Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-08
PATRONAGE FOR OHIO PATRIOTS.
Democratic Spirits Revived by the Postmaster
Generals Activity.

Democratic Spirits Revived by the Postmaster
Generals Activity.
Cleveland Dispatch TO N. Y. Times.
The postmaster general has come loyal y
TO the aid of the Ohio Democracy during the
last few days, and continuation of the
shower of patronage he has been pouring out
will do much to revive the spirits that
dropped. 1t is no extravaganza of speech to
say that without some help from Washing
ton the party here would have been in bad
way, and there are many who believe that
the long and chilling wait from March to
August |, has resulted in mischief that even
action now cannot redeem. 1t has been an
open question for some time as to whether
resolution indorsing the administration
could be got through the Democratic state
convention, but all doubt has been dispelled.
The leaders of the party i'll their cool mo-
ments have arrived at the conclusion that
such q refusal would place the convention in
a pitiable light before the country and would
do President Cleveland more good than
harm. They also recognize the very solid
fact that no matter what they may say or do
Cleveland holds the whip hand for three and
a half years longer, and can make a severe in
dvidual example of such aspiring Democrats
as oppose the course he has thought best to
pursue. SO they will indorse him Their
language will be cordial and ilattering
enough, no matter what may lie in their
breasts.
The public has not yet awakened to any
degree of excitement over the campaign, and
the political newspapers are making about
all the noise that is made The Ohio rank
aud file seldom grow excited before haying
and harvesting except in presidential years.
On this occasion the state ticket bids lair to
attract less attention than the legislative.
No matter how the Democrats may feel
over their chance of electing governor,
T,,tl, I,ta. ,i,NnI IN .rain
majority of the general assembly If hard
work, sharp practice, and a free use OF cash
can do it. The senatorshp is prize not
lightly to be thrown away. 1t Is their pur-
pose to secure it, and II the Democratic can
didate for governor has to be sacrificed by that
movement it will bo his misfortune to CO.
The close districts are already being looked
over and fortified, and traces OF shrewd hgur-
ing have been discovered.
The Democrats are making all possible use
of the Prohibition party. DIR. Leonard, the
candidate of that party for governor, issued a
challenge to Judge Foraker, gubernatorisl
candidate of the Republican party, to meet
him in joint debate on the question
of prohibition of the liquor traffic. The
chairman of the Republican state COM
mittee in answering the challenge re-
marked that his party was neither for prohi-
bition nor against it. His meaning was clear,
as the platform of the party this year has dc,
cared for the principles of regulation and
taxation as embodied in the late Scott law.
The Democratic press, however, has taken
hold of this declaration as having terrible
meaning, and is trying to excite the liquor
men and Germans on the one hand by de-
claring that the party is not against pro-
hibtion and must therefore be for it, while
an opposite argument is used with the
temperance people. 1t is difficult to say just
how much of loss the Republicans Will
have TO stand on account of the temperance
question, but l still hold to the belief that
the third party vote will not reach over l5,'
600 or 20, 600. In that case there cannot be
detection enough from the Republican side
to shut it out from hope of victory. 1t seems
to be general feeling that Foraker will be
elected, although a Republican senator as
successor to Mr.. Sherman does not seem tc
be so well assured.