The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-14
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
campbelrs Alleged Illness Thought
to Mean More than.Appears.
TRE PROPOSED ADA DEBGTE
WIN Come oriftho GOvoruoris' 'woll
Enough" Though He Is Sorry now
Tint Hc Issued the ohalrengc-.-Dls-
satisfaction with tho Voting systcn.
Republicans Confident.
spsssal DspateA % dc Intelligence.

OpEllOLl ugTGt SAI4l VI obEgub pEcNaAoA4tej
that Governor Campbell is not tho sick
man his friends and physicians would
have il appear, but that he is working
the sympathy dodgp 70 perfection.
whtlp that executive was cooped up at
his home from the eyes Of visitors and
suffering untold agonies from the pur-
ported malaria, there are those who
positively assert that the Governor
would enjoy his daily cig.r from a big
arm chair on the veranda. The con-
trast Of this picture and that Of dying
man is quite striking. And then, Gov
ernor Campbell recognizes the weak
ness Of his stand on the tariff question
more, perhaps, through ignorance than
anything else. Now, with such an an
tagonist as Mckinley looming up,
nothing would be better than little
clay of" in which to brush up on the
question Of protection
ANY person familiarwlth the tenaclty
with which malaria hangs on to the
system is aware that one week at the
sea shore is not going to restore CORPSE
to vigorous and energetic manhood,
which tho patient Is announced 20 pos-
scss otter his nttle confab with Brice,
Hill q Co at Fifth ayonue Votel.
Then again, was not Governor Camp.
bells exchequer slightly depleted and
needed little breath OF life breathed
into it by those New York capitalists2
As New York is the recognized stamp
ing ground Of Ohio politicians, it is not
at ali surprising that Campbell should
open his campaign there. 1t is like Cal.
Brice going to England Tor rhetoric and
elocution that the Governor OF Ohio
should visit the metropolis OF :he East
for funds and an, opportunity to post
himself on the doctrines which he pro-
poses to preach. There is certainly in
consistency some place. Either Camp
BELLS playing "horse" for more time
and working tfake" inability racket,
or else he will not return tho sound
representative OF good health that he is
cracked up to be.
And the Republican leaders are only
too anxious for that return, and they
feel it beneath their dignity TO attack q.
sick man, even so-cnlled, and are eager
for the fray in which he shall defend
himself. The Ada debate was the idea
resulting from one Of Campbells breaks,
and which no one regrets now more
than himself. It is limited by many
that he will endeayor to avoid the meet
ing with Mckinley, but it has gone too
far now and would be o complete sur.
render to back down without some kind
OF an effort.
II the recent mock elections held here
may be taken rs a criterion, the life OF
the Australian ballot system in Ohio
will be indeed short In the next Leg
islature il will be animated struggle
among NIL parties for the honor Of CIV
ing it the death blow. In each OF tho
trials by citizens OF the intellectual
classes no less than Z per cent and oft
times much higher rates OF ballots have
been discarded as Illegal. And in each
instance assistance has been given the
voter. What the result will be this fall
when the uneducated classes come to
vote will be startling beyond compre'
hension.
Members of the various committees
were seen by the ISTELLaENCER corre-
spondent, and there is no hesitation on
the part Of any but that the bill will be
repealed. Said one prominent poll
tician: 1.-THE greatest dissatisfaction
will be created among the scratchers
and the farmers. Those who vote
straight tickets will have but little
trouble. But the farmers, aud espec-
Tally those who arc opposed to some
member on the ticket, will be sure to
scratch, and in that they invalidate
their ballot. OF course he continued,
emo ono will know exactly whether his
vote has been thrown out with tho
largo number that slrely will be, but
each voter Will have q secret fear that
he has been the misused party, aud will
do all he can to do away with such
systen..
Tho farmer and laborer who have
been accustomed to walking directly to
the box and handing IN Their ballot
without questioning will resent the
tom foolery" of tho new system. They
will not confess their ignorance OF tue
method of choosing their candidates,
but will openly rebel against it. Tho
big mistake of tho last Legislature was
the adoption Of the measure for the
first election, instead OF giving one or
two years in, which the voters could
post themselves in its worSings
Hamilton county, which has always
been no ted MS tho seat OF political sem
stations on tho evo Of campaign, has
been truo TO her following and the
Democratic leaders are now trying to
manufacture some campaign blunder
out Of the Anderson jail delivery. 1t
is tho same old story. Desperate means
must be resorted to, to lower the ma
lority OF Mckinley, and like u drown
Ing man grasps straw, they adopt
oyory ruse 70 create trouble in the Re-
publican ranks. Tho9e that are crying
the loudest arc accused OF being tho
concoctors OF the whole scheme.
Hamilton county, though not always
to 30 relied upon in the support Of o
candidate gives strange signs OF placing
McKinley's majority at from five to
seven thousand, than ever before. The
Germans have great deal to say as to
the man that shall be elected In fact
it is this element that turns the tide.
Tho ablest reason set forth for their
support Of the Republican ticket, is on
the money question. There.is not ono
German but mas got m excellent under-
standing OF money. "Geld" has been
their study in the old country and
every issue OF it is as familiar TO them
as their lineal descendants. They are
in favor OF the gold'basis, and down on
the silver issue, The prospects Tor the