The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19


A comparison of the Republican vote
in Highland county shows some peculiar
things. 1t will be remembered that Ben
Foraker was candidate two years ago.
In 1889 he received $500 votes in this
county. In 1891 Mckinley received but
1888 votes, or 237 less than Foraker did.
In 1891 the Republicans lost on Gov
ernor in every precinct except six. In
East Fairfield they tied the vote of 1889
and one more, and they gained in
Liberty, South Precinct, Madison, West
Fairfield, Washington and Dodson. In
| the remaining fifteen townships and
precincts they lost 2S2 votes as follows
Brushcreek, North Precinct, Is votes !;
Brushcreek, South Precinct, 90 votes )
Clay, 33 votes; Concord, 10 votes
Hamer, l6 votes; Jackson, IA votes ;
Liberty, North Precinct, IA votes; Mar
shall, 2 votes; New Market, Il votes !;
Paint, North Precinct, q votes Paint,
South Precinct, 23 votes; Penn. so votes !;
Salem, l6 votes; Union, IA votes; White
oak, Is votes.
With the Prohibitionists trying to
elect Campbell, the Peoples party striv.
ing toward the same end, and with a
committee especially organized from
among themselves, local adherents and
appointees, it can only be accounted for
upon the hypothesis that the Republi.
cans did not 20 to the polls. The vote
in 1888, three years ago, was 293 larger
than McKinley's in 1891 There were
only 33S Alliance votes cast for Govern
or, and they were not all Republicans.
1t can not be charged that Mckinley
was cut by Republicans, for he received
81 more votes than Harris for Lieutenant
Governor, and the latter's vote was 3, 1872,
about the actual Republican vote of the
county. The difference being made by
Democrats in McKinley's favor, and
perhaps dozen or SO errors in marking
tickets. Taking that vote as correct
one, allowing that 1873 of the Seitz votes
were cast by Republicans, then the vote
was short of Foraker's in 1889, 100, and
short of the vote in 1883, 246 votes.
That is there were 190more Republicans
who remained away fIom the polls this
year than did two years ago, and 246
more than did three years ago. Had
these Republicans voted the entire
county ticket except Philip Kramer
would have been elected. Why were
they not at the polls? That they are in
the county cannot be denied. We're
they bought to remain away by the op.
position? There is no evidence to lead
to such belief. We're they dissatisfied
with the local ticket? None ever said
so. Did they remain away because they
did not like the platform ? Not at all
likely. The most plausible reason is
that they were Indifferent The import.
ance of the campaign had not been i'm.
pressed upon them. They were afraid
OF the new election law, and means had
not been taken to teach them its SIM
plicity. In Hillsboro and Greenfield,
where this was systematically done, in
the former by the Democatic Club and
the News HERALD, in the latter by the
Republican Club, the party not only got
out full vote, but made gains. Is there
not reason sufficient in these examples
to justify the assertion that the same re-
suit might have been obtained all over
the county with similar work?
1t reads the same both ways, and we
do not see anything in it to justify a
charge of incompetence against this
committee. 1t was simply an off year.
Nor do we see in it good reason for the
knitting of ticket for the "Sheriff's
Printing"