Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24
The OHIO CAMPAIGN


Ex-Governor Campbell is Forcing Fight
That Promises 10 Bring Victory to the
Democratic Party.
New York llmos
Ex-Gov. james Il. Campbell is
thoroughly arousing both parties in
the State OF Ohio In his effort to he
elected as tho successor Of Gov. Nc
Kinley. With an activity of movement
from point to point that is remarkable,
he continues from day to day to make
speeches that no bristle with points
against his political opponents that
each new speech, going before the
speaker by telegraph and newspaper
report, seems to increase the interest
in the candidate and his cause.
IL is a prodigious task that the
Democrats Of Ohio have undertaken
that of electing Democrat TO be
Governor 10 State that year ago
elected the head Of the Republican
ticket by 1877, 900 plurality. None but
a Democrat OF thorough intrepidity
would have accepted the nomination;
none but such man as Campbell,
who had before faced the vast Repub-
lican odds in the State and won
notable victory. would be likely to
push the fighting with such vim and
brilliancy and effectiveness as arc now
the characteristics of the Democratic
attempt to regain control Of the State.
Mr.. Campbell does not yet say that
he will win, but he says that not since
the campaign out Of which he came
victorious has he seen the people OF
tho State so thoroughly stirred up or
so responsive to passages critising the
Republicans for their extravaganza and
corruption in Office. II tho interest
displayed is maintained until Novem-
her 9th, it may be that Ohio will fur
nish one of the surprises of election
day. In 1892 when both parties strove
nightly the average Republican ma
iority for Harrison was about l, roo
Since that election the Democrats have
evidently been at homo waiting for a
Campbell TO call them out
Tho Ohio fight, SO far as the Demo-
crats are concerned, appears to be con-
Quoted principally on local issues. The
Republicans did not suggest this sort
Of campaign, but Mr. Campbell, by
boldly ATTACHING the State administra-
lion for wasteful extravaganza, for in
competency, for disregard of many
plain duties, and the Stale Legislature
for permitting itself to be bribed and
to exact compensation for the passage
OF bills in which certain localities
were interested, has compelled the Re-
publicans TO abandon, TO some extent,
their original plan Of campaign and to
address themselves TO the very neces-
sary business Of answering some Of the
charges which Mr.. Campbell is sup
porting by documents that appear to
defy criticism.
The Democratic candidate will not
take time TO discuss the tariff ques.
tion, except to insist that the new
tariff has helped Ohio, as he offers to
prove by her prosperity in almost all
lines of business that would be affected
by tariff reduction. The money ques-
tion-the free-si.ver issue-he declares
is not before the people. To inquiries
put to him while on the stump to
ascertain whether he is for Brice for
Senator, he replies; 81 am neither for
nor against him.. He is running for
Governor. Tho Legislature will elect
the Senator.
Mr.. Campbell and the cause of the
Ohio Democrats will be helped by Re-
publican strife. Mr.. Foraker is an
aspirant for the Senate. Not satisfied
to he that, he is also an opponent of
Mckinley for President, and he is de-
scribed by Campbell, in his speeches,
as man who is always traitor to his
party when he is not candidate.
Bushnell, the Republican candidate
for Governor, cuts little figure in the
political game that is being played by
the Republicans. Altogether, the out
look would appear to justify greater
degree OF Democratic confidence than
Mr.. Campbell expresses. The tide sets
strongly his way. And IL he keeps up
the pace that he has set, and his party
is following with the unanimity and
spirit that now seem to animate it, he
will not only be chosen second time
for Governor, but the Legislature will
be also strongly Democratic