Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-12
ONlO's Output.
The Republicans Drying Aloud II
Their Distress for SOAP


Their Distress for soap"
CLxvELANp, Aug. 81 "A careful and
impartial inspection OF the political out
look in Ohio does not furnish an array
Of facts likely to encourage the Repub-
licHn managers or sustain their boast
that Ohio will give Blaine 10000 major.
ity. The frictions of the campaigns Of
1852 and 1883 shattered the Republican
party here and SO changed the quaint.
ties and conditions Of the body politio as
to transfer Ohio from the Republican
column to the doubtful list, with the
fighting advantage In favor OF the Dem.
ocrats. 1t Is claimed, with a great show
Of confidence and earnestness by the
Republican managers and organs in this
State and elsewhere, that the conditions
that aided the Democrats to carry the
State in 1882 and 1888 are not perIna.
nent and will not operate as a factor
this year. Such claim. however, is
either based on profound ignorance of
the actual situation or q desire to con-
ceal the disheartening fact that the mag
netic man Of Maine Is far from having a
sure thing in the great October State. ;"
Prior to and Immediately after the
Republican National Convention there
was great buster about the enthusiasm
for Blaine in Ohio; now they are howl
Ing aud pleading for $50 p."
Tho so-called tidal wave for Blaine
has simmered down to lazy dead swell.
and the undertov is carrying more out
to Cleveland than the tidalwav brought
in. Never since the Republican party
became power in Ohio has there been
such apathy and indifference manifested
by its rank and file, especially in the
manufacturing and business oenters.
With mechanics and miners on the strike
to secure living wages, or out Of employ.
ment on account of suspension Of work
until better times; with no market in
which the farmer can dispose of his
crops; with tho volume Of business re-
ducsd to the lowest point ever reached
before, there is no margin left upon
which to build tariff scare or business
mems boom in behalf Of the grand old
party. Back Of this condition Of affairs
Is feeling among conservative business
men, who have heretofore voted the
Republican ticket, that business will not
DO benefited by Blaine's election; hence
they are not contributing money to help
elect him, and are more than halfway
inclined to favor change Of the Ma
tional administration.
1t 10 evident that the German vote Ia
the balance of power in Ohio. There has
boen good deal said about Irish Demo-
crats voting for Blaine. There may be
some Irish Democrats in Ohio who will
vote for him, but they will be very few
In number. There are ut low estimate
so, 900 German voters in Ohio, that is
Germans by birth or direct descent. The
bulk Of these are in the counties of Ham,
ilton. Cuyahoga, Montgomery, Lucas,
Erie, Franklin and Auglaize. Siv-tenths
of the German vote was Republican
prior to 1882. and from reports that come
from all sections Of the State it is safe to
say that not less than seven. .tenths of
the German Republican vote, or 5000
in round numbers, will be cast for
Cleveland and Hendricks. Cleveland is
known to be champion Of personal
liberty, and as such will command the
support OF the German voters. Be-
yond this is desire on the part of the
Germans to secure change of admins
tration. To add to the burdens that tax
the strength Of the Republican machine,
the Prohibitionists are up and in arms
and propose to make big fight to shov
what they can 20. They have placed a
county ticket in the field in many coun-
ties and nominated a State ticket. The
outcome of their fight will be not less
than 1000 votes for st. John. Butler
will not cut much of figure m this
State. He will probably poll the vote
cast for Weaver in $780, which was
6456. The bulk of this vote was drawn
from the Republicans.
The more sapguine Republicans feel
uneasy, and the cooler and more astute
party workers admit that Ohio is a
debatable State, and that its political
field are full of quagmires. Some OF
them even admit that the chance oi
carrying the State in October is too slim
to depend on, but hope that somehow
or other Blaine will pull through in
November. .--Ne,o York Times.