The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-10-25
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tseIoto Gazette.

| or was electeu In Onlo by n plural
ity exceeding 10000, and yet
many thousand Democrats neglect
ed to vote. From 800 to 1000 of
these careless, or respondent
Democrats were in Jefferson coun-
ty. r e.tEE
Before the election The Gazette
told it's readers that Governor Pat-
tison would surely be elected, and
that full Democratic vote would
elect the rest of the ticket. The
event justified the prophecy, and
the Democrats of Ohio have only
themselves to blame that the whole,
Democratic State ticket was not
elected, together with q, clean, ma
jority in both branches of the
Legislature. 51fr5;r, IA no;
Governor Pattison, though re-
ceiving every Democratic vote.
polled excepting those influenced
by liquor interests, was clearly
elected by Republican votes, and
to the God-fearing Republicans of
Ohio belongs the credit for his
election. Most of these men are
still living, and If any one of them
has ever regretted his vote for.
Pattison the fact has not been
made public.
In the person of S. A.. Hoskins,
Democratic nominee for Secretary.
of State, there is candidate to-
day who stands for exactly what
John M. Pattison stood for last
year, and because he has taken
the same manly stand for temper
ance, the organ of the liquor i'm
terests has come out in bitter OPP
position to him, and demands that
the so-called "liberal" Democrats
cut his name from their tickets.
1t only requires full knowledge of
these facts to secure for Mr.. He's
kins the votes of the Republicans
who voted for and elected Mr.
Pattison last year.
But there is justification for the
belief that many Republicans will
not stop with voting for the head
of the Democratic ticket, but to
show their disapproval of the State
management of their own party,
will deposit straight Democratic
ballot. Thousands upon thous-
ands of Ohio Republicans dIsap-
prove of the Senatorial Cabal apd
the Dick machine, and they have
fine opportunity this "off year"
to express that disapproval, and
make the rebuke felt without un-
due injury to their party. Would
it be strange if the Democratic
ticket should profit immensely by
this condition within the Republic
can ranks? .''''''. ~
Aside from direct voting for
Democratic candidates, there is
promise that many Republicans
will stay away from the Iolls to
express their lack of faith in the
present. State leadership, and their
dislike of the doings of the State
Convention, especially in it's
worked,up endorsement Of the
Ohio Senators, who have combat
ted the President at almost every
turn in his struggle for betterment
of existing conditions.
The only cause for Democratic
stay-at-homes last year was lack
of confidence, begotten of a long
series of defeats, that voting
would do any good. But Pattison |
was elected, and so this year Ohio
Democrats have an inspiration to
vote that they have not had in
many years. 1t is not unnatural,
therefore, to assume that Demo
cratic absenteeism will be less
than it has been, and not unrea-
sonable to suggest the possibility |
of Democratic success, il not one
word of appeal be made to the
rank and file, ILL.,
But this possibility will become
a certainty if such PLAIN talk as Is
given here has the effect intended
Ito bring out The Democratic
vote. If 30 Per cent Of the vote
cast for, Bryan is put in for the
Democratic ticket this year every,
nan ON the State ticket will be
elected, and a majority Of Demo-
'rhtic Congressman, including
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