The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-03
VICTORY IN OHIO.
The Democratic State Committee
Counts on 10000 Plurality.


The Democratic State Committee
Counts on 10000 Plurality.
CINCINNATI, o., Nov. 2.-The stirring
political campaign in Ohio for 1891 has been
practically closed. Tie closing meeting in
this city was held tonight by the democrats
and was addressed by Gov. Campbell and
Senator Carlisle of Kentucky A few other
meetings are announced throughout the
state, but active politicians usually prefer
to devote the last day and night before the
election to moro practical work than public
speeches.
VICTORY CLAIMED FOR CAMPBELL.
At the headquarters of the democratic
committee it is claimed that Gov. Campbell
Will receive plurality Of 10000 votes This
Is based on the assertion that the op. osition
TO MIN in Hamilton county, which was SO
pronounced in the beginning Of the cam
pa go, has largely melted away until now
it is claimed shat he will carry even Hamil-
ton county by LOCO majority.
The chairman of the republican state
committee claims plurality for Mckinley
OF 10000 This estimate makes Mckinley
carry Hamilton county by 500.
As TO legislative claims the two leading
parties are about in the same proportion.
The republicans expect to elect 20 Of the 81
senators, and IS to TO Of the 107 representa-
tives
= BATTLE OF GIANTS.
Never since the war has campaign been
carried on il the Buckeye state which has
attracted so much general interest, which
has been so hotly contested AID which has
been exclusively devoted to national issues
as the one which draws to the close to-
night From the beginning to the end
1t has been veritable "battle
of the giants" with two of the ablest and
most representative gentlemen of the state
as the standard-Dearers Of their respective
parties. The country at large has been
drawn on, and national leaders AMI recog-
nized exponents OF both parties have been
summoned to the field to expouud the prin-
ciples Of repubhcanism and democracy.
THE FAMOUS JOINT DEBATE.
The joint debate of Gov. Campbell and
! Maj. Mckinley will remain as an historical
event in Ohio politics. Senator John Sher-
man has talked finance, and Congressman
Roger .. Mills has answered him. Secre-
tary Foster has discussed national issues,
and Congressman Springer OF Illinois has
met and answered bis arguments. Ex-
| Speaker Reed aud Congressman Crisp have
stumped the western reserve Congress-
men Cannon and McMillin have discussed
the tariff and the "billioa-dollar con-
|
could be told has been told and
the voter is now left to exercise his liberty
loving prerogetive. The campaign in Ohio
has had all the characteristics of a national
contest State issues have been almost for
gotten or overlooked, as there are really
no matters of serious concern upon which
the parties are not agreed. The burden OF
| all the speeches and of all the political ar
guments sent out in type in tins campaign
of education" has been tie tariff and free
coinage
| A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The fact that an amendment to the con-
stitution is to be voted for has almost been
forgotten ard thousands of voters will
| doubtless receive their first intimation that
they had duty to perform in this respect
when they see the question printed on the
official ballot that will be placed before
| them in the voting booths. Demo-
cratic, republican, peoples and prohibition
tickets are in the field. On the tariff
| question the issue was clearly defined, oae
party championing the Mckinley bill and
one squarely meeting thA: challenge. On
the silver question the republicans planted
themselves on the present coinage law, "by
which the entire production of the silver
mines Of the United States is added to the
currency of the people" The democrats
| denounced the demonetizRtion Of silver
in 1878, and demand free and unlimited
coinage. Naturally and inevitably tde
tariff and financial questions resolved
| themselves into the two paramount Issues
between the two great political parties. 1t
| is thus that the campaign has becoms a
national one
| FREE FROM PERSONALITIES.
The campaign has been more than usually
free from offensive personalities. Some
republican newspapers, mainly outside OF
! - all
BELLS business credit, which at one time
threatened to turn the current into person
atty. but the governors prompt
demand for the author of the
story having revealed thac the name
given as authority was not known in Ohio,
it put an end to that episode. On the 9th er
hand, Maj. Mckinley, the republican cam
didate tor governor, having made frequent
references in his speeches to the grow
| ing American industry of the
manufacture Of tin, sharp controversy
arose over the question whether there was
any growing tin industry or even auv tin
ore in the United States AfidavitS and
counter afidavits appeared on these points
until the contest became almost q tin plate
campaign. 1t was natural that the disc s.
sion Of the Mckinley bill should follow Mr..
McKiuley's nomination by the republicans.
THE FREE COINAGE QUESTION.
The question OF Tree coinage OF silver was
before the democratic convention in the
majority and minority report of the com
mittee on platform. The majority favored
coinage, and its views we're adopted The
republican platform was practically unan-
imous against free coinage. and the demo-
Gratis were divided on that question. Maj.
Mckinley has given it prominence in all his
speeches.
All estimates of the result are liable to be
ov erthrown by some eTgument not pro-
| perly weighed. So far as appearances go
the fight in the state will not DC seriously
influenced by the Peoples and Prohibition
ist parties. They will probably draw from
both Of the old parties in such way as to
! give neither any great advantage.
PIVOTAL COUNTY.
In Hamilton county the democratic op.
position has been greatly reduced. A con-
servative estimate still gives the county to
the republicans. As to the claims of both
the leading parties. the republicans assert
with more confidence victory for
Maj. Mckinley. but the demo-
Gratis claim that they will elect
Gov. Campbell and the legislature
without Hamilton county. The uncertain-
| ties are the effect of the Australian ballot
law, the strength Of the Peoples party aud
the conclusions which the Ohio farmers and
rural growers may have arrived at on the
tariff and financial questions
The returns will undoubtedly be slow in
getting to the public. The new voting law
means inHumerable questions and Discus
mons among the necessarily inexperienced
judges and clerks, and as the names Of all