The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-01
The Situation in Wisconsin.


The Situation In Wisconsin.
Western Democrats and Democratic
organs are silly enough to pretend that
they hope to carry Wisconsin for Cleve-
land in November and secure a Legis-
lature that will elect Democratic suc-
cessor to United States Senator Cam.
eron. They base this idea upon that
mythical political quantity the Ger
man "bolt." Reports from Wiscon-
sin, through Democratic sources,
affirm that the Germans are going over
to Cleveland ain body" and that
there is "no doubt whatever" that
the detection will be strong enough in
connection with the prohibition side
show to wrest the State from the Re-
publicans. What nonsensel There is
not a safer Republican State in the
West in a Presidential contest than
Wisconsin. On of years, when Re-
publicans do not turn out as they
ought, Democrats sometimes gain tenn
porary advantage, as in Congressional
and Legislative gains, but never yet in
a National campaign has Wis
consin ever wayered in the faith. She
gave Garfield a majority in 1880
over both Hancock and Weaver OF
81, ,7S3. The very next year-an of
year-she gave Governor Rusk a plu-
rality OF $4,000, and that too when the
Republicans polled but little more than
half the vote of the year before. Since
that time there has been no general
election, but Democrats lay great stress
upon the circumstance that in 1882, in
the Congressional election, the Demo-
cratic vote by districts exceeded the
Republican vote by something like
5000, and that they elected six Con-
gressmen out of nine. That was the
tidal-wave year, however, and is utter
ly worthless as basis Of calculation.
In her National and State election this
fall Wisconsin may be regarded as per.
fectly safe for Republican plurality Of
10000. The boasted German detection,
il il exist at all, will not involve more
than 5000 votes, and that will be large
ly offset by the Irish and labor defec-
ton on the other side. The Prohibi.
tionists can hardly hope to poll more
than the Weaver vote Of 1880, which
was 5000. Indeed, they do
not claim to be able to poll
more than 10000, and 5000 Of
them they expect TO get from
the Democrats. Give the Democrats all
the boiling Germans, 5000, and the Re.
publican Prohibitionists, 1000, and add
to them 1000 "dudes and pharisees''
Of the Pound stripe, and they ale yet
short $4,000 of overcoming Garlield's
plurality of 1880. 1t is idle TO talk OF
danger in Wisconsin, and it will be re.
GREETED If Republicans allow themselves
TO be scared by such clamor The State
and National tickets are safe enough.
II the Republicans want to insure COM
pleteness OF victory, however, they
want to concentrate effort on the Con-
gressional and Legislative tickets.
There are three Congressional districts
now held by Democrats under the tidal
wave that must be redeemed. These
are the First, Third and Seventh. The
First has natural Republican majority
OF about 5000, but two years ago
one Winans, a Democrat, captured
the district by few hundred. That
district must be redeemed. The Third
District was lost two years ago. because
the Republicans quarreled and ran two
candidates, thus opening the door wide
for the present Congressman. This
year this breach has been healed and
there will be but one Republican in the
field. The district Is good for one thou
sand Republican majority when the
latter are harmonious The Seventh
District was lost two years 10 the Re-
publicans by the activity and popularity
, Of the Prohibition candidate, who polled
two thousand votes. This year there
will be tremendous canvass Of that
district, as La Crosse, which is the
home Of both Senator Cameron and
Governor Rusk, is the center Of the
district, and the pride Of both will be
aroused to redeem it. These three dis
tricts are the only ones in which the
Republicans have chance TO plant
their banner. The other three in which
there is fighting ground are hopelessly
Democratic.
The Legislature, too, is something
that Wisconsin Republicans must look
after sharply this year. The Democrats
won il In the tidal wave year, and now
have majority Of nine on Joint ballot.
This will OF course be wiped out this
year, but the Republican majority
should be made large enough and
sound enough to make the succession
% Senator Cameron perfectly safe.
Wisconsin Republicans viii do well not
20 let Democratic boasts and Demo-
cratic misrepresentation Of the Ger
man bolt. or any other bolt TO Cleve-
land, frighten them away from the real
work OF the campaign n-redeeming
three Congressional districts and max
ing tho Legislature safely Republican.