Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-10-23
FRIDAY MORNING. OCT. %, 1891
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR THE HOUSE OF LEGATEs.
G. w. KOINER,
II. J. WILLIAMS,
NEW YORK AND OHIO.

the campaign was first opened in Ohio, its
significance was much greater than it be-
came under altered conditions later. Maj.
Mckinley, the author of the Mckinley
Tariff Bill, had been nominated for Cover
nor, and it appeared that, in theory at least,
that measure was to be given another pop
ular trial after it's tremendous reputation
by the people in the Congressional elections
in November. In fact his opening speeches
were confined almost exclusively to a vim
dicatiOn of it. Later, however, the Demo-
cratic Convention of Ohio met and though
the party there, as it is everywhere else, is
divided on the subject. made the free coin
age of silver a plank in its platform. At
once the Republican candidate changed his
ground to great extent and largely dealt
in appeals for ''honest money" To COM
plicate the Democratic situation the can
didate they nominated. Gov. Jas. E. Camp
bell, was kept out of the canvass by sick
ness for several weeks. AS soon however,
as he went upon the field he made the Nc
Kinley bill the central subject of his attacks
and has not been diverted from it since.
He is a thoroughly popular man with the
people in the rural districts and a canvasser
of great power, so great that after his single
joint debate with Major Mckinley, the
Republican S late Committee declined the
proposition of their opponents for eight
other joint debates. The only weak point
in Gov. Campbell's canvass is Hamilton
county, in which Cincinnati is situated.
There, he last spring made enemies of the
spoils element OF his party by calling the
legislature together and urging measures
of reform to which that element was OPP
posed, and, as with the spoils vote in all
political parties, it has determined to de-
feat the ticket if it can t have it's way. The
leading Democratic paper in Cincinnati,
the Enquirer. has taken little if any aggres-
sive part in the canvass, and except in it's
news columns, hardly mentions Campbell's
candidacy. The statistics of the votes of
Hamilton county, in view of the condition
OF affairs there, are now interesting. In
1889 when Campbell defeated Foraker for
Governor, his majority in the State was
1882, of which Hamilton county gave
him 6,253. Last year, 1890, it gave Ryan
(Rep.) for Secretary of State. $3.50 MAORI
ty. In 1888 itgave Harrison 1916 over Cleve-
land. Under ordinary circumstances then,
We would infer III Vt the Ohio issue lies in
Hamilton county and that with tie defec-
ton there Campbell S defeat is more than
probable. But Gov. Campbell is exceeding
ly popular with the country Democratic
vote of Ohio and the very measures that
gave offense to the spoilsmen in Cincinna-
tt and the county. gave great satisfaction
to the farming element of the State
that is in politics for principle
and not ''for what there is in it," and
greatly strengthened him there. 1t has
been noticeable since he begun his campaign
that he has grown in popularity and some
of his public meetings have been phenomc-
nal in their magnitude and enthusiasm. In
State affairs since 1873, when ''Old Bill AL
len" kicked the top of the Democratic cot
fin off, and Rise up William Allen" was
elected Governor-though by the small ma
jority of s17-Ohio has been debatable
State. She has given the following Demo-
cratic pluralities since that year-1S74, VIM
Bell for Secretary of State, 1902; 1877,
r. M. Bishop for Governor, %, $40; 1882,
James Newman for Secretary of State,
1915 1888, George Hoadley for Governor,
2,529. and 1889, James E. Campbell for
Governor, 10 s72 In Presidential elections
however, it has been steadily Republican,
though the last vote it cast showed that on
the question of Tariff 1t is no longer with the
Republican party. In that election last
November, Ohio completely reversed the
complexion of it's congressional delegation,
and whereas in the 5lst Congress it's Con-
gressmen stood Is Republicans to Demo-
Gratis, it's delegation in the SD Congress,
which meets next December, stands IA
Democrats to Republicans. among the
defeated congressman being Maj. Mckinley
himself. So, presuming that the Tariff Re
form issue is made uppermost by Gov
Campbell as persistently to the end of his
campaign, as it was in the beginning, the
Democratic party has a good deal to hope
for from Ohio.
In New York, the result, like in Ohio,
may be said to he in doubt, but with very
large proportion of the chances in favor of
Roswell z. Flower the Democratic candi-
date being elected Governor over Fassett
the Republican candidate. In State affairs,
New Y ork may he set down as Democratic
in evidence of which we may say that that
party has had the Governor nineteen out
OF the past thirty years. They could have
had it for twenty-five out of the thirty but
for divided vote. Since 1874, in Guber.
material elections the majority of the vote
cast has always been Democratic. When
ever the Democracy lose New York in
State elections they throw it away. The
canvass there. thanks to Grover Cleveland
and to Gov. Hill, has leea conducted on
the Tariff Reform issue. On that issue
last November New York changed her del
egation from IS Republicans to Is Demo-
Gratis to q Democrats to 10 Republicans
Unlike the situation in Ohio, the success
of the Democracy in New Y DIRK depends Oh
the city and not the country. Mr.. Flower
has the stamp of approval of Tammany
Hall, an organization that is not liked in
the rural districts of the State, and its
endorsement is not likely to increase his
strength outside Of the city. 1t is there
fore likely that the Republican candidate
will s'come to Harlem" with a majority
that Tammany will have to str itself to
overcome. The average Democratic ma
jority in New Y DIRK city i'll the last ten years
has been 5000; for Hill in 1888 it gave
81 ,532. 1t is claimed by Tammany that
this year it will give Flower $4,000 to
$4,000 majority. Even if it increased it to
that, and Fassett came to Harlem with
Harrison's majority of 1888, Fassett would
10 o1ootcd Rut If ia not at oil ,,,obol,1,