Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-05
The Danger Of Grants Defeat
HO1O to AUert it.
From the New York Independent.
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From the New York Independent.
BY HORACE GREELY.
Our friends seem to be almost everywhere
resting in the conviction that Gen. Grant
cannot possibly be beaten. This is at once
untrue and perillous. lie not only can,
but will be beaten, unless tho Republicans
work with more energy and efficiency than
they have thus far done. Indiana is the
only doubtful state which seems to be contest.
ed by them with adequate zeal and indus
try. trust that Ohio cannot be lost but,
If there be no revival on our side, the ballot
boxes will close on the night of the Octo-
Der State election with at least 10000 more
Republican than Democratic votes unpoll-
ed. Perhaps we can stand this disparity,
and perhaps not. 1t is not safe TO take the
risk.
SO of Pennsylvania. We were heavily
cheated there last October; we are likely
TO be worse cheated now Her election laws
are tolerably good but the judges in strong
Democratic districts set them at defiance,
taking all the votes that are offered-espe-
cially the bad ones. They will cheat us at
least 10000 in October. We can beat them
STILL If every Republican vote is polled.--
But will they be ? Will Allegheny give her
10, 900, Lancaster her G,000, aud others in
pAOBOl tluh " III OOlhoj A'Ol
Monroe, Columbia. etc, give no more than
legal majority against us? 1 hope, but
fear.
Now let us suppose that the enemies of
human rights should-no matter by what
means-carry Pennsylvania and Ohio in
October, winning likewise some local TIL
umphs in other States, what then Shall
we not see the very men who now shirll eff
fort, on the plea that Grant cannot be beat
en-, lying down in inaction because (they
will say ho is already beaten, and cannot
possibly be elected How swift will be
their transition from blind presumption to
cowardy despair
The States are entitled to choose 3l7
electors, whereof l59 are majority. There
should be no doubt of General Grants car
rying at least these:
Maine ..........7 Michigan .........S
New Hampshire. IS Wisconsin IS
Massachusetts, .....l2 Minnesota .........4
Rhode Island. ..,..4 Iowa. s.
Vermont ........,..5 Missouri .... IL
West Virginia. ....,5 Kansas ........ g
Ohio. Tennessee .... 10
Indiana .,........ Is North Carolina. 8
Illinois. is............l .l6 South Carolina. :. A
Lousiniana ........6 -
1OIal al',...... ..'.'... I09
Here are just votes enough to elect, with
regard to which there should be no doubt.
But Ohio and West Virginia are desperate
ly contested and, while we have most vo-
ters in each, our adversaries seem for the
present to have the best workers. And
while Wade Hampton boldly proclaims that
every black man who works for "Demo-
crat !" must give his vote for Seymour and
Blair, or be deprived work, bread and home,
can we feel sure that any rebel State will
vote for Grant? We know right well that thir-
ty thousand majority Of the legal voters of
South Carolina will hope and pray that
Grant may be elected but twenty thousand
of these may be constrained to vote for
Seymour, or not to vote at all. So of the
other rebel States. We cannot rely on one
them till the votes shall have been polled
and the result declared.
Men and Brethren We must carry Con-
necticut, New York, New Jersey aud Penn
sylvania for Grant and Colfax. With
these-or even half Of them-there car be
no mistake as to tine result. Without at
least two of them all is in doubt. We can
carry every one of them, except possibly
New Jersey, il We begin ut once and reso-
lutely try.