The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-17
EFFECT OF THE VICTORY.
The Mistakes of the DemOcracy-Testi timony
to Mr. Blaines Popularity.

The Mistakes of the Testimony
to MIR. Blaines Popularity.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.)
The Democracy of Ohio have been defeated
The fight which closed on Tuesday lacked in
nothing on either side to call out the people.
Both parties had fair notice that on the 14th of
October there would be tremendous encounter
for political supremacy in this State No plati-
tudinal excuse, no appeal for sympathy, no COM
plant against outrageous treatnent-in short,
no ''baby aet"-can soften the situation or pallI
ate the effects of defeat There is no substantial
comfort for anybody in the proposition that one
party had more money than the other had, that
anybody was intimidated, or that either polite
al army was outgeneraled or outnumbered. The
matter for present consideration is the result how
it may have been accomplished.
The effect of the Republican victory in Ohio on
other States will of necessity be considerable.
No sensible Democrat will desire to be
blinded to the true situation. No man, however
ardent in his Democracy, will deny the animat
ing effect on Repu blicans if he subordinates his
desires and his preiudices to his judgment The
Ohio result even if there shall be considerable
reduction of the majority claimed by the Repub-
licans yesterday morning, means that the Demo
Gratis must put forth every effort to save New
York. New Jersey and Indiana to Cleveland and
Hendricks. What they may be able to do in
intelligently they may not be indifferent to the
fact that Blaine and Logan will derive great ben
eft from the Republican success of last Tuesday.
The Republicans triumphant in Maine far be-
yond their greatest hopes; and victorious in
Ohio, with oceans of money in their party
treasury, and further large contributions easy to
obtain, with every campaign appointment and
the working forces under thorough drill and dis
cipline, are decidedly more formidable than they
were forty eight hours ago.
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Gratis TO claim Ohio. This State has uniformly
given Republican maiorities at October elections
in Presidential years, and has with comparative
rarity given Democratic majorities in off years.
Precedents considered together should have gov
erned and not single and exceptional years.
Men easily led by their hopes in politics.
Enthusiasts seize the flag and carry it to the
front only to lay it at the feet of the enemy,
while the more thoughtful and sef-possessed,
though not less loyal to their party and active in
its service, pushed to one side and left in the
back ground Enthusiasm is one of the com
monty necessary antece6ents of success but it
can not be exclusively relied on. What Demo
Gratis did in other years, when the stake was not
the presidency should not have been allowed to
weigh against the tremendous Republican efforts
now.
Whatever may have been the general Dem
ocratic impression two weeks ago, it is
Tuesday was in great degree the
sequence of the presence and magnificent
generalship of both James G. Blaine and John
A. Logan. Mr.. Blame is so much better than
his party that he commands attention where it
does not He has not lost those personal quail
ties which have attracted so many men to him
in the past, and he has unquestionaby strength
ened himself at every point he has visited
General Logan, also, unquestionahly welded a
large influence His presence stimulated memo
ries of the days of '62, '63, ga and 65 among the
men who followed him in battle. The bitter
feelings left by the civil conflict may have
passed away, but soldiers, even in their most