The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-11-14
The Mists Have Rolled Away.

defeat, one may calmly and
safely draw some just conclusions. It
may be freely conceded that Governor
Foraker suffered severe defeat, when
it might be as freely and safely said that
he was entitled to glorious triumph at
the hands OF his party. But this was
not done, and it may be said,:that such
is life, particularly political life. Gov.
Foraker can better stand the defeat, as
an individual, than the Republican
party can stand the humiliation of the
defeat of the foremost man in Ohio.
Many theories are offered by different
writers as to the cause of this defeat.
The theories are as varied as the hues of
the rainbow. One'phrase.will cover the
whole ground-the scratches did it. Re.
publicans claim the election lof all the
State ticket save Foraker, thei Legisla-
ture being Democratic in both branches.
The Democracy havesto thank .the Re-
publican scratchers for theirlvictory in
Ohio and Highland county as;well.
There are great many Ipeople who
are wiser after thing has happened, as
to how it should have been done, than
they are OF formulating plans for the
doing of the same thing. There are some
Of this class of people in Highland coun-
ty at this time, who are aiding the Hills
boro Gazette in pointing out what it and
they consider bad management. Now
fair play is jewel even in defeat. The
scratcher is not nor has he been an un-
known quantity in Highland county
politics. Suppose we 20 back to what
the Gazette refers to as the halcyon days
of our party. In those days the man
agement Of the Gazette were also under
lasting obligations to Republican scratch
ers, but waited until last week to
acknowledge its obligations. Now the
facts are that two years ago the Democ-
racy of this county captured three Of
the county Offices, with majorities rang
ing from so to 1853. This year they Sc
cure four of the county offices, with
majorities ranging from 27 to 4O2. Fora.
ker's majority at that time was 154,
while this year it falls off 15 votes from
that of two years ago. Comparisons
may be odious, but that is what the
figures show. The worst showing OF
treachery in the last election was right
in the town of Hillsboro, although Clay
township shows up bad for Republican
ism. How is it to be accounted for ?
The precious use OF Doodle OF which the
Gazette was so fearful, is the only logical
solution.
The silly charge of the Gazette that it
was mismanagement on the part of the
Republican Executive Committee will
bear no investigation, nor will the claim
of great popularity on the part of John
A. Trimble be sustained by the general
result of the election. The fact is that
Charley Holmes ran ahead of his ticket
throughout the county, save in Liberty
and Clay townships. Sheriff Macker.
ley's vote can be traced to the same
source with Madison township thrown
in.
Now, what of the work Of the commit
tee in bringing out full vote ?-for the
committee can never control the scratch
er. The Republican vote of this county
in 1877 for Foraker was 3,5l1. The vote
for the Republican Presidential Electors
in Highland county in 1883 was $3.50
This, be it remembered, was in Presi
Dental year, when full vote is always
| a result OF such year. Again, the Re-
publican vote of this county at the late
election for E. L. Lampson for Lieuten
ant Governor was 3,551, showing only 9
shrinkage of 25 votes in this county from
the Presidential year, while it shows Q
gain of 40 votes from the last Guberna
torial year. 1t might be shown in 9
great number of ways. and in number
of localities, that the management OF the
Republican interests in this county was
admirably done and full vote secured
The only condition of things to be re-
gretted is that for which the Gazette gives
thanks-that is, that Republican voters
were Influenced for money considers
ton to scratch Republican names from
their tickets and substitute Democratic
names in their stead, for all of which
Mr.. Hough gives thanks, and in so doing
diverts attention from the methods EN-
ployed by their crowd to casting refec
ton ON the management of the Repub
lican committee.
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