The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-16
The Figures.

success against 1t IN any 0JaUe west OF
Pennsylvania. The feeling in its favor
at the West is marvellously strong.
Ohio, naturally a Republican State in
Presidential contests, was twisted over
to Democracy in the State election by
promises to the liquor interest and to
the wool-growers. The promises to
both have all been broken. The Scott
law is not to be repealed, but the DEM
ocrats have contrived, by means of the
Supreme Court decision, to take the
only course that could be more unpopu-
lar than either the repeal or the enforce
ment of the law. The party not only
refused to restore the wool-tariff, as it
had promised, but four-fifths of its
members voted for further reduction.
Under almost any circumstances con-
ceiyable those things made Ohio GER
tain for the Republican ticket, but the
nomination of friend of President
Garfield has aroused o feeling which
nothing can resist. The same in
huences and interests prevail to great
extent in Indiana, and the popularity of
General Logan in both States, with
public appreciation of the manly Ameri-
can policy of Mr.. Blaine, seem to have
settled the matter as far as it can be
settled before the votes have been
actually cast and counted. 1t is sig
nificant, too, that no Democrat now
talks of the possibility of securing the
votes of any Pacific States.
Pennsylvania, of course, is beyond
doubt. In New England, the Repub-
lican ticket has shown less strength.
Maine, doubtless, will give heavy ma
jority for it, and no one doubts the re-
suit in New Hampshire, Vermont or
Rhode Island. In estimating the prob
abilities in Massachusetts,, it must be re-
membered that the Republican major
iity for President Garfield was 47,898.
General Butler gained many votes
which no other Democratic candidate
can. As against any other, the major
ity to be overcome is too large to per-
NIT the State to be considered doubt
full The protest of 1000 voters, half
Democratic, does not mean much in a
State where transfer of 10000 votes
would not change the result. Con-
necticut is exceedingly slow to change,
and its majority OF 1900 for Garfield is
really more difficult to overcome than
the majority of AZ, 900 in Massachusetts,.
The States already enumerated cast
203 electoral votes, and would elect
Blaine and Logan if no other State
should be carried. p" '@' .,
But the Republicans have better
chances of success than the Democrats
in New York and New Jersey, on &C.
count of the tariff issue, and because OF
the remarkable strength of Mr.. Blaine's
American policy with the people. Other
reasons will occur to every well-in-
formed reader. 1t may be said with
strict truth that it is more probable that
Mr.. Blaine will carry either of these
States than that he will lose any one Of
those above enumerated as casting 20S
Electoral votes.
In addition, there is West Virginia,
in which the Democratic majority in
1880 was only 2,069 in a total vote Of
!112,713. Within four years great
number Of new mines, furnaces. coke
works and other manufactures have
been opened, which employ laborers
who are directly interested in the pro.
tective policy. The number of work.
men who are thus employed, and were
not four years ago, is more than 1000.
Besides, the development of industries
has given new ideas and aims to thou.
sands of other voters, and particularly
Ito farmers, who find new market fol-
products. The building of railroads,
also, has brought into the State new
men and new Influences. Those who
promised the Electoral votes of West
Virginia to Mr.. Blaine were not care.
less or ignorant.
In Virginia, there has been. similar
change in the elements of the popula-
ton. The majority in 1880 was 12,81C
in total vote of 217,615, and is not toe
large to be overcome. In North Caro-.
lima, too, the majority was only 8,334
in a total of 241, ,20S. With free and
honest vote, there is the best reason to
believe that Mr. Blaine would carry
these States, and the circumstances jus.
itify hope that such vote may be had.
There remain Florida and Louisiana,
where new influences threaten the Dem.
ocrats. New population in Florida
might easily overcome the small major
Iity of 1920 in 1880, and the intense
feeling in Louisiana on the sugar ques-
tion makes the protective policy
strong, and the course of the Demo
cratic party during the last session Pc
tculiarly unpopular.
But Republicans know that it would
not be wise to count upon a single
Southern vote, because there can be no
certainty that the election will be free
or honest, They can carry every North
ern State, and that is enough. They
ought to carry without a doubt, against
any candidate that can be named, 203
electoral votes from the North, be-
sides having the best chance in New
York and New Jersey. Take away the
foreign influence and the possibilities
of fraud within ten miles Of the New
York City Hall, and there would be no
question as to the resultin every North
ern State.---M Z. Tribune. sg
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