Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-03
Too Late for Representation.

COLUMBUS, ONO, Nov. 2-Never since the
war has campaign been waged in the
Buckeye state which has attracted so
much general interest, which has been SO
hotly contested, and which has been so ex-
clusively devoted to national issues as the
one which draws 10 close tonight.
From the beginning to the end it has been
veritable battle of giants. With the two
ableSt and most representative gentle
men of the state as standard bearers of the
respective parties the country at large
has been drawn upon and national leaders
and recognized opponents of the parties
have been summoned to the field to expound
the principles of Republicanism and Democ-
racy. -Four complete state tickets are in
the field For governor, James Il. Camp
bell. the present incumbent. is the Demo-
cratic candidate; William Mckinley. Jr.,
the Republican candidate; John Seitz, the
Peoples candidate, and John Ashenhurst
the Prohibition candidate.
The Republican state convention, through
the distinguished leader whom it nomi-
mated for governor made declaration in
the opening clause of its platform indorSing
the Mckinley bill, while the Democrats de-
nounced it. Thus upon the tariff question
the issue was clearly defined between the
two great political parties. The Prohibi-
ton party declared for ia if only as q
means to enforce national reciprocity. and
the Peoples party demanded that taxation
should not be used to build up one interest
or class at the expense of another
In regard to the silver question the two
big parties took the usual stand The
Peoples party made the following declara-
ton on the financial question: We demand
that full legal tender treasury notes be is
sued IN sufficient volume to continue the
business of the country on a cash basis and
that money be loaned directly to the people
in sums not exceeding 5000 to any one per-
son on real estate or other ample security
at a. rate of interest not to exceed per
cent. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
The outlook is not easy to determine The
opposition to Governor Campbell in his own
party was so pronounced before his nomina-
ticn that the Republicans had no thought of
a possibility of his success and they placed
Mckinley's majority at from 10000 up
wards. But as the campaign has pro-
crossed the voice of opposition has been
stified and its extent is less apparent 1t
remains a problem that can only be
solved by the election returns how far
this dlsaffection will affect the results
Hamilton county Is accepted as the hotbed
of Democratic nti-Campbellism. In his
official capacity he denounced certain local
Democratic officials ana leaders, and in the
fight that ensued in the courts the governor
was worsted and men whom he declared to
Dc W OnlCt were FelUSldlPu.
When Governor Campbell was nominated
it was freely asserted that Mckinley would
carry Hamilton county by from 5000 to TO-
600. These figures, for the occasion given
above, are modified, but conservative esti-
mates still give the county to the Republi-
cans by a tair majority. The truth is that
all estimates are liable to be overthrown by
some element not properly weighed.
So far as appearances go the fight in the
state will not be seriously influenced by the
Peoples and the Prohibition parties As
to the claims of both leading parties. about
all that can be said is that the Republicans
assert with confidence victory for Mckin.
ley, but the Democrats say that they will
elect Campbell and the legislature without
Hamilton county. The uncertainties are
the effect of the Australian ballot law, the
strength of the Peoples party and the
conclusion which the Ohio farmers and
rural growers may have arrived at on the
tariff q financial questions.
As tC- ylrow is the first general election
held under the new ballot-reform law, the
returns are expected to be very late indeed,
and the official figures will hardly be in be-
fore the following day.