New-York tribune., 1868-02-01
NEWIORh IN 1868.

In the year 1S5j-the first Of its distinct ex-
istence-the Republican party of our State
polled 136,69S votes in The Presidential strug
gle directly following, it gave Fremont 27G007.
In 1859, il pOlled but 2j1 ,139 votes III the
Presidential contest of 1850, it gave Lincoln,
353,sO4, In 1863, though it carried the State by
10000 majority, it polled but 3i4,347 votes in
the Presidential canvass that followed, it rolled
up 36s, ,73j for Lincolns reelection. In spite of
the purposcd, calculated detection and general
collapse of last year, the Republicans gave their
State ticket 325 ,099 votes last year they must
swell the aggregate to 100000 next November in
order to make assurance doubly sure in the
struggle before us. This it will be seen, is
smaller per centage of gain on our last pre-
cedDg vote than we made in 1856 or 1860, and
is scarcely larger than we made in 1864.
Yet we would not have our readers imagine
the task an easy one We shall win because
we realize and conccdc that it is not easy, and
20 at it with determination that, arduouS as
it is, it shall be thoroughly, nobly performed.
We can poll the requisite 100000 votes-at least
10000 of them in this City; 10000 more in Kings
County, 10000 in Wcstchester, and 10000 more
in Queens and Suflolk-but not without sys-
tematic, energetic effort. OF the $4,000 votes
to be added to our last years miserable poll,
we must gain fully half below and including
Albany County; and then we may confidently
Count on the North, the West and the Center,
TO do the rest. This will hardly average 1000
votes to a county; and there are several coun-
ties that will increase from 1900 to $500
OF course we imply that the requisite effort
will be made, and made in due season. TO
this end, a Republican Campaign Club should
forthwith be organized in every township and
ward where q live one does not now exist-if
one can be formed and maintained in every
election district, 50 much the better. And it
must be the first work of such clubs, and Of
every active, earnest Republican, to sec that
at least one good Republican journal is taken
by every voter who can be induced to read it.
There are this day One Hundred Thousand
legal voters in our State not invincibly opposed
to the Republican faith, who take and habitu-
ally read no paper whatever. Some of these can
only read German, and a good Radical German
paper should be commended to each of these;
Others are Irish, and would read and heed The
Irish Republie and might not any other. In
every ease, the very journal most acceptable to
the voter, and most calculated to enighten
him, should be brought to his notice and, if
possible, placed in his hands. Let One Hund-
red Thousand voters, who now read no paper,
he thus seasonably supplied, and We cannot be
beaten.
This point secured, We must prepare for the
Town and Charter Elections, and for the steady
work of the canvass. We must admonish our
voters not to forfeit their franchise by ncon-
sideIate removals. Two thousand Republicans
removing from this State to New-Jorsey or
Connecticut next Spring, with as many remov-
ing from those States into this, may give the
Electoral Votes-46 in all--of all three States to
the Copperleads next FALL aud thus elect their