The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-29

The canvass, therefore, Is in better state
than IL was before the elections took place.
The issues are more justly conceived aud more
clearly defined; more correct estimate pre-
walls of what Governor Seymour will attempt
after his election, aud of the position and
powers of the Vice-P President as an officer OF
the Government. The ship is lightened of a
vast deal of heavy rubbish which made slow
sailing.
The chances of the Democratic party for
carrying next Tuesday the States which it
barely lost in October are greatly improved
by the new life which has been Infused into
the canvass, and the truer aspect given to the
issues. We have recovered the spirit of our
troops, so that there is no danger OF desertions.
This is great point after a defeat Every
citizen who voted the Democratic ticket in the
State elections will vote for Seymour and
Blair. And we shall make gains. 1t
would be preposterous to suppose that the
correct light in which the contest is placed by
Governor Seymour's speeches will not disarm
the prejudices Of wavering Republicans. And
how few need to dismiss their prejudioes to
give us the victory In Indiana, only four or
five hundred; in the great State of Pennsylva-
MIA, only four or five thousand. Mere relief
from the apprehension of new civil war will
change more than that number in both
States.
But this is not all. There are new local
causes that will operate in our favor. In
Pennsylvania, for example, we gained the city
government OF Philadelphia, which, instead
of being a force against US, will be a force
in our favor. The Republican members of
Congress and local candidates, having won
their elections, have no longer the same
motives to spend money and practise frauds.
Moreover, the false confidence with which the
Republicans have been pulled up by their
successes in October will cause them to
slacken their efforts. They have got the
opinion from their newspapers that their sue
cess is assured any way, aud many Republi-
cans will not 60 the polls. Their party organs
would make themselves ridiculous by pro-
claiming that there is any danger, after all
their noisy Dragging about democratic
rout." The mere relaxation of effort on the
Republican side would be sufficient to give US
the victory, even If we were to make no con-
verts in consequence of Governor Seymour 5
truer presentation of the issues and the explo-
sion of the civil war bugaboo.
in this State the prospect is excellent. The
| Democratic party of New York was never so
thoroughly organized has never felt so great
enthusiasm for its candidates, never been so
full of pluck and determination, never had so
large proportion of its members actively at
work, as in this canvass at this moment.
! Besides, we have a large mai rity to start
! with Not man who voted with the Demo
cratic party last year is going to desert it
now, when HoratiO Seymour is its candidate
for the Presidency. State pride aud his great
personal popularity will carry our maj ajority
very far beyond what it was last year. No
body can point ont any cause of loss, unless it
be the result of the October eleotions but, in
fact, the party is more hopeful and active
than it was three weeks ago, and the only
way in which the October elections could have
operated against us was by depressing conf
dence and relaxing effort. The new features
given to the canvass have completely warded
off that danger. So once more to the breach
and this time, Victory