The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-15
WHAT MAY N EXPECTED
OFthc DtnlucrntIc Administration In Oil
An EnsIrrn EIItOFIul,

OFthc DpnlurrntIC Administration In Ohio.
An Eastern Editorial.
WAsuNGr0S, D. T., Nov. l4,-under
the head, "Wlat may bo expected in
Ohio" tue Philadelphia Press says:
"Democmts have obtained complete
con,mI Of Ohio, and they are already
discussing what they will do with their
victory. They have never had the Leg.
islatnIe in their possession without
nsiuv their advantage TO the utmost par.
ti4.n limit. They will undoubtedly fol.
low The same policy this year, aud con.
suuentIy it is expected that the Con.
grrssOnaldistricts will be gerrymander.
ed, the State Institutions reOrganized, the
guards set up about the ballot boxes
tltoWn down aud every step taken
which rMl aid the Democrats in keeping
possession Of the State.
"lt viii avail nothing for them to
know tint sucI policy las never aided
them in the past. In 1877 they elected
Mr. Bishop Governor by plurality OF
g2,j@O aud gained control OF both
honsrs Of the Legislature by large ma.
jirilirs. They at once reartangGd the
Congressional districts so rs 10 give
them, as they hoped, Mt least three:
lOunhs Of tue Congressman, and turned
Oni every Republican official they could,
But NJ the next State election the Re.
pnblIclus had over 10000 plurality and
recovered full control OF the Legislature
audi Notwithstanding the shameless ger.
rymmdrr, about halt the Congressman
were Republicans.
"rhr Democratic victory In 1889, when
George llOadly was elected Governor,
vas used in the sGLUe way. The Con-
gtrssiuuaI arrangement made under the
rensls Of 1850 was again disturbed, and
the districts patched and twisted 30 that
the Republicans were able to carry ten
Of III, twruty.0hr, although they had a
plurality Uf over l0000 on the popular
vote, The fraud aud corruption that ran
riot through all the State departments
during the lloadly administration, and
the buukrnpting Of the State Treasury,
aic mNturEUi record. Bntall the States
patronage and the colossal frauds on tho
ballot bx did not save the Democrats
iom singing defeat Mt the next cleo.
iiOn,
"lhesc lessons havo done the party
apparently no good. The Ohio Demo-
Ctalir papers are already discussing how
mnn! Congressional districts can be gain.
ed by agerrymGDder, but Southern Dem
UclauC mprls ARE urging that an arrange.
mint NJ the districts he made, which will
gain for the Democrats In the next eleC.
lion aS many Congressman In Ohio "a
the Republicans have gained in tho four
NEW States. III other words, q gerry,
m,nder In Ohio iS 10 be made 30 Us u
offset about 10000 Republican voters
aud over 10000 Republican majority Id
tile Northwest. With this gain added
tUthe solid delegations from the South
the Democrats bUastinglv proclaim theii
ability to elect majority to the nexl
CunpHsa.
Another method by which they lopt
to gam III Ohio iR by ab0liShinR Or Ten
drtlNg useless the rGglRtry and election
nV"uo' AuVHV NClC Cblhullbutu Wy th'
Republicans after tho colossal Demo
cratic frauds committed In 1885 In orde
totc.ulrct George lloadly Governor ant
defeat John Sherman ior the Senate
Mr UMnUbull, Democratic Governor
elect, made these Boards an espGCia
subject for attack IN his campaign
speeches, aud tho prominence Ia I'll,
canvass VI Nike Mullen, the Demo
cratic bulliluler oi Cincinnati, who wa
sgUtto prison, but pardoned by Grove
Cleveland IN time to help on the fraud
AMI Mllurgurlrs Of 1885, IL an indication o
NhaltGp Democrats will do with tn
lava in favor Of honest elections. On th
Whole tho outlook for n Democrat
ggaIutnaIla in Ohio appears to DO eSpeC
ialy promising"