The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-07-10

tion. Colonel Taylor Is at the outs
with the Brice wing now, but they
will get the benefit of his work just
the same, and largely through the
oppor tunities 1t will give them
they expect to win.
III told you he would work on the
counties that were doubtful and
those where the Republican major
ity is small. Some of the doubtful
counties are large ones, however as
Franklin and Lucas, in both of
which we will elect the entire leg
islntive ticket. That will give us
a clear gain Of five in Franklin,
counting the two senators from that
district, and a like clear gain of
four in Lucas, counting the state
senator. We do not stand much
chance in Hamilton county, al
though there is nothing more -un-
certain than the result of an cleo
tion in Cincinnati, and 1t is we'll
known that the Republicans down
there are of more than one opinion.
In the counties where the vote is
close, as Preble, or Summit, or
Knox, we will make a personal
canvass. The counties that Gus.
tomarily give large Repu blican
pluralities we shall simply ignore,
for it will not be worth while ex-
pending energy upon them.
"In all parts of the state we ex-
pect to profit by disaffection of the
Republican ranks because of the
triumph Of the Foraker people.
The friends of Governor Mckinley
may talk all they please, the fact
remains that they will go into this
canvass i'm very halfhearted man
ner-and it is a notorious fact that
the Republican boilers, that is the
men who will desert the ticket to
crafty personal revenge, are to be
found most largely among the class
who have been Unidentified with
the administration as Mckinley
ties. The Foraker people keep on
voting the ticket, however angry
they may get; they are Republi-
cans all the time. The Mckinley
people don't; they believe in what
they call "rebukes," when things
are not going their way, and if
they thought they could escape the
consequences, they are just in the
mood to adm minister one oftheir
famous 'rebukes' this fall. Now, l
am not so sure they will not risk it,
for after all they understand Nc
Kiniey's strength is to he found
principally outside of Ohio, so far
as the politicians are concerned.
l have been told by some of the
Republicans who are close to the
governor that they do not think
ii makes much difference to them
whether the Republicans carry
Ohio this fall or not. Foraker in
tends to break McKinly's delega-
tion, anyway, and what's the odds,
they say.
"The manner in which the Re-
publicans have started their cam
paign will of itself be an assistance
to us. Some of the nominations
for Legislature that have been made
already are right i'm the interest of
the Democrats. Why, look at your
own county of Franklin, which
gave us the easiest kind of mark
for state senator last Saturday,
and which did not nominate any
zoo strong a house ofrepresenta.
tives ticket q few weeks ago.
They will do the same thing up in
Toledo, for if Charley Griffin should
he nominated for sen ator, and he
probably will be, it will be just like
play to defeat him, for all the Nc
Kinley men will bolt the Republi-
can ticket and help us. The Re.
pubicans, IN Delaware county are
sore to the point of revolt, and we
may fairly count on electing a
Democrat to succeed George Iden
who, by the way, did not have
any right to his seat in the first
place
Another element that will be of
vast benefit to the Democrats this
year Is the anti-saloon league. The
temperance people have gone act.
lively into the fight, and they intend
holding up legislative candidates
after the most approved methods
of highwaymen, until they stand
and deliver II promise to vote for
the Haskell bill If felected. Failing
10 get such n promise they will
bring against the recalcitraut can
didate all of their influence-and
the influence Of the temperance
people in this day and age of the
world IL not ut all small.