Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-24
The Ohio Contest.

The Republicans of Ohio have shown
themselves abundantly able to manage
the affairs intrusted to them. Never
but once have the people placed conf>
dence in the verdict of Ohio and been
mistaken. The senseless election of
Gov. Hoadly, threatening Democratic
success in Ohio in the Presidential elecr
ton, disheartened Republicans else
where, and rendered necessary a vastly
greater effort to insure a triumph in
that State in October, 1884 Probably
the efforts then expended in Ohio in
overcoming the consequences of previ-
Gus neglect, if they could have been
made elsewhere with safety, would have
saved the Presidential campaign. The
people of Ohio were promised great
things in consequence of Mr.. Hoadly's
election. Have they gained better gov
ernment at home?
The basest and most corrupt Legisla-
ture ever known in the State, and a
Governor who encouraged and signed
the worst of its measures and now JUS
titles all its baseness, they did gain.
Have they gained in their industries, as
the Democratic party promised9 Thou
sands who are now unemployed IN the
State of Ohio know what a Democratic
victory has cost them.
Now it seems to be time for the
people of Ohio TO put an end to Gov.
Hoadly, and to the throng of false rep
reservations by which his election was
secured and his reelection is now sought.
1t was falsely asserted that the cause of
temperance would somehow be promo
ted by the Republicans and the triumph
of the party which has always been the
foe of temperance. The test has been
made. The people ef Ohio know Wheth-
er it pays to have S2.0OO,OOO more taxes
to bear, because Gov. NHoadly and his
party succeeded, and SO managed as to
sweep away the Scott law. The people
were promised that the Democrats
would restore the tariff on wool, but
nine-tenths of the Democratic vote in
Congress was cast against raising du>
ties, and four-ifths of that vote was
cast in favor of reducing the duty even
below the rate in force when these false
pledges were made. If ever a people
had ample opportunity to judge a party
by its promises and professions, con
trasted with its deeds and their results.
surely the people of by this time are in
position to judge the Democratic party.
The people were promised industrial
and commercial prosperity They know
what they have got. Uncertainty as to
the future began to put out the fires of
industry as soon as mistaken vote in
Ohio caused fear that the Democratic
party would elect President. The anx-
iety and the apprehension deepened
when it was seen that the struggle of
1884 was to be close and doubtful, as it
needed no especial effort to overcon e
the effect of past neglect. The state of
industry became worse when a Demo>
cratic President was elected, and the
most disastrous three months in the in
dustrial history of the past twenty years
directly followed that election. The
situation was rendered even less salts
factory because it was seen that a House
in harmony with Democratic Admin
istration had been chosen. So things
have gone from bad to ~orse ever since
If we except hope of recovery which
has sprung up within few weeks past
but does not yet seem to be well assured
The working people of Ohio know tight
well how many of them have profted
by it as yet.
It is the duty of the Republicans to
cali out full vote. A light vote in
Ohio, with struggling on all sorts of
side issues, will mean continued triumph
of Democracy. But a full vote will put
Democratic success in Ohio out of the
question, and will rebuke the false rep
resentation and the false pledges of
Gov. Hoadly and his friends. as they de-
serYe.-N. 7. Tribune,