New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-22
TILE nULO DEMCCR1TS.

The Ohio election this year will be one OF uh-
usual interest both because OF the issues III
volyed. and because it will be the liIst test Oh
the tendency of public opinion III one OF the
great pivotal States since the inauguration VI
the Democratic President. The Democrats III
convention have perhaps done as well as they
could. Under difficult and discouragng CIR
cumstauces. they have lodged as far as II
was nossiblc. They could no. have sheINed
Governor Hoadly with any hope of success
Nobody else who was fit to run would accept
the nomination. Apparently the ticket was
put up to be defeated, in the nope that u"ocr
the cover of it the Legislature might be cap
tured. The Republicans will need 10 pun To-
Vcther this wear with the utmost Zeal ana ais
cipline. and to rcpcl trading and prevent weak
local nominations with unusual care alih"uRh
the prospect for their success III the STATE al
large is remarkably bright 1t Is not likely
that the people of the country towns VIII sup
port the Democratic party with more votes o'
,,o,a ycoI after the overthrow of the Scott law
If is NOT likely that law-abding people VIII sup
port that party more heartily, after the eAPcI'-
euce of two costly and destructive Hots unuer
Governor Hoadly. 1t is not likely That the I'M
sDrakable corruption of the Legislature ana
the attempt to deprive tie people Ia ci'ic' Oh
self Government, viii give the Dtlhoci"uo
party additional strength. Yet 1t needs adHl-
tional strength. for il succeeded when Governor
IIoadly WAS elected only by bald and paIp"Die
deccption on the tariff question, and II the
vool-rrowcrs Of Ohio are not ready 10 resent
that deception they are a remarkable SGT oil
men.
The Democrats have developed a new KIND
of straddic on the temperance question. M''
Hendricks, of Indiana, hitherto the champion
straddlcr. may look on with admiration Inc
convention refused to oppose prohibition III us
platform. though urged IN the strongest terms
to do so by - candidate. But the candidate
himself opposed prohibition IN the strong 81
terms in his speech, and declared that the party
held the same views. Thus the prohibition
Democrats are expected to vote Tor thelr party
because it refrans from dcnounclHS thcm'
while the liquOr men of all parties alC cApc''c"
ta vote for the candidate because lie does dc-
nonnce prOLbition. 1t Is not safe, since the
.uccess of Mr.. Cleveland and his straddir on
tine tariff and other questions, to assume that
sucl. iulpudcut eva,Oms will not gam votes
Just a. there were some voters III ONO VINO
supported the OCiitJD4''''O p'''J "DN"''0 - pa
fessed to favor a wool tariff, 80 there are likely
TO be some who Will directly OF indirectly help
the liauor interest because they are Jealous
temperance men. 1t requires no greater lo'A
to believe that the Democratic party Is at the
same time for and against prohibition. bui
the Republicans have great advantage III Inc
nrovcd excellence of the measure winch ihcy
adoptcd III dealing with the temperance quco-
ton. They have Il sIcucr advantage sun III
the palpable dishonesty Of the Democratic
evasion on that and other questions. Incy
viii not ne glcct their obvious duty' which Is 10
educate the people thoroughly. II they per
form that duty faithfully and WE'LL the result
Will not be in doubt, either as to the State
ticket OF as 10 the l., gi,latuIe