Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-21
THE OHIO

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tainable, at this time, in regard to the
election that is to take place in Ohio on
the l4th of October, no one can fairly
estimate the result. 1t is set down by
the politicians generally as doubtful.
Questions that enter into the contest
make this necessarily SO. These ques-
tions are of both a national and a local
character.
Chief among the first sort is the con-
sideration Of the tariff. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Hoadley was elected
Governor two years ago on a tolerably
strong protection plank. The declara-
ton of the Democratic party in regard
to the tariff, though fair and liberal and
not really ~antagonistic to the best gen.
eral interests of Ohio, and though, in
fact, the true, wholesome policy for that
State, as well as for all others, does not
commend itself to the 0hioans so fully
as the stringent tariff plank Of the Re-
publicans. There is a wide difference,
however, between free trade absolute
and the declared policy of the Democ-
racy, hence the ~antagonism Of the par
ties on this score is greatly less than it
would have been had the Democratic
National Convention adopted the ultra
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The Democrats must, nevertheless, ex-
pect to lose somewhat on the issue; how
much cannot be definitely estimated.
This difference between the parties will,
most probably, extend into the election
in November.
1t is, also, a fact needless to be dis
guised that the local Democratic party
of Ohio is not entirely united. The
Payne and Pendleton factions have but
slight affection for each other, and in
any contest in which chiefly their inter
est or their pride is much involved, it is
not to be expected that they will make
any great concession for harmony and
union. We say this, preferring, if we
err, to err on the safe side; though it is
claimed that the Democracy Of Ohio
have, to a great extent, sunk their per-
sonal and local antagonisms for the sake
of the common cause. The worst that
can be said, however, as to this division
Of the Ohio Democrats on local issues, is
that the harm resulting from it will be
but temorary and will have but the
slightest possible effect in the Presiden-
tial contest, in which the party will be
thoroughly united and harmonious.
These are the two chief, and the only
significant, obstacles to the polling of a
full Democratic vote in Ohio in October.
On the other hand, the Democrats ex-
pect a large accession to their ranks Of
new voters and of Republicans who re-
nounce the Republican nominee. Though
the tidal wav which is sweeping over
the Northwest, bringing crowds of Re-
publicans to the standard of Cleve-
land and Hendricks, has not struck
Ohio with full force yet, still large cal
culation is made on the detection of the
Germans who have hitherto been the
most reliable and staunchest element of
the Ohio Republican party. They are
opposed to Mr.. Blaine on account of his
notorious hostility to beer. Their aver
sion to sumpturay laws is uncopquerable,
and this impulse, added to the splendid
and invulnerable character of Cleveland
and Hendricks and the wholesomeness of
Democratic policy, seems likely to make
them Democrats almost to a man. Carl
Schurz, the magnificent logician, orator
and pureminded statesman, will soon be
among his countrymen in Ohio, address
ing them in their native tongue. If his
speeches have the same effect among
them that they have had among the
Germans elsewhere, the result will prob
ably be an offset to the loss that the
Democrats will sustain in other quarters.
Taking a view of the whole field, with
the above important conditions in mind.
eschewing the Butler side dish and all
other such trivial considerations that
may count, but that are not likely to
play any significant part in the fight,
the result of the contest in Ohio in
October must, to say the least, appear
uncertain.
The present status of affairs in Ohio
may, nevertheless, be entirely changed
by one contingency, which is this, that