizona silver belt., 1884-10-04

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Is Ono. which holds its state elee-
sion October 18th, IS claimed rs tho
Republicans as one q the pivotal
states, a few facts IN regard To the rel
olive strength Of the parties there in
1850. and since, viii not prove unin-
tsrestiug. The vote for Garfield in
1850 was 8750iS. and for Hancock
sf0s2l. thus showing a majority OF
3ag27 for the former. IN 1888 the
vote for state officers. from local
causes, which still exist. was 50
changed as to give Democratic ma
iority Of 1923. or a detection in the
Republican vote of 1886 ana a cor
responding increase IN the Democratic
vote. Garfield was a buckeye, and his
election appealed directly TO state
pride. Blaine, having no personal
Identification with the state, win not
be benefited IN that respect
This revolution in political senti-
ment was caused by unwise prehibi-
tory legislation by The Republicans.
The Foster high license tax. intended
II abolish the traffic in alcoholic and
fermented liquors. has proved a mill
stone round the neck Of the party that
iathered it. 1t rides 1t as the old man
of the mountain did sinbad. The Oc-
tober election viii probably reveal the
effect in the iaded appearance Of the
party which arrayed itself. in that
state, against brewers, masters, dis
tillers. saloon keepers, bar tenders.
beer and liquor dealers generally. and
those who take an occasional nip for
toe stomaeh's sake. In the four lar
gest cities Of Ohio, Cincinnati. Colum-
bus. Dayton and Cleveland. are up
wards Of 1900 saloon keepers and bar
tenders who are II the light They
stand as a unit and make common
cause against The Republicans. OF
this number Cincinnati alone counts
24oSL Of whom ], 200 are Germans, $50
are Irish, Csc americans, and the res
ldae are Italians. swedes and Norwe-
gians. All those. IN Hamilton county,
have refused to pay their license, con
ssquently coercive measures were in
stitute5 against them. The question
VIII be stubbornly fought in the
courts.
0hio's German population. born IN
the German Empire, IN 1880. as shown
by the census report was SIS. 469 al
most all Of whom and their progeny
viii, as stated By Carl Sehuz and
Franz Sigel. vote the Democratic tick
ct. chiefly for tgro reasons. The first
Of these Is "a desire for a change in
political control They regard the
Republican party. IN view Of It's long
tenure q Pozer. as . sort Of govern
ment monopoly. which should be ter
minated for The coed Of the country.
They believe a quarter Of a century to
BE long enough for any party to be III
power They fear monarchal ienden-
cies from prolonged and oYergrown
party power This belief IN the ne
cessitg for change, which IS as logical
as II IS practical. Of itself sufices 10
influence the German sentiment oftLe
country.
The second reason. says sigel, is
to be found in the inherent opposition
Of Germans to unnecessary restric-
tons upon social customs, which IS
developed IN the fear Of prohibition
laws. In the wine-growing districts
Of the State the German bolt from Re
pubIicanism IS without a parallel IN
political history. In the counties Of
Erie and Ottawa an anomalous condi-
lion Of Affairs Is presented. While the
Germans are q unit against Blaine
and Logan. they are equally firm
against the Democratic nominee for
Congress because Of his aYowai of free
trade principles but IN all other con-
gressional districts they support the
Democratic candidates Our latest
news from Cincinnati IS to the effect
That sehurz was there by request Of
leading Germans Of the State. The
letter Of invitation was signed by rep
resentatives Of every leading industry
with which the Germans are identi-
fed. til very evident chat ia the
ccming election, as in that Of 1883, the
Republican party VIII suffer defeat.
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