North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-10-02
From the New York Sunday Times

-sFst From the New York Sunday Times.
The EsminK Elections.
As the time approaches for the election
in Pennsylvania Ohio, Indiana. and Iowa,
the political excitement grows more and
more intense. The late results in Connec-
ticut and California have tempted the dem
ocrats TO hope for success in Pennsylvania
and Indiana, while the more sanguine
even profess to be confident Of carrying
Ohio. Considering that the, republican
majority in Ohio at the last election was
A., GS6,and considering the additional fact
that, as usual, Naliandinghsm has thrust
himself forward as a candidate for Office.
and increased by SO much the difficulty Of
achieving a democratic victory, it is rather
too much to entertain such confidence.
But the republicans Of Ohio, unlike their
party friends in New York, have resolved
to place the negro suffrage amendment to
their state constitution fairly and square
ly, and by itself, before the people in Oc-
tober. The issue, therefore, will be taken
at once but as a large portion of the
republican party in Ohio has, hitherto,
warmly opposed the bestowal of the fran
chise upon the negro, the democrats count
upon large deficit in the republican vote
and proportionate increase Of their own.
Ii this occur, they may realise the triumph
they count upon; for defeat Of the negro
suffrage question would be equivalent to
| a republican overthrow in. one Of it's
| stauncbest strdngholds, and the political
effect Of such result could hardly be
| oyerestiMatcd. ,E a- 1E fsl>
| In Pennsylvania there is, unfortunately,
no very distinct issue for the ballot4box to
decide in October. A Judge Of the Sup
RENE Court of the state is to be elected by
4 q general vote, and this is to be accepted
as test of the popular sentiment on the
national situation. 1t will require the
exercise Of some imaginative power to
suppose that the popular opinion Of Penn
sylvania car, really be secured on the SUBJ
ject OF the -frrepressibfe conflict between
4 Congress and the President through local
Il vote for q judicial officer; but sdch is the
presumption. The, republican majority
last year was only II ,l78 in that state, and
q IA oy2 in Indiana; If the democrats, there.
j fore, should lie able to cut down the re-
: publican vote in each as they did in Maine
y they may carry both. Such success.
!, would be almost certain to give them New
!, Pork in November; for Fenton's majority
was but Ii, 789, and the extreme length t
which some Of the radical leaders hav,
gone on the negro4aestion has disappoint
+ ed not q few in the ranks of their NOR,
J moderate associates, 4 ~ am for the Negro
all the time y exclaimed the Hon. Johi
Hickman, the other day, when nominated
! as q candidate Cor the Pennsylvania legis
. lature; but the rank and file Of his part,
here, as well rs there, are growing some
what weary of such .negrophilism, ant
: may possiblylg give their radical contrere
: a lesson yet at the ballot-box on this sub
: ject which it will not be an arduous tasl
to remember.
Indeed, the negro himself is rapid
making it an uncomfortable thing for th
(, moderate republicans to support him an
: his claims to political equality with sue
! zealous ardorr for he is naturally GROWN
ambitious under such earnest declaration
7 Of his claims and capacity; and notwitl
t standing the party anxiety to secure tn
z negro vote, it was no part Of the origina
I programme of the republican party I
f make the negro candidate for Office, .
i select him to fill seat beside the whit
man in Congress. on the bench of til
judiciary, or in tn state Legislatures. j
f is the negro himself who has made thi
\ advance, encouraged by the radicals, VIII
], would politically use his influence, an
]. the effect on the republican vote in tn
!, north and west is likely to be unfavorable
4 Speaking of the south, the New Orlean
: Times says: set 7t. 7'~ ts" r
! seven at this early day, long before al