The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-25
While In the War
THE POLITICAL CODE OF ONO.


THE POLITICAL CODE OF ONO.
An Hnsiructivo Object Lesson for Staterueu.
CINCINNATI, Sept 24-ohio IL not like other
states. 1t has an unwritten political code OF
Its own. one OF the first regulations Of which
is that neither political party shall be permitted
to get SO strong In the State that the Ohio men
In the defeated party shall not count much at
Washington. For this reason Ohio has been
generally represented since the war by one
Democratic and one Republican United States
Senator For many years John Sherman was
the Republican and Allen G. Thurman tho
Democratic Senator. James A. Garfield was
elected to succeed Thurman and George H.
Pendleton to succeed Sherman Sherman.
Republican. and Payne, Democrat. succeeded:
now Sherman, Republican. and Brtce. Demo-
crat. are Ohio Senators By this flexible and
simple arrangement. for the division OF party
labors responsibilities and rewards. the par
ty successful In q national election is certain
always to have one Ohio Senator at the Presi-
dents elbow. But this equilibrium between
the two parties could not be sustained II tho
State Administration was continuously in the
hands OF either. and for that reason the
second clause in the unwritten political code
OF Ohio politics prescrbes that Governors are
not to be. except in rare cases. reelected. They
seldom are. Gen. Noyes was chosen In 1871.
He was defeated in 1873. William Allen.
elected in 1873 was defeated in 1875 r. B.
Hayes. who had previously been elected in
1875. was installed as fraudulent President in
1877. The Republican nominee. Judge West.
put up to succeed him was defeated by
Bishop. the Democratic candidate In 1877.
and the State Administration passed into
Democratic hands. But the Democrats
were unable to hold 1t for moro
than two years. for in 1879 Charles Eos
ter. Republican. was chosen Governor. and no
was reelected in 1881. In 1883 the Democrats
elected Hoadly. who defeated Foraker In
1885 Foraker defeated Hoadly. In 1887
Foraker was reelected In 1889 the Democrats
elected James E Campbell defeating Fora
ker. In 1901 there was another shift and
Mckinley defeated Campbell. and this year. II
past records and knowledge OF present condi-
tons count for anything. Mckinley will be de-
feated by Neal and tho State Administration
will once more pass into Democratic hands.
Mckinley is a popular man. but he has not
been q very popular Governor Of Ohio. The
lax the tax rate is high, the Republican Leg
iislature was regardless Sf many important
influential enemies in his own party. In 1891
he secured the solid and substantial financial
ers. Who cannot be counted upon to contribu:e
mnchto the campaign expenses this year.
sTS s sf Fedd 1s ossl IN ohS
they had. too, representative in the Cabinet.
Charles Foster. Secretary of the Treasury.
This year the Democrats are in control at
Washington. and whatever influence Federal
offieeholders are able to exert will. If not cast
against t. The neglect Of the national e Hd.
minstration to turn out Republican hold
to s ei Il las renaerea
Of ass sood nna
they are certain to take advantage Of this
the Republican vote In Ohio comes out only in
Presid tial contests. whereas the Democr
ESts is less sbdt uSsps 6eusoy Is
tts ems IL 9ho they
mont first carried it in 1856. Ohio has been
uniformly Republican In Presidential years.
year. when one Democratic elector was Chosen sen
BY a scratch, the other twenty-five electors be-
The ' Giles Of Ohio cast relatively small
S0ts Put they haye an IA large inu
Ths IS anoeer ssae o poea
code. Though Hamilton county: which In
SUs o the ssn es tsa but s@
exercised for years an almost decisive infiu-
en S,ia and this has given rise to the familiar
preston "As gSes Pennsylyana. SO goes the
as the keystone State. The total vote OF Ohio
at last years election was s5o0o0: the total
makes, Hamilton Important in a political
way. :. however. Is not the extent Of the
1889 Campbell against Foraker had 1000
hs In hsmon but ss By
ton Of 1si Mex nlsy Beat campbe fh IN Hs e1sH
ton by 3 re This fhanGe was enough to have
eighty. seven counties OF OHIO the strength OF
the two , parties bad remained exactly the
na 81 eSs el other
1ee eee ses0 IN
and by this somewhat peculiar arraneementa
%SortE In Hamiton county fer either party
Legislature and the, naming Of the United
Notwithstanding this fact. Ohio senators are
man, halls from Mansfield. Calvin n Bri Se Is
credited ad to Lima Thurman was chosen from
from Mentor. and Wade from Xstabula. afie'a
II the vote 81 SinGi1natI auotqates as much
second city Of Ohio in Population and poIitieai
importance, Cuyahoga county. in which Cleve.
ty gave Garhsi$ Tor President. in n 1885.
ton years however, great Changes cams me- o tSsr
the face Of things there her Instead Of being the
serve New England city on the "e basfs
Lake Erie It has almost been Transformed
into foreign town. though Cincinnati, long |
celebrated for fits eosmop oiltan population.
has 80 600 more inhabltants than Cleveland.
as having 25.OOO more foreign born inhab.
itants than the bigger city down on the Ohio
cinnati, especially in the wards beyond the
Rhine" is largely German. and a large pro-
portion q the, Cincinnati Germans are Rebnub-
leans. Cleveland has a large German popua-
ton, but i has n addition a motley
Russians mn and oo Poles. and 1000 Hun
RarlQnS. Inc 1880 census returnad |
These Slavic. voters have shaken things up
considerably IN Cieyelandi and the election Of
Tom johnson from district which was orce
regarded as solidly Republican as is Vermont.
illustrates the character of the change whicT |