St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-18
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

chiefs, the frauds of the New York custom
house, which led to Mr.. Arthur's dismissal
by Hayes, the legalized pillage Of the south
ern states by the licensed bandits of the Re-
publican party, tine grand job Of the public
credit act of 1869, the post trader scandals
under Belknap, the jobs of the Washington
city ring, the DeGolyer pavement job, the
theft of the presidency, and all the patronage
of the government by the electoral
fraud of 1876, the robbery of
hundreds of millions of acres of the
public domain to enrich railroad corporations
and government spectators; and, lastly,
the enormous star route frauds, amounting
to millions, begun under the Hayes admin
istration and hidden by 1t and so managed
by the Arthur administration that nobody
was punished or forced to disgorge the plum
der, the robbery of the department clerks to
supply campaign funds, and other transac-
seem that recording secretary would be
| kept busy the whole summer replying to Nc
! Pherson's inquiries for valuable informa ton.
| IT is not believed the response will be full or
explicit
| The midsummer repose of the presidential
campaign has not yet been broken. Thus
far the strength of parties is gauged only by
individual opinion. This is almost valueless,
for the reason that partisans are carried
away by their own feelings and preferences
rather than by cold and bloodless reasoning.
The result is that extravagant claims are
made without the basis of anything political
to rely upon, and the canvass on both sides
is going along haphazard waiting for the
opening of the cruel battle.
find among the Democratic politicians
who Journey to this Mecca deep-seated
feeling that Ohio will 60 Democratic in
October. Asked to give the reasons for this
faith none are vouchsafed save
that the Germans in body have
deserted the Republican party. That promi-
nent Democrats do SO believe there can be
no question Impressed with such belief
they circulated it, and the rank and file of the
Democracy now sNv.1o look to Ohio end the
| There is in this lesson which should moi
be overlooked. Ohio in every presidential
|
lican party has given to that party Its
electoral vote. Hence, in usual calculations
in presidential year, 1t is conceded to be 8
Republican state, without any disputation o1
such verdict on the part Of the Democrats.
| The loss of Ohio in October need MOI
demoral;ze the Democratic line, and will not
unless the leaders do make the dispute; then
if lost, it may inspire the enemy and depres:
the Democrats. 1t would be the folly o.
over-confidence.
Taking the whole field of political battle
there Is every outlook to encourage the Dem
ocrats. The work OF the campaign, in the
hands of Senators Barnum and German, viii
be vigorous and aggressive. The tide o.
personal scandal indecently injected into ii
by sham wearers of the cloth has run it.
course. From now on the issue will bt
joined as against the dislodgment of band
of public thieves holding power under thu
cover of the Republican party, whose prin
ciples long since ceased to exist. The ma
terial for campaign against the enemy
ruption and disgrace ocean deep.
The great fight of the canvass is to be made
in New York, Ohio, New Jersey and Con-
necticut. AS Ohio is the first to vote, thu
campaign in that state will be the first tx
open The state Is believed TO be debatable
ground, and although the Democratic leaders
may not be dispirited by its loss they will bt
none the less active. Ohio has grand op
portunity If the Democrats should rise il
their might and win October's battle the
presidential campaign would really be won
Its influence would turn every doubtful state
| into the Democratic column, and record a
general verdict beyond the Vaccinations ol
a Louisiana returning board or electoral com
| mission.
| Representative Wilson, of West Virginia,
was at the Democratic headquarters this
afternoon. He laughed at Dana's theory
| that If the presidential election was thrown
| into the house that West Virginia would
throw its vote for Butler.
| ''We are three to one, and we would be
about as likely to vote for Butler as for
| Blaine"
He saws politics are getting hot in his
state. Nearly every day some distinguished
Democrat drops in at headquarters and re-
ports the condition of things in his locality.
The mail is large and the reports of visitors
and those contained in letters are of such a
character as to give those in charge conf
dence in the result From West Virginia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Colorado,
and Nebraskg letters have been received ask
ing for documents and reporting that the
German vote is going almost in body for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Among the callers to-day was Mr.. Chas.
E. Trayers, a prominent politician Of San
Francisco. He says the Democrats will carry
four and probably five of the congressional
| districts Of California; that there is no dis
affection of the Irish in his state and, that the
strength outside his party that Blaine is
credited in the cast with possessing in Cali
| fornia is all myth.
| The Republican finance committee are not
meeting with generous responses from gov
ernment clerks. They say they have some
thousands on hand already. The truth L
that they have not collected over $500. The
GLOBE correspondent obtained look at the
receipt book tonight. Each clerk is given q
receipt for the amount he donates and this is
entered upon stub by the committee. The
highest amount paid was only s25 and the
lowest 80. Only thirty receipts had been
given.