Daily Republican., 1885-10-15
Republican ssaias and Losses In
Ohio

ONO
Two things are noticeable in the
Ohio election returns. They are these:
The Prohibition vote came equally from
both parties, and the colored voters
voted largely for the Demo,rats. These
are easily accounted for. Heretofore
the Prohibition vote came about two
thirds from the Republicans aud one
third from the Democrats, but the
Republicans lost more by the liquor
mon Of their party going over to the
Democrats than the latter lost by their
Temperance men going over to the Pro
hibitionists. This left the Democrats
largely the gamers in the end, and has
been the cause Of successive defeats Of
the Republican party.
Blu. now there seems to have been a
reaction. Tbs liquor theme was the
principle one used In all the speeches In
the campaign. though the Southern
election frauds came in for large
share of attention. Taking advantage
OF the liquor tssue which had been 80
dam aging to the Republicans, Judge
Hoadly, the Democratic candidate for
Governor, In Q dsmag)gueio manner,
worked the liquor question for all that
1t was worth, appealing to the very
lowest class OF the populace, already
ruined by the sale and use Of intoxica-
ting liquors, to aid the Democratic
party. He even went 30 far as to say
that the man who went to church and
said prayers on Sunday morning, and
in the afternoon went to the saloon and
had O good 30 ial time was the better
citiz sn. Is 1t any wonder decent, self
respecting Dem ocrsts broks away from
party taat taught such principles
and voted the Prohibition ticket?
Many OF them did not reach the Pro.
hibitionists, but Stopped with the Rs-
public ans in their flight from doctrine
sodapgerous. Thi, explains the in
crease OF the Democratic Prohibition
vote.
But the other incident, the colared
men voting largely for The Democrats, is
also easily explained. Heretofore the
colored men as q rule have voted solid
ly for the Repu blican party. They did
this because they felt they owed that
party their allegiance for being instru.
mental In giving them their freedom.
This debt OF gratitude many OF them
think has been repaid, and they are a.
liberty to become more independently
fact, many Of them think that it show
q manly independence to vote agains
their former friends, without WHOM
they would yet have been rafting tn
chains Of slavery about their limbs o.
Nobol y objects seriously to these col
ored men going over to the Democrati
party. They are free, Independent
men, and have right to go where the!
please and vote Tor whom they please
When they were slaves they fawneC
upon their masters and Ii ,ked the hanG
that smote them, aud they have tn
right TO do the same with their Demo
craft, m asters. All that can be said o
them Is that they are great fools 10
doing go. We say this only to thos'
who are guilty.
The better class Of the colored voter
will ever remain with the Republican
party and we are pleased to say tina
this class is the largest oae. The,
consider life service in that party in
suffi cient to pay the debt OF gradtud
they owe for being made citizens an
free and independent men. We do nc
expect more of colored men than we d
of white men, and as there were tho1
SaQu5 Oh WliJb ntu HppDptu up AL
gathered into the Democratic net, unde
the promise of free whiskey and plent
of it, we could not reasonably have ex
pected anything eise than that the low
est classes of the Colored voters of tht
State would have been gathered into u
same net. We suspect that this is IL
reason why the coiored men vote
largely for the Democratic ticket
Ohio on Tuesday, as the telegraph i
forms us. The great maj ority of tie
and the best Of them, We have no dou
whatever, stood by the Republics
party.
Bat we are told also tkat the G.
mans and Irish voted largely for t
Republican ticket, II this be- 30, tn
the exchange for the colored 70 ers W
went to the other side is healthy OF
These Germans and Irish America
who came over to the Republican par
came moved by a different pu
from that which took others away fro
it.. They came to 1t because they b
ljeve that a pro ective tariff is the b
Tor this country, and this they ku,
the Democratic party were opposed
They came from pure business motv
t. le5ter their condition, to imprt
business, to give themselves labor a
good wages as prevailed before the ia
agitation sprang up. These are
good solid substantial gains TIE Rep
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