The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-12

opponents have really majority OF The !
votes Of the State. Control Of the I
machinery is no advantage unless
Questionable methods are to be
sSopted. GOVERNOR HoADLKr 10 one
ofthe ablest and best men in politics,
q famous lawyer and sterling Demo
erat. He now asks an endorsement OF
his administration. JUDGE FoEAKEn,
his opponent, is an able man and per-
sonally unobjeotionsble, bat he lebors
now under tho stigma of defeat TWO
years ago. While the State ticket con-
tains yet other names, the contest has
had its interest conferred in this guber-
material struggle, Rnd either HoADLEY
or FORAKER will Lead their boat 20
victory.
The contest hss its national i1tegosts
snd bearings, IN tho determination OF
when the position of Ohio. gaogTaph-
icAlly, plays most pyommont
part. II is smlnenay cen-
trial, an American State. It
is neither North nor South, nor East
nor West. It's people are about as pure
specimens Of the uusdulterated, free.
thinking American, as any people
could be. all the thugs that attract
attention and shape thought and ac-
ton in other American localities OPP
erato with almost double force ia Ohio,
and TO try an issue In tho buckeye
State Is equivalent TO making il q test
case Tor tho United StRtos. One thing,
tho prejudice born OF the war has kept
the Slate Ia the Repu biican ranks in
spite Of eli other considerations,
though In off years, like tho present,
tho Democrats have won some royal
victories. There has just been O sGf-
iicient wavering OF party fealSy 20 give
elections there wide popular interest.
Since November last, when tho eoun-
try lot down on tho old sectional Issues
aud declared again for reunited poo.
pie and particularly since the war ia
sues were buried with GRANT, IL has
boon supposed that tho elections OF tao
people would be determined by argu,
ment and tho beat interests Of the
greatest number. In Ohio to-mor-
row this ideG will hsvets first trial
VIII reaaOn determine the result, or
shall Tho passionate and absusd APP
peals of SHERMAN ard FoRAKERin ths
! bloody shirt line again prevail i
Really tho election has no national
eigniicancc. 1t is simply u matter OF
the handling of the liquor question in
| Ohio, but tho position talSon by SuER
man end the issue Of ia panatorlal
career have brought tho sLlu glo into
national concern.
| And now the question Isl: Shull this
General representative American STAG
disregard all tho appeals born Of war
lpassion aud endorse wise Democratic
Administrations nd send ropyeseuta-
tive Democratic senator to Washing
ton TO asaist in holding up the hands OF
a strong and honest Democratic NOSES
or shall anciont prejudicos prevail yet
longer and postpone tho era of psrleot
iraternal reconciliation and better feel
ing? The struggle by force Of personal
interests has red uced itself to this is
sue, and as such will bs watched with
interest and profit throughout tho on.
| tire country.
| On tbs eve of the battle it may be,
Therefore, Of interest to glance at few
| figures OF the votes in Chic for two or
three years just past, and gather II
possible some intelligent conception OF
tho division OF parties and the proba-
bilities Of the result.
| Ii 1883 The total vote for governor
was 7ls, 16i. The prohibitioniots polIed
$500 votes, but GOVERNOR HoADLEy
received az absolute majority of ell
The votes cast, his vote boing 5O.GS per
cent, or tbs "a al. Last year, however,
was prSsid iial year, and in total
vote OF 1885, BbAINE's vote was 5O.07
per cent. o. a' mo votes cast. Al
though thepn Oh has grown, The
"eif year" W kelly call ont SO
ho9vg vot CT 1884, and proba.
bly, about ropsa5 that of 1883, with q
small incraa"-say "a yGte of 725, goo.
GOVERNOR lioApLEY win get about tho
vote he recaveR before, the pgoLlbi-
tlonlsta less sd FORAKER moro. Tho
result, therefore, 50 far as we can geo,
viii loavo HoADLRY O email majority,
u Legislature extremely close, and the
euoces' Of SHERMAN doubtful. Bat
HoADLEY's success viii bury beyond
resurrection tho "war issue" and place
oAio on rising plane, and force live
Issues 70 the front hencoior.h in ovory
American commonwealth.