The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-24
Blaine is Beaten !

We believe that Blaine is beaten.
The popular tide as developed by the
important October elections, is an un.
erring index of an adverse current
against Blaine, and an adverse Blaine
tide in the middle of October, means a
Blaine Waterloo in November.
The Ohio Blaine victory is the vic
tory of death. 1t makes plain the
truth that on the largest vote ever poll
ed with the most lavish expenditure
ever known in any State with FEEDER
al officials called from their public du-
ties to work for the party in nearly ev-
cry precinct with Blaine leading the
battle in exhaustive personal effort for
fortnight, and with the Prohibition
vote going nearly solid for the Blaine
ticket, the thoroughly Republican
State of Ohio fall fully one half below
the voluntary majority of October,
1880, and two thirds below the Gar
field majority.
1t is an unerring index that Ohio,
with her overwhelming Republican
majority for an acceptable Presidential
candidate, must be fought over again
in November to assure her electoral
vote for Blaine. 1t assures Indiana to
Cleveland without desperate strug-
gle, and it is notice that Illinois, Mich
igan and Wisconsin must be contested
as at least remotely doubtful States. 1t
is notice to the leaders of the Plumed
Knight that his battle henceforth is
against fearful gale and tide +; that just
when he and his resources are exhaust
ed, the Cleveland leaders take the field
with fresh resources and growing pop
ular sentiment in their favor We be-
lieve, therefore, that Blaine is beaten.
West Virginia was regarded by
Blaine as hopeful State when he en-
tered upon his campaign of despera-
ton in Ohio. The Republican Green,
back fusion has been perfected there
under the immediate inspiration OF
Blaine and the immediate lead of Ell
kins. The battle was opened with the
regular Blaine flourish of trumpets and
the regulation extravagant claims oi
organs. The narrow Democratic mar.
gin of from 1000 to 5000 against the
combined Republican Geeenback vote
was regarded as within the reach o.
lavish expenditure and hummine
campaign. Blaine opened the canvas,
in person for several days, and nothing
was left undone or unpromised or un
claimed, to break the picket State o
the South. But West Virginia ha
largely increased her Democratic vote
largely increased her Democratic ma
jority swept every Congressional dis
} trict from the Blaine coalition and al
most rivals Ohio's reduced Republical
, majority with her increased Democrat
ic majority. A solid South and bro
ken North now confront the Republ
cans, and we believe that Blaine
, beaten.
We believe that Blaine is beaten fo
one reason, and for that reason he jus,
ly deserves to be beaten. He has bee
heard in Maine, in New York, in Penn
, sylvania, in nearly every chief centr
, of Ohio, in West Virginia and i
, Michigan, and he has yet to utter tn
first word in favor of honest govern
ment, of reduced taxation, of repealin
,, the hundred millions of surplus and {
restoring the national authority to pul
lie integrity and economy. He hs
not uttered one word that could often
the jobbers of the land not one wor
10 chill the hopes OF banded plunderer
not one word TO give assurance thi
Star Route thieves shall cease to moe
justice under the shadow of the Cap
tol not one word to recall the natio
TO an honest ballot and to honest az
, ministration. Ohio totters under ii
hunger for such nourishment from II
] Republican candidate West Virgins
= with her frugal sons of the mines, tt
, field and the forest, demands reduce
= taxes and frugal government, an
: North and South promise to NAL
common cause TO restore the nations
: authority to the integrity of Abraha
? Lincoln. We believe that Blaine
beaten.--I2nses