Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-08-21
OHIO IN oorosEs.
Circular Issued by the Democratic
State Executive Committee.
ONO STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
HEADQUARTERS PARK HOTEL,

StdtG EN0O4tiN0 SO0lfVtkI00s
ONO STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
HEADQUARTERS PARK HOTEL, 'i}
.ftr sssr4lfs COLUMBUS, OHIO. }
The Republicans, with an assurance
by facts or any good rea-
sons, are claiming that Ohio will give a
majority for their ticket at the October
and that Blaine and Logan
will secure the Electoral vote of the
State in November.
These are based on these grounds:
/. In order to elect President, they
must carry Ohio in October for if the
Democrats carry the State at the Octo-
ber election, the Presidential contest
will be settled beyond peradventure.
2. The Republicans claim Ohio be-
cause the State has not given any but q
Republican majority in Presidential
year since 1856.
Upon these slender threads do the dis
tressed and desperate opposition hang
all their hopes! The first claim dispo-
ses of itself; all concede that The Repub-
licans must carry Ohio in October, or
all is lost. The second claim is not well
founded! Because Ohio, for six consecu-
tive Presidential elections has cast her
Electoral vote for the Republican can
didates, it does not necessarily follow
that will do so in 1884.
A study of the facts and figures,
as presented by past elections, pre-
sents an encouraging aspect to the
true and tried Democracy of Ohio, and
tells them that if they but do their duty
this year, as they did last year and in
years past, Ohio will certainly give a
Democratic majority in October, and
will head the Democratic column and
give her Electoral vote to Cleveland and
Hendricks in November. The election
statistics as we'll as the census returns
of the several counties in the State
show a steadyand uniform increase in
the wealth and population and growth
of Democratic strength; not only in
counties giving Republican maiorities,
but more especially in counties giving
Democratic majorities. Counties that
a few years ago, like Erie, Lucas and
Montgomery, gave large Republican
majorities, have swung into the Demo-
cratic column andnow give large Demo
cratic majorities, while in no single in
stance has county that in twenty
years has given a reliable Democratic
majority been transposed to the Repub-
| lican column. ~.
The counties, such as those on the
Western Reserve, which have given the
Republicans their reliable majorities,
are among the oldest and most thickly
settled, and in the past ten years have
only made nominal increase in popu-
lation; while the counties of the North.
west, which, with scarce an exception
lgive large and reliable Democratic ma.
ljorities, being composed of new terrific.
Try, have doubled in population and
wealth in few years, and the growth
of Democracy has naturally kept pace
with the material development and
prosperity of these codnties until they
give 1000 Democratic majority, where
they only gave half as much ten years
ago.
An examination of election statistics
for twenty years shows the Republican
party has not kept pace with The
growth and development of the State
and the increase of population; While
the Democratic party has been pro-
crossing and has steadily grown il
numbers.
In 1856, in total vote of 1856, ,497, Johr
G. Fremont had plurality over Bu
chanan of 1898.
In 1850, in total vote of 432, 1862, Lin
coin received 22l 800 and Douglas re-
ceived 1877 ,421.
In 1854, in a total vote of471 ,253, Lin
coin beat Mcclellan 60,O55 votes.
In 1868, in total vote of 51S, ,78S
Grant received Al ,656 votes more thar