New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-16
FORCE THE FIGHTING !!


REPUBLICANS OF NEw-YoEK, You have
heard the news from Maine 1t IA well. But
rs "A promise of your success It Is hardly well
enough Maine went into the campaign with
q Republican majority over from 1866 OF ll'G4,
which she has increased 10y say 10000 in a vote
of about $4,000. Her increase is eight per
cent of the entire vote. You go into this cam
paign with IN adverse majority over from 1867
10 overcome of 1850 in total vote Of 69s,1l5.
If YOU make the same gain of eight pen cent
on the total vote of 1856, which has been made
by Maine, YOU will barely carry New-lork by
1895 majority. And yet we hear OF prophets
more sanguiuc than safe, who are predicting
that we will carry Ncw-Iorl by fifty thousand
majority, and basng their deceptive predic-
tons on our success in Maine. BE not miSlcd
by any predictions for which your prophet
cannot show his figures. Rcpubli-
cans we cannot afford to be content
in New-loIk with no larger gain than
has been made in Maine. he Republicans
carried Maine IN 1906 by 2,,G9l in a vote of
III ,s13 This exceeds her present majority by
eight rsr cont 90 Ice present vote. We. On
the other hand carried New York ~ 1866 by
only 1879 in a total vote of 1S,s4i, our ma
iority being less than two per cent OF our
to al vote. If ON vote should fall of like
| that of Maine, eight pei cent on the total vote
of 1866 we would lose Now-YOrk by 1918
majority. Therefore. we must do sir per cent
| better than Maine, compared with 1866, OF We
! lose the State. In 1854 the Republicans ear
| ricd Maine 10y 1880 majority very nearly
! their present figures, in total vote Of 900.
In the same year we carried Ncw-Yorh for
l \ I'll LII 10, n.Its A. IN,
total vote of go ri. If we compare no bet
ter than Maine with the vote of 1854, we
shall carry our State 10y only 5000 We warn
YOU, therefore, that there are no Trustworthy
data OF bases for comparison which Justify at pre-
sent the prediction of a heavy, or even of a safe
majority in New-York. The situation ia hope
full, but not assured. The State is ours-wc have
merely TO win it, Moreover unless we carry
New ork for Grant and ColfaX by more than
from 5000 to 10000 majority, there is ground
10 fear that we may lose our Governor State
ticket, and the Legislature. and thereby our
United States Senator Next TO the happily
improbable calamity Of having Seymour for
President would be the modification and dis
grace Of seeing the Empire State represented
at Albany by a creature Of The corrupt Tam
many Ring, and at Washington by a tool of
the reyiying Rebellion. Democrats, abandon
ing the hope of clccting Seymour, and relying
on the fact that many voters will feel greater
interest in the Presidential than in the State
ticket, will stand ready to trade Democratic
votes on the National for Republican votes
on the State ticket. For these and other
reasons we may anticipate that unless
We can carry our National ticket by
majority heavier than that which
our triumph in Maine justiiies us in expecting,
we may risk or lose our State ticket Repnb-
Leans of New-Yorkl we say to you, one and
all, New York is promising, but not secure. 1t
is the most doubtful State north of Maryland,
except New-Jersey. Your duty is 70 win the
day. To this end, spend 10 day at home, or in
your private business, which you can devote to
the salvation of the Empire State in this cam
paign. See your ncighbors Circulate the facts.
Hunt down the lies. Stir up the idle. Turn
out at the meetings Rally round the Flag.
Your highest duty and your truest business for
the remaining six weeks Of the campaign are
to save your country. Let it not be said that
had the vote of NcwYork been necessary to
elect Grant, the hero of the age would have
been defeated Eternal vigilance is the price
of good government. The time for you to
show your vigilance is now.
REPUBLIcANs OF NEw-JERsEY! You have to
overcome n Democratic majority OIL the vote of
1867 Of 1854 III total vote of 1882. This
is an adverse majority Of about 10 per cent. In
1866 you carried your State by barely 1,49l major
ity, when Maine had 1857. In 1864 Mcclellan car
ried your State by 1901 majority when Maine
went as largely Republican as now. You have
your hands full Of fighting, therefore, if you
would redeem your State. You must do just
fire per cent better than Maine if You would
carry the vote of NewJerscy for Grant and
Colfax. Can you do it
REPUBLICANS OF CONNECTICUT! You have to
overcome Democratic majority over from 1867
Of only 0s7, in total vote of 04,1I If you
gain eight per cent, MS Maine has done, Oh the
vote Of 1867, you will carry your State by 1900
majority. But in 1866 you carried Connecticut
W 9uy VI topyslsaY WAiQlity, when w.