The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-06

COLUMBUS, Nov 5.-Tho Ohio cam.
pmgn is practically ended Al. that re-
mains is for the voters to deposit their
ballots. The Republicans have no
doubts as to the result. The Demo-
Gratis are in quandary and are depend.
ing for victory on uncertainties.
If the Republicans do not win sub
stantial victory on Tuesday next it will
be one OF the greatest surprises in the
annals OF Ohio politics. Everything
justites them in this belief. The cam
paign could not have opened and been
conducted under more favorable au-
spices for the Republicans than has
been done in the one Just closing
Governor Mckinley is recognized rs 4
mascot in the political field throughout
the country. The depression which has
prevailed the lack Of employment and
the cloudsd future which is still before
the suffering public, all tend to estab.
lish aud make permanent the belief
that sweeping victory is in store for
the Republicans.
No OTHER CONCLUSION POSSIBLE
The political wiseacres during the
past few days have been ana lying the
situation, and none OF them are able to
arrive at any other conclusion. The
elements which point most strongly to
q Republican victory are the figure
which has been cut by the soldier ole
ment in the campaign and the general
dissatisfaction over the results OF the
seven months Democratic administra-
ton.
There is no question that so per cent
OF the Democratic soldier vote in the
state will be cast this year fnr McKin-
ley. The efforts to patch up the lack Of
confidence by reinstating pensioners
has only partly done its work. Mr.. Neal.
the Democratic candidate, has talked
little else than free trade, and the
voters OF Ohio think they have about
all they want of it in anticipation aud
will be willing TO forego the reatitY0
At the last moment Congressman
Cultivate has appeared on the scene
and promises TO have the tariff for reve-
nue. bill ready by November 90 In the
same connection he gives assurance that
the Mckinley tariff law will only be
slightly altered, and in places where it
will not do any harm.
SLOW TO ACCEPT PROMISES.
The people, however, are slow to ac-
cept promises in the face OF facts
While it is difficult to measure the ex-
act influence and effect oft vote which
will be controlled by the tariff issue, yet
the best judges think that it will be
pretty strong. It is not, however, an
easy thing to outline, owing to the fact
that few Republicans are inclined to
free trade and tariff for revenue only.
These two elements, with the fact that
the drift is in the Republican direction,
leave little, if any, doubt that the en-
tire Republican ticket will be elected
by plurality ranging from 5000 to
$4,000.
A strong effort has been made to de-
feat the tail end OF the Republican
ticket by the wholesale grocers OF the
state, but it is believeG that the farming
community will be sufficient to save Mr..
McNeal, the Candidate for dairy and
tood commissioner, who has had many
smbarrassments during his term in
making prosecutions and endeavoring
to enforce the law against improper
food.
Neither OF the state committees have
been overburdened with fund.- with
which to look alter the details OF the
campaign, but each depends more on
the Gederal drift than any systematic
work that has been done. Outside OF
the unusual character OF the meetings
which have been addressed by Governor
Mckinley nothing OF peculiar import
in the campaign has taken place.