Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-09-25
THE OUTLOOK IN OHIO.


ing to the shreWdest observers in both par
ties, and the uncertainty as to the result of
the October election is shared alike by the
political managers, the people and the news
papers of the State. The interest of the
Republicans has, however, been considera-
bly, stimulated, and their prospects cores
pondingly improved within the past fort
night by the announcement that there will
be no lack of the "soap" so essential to the
process of making the mass Of that party
presentable at the polls, and the supply of
which has recently been regarded as doubt
full, in consequence of the failure of Blaine's
lieutenant, Jones, to obtain contributions
from Wall street. For long time eX-Gov-
ernor Foster has been sulking and holding
aloof from the Republican headquarters ;
but he has been conciliated, in some way,
and now agrees to give to the Blaine cause
all the time and money he can afford. The
Pennsylvania tariff monopolists have also
promised to contribute of the profits which
the grand old party has so literally allow
ed them to fitch from the pockets Of the
people, and the Pacific railroads are expect
ed to stand and deliver at the peril of the
election of Democratic President, and the
consequent overhauling of accounts which
they would naturally prefer to keep for the
exclusive inspection OF themselves and their
Republican accomplices. AS the hard times
have thrown many thousands of working
men out of employment the purchasable
vote of the State will be very large, even
larger than in Indiana in 1880, and the Re-
publicans will spare no expense to obtain
recruits in this way.
Both sides are counting on the results OF
the present depressed condition of the manu-
featuring industries to influence the discOn-
tented and discharged laborers in their
favor, and the Tariff issue is naturally at
tracting great attention. 1t will probably
help the Democrats most, as the idle work.
ing men say openly that they do not see
what the Tariff has done for them, except
to keep up high prices on the necessaries of
life. The votes of the discontented en-
ployees, however, will be counterbalanced
by the money of their rich employers,
which will probably buy more than enough
votes outside of their pay-rolls to offset those
of the starving workingmen.
Foraker was beaten last year for lodging
the vote on the question Of Prohibition, and
the feeling against him is now extended to
Blaine since his Augusta speech. While
there is much rejoicing over the result in
Maine, the Republican managers feel more
alarm than they did before the victory, lest
it cost them the Prohibition vote. The
Germans as a rule have voted with the
Democrats since the submission of a prohib-
itory amendment by Republican Legisla-
ture and upon the extent of their detection
depends the fate of the State in October. The
brewers are working for the Democrats, and
Carl Schurz and all the leading German
speakers in the country are stumping the
State against Blaine. The wool-groWers,
who supported the Democrats last year, are
said to be dissatisfied with the failure of the
Converse Hand have generally gone back to
the Republicans. The Butler vote will have
little effect on either party, and will be
neutralized by that for st. John.
The contest is very bitter. All factions, in
both parties, have buried their differences
for the present, and the resources Of each
party will be strained to secure victory in
October for the sake of its effect on the gen
eral resultin November. Ex-Governor Fos-
ter admits that the Republicans are scared,
but claims that their alarm will prove
an element of success by stirring them up
to great eXertions, as when Maine went
Democratic in 1880. Governor Hoadly, on
the other hand, regards the situation as very
hopeful for the Democrats, but does not
think the election in Ohio Of near so much
consequence to the Democrats as to the Re-
publicans. The former can get along with
out that State the latter must carry it, else
they lose the day. Were the election held
tomorrow, it is believed the Democrats
would carry the State by 1000 or 5000 ma
jority. Neither side expects to carry it by
over 10000, and all unite in saying that the
vote will be close. 1t is significant Of DEM
ocratic prospects elsewhere that Ohio should
be regarded, in the Presidential year, as a
doubtful State.-Necs and Courier.