The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-19
LOOKING BACKWARD.
Wise Men Will Learn From Les.
sons Of the Past.

The Democrats have been reading
lessons from their late. overwhelming
defeat, in which some very plain truths
are told.
The slap in the face given Johnny
Mclean and Tom johnson, because Of
the turning down of Bryan and free
silver by the Democratic State Conven-
tion, is seen of all men. The large per |
centage of the vote that stayed at home
in Democratic counties is not laid to iu- |
difference or apathy but to downright
dissatisfaction with the party manage
ment.
The only places the Democrats gain
ed, were Columbus, where the popu-
larity of the Democratic candidate for
Governor, helped the ticket, and Cleve-
land, where old issues were discarded,
and new issues forced to the front.
This ought to be suggestive, of new
departure on the part of the Demo-
lcratic party, but it "learns nothing and
forgets nothing" and it will go round
in the future as in the past with the
mumified remains of dead issues hang
J ing about its neck, and preventing its
being in the race.
The lessons to the Republicans are in
, the case of Gov. Nash and the Anti
, Saloon League. Governor Nash, it
was feared by the timid, could not be
3 reelected, because he had opposed
2 what he thought was an extravagsnt
> appropriation for the Toledo Centennial,
4 and because he had offended the toughs
in Hamilton county, by opposing prize
fights. But the party took him up be.
3 cause he had done right, and gave him
: a larger majority than he received two
o years ago.
The lesson to the party on the anti
e saloon question, was significant
i The Liquor League supported the
a Democratic tickets in Columbus ani
/. Cleveland, and elected the Legislative
a ticket of the Democracy in those TIVE
If counties. This demonstrated that th'
Liquor League was against the Repub
lican party, and its failure throughou
j.. the State to carry majority of tn
= Legislature shows that the people ar
i. against the league. Moreover, it
action shows that the Republican
party is under no obligation
. the League and will not be con
trolled by it in the Legislature
Further, its triumph, in electing tn
y Democratic delegates from Cuyahog
= and Franklin will remove those dele
= cations from the Republican caucu:
and will give local option bill muc
better chance of being enacted.
" The success Of the Anti Saloo
- league in the State was marked, an
. ought to serve as lesson to politicians
y, This League took no part in the can
- paign. except to see that Temperance
y man was nominated by one or the othe
party, and to support Temperance cal
y didates regardless of party. The r
= suit, as published by their Superb
tendent, Mr.. A. P. Baker, is as follow
OF the 81 Representatives who vote
n against the Clark bill, or lodged,
U. 74th General Assembly, only IL will r
turn TO the 18th.
OF the SO Representatives who vote
e. for the bill, 81 come back.
OF the 16 Senators who voted again
it, only return.
OF the Is Senators who voted for
6 return.
he Or in other words; OF the 81 membe
mt OF the General Assembly who vot'
en- against the Clark bill, only Is, or co
on siderably less than one-quarter, we
as reelected.
an OF the IA members who voted for
mt 3S, or more than ope-half were reeleG
ed.