Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-05
New Hampshire Politics.

Boston, Sept. between the cut
cropping of strong independent SEN
timent and a very decided prohibition
movement, the republicans. see the
necessity of unusually active exer-
tions this fall to keep the state in line.
This state has been kept republican
only by systematic bribery by the
purchase of votes for money. So ter
rible has this evil become that the re-
ligious denominations have taken
hold of the matter in their confer
ences. The last democratic conven-
ton in that state, also, passed resolu-
tions, of which the following is one ::
1--WE charge the republican party with
inaugurating and steadily practicing whole
sale bribery at elections for twenty
years, until our elections have become a
bidder; they have practiced bribery and intimi-
dation of voters until New Hampshire politics
are a stencil in the nostrils of the whole country;
they have used the arm of corporate power in
terrifying and controlling the votes of their EN-
ployes TO an extent equal TO the ku kiuX among
voters of the south, until the working men of these
corporations know that they must vote the re
publican ticket or be discharged.
The state temperance session also
expressed its adherence Of this system
of campaigning practced by republl-
cans in the following resolution
THAT the lavish and corrupt use of money in
procuring the nomination and election OF civil
officers is an alarming and growing evil; is a re-
proach to the state. turning our politics into
CHI cked to tsaoyrmne popular elections and
overwhelm republican government.
In the Legislature of 1882 Gen.
Martin, democrat, tried to secure
tie passage of an bribery bill, /,
which was aimed at the evil, but the
bill was defeated by the republicans.
How the Republicans Feel in Ohio.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA gentle
man of clear insight, who has made
extensive tour through Odlo, sums
up the situation thus:
Those members of the republican
party who hela federal and state
offices, or are otherwise actively en-
gagged in politics, are almost to man
faithful to the party nominations, al
though a surprising number OF them
admit that sturdy Arthur was their
first choice.
Those republicans whose livelihood
is obtained from private occupations
and whose political activity goes no
further than voting at general cleo
tions are almost to a man aYerse to
Blaine. Some will vote for him in the
end, out of regard for supposed consis-
tency. Others will abstain from vot-
ing, and a plurality will vote for
Cleveland. They would all have voted
for Arthur, and the most of them
would, in addition, have taken some
active interest in his canvass.
GERMANS AGAINST BLAINE.
The German republicans are almost
solldly against Blaine, and this is
such an alarming feature that very
active but strictly quiet crusade in his
behalf is being carried on through a
host of small Germa. politicians who
tell their dupes that Carl SchurL has
been bought for great price in cash
to sell the German vote of the west to
the democratic party.
Sc far the tariff is cutting no figure
in Ohio. Manufacturing industries
are greatly depressed. Such business
as is moving is done without profits
worth speaking about, and there is a
sort of latent feeling that the tariff. as
a means of fostering industries, has
been grossly exaggerated after all. l,
is only the great and, in some sense,
the monopolistic establishments that
have direct interest in the tariff.