The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-28
BLAINE Is BEATEN.
The Ohio and West Virginia Vic
tories Mean blaine Waterloo in
NOvau,ltar r. >,

The ONO ana west virginia VIC
tories Mean q Blaine Waterloo In
November. eA a n ~
Editor Mcclure in PhiIadelphia Times, Ind
We believe that B aine is beaten. The
popular tide developed by the impor.
tant October elections, is an tinerring
index OF an adverse current against
Blaine, and an adverse Blaine tide in
the middle OF October, means B,aint
Waterioo 10 November
The Ohio Blaine victory is the victo.
ry OF death. 1t makes plain the truth
that on the largest vote ever polled witt
the most lavish expenditure eve
known in any STATE; with Federal ON
cials called from their public duties Il
work for the party in nearly ever
precinct; With Blaine leading the battle il
exhaustive person aleffDrt for fortnight
and with the Prihihition vote going near
ly solid for the Blaine ticket, the thor
oughly Republican State OF Ohio fall
fully oue-half below the voluntary ma
jority OF October. 1880, and tao third
below the Garfield majority. q
It is an unerring index that Ohio. will
her overwhelming majority for an &C
ceptable Presidential candidate, must b
fought over again 10 November, to as
sure her electoral vote for Blaine. /
assures Indians to Cleveland with des
perate struggle, and it ,is noticed tha
Illinois, Michigan aud Wisconsin mus
he contested as at least remotely doubt
full states. II is notice to the leaders o
the Plumed Knight that his battle hence
forth is against fearful gale and tide
aud just when he and bis resources ar
exhausted, the Cleveland leaders take tn
field with fresh resources and GROWN,
popular sentiment in their favor. W,
believe. therefore. that Blaine is beaten
West Virginia was regarded by Blain'
hopeful State when he entered upor
his campaign of desperation in Ohio. =
The Republican Greenback fusion had
been perfected there under the immediat,
lead of Elkins. The battle was opened
with the regular Blaine foarish Of trum.
pets and the regulation extravagan'
claims Of organs The narrow, Demo
cratic margin, Of from 1000 to 5000
against the combined Republican Green
back vote, was regarded as within the
reach of lavish expenditure and hum.
ming campaign. Blaine opened the can
vass In person for several days, and
nothing was left undone or unpromised
or unclaimed, to break the picket State
of the South. Bnt West Virginia ha:
largely increased her Democratic vote
largely Increased her Democratic ma.
jority swept every Congressional.'districl
from the Blaine coalition and almost ri
val's Ohio's reduced Republican major.
ity with her increased Democratic ma.
j,rity. A solid South and and broken
N nth now confront the Republicans
and we believe that Blain is beaten.
We believe that Blaine is beaten fol
one reason, and for that reason he just
ly deserves to be beaten. He had beer
heard in Maine, in New York, in Penn
svlvsnia, in nearly every chief centre oI
Ohio, in West Virginia and in Michigan
and he has yet to utter the fret word in
favor of honest government, Of reduc
ed taxation, Of repeating the hundred
millions of surplus and of restoring the
naitonsl authoritv to public integrity
and economy. He has not uttered one
word that could offend the jobbers OF
the land; not one word to chill the
hopes OF banded plunderers; not one
word to give assurance that Star Route
thieves shall cease to mock justice under
the shadows of the Capitol; no,
one to recall the nation to an honest bal
lot and TO honest ADMINISTRATION. Ohio
totters under the hunger for such nour.
isbment from the Republican candidate; !;
West Virginia with her frugal sons
of the mines. the field and The forest
reduced taxes and frugal gov.
ernment, and n rth and South pro MIS-
es to make comm IN cause To- restore the
national authority TO the integrity o'
Araham Lincoln. We believe. tha,
Blaine is beaten.