Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-19
THE ISSUES IN OHIO.
No Reason to Expect n Reversal o1
Last Years Verdict.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
The recent editorial assertion of The
Star that the issues of the present cam
paign in Ohio are identical with those OF
last year, and that there are no good rea-
sons to anticipate a reversal of the YER
diet then given at The polls is undoubt edly
true The silver question was not OBJ
scured i'll the Ohio campaign of 1896, but
was the leading topic of contention from
the start to the finish of the contest The
debate was long, loud and stubborn, and
not confined to political meetings. but ex-
listed wherever the people gathered either
at street corners or country cross roads.
During the time the Ohio crop of political
oracles was enormously increased while a
vast amount of information and misin-
formation about the uses and abuses of
money was scattered among the voters
The result at the polls was emphatic-for
Ohio. President Mckinley received the
largest majority given in the state upon "a
full vote since the memorable Brough ard
Naliandisham election in 1868, and the
largest. with one exception, during all the
period Intervening. The exception was in
1924, when more than 100000 democrats
refused to vote. In the light of the fact
that Ohio was the pioneer state in the
greenback movement for irredeernabie cur
rency and that its democracy did not sur
render that delusion until 1876, the verdict
last Kan WIS not SURPRISING. II emphasized
the former verdicts of the state against
cheap money. And 1t is also true that the
great voting population of Hamilton
county. wherein the hopes of the free silver
advocates fer success are now especially
centered, has uniformly led the procession
in Ohio's decisions for sound money. The
gr. at mass of German voters in Cincinnati
refuse to be deluded by false financial
theories.
1t is next to an absolute certainty that
the next Legislature of Ohio will be repub-
lican. The present legislative body con-
sists OF thirty-sevcn senators and 112 rep
resentatives. In the senate there are thirty
republicans, six democrats and one popu-
list 1t Is possible. including the seat held
by the populist, for the democrats to gain
seven senators at the ensuing election thus
increasing their number to thirteen. In
the house it is likely that the counties of
Clermont, Coshocton, Knox Perry Tus-
caravans and Wyandot and possibly
Adams. Pike, and Marion Morrow being
usually democratic, will replace their pres
ent republican representation with demo-
Gratis. In addition. the election of twelve
representatives may be assigned to the
doubtful column. OF these the republicans
have the best chance of electng five and
the democrats seven. If 1t so results the
democratic vote in the house will be in
creased to forty. Even adding the SEN
ators and representatives from Hamilton
county, the democrats would be vet short
of majority a joint ballot, or of the
control of either branch of the legislature
1t is asserted with considerable authority
that about 5000 democrats, dsgusted wit h
the Chicago platform, voted for Mr.. Nc
kinley in Ohio last fall. 1t Is not a great
venture to claim that the number will be
increased next November. AS to the SEN
atorship, the chances 100 to | that Mr.
Hanna will return to the Senate as the
choice of Ohio. d. c. BALENTINE