San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-06-22
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.

THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
The Waco Day is as little influenced
by partisan prejudice in expressing
an opinion as any journal in Iexas
While it is strongly democratic, II
does not allow Its prejudices to warp
its judgment, neither does it give
utterance to what 1t does not believe,
for party effect, or to curry favor with
the prejudiced and inconsiderate.
The Day is strong headed, rather
than headstrong, and on this account
the views expressed by 1t are entitled
to weight. Concerning the Ohio out
look the Day has views differing from
its democratic contemporaries in
Texas, and entertaining such views
for reasons the Day expresses ITSELF
frankly as follows:
"The Ohio Republicans yesterday
nominated Mckinley as their candi-
date for governor. There was no other
candidate, and the great tariff leader
was nominated by reclamation. The
Day believes that Major McKinleywill
be elected, no matter whom the demo.
Gratis may nominate. Mckinley is
brilliant man, a strong stumper, with
great personal magnetism, and tre-
mendously popular. In the big
battle of last November, while
great tidal wave was sweeping other
republicans from Office, he came very
near being elected in district that
had been so gerrymandered as to
give q reasonably safe democratic
majority of 5000. But the democrats
are on their mettle, and, despite the
fact that they have not since the war
carried Ohio in any year Immediately
preceding a presidential year, will
make the publicans hustle"
There is no doubt that the gravity
of the situation in Ohio is we'll under
stood alike by democrats and repub.
licans. The results of this election
will not terminate with the state
in Ohio, but will have
influence upon the presiden-
tial campaign to follow next year.
Protection is on it's trial before the
people of Ohio, but it is also on its
trial before the nation. Major Nc
Kinley has made this the issue. He
stands or falls with the prin-
ciple and = says 80 honestly,
manfully and couragsously. If Nc
Kinley is defeated in Ohio, protection
Is defeated, and the reasonable sup.
position is that protection will also be
defeated before the country in the
campaign of 1892. The re.
publicans have really staked every
thing on this issue in Ohio, and they
will move every influence and agency
possible to succeed. The same is true
Of the democracy. Defeat in Ohio
this fall presages defeat before the
next year. The whole force
of the national democracy will be
available for the fight against Nc
and the third party will be it's
ally. Mckinley is strong man, ne is
an able man, and a popular one. He
has staked everything on the cam
paign and will make it fight OF his
life. 1t is not known, as yet, who will
lead the democratic hosts, but in all
probability it will be Governor Camp
bell. Heretofore Campbell has been
invlncible. He was originally q re-
publican, made all his capital as q
politician as a republican, and has
many and warm friends in the mug
wump ranks. But he is very unpor-
ular in some of the democratic strong
holds, and may lose as much on that
account as he gains from his old re-
publican affiliations. The fight, no
matter by whom led, is certain to be
a most bitter one, and it is encourag.
ing to republicans to note that some of
the most dispassionate Journalists in
the democratic ranks consider the
chance for McKinley's victory deci-
dedly good, -....