The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-05

ent factions to control that organiza
ton. Tammany and Mozart still
contend for the ascendaney, and II
the city and county of New Yorl
two or three Democratic tickets
are in the field. The contest between
these wings for the spoils of the
city and county may have a tendency
to weaken the State ticket. On thC
question of paying off the Govern.
meut Indebtedness in greenbacks the
Democracy are also not very har-
1nonioHs, .andI,many Of the wealthy
men ofothe party have refused to con-
tribute of theiF, means for the purpose
of carrying on a campaign in which
success, in all probability, will result
in their pecuniary loss. For it is well
known that in New York City, especi-
ally, as in other parts of the country,
some of the heaviest bondholders are
Democrats, and those who cry out
against that class of the community
strike as hard blows against men in
their own organization as in any
other. These contending interests
and antagonistic causes involve the
result in New York in considerable
doubt.si-But we need not attempt to
conceal our belief that the chances
are against the Republicans. The
October elections were calculated to
have a depressing influence upon
that party, and the opposite effect
upon their opponents. If. under all
these discouraging circumstances the.
Republicans do carry the State, the
next Presidential canvass will be xir-
tually decided before it is begun.
Should that party, on the contrary, be
beaten, the only effect viii be to
cause the overthrow Of the uhwfse
legislation with which the party has
been burdened, and the setting aside
of some leaders whose impractieable
views have not corresponded with the
commonesense of the people. IL !. nc "a
Coming west, we find the .oppo-
nents Of the Republicans equally .ac-
tive in aEailing. themselves of every
State and local issue which is in any
sense unpopular with any portion Of
the arty.,and with DO inconsiderable
degree of success. In Kansas, negro
suffrage, female suffrage and other
questions have been,
we think, thrust into
the canvass by Republican leaders,
whose only effect will be to disgust
the conservative element of the party,
and weaken it to the extent of their
votes. In Wisconsin the Republican
candidates are between two fires on the
subject of State bonds-a question Of
purely State interest, and yet of so
much importance to the people of
hat State as to decide their votes, re-
yardless of the effect the vote may
nave upon national politics. So we
might add of other States. While we
10 not believe the party will be beat
IN in all, or majority of the States,
We cannot close our eyes on the fact
hat in 1862 it was thus beaten, and |
hat, too, when the issues were less
and complicated than now.
Environed as it is with difficulties,
he Republican party must grid ITSELF
or the conflict next year. TheYgreat /
najorities by which many of its lead +
rs were elected to. Office have made /
hem reckless, improvident, and; in, !
rot a few instances, positively dishon4
st. Facts are often unpleasant as
veil as stubborn things, and it. is no, /
Iesign of ours to screen rascality be- (
ause it has been eommitted-in our
swn political household. These off, I
ials. where the facts point them out
s having used%theirs positions for |.
elfsh purposes, and advanced their
,wn at the expense of the public
interests, must be thrown overheard
f it is these Jonahs who are endan-
eri1g the safety of the vessel, over
,oard with every one ofthem, say,we,
We want none of them on board to !
lumber the ship and discourage the
rev.
While the reconstruction measures
f the last Congress we regard as
bout the best that could have been
lone, its financial policy could be ma
erially improved, and its appropria-