The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-11-22
THE OHIO REVOLT.
It Means That the Day Of Hanna
is Past.
EASY FOR BRYAN NEXT YEAR.
a Majority Of the People Vote
Against the Policy Of Phil
ippine Subgugation
and Trusts.

ippine Subgugation
and Trusts.
The Cincinnati correspondent Of the
Atlanta journal says tho complete re-
turns from tho late election in OHIO
show that Judge Nash, the Republican
candidate for governor, secured his cleo
tion by means Of the candidacy Of
May or Jones. Of Toledo, tho indcpen-
dent "Goldcn Rulc" man, aud they
also show that Jones is II factor in Ohio
politics Of no mean ability.
JONES SAVED TIE REPUBLICANS.
It is declared on all sides that but for
the candidacy Of Jones fully three
fourths Of his vote would have been east
for John Il. Mclean, the Democratic
candidate, which would undoubtedly
have elected him over Nash Jones re- 9
ccivcd about 100000 votes. This vote
represented tho clcmcnt in Ohio poll
tics dissatisfied with Hanna and Re-
pulican rule. Tho 100, 900 men who
voted for Jones were opposed to CON
tinuing Mark Hanna as boss Of Ohio,
and tho most conservative estimates arc
to the effect that had Jones withdrawn
from tho race fully three fourths Of his
supporters would never have voted for
| Nash, thereby giving Mclean - 900
more votes than he received This
would have clectcd him over Nash by n
small majority.
a DOUBTFUL HONOR.
The Democrats are charging the de-
feat of Mclean to Jones, and tho later
returns and calculations show that tho
alleged endorsement Of the Mckinley
administration in Ohio by The election
Of Nash is a doubtful honor. Tho com.
bincd Jones and Mclean vote is larger
than tho vote for Nash, which undoubt-
cdly makes protest against the policy
Of the administration. and how the Re
publicans can get any satisfaction out
Of this result is hard to SEQ. They
claim that tho election Of Nash is a
square victory and endorsement of the
presidents Philippine policy, and Mark
Hannas defense Of the trusts, but this
is not borne out by the returns. In
Hannas own district, Cleveland and
| Cuyahoga county, he was ovcrwhelm-
ingly defeated by Jones and Mclean,
the former carrying the county by IA
600, in the face Of tho fact that Hanna
made speeches in every warl and ap.
pealod to tho voters to sustain tho nd
ministration and Republican rule. In
stead they voted for Jones and Mclean,
| leaving the Mckinley candidate far be-
mind.
MINORITY RULE
| fNbo foot 70 &lot ,rb,l, III NIL, H.
boon elected and will be governor, lie is
not the choice Of the ma ajority Of Ohio
and by their votes they have rcpudiated
the Republican party and administered
singing blow to McKinlcyism and
Hannaism by casting majority vote
| against them in favor of Jones and Nc
Lean TIC result shows that the pco-
plo wanted a change, but they differed
between Mclean and Jones as to who
was the best man to put at the helm Of
state. The feeling Of the Jones and
Mclean followers is bitter against Han
ma and Mckinley, and the election Of
Nash represents the minority in Ohio.
1t is case of the minority clecting the
governor. In other words, the opposi-
ton to the Mckinley administration
and Hannaism in the state consists Of
the majority Of the voters, yet by their
division and difference as to candidates
tho majority loses control Of the state.
REVOLT AGAINST HANNA.
The question has bcon asked how tho
opposition vote would go in presidcn-
tial election, and this problem will give
food for thought in Ohio and through
out the country for the next several
months. With the same issues before
the people in national campaign how
would the Jones vote go-to Bryan,
say, or to Mckinley? 1t is true that
the Jones followers arc even more bit
ter against Hanna rule than the Demo
Gratis. They represent revolution in
OHIO politics which with all his power
and the power Of the administration,
Hanna cannot subduc. Jones 100, 900
| followers, or at least thrcc. fourtha of
them, are in open revolt against the
policy Of Hanna and The adminstra-
ton, as shown by their frenzy in yot.
ing for Jones when they knew he could
not be elected, thus throwing away
| their vote to administer a robuko to
tho Republicans 1t is asserted that
the greater part Of this vote will 90 to
Bryan next year if he is the Democratic
nominee, because tho Jones mon want a
change, hoing disgusted with the rule
of Hanna.
EASY TO CARRY OHIO.
The followers Of Mclean and lead
ing Democrats are taking this view Of
tho situation and they are asserting
that it will be an easy thing to carry
tho state next year against Mckinley
and Hanna by simply combining the
Democratic and Jonos independent
vote. TO indicate tho feeling Of Jones
and his followers the following inter
Wow with him is given.
JONES SHOWS BITTERNESS.
"That in Cuyahoga county (Haana's
county, Clovoland), the seat OF tho rot
tcnest politics in the country, the vot-
ers have had an opportunity to mark
their disapproval in 50 emphatic man
nor, is enough alono to have lived for, ,"
said Jones' "Look at tho nrmbcr Of
frcemen there who said thoy wero owned
and voted by no rarty. Ihis victory
is much moro important than that Of
last spring in this city. Asa result Of
it you will seo next spring non. partisan
candidates in every county in this state.