Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-16
THE NORTHERN PRESS.
COMMENT oxrCxsDArssEsULE

COMMENT ON TUESDhY 'SBESCLT
THE Oeseber Drawn Batiie-Cieveiand In
the lead.
tPhiisdciphis Timsal
The October elections present ialrly
! drawn battle In results. with toe prestige
Of the greater victory with the least EFFORT
on the side Of the Democrats.
After the most desperate and exhaustive
| efforts ever made by any party IN any State;
with Blaine leading the battle In personfor
| fortnight; with Federal officials swarm
| ing In every county and important centre
OF the State; with hundreds OF thousands
a. dollars lavished TO BRIDE the Fena,'
quicken the slug gish. aud debauch the bal
| lot. with the largest vote ever east ia the
State Of any election. Ohio has been saved
! 70 Blaine. This is q Republican victory
that strongly Ioreshadows Republican de-
| feat in November.
| On the o,htr hand. West Virginia Is re-
portcd as Democratic by majority largely
/ in excess az any majority ever cast against
! tbe combined Republicrn-GreeDback vote.
and that result has been achieved without
czbausting the resources OF the party
throughout the nation. Indeed, IL was ac-
| compls she'd not only without lavish ex-
penditure, bu' In the face OF one wing % !
The Blaine debauchery that covered OHIO. |
West Virginia was the pickle. line OF the |
southern electoral vote, Us Ohio was the |
prcket line OF the Republican Yves, and |
! Northwest. and West Virginia has in |
| increased her Democratic majority with |
| moderate effort, while Ohio has reduced |
| her Republican majority after the most ex-
! ha,Istive and costly contest OF our political |
| history.
! The presidential battle is now reminded !
hack 10 New York. and Cleveland starts on |
| the home-s,rctch vastly in the lead aud with |
odds largely In his favor. With Ohio saved 1
by only the most violent party efforts. In
diana Is not doubtful State. Her vote |
VIII be gwen 10 Cleveland; aud Illinois.
Michigan, and Wisconsin will tremblc in |
the balance. New Jersey may be counted |
as safe for Cleveland; New York and Con-
nee. lieut. will be desperately disputed, with |
Blaine on the outside track, and New |
Hampshire and even Massachusetts, will
demand desperate Republican effort TO hold |
them 10 Blame.
The vote OF New York win now decide
the great presidential battle Of 1884, as il |
settled the desperate struggle Of 1880; ana
it l. evident that the present current Of
sentiment in that State must he materially |
changed TO give Blame a reasonable hope
OF defeating Cleveland. II is possible that
local complications may give New York 10
Blaine, rs il was possible for like compica-
tions to give Ohio 10 the Democrats and |
West Virginia 10 the Republicans: but the
October States prove that national issues
are paramount TO local complications, and
New York is not likely to be an exception.
The present outlook promises a majority
Of from 10000 TO 10000 for Cleveland IN
New York, and the aspect Of the contest
must be essentially changed II Grover
Cleveland shall not be elected President in
November.
The Democratic Victory.
New York Wohdl
The victory OF the Democracy in West
VII ginla yesterday Is the groundwork OF
victory in the nation next month. II proves
that all the power OF the Republican and
Butler parties combined is insufficient t.
break the solidity OF Democratic States. 1t
insures Grover Cleveland's election by the
aid OF New York and Indiana alone.
The great hope Of the Blame party has
been 10 break the strength OF the DemOc-
racv's 1853 electoral votes in the certain
Democratic States. 10 this end the Repub-
Leans combined with the Greenbackers OF
West Virginia, and drew into ther.Ianks
all the iag-tag and bObtail OF political sore
headsm. They poured money into the
State through the hands OF experienced
star-route manlpulltors who knew how to
naee it where il would do the most good.
Blaine tr:mped through the State 10 eXer-
else his magnetism on the people and beg
for viDdication.
Money and magnetism failed alike.
The Democrats came down from the
mountains and up from the valleys in their
strength and defeated the combined forces
Of the enemy bv majority more than
double that OF 1852.
The result shows that the Democratic
column remains unbroken, and that the
Democracy need have no fear OF losing a
single southern electoral vote, while the
Republicans are exbsusting themselves 10
retain feeble hold on States which have
given them towering majOrltIes for more
than quarter Of a century.
Until yesterday the Republicans conf
IDENTIFY claimed West Virginia. on their
faith in carrying that State they Dragged OF
their ability to win other States from the
Democratic column in November. They
are disappointed in the result. as thew are
disappointed IN TIER expectations OF an
old-tlme, sweeping victory IN Ohio. Their
boastlngs are baseless and Impudent. The
result will prove that they are as mistaken
in their talk about Republican New York
as they were IN their premature claim OF
Republican West Virginia.
And sow for New York.
New York Wordl
The result Of the election in Ohio ycster-
DAY is a drawn battle, with n slight adyan-
tage TO the Democracy. The Republicans,
although cautious in their estimates during
the last few days. ielt confident OF major
Ity far exceeding the October majority OF
1900 in 1880.
They had some ground for their conf
dcnce. They used more than Sl,000.0O0
illigitimately in the State. Bane's "mag-
nttism' was believed to be good for 20. 200
votes.
They repeat their victory OF twenty
eight years in the State, but their majority ,,
is reduced, and they have the disturbing
element Of st. Johns spirited canvass
them next month.
Blaine is shown not to be the true heir
Of Garfield. Despite the money Of Jay
Gould, Huntington. Morton. Field, Sage.
and the star-rcute eXpectants, he has prob =,
ably only about half the majority OF the [,
Garfield year. ;;
The result is what the " ord expected
and predicted.
IL changes the battle. ground from Re-
publican stronghold. which has stood I'M
hsken in presidential years for twenty :
eight consecutive years. with a reliable [
average Republican majority OF 26,OOO, (
to Democratic State with glorious re. |
cord.
New York again becomes the battle
ground for the presidency-New York,
with its glorious list OF Democratic victO-
ries for such leaders as jefferson, Madison.
Monroe, jackson; for Daniel ID. TOmp-
kins, De Witt Clinton, Martin Van Buren,.
William l.. Marcy. Silas Wright. Horatio
Seymour, John L. Hoffman. Samuel j. Til 4
den, Lucius Robinson, and Lastly Grover
Cleveland, with his splendid majority OF
1872, 000l
The Empire State will prove to it. re- y
cord. II has tried Grover Cleveland and d
found him faithful to his trust II will give :
him its electoral vote a. 1t gave it to Horitio i
Seymour and Samuel j. Tilden. and a. IL
would have given il 10 Hancoc6 but for ad.
mitted corruptions. y
New York is sure for Cleveland, and New i,
York means victory. L
The Ohio Lesson. L
New York WOrld.l