Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-31
Outlook in Ohio.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O-The last days of
| the Ohio campaign show to what desperate
| straits the Republican managers are driven
| to serve the cause of protection. At first
| their confidence in the old campaign cry was
| sublime They thought it still word to
conjure with. They absolutely ignored the
| possibility of the existence In Ohio of any
public sentiment enlightened enough to be
capable of independent thought They re-
roasted the chestnuts of s'The foreigner pays
the taxi America for Americans, - PRO
| lection for American labor" and similar ad-
| ages that were knocked off the trees seasons
| ago aud expected not only the manufacturing
and commercial element IN the community,
but even the farmers, to accept them as this
| years crop, and the finest in the market
Their candidate has been for ten weeks ped
ding this sort of stuff ABOUT the state from
| county to county and town to town, to the
| hand-organ and hurdy-gurdy accompani-
! ment of the Republican press of the state;
| and the noise and confusion with which the
| taking crowd was surrounded made them
really believe themselves that they were
| doing quite business.
Mai. Mckinley has covered most of the
state in his peregrinations. He has spoken
100 times and he has made the same speech
every time.
EaaAY hast however, the hackers of the ma
jor have realized the situation. When
Campbell was holding great meetings of
farmers in the Republican Western reserve
the Republican leaders said that was all
right, but he couldn't get the workingmen's
vote. When Campbell had 10000 and
Mckinley talked to only 1900 in Bel
lalre and other manufacturing centers,
the Republicans were sure he couldn't get
out the vote in the strong Democratic dis
tricts of the Northwest. When they gave
him the greatest meetings ever held there
the Republicans fell pack on what had really
been their chief reliance all along-the Dem
ocratic detection IN Hamilton county. When
Cincinnati Democrats gave overwhelming
testimony to their loyalty at last Monday
nights magnificent meeting, the Republi-
cans had heard that Mckinley was going to
make enormous gains in Cleveland. When
all Cleveland stormed Music hall to hear
the governor talk, the Republicans fell back
ON general principles and said Ohio was
Republican state anyhow.
But by this time the Republican conf
dence was beginning to be pretty nearly as
frayed as the edges of Maj. McKinley's
speech, and within few days the Republi
can leaders have had sudden but complete
awakening.
They have gone before the manufacturers
of the East and told them plainly that money
was needed in Ohio. Doodle, clean, cold
Doodle, is the only salvation of Maj. Nc
i[inley this year. 1t has saved Ohio for the
Republicans many times in the past and is
to do so again. Its application will be more
difficult on account of the Australian ballot
law, but the ward workers and ralliers
may still be purchased, and men who would
vote the Democratic ticket may be hired to
stay away from the polls. The Republic
cans are little late in realizing the situa-
ton, but if they can inspire the protected
manufacturers with the same scare which
envelopes themselves they may work fnan
cial wonders in few days.
s.,%4 H., -l,,-- 49,,
already come down handsomely once, and
are depended upon for another slice if mat
c1Rp& emain so desperate. Eastern manu-
Efncturers are more resistant 10 the fat-frYn
ing process, but their contributions have
already been moderately large.
Republican desperation is shown by the
petty expedients resorted to. It being i'm
possible to get the workingmen to McKin-
ley's meetings, his meetings are going to
them, and factories are being shut down
for two hours and the hands are
assembled to have protection preached
at them by the major. Every pos
sible device Is being used to break
apce at them and to prevent or counteract
demonstrations Of enthusiasm over Camp
bell. The East Liverpool case is an
example, but the attempts are
generally more laughable. In
every Republican town the governor
visited last week small boys had been hired
to walk beside his carriage as it went
through the street, shouting 'sHurrah for
McKinley!' Republican bands have been
posted not to play 1.-THE Campbells Are
Coming" before the governor for fear it
should set the people to cheering.
East Liverpool incident has devel-
= ID important consequences and is making
the governor thousands of votes.
This week is the climax of the campaign.
Governor Campbell spoke four times on
Monday to the manufacturing towns of
Mansfield, Ashland, Akron and Ra-
VIENNA, and yesterday he spent among
the mines Of Hooking Valley. The