The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-07-31
The Republican Campaign In Ohio


The Republican Campaign In Ohio.
1t is an engaging summer occu.
patton to watch the political litera-
ture in the thick-and-thin Repub-
lican newspapers in this state.
There are very few journals of that
party i'm Ohio which are not of the
Underwriting party stripe. On re-
Election we are not able to call to
mind single one of prominence
that is not conducted on the theory
that there can be no wrong on their
side, and that there can hardly he
anything right that the Democrats
have command Of. Some of them
are excellent newspapers, in the
general sense, and that is what
saves them. They are uninfluen.
tial, and are not taken by the read
ing public for their opinions err adj
vice. Their editorial departments
are Il waste of space, except when
they address themselves to some
nonpolitical topic. They would be
more effective for their party if
they had some measure of lnde-
pendence. A paper whose exact
position on everything involving
politics and politicians can be ac-
curately foretoId many hours in
advance hasn't as much influence
az a man with paint brush and
paint pot decorating barns and
fences with patent medicine ad-
vertisements.
There is probably no person in
Ohio intelligent enough to take a
paper and pay for it who does not
know that the Republican party
is sadly rent with factions; that it
is ragged and bald from numerous
hair pullings matches and rough
and-tumble fights. 1t has not been
possible to,eonceal this fact even
from Republicans who have too
much prejudice to look at IA Demo-
cratic or Independent paper. The
Enquirer has the sense of duty and
pride of performance in having
conveyed the truth to a great many
thousands of voters of all parties,
to say nothing of its valuable min
istrations to the blessed woman
and children.
Notwithstanding the public
familiarity with the facts, the
aforesaid thick-and-thin Republic
can organs are industriously put
ting forth a picture of rapturous
love and harmony. They make
themselves ridiculous. We do not
complain. We fancy that from the
light and airy treatment we are
giving the subject our own readers
will see that we are delighted. 1t
is all grist for the Enquirer's mill.
So long as the Republican papers
give us a monopoly in the business
of telling the truth about all the
parties, why should we complain /?
This exposure of one Of the secrets
of the Enquirers success is not an
unselfish or verdant as 1t may at
first seem. Our Republican con-
temporaries are "dead set" in their
ways. No amount of warning or
persuasion can convert them from
the simple business oforgan grind
ing. The field will still be ours.
One ffthe most accomplished of
these organ grinders lately gave
its readers a schedule Of the Re-
publican love feast. 1t il an
nounced that the return Of ex. Gov.
Foraker to leadership ia politics,
as an indorsed candidate of the
Republican party, is hailed with
delight by the Foraker men, and
that the McKinleyites are well
pleased; that under the leadership
OF Foraker for Senator and Me-
Kinley for President their party
In Ohio will be cemented and In
great shape to resist the onslaught
of the "boodle Democrary;" that
Foraker Is To go East and take
rest till the lst Of August, mean.
while keeping his eagle eye on the
situation ut home by telegraph,
and then return and pitch into the
cNmpaign red hot; that General
Bushnell IL 10 be forced into tax.
ing u rest before the Ist Of Sept.
and then he set u iramping down
grass and inspecting pumpklnG
ana fat hogs ut the county fairs,
while Governor Mckinley and ex.
Governor Foraker are TO make q
systematic speaking tour OF the
state. AZ this stuff was Inspired
~ Charley Kurtx's headquarters VI
Columbus, and In all probability
written BY Charley himself II is |
worth the space 10 quote para
graph or two In fill, as follows: |