, 1860-08-20
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AN~AHtss4*s**fs.e-a-~~
.rhs Douglas and DANTE ~cte added together.
The above table is Instructive. The Re-
publican majority Tor Fremont was 34,221
while that FIR Miller was only 2e,359, which
il loss 1t nearly 5000. That this diminu-
,ioa was owing TO local and not political
causes, is apparent from an inspection Of tue
figures, and by recollection o. tile facts
governing the election Of 1868. Take the
sa.s Of Cook county viii h slows Republi-
caa loss Of 1888 on FrcmoD1's majority. II
il notorious that scarcely half the Republican
s,rnngth was polied in the townships Of
the north district, and several Of tue south
towns were equally ramiss. The inclenency
Of the election dsy, the bad stale Of the roads
aud the feeling that the county was in no
danger, kept 1000 Republicans at home. On
the other hand, the friends Of Douglas never
so e1erted themselves IS they did on that oc-
casiou t. carry the south district. Votes were
imported and purchased; none were lett un-
polled that it was possible to procure. aud
it need net be disguised that Douglas received
good many Republican votes from personal
considerations. and the belief that he had left
the pro-.lavery party for ever. But his SUBJ
eequeut conduct has opened their eyes, and
they will rot again be the victims Of mis-
plased confidence.
The table shows that the Republican
strength was not polled in Dupage, 10 Davies,
Kane. Ksukakee. Kendall, Lake, Lee, Nc
Henry, Ogle, or Winnebago. In each Of
these counties from Is to 30 per cent Of the
Republicans neglected to yoto. There WAS
no incentive urgent ecough to induce them to
encounter soaking November storm. But
this fall miry roads AID dreuching rain will
keep no Repu. lican from the mills
Ihe battle ol 1858 was mainly fought in the
central counties. The contest only extended
to lew Of tho counties enumerated in our
liable, and they can DO readily picked out by
thar full vote. Each party put forth its
strength in Grundy, Henderson, Iroquois,
Livingston. Marsha J. Mercer, Putnam: Rock
Island, Stark, Stephenson, and Warren We
invita- the attention Of politicians 10 tho result
in thoss eleven counties. II will be seen that
theE gave Miller more majority than Frcmon,
got So IT would have been in the Other
counties III the table, had the same c1erticns
been made to get people to the polls. The
Douglasi.es boosted that they were going to
carry or make great gsior, i'll Henry, Kucx,
Lasalle, NhtesIdo aud Will; aud they really
put forth prodigous effotts. They punched up
the Republicans just enough to show the
folly OF the attempt; but not enough to bri"g
out the full Republican vote. Hence there is
. slight Gecreasc on tho Fremont majority in
acme OF them.
Our ,abls proves three things. ISL In the
soun.ics where the Republicans cxerted
themselves they beat the Fremont mejor,li, p.
Id Where they oloyed moderate ex:rtions:
thsy fell OF hut little, compared with 1856.
Sd Where they neglected their duty, an ab-
ssnted themselves from tho polls, their major
tiles fell off, as natural consequence There
will be 80 per cent. more votes polled this tall,
in the 81 counties above named, than wers cast
1t tho last Presidential election. And IL is
rery moderate to say, that Lincoln will obtain
half Of the total increase, which would give
him a majority in the vicinity Of $4,000.
Nothing but apathy CT feeling Of over con-
tdence can make his majority less than our
~stima.e.