The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-01
GRANT,
SEYMOUR.


*rbis table omiss the States of vii sinia, 1o Mis-
sisEppi z, and Texas 6.
IT. on the contrary, the Republicans carry
both Maine and Louisiana, or should they carry
Indiana, the main result woulI still be un-
changed.
The State elections will probably to consid
cradle extent influence each other, the floating
vote always running more or less with the pre-
valent tide, but as the succession happens to
fall encourae emcnt is likely to be pretty evenly
distributed. Thus, the first State election
that Of Vermont, September will Of course
be Republican success California, on the
following day, will as certainly show triumph
| for the Democrats. The Maine election, Sep
tember IA, will be much more interesting ana
significant because 1t cannot be counted as
foregone conclusion. The Republican majority
OF 27, 600 in 1866 was reduced by 5000 votes in
| 1867 II the process OF reduction is still going
on-and this Democratic leaders sanguinely
hope and strenuously claim-the Republicans
may find their last years majority OF II, 600 sn-
tlrely dssipated in November. After the Maine
election comes month which will doubtless
witness the hardest work Of the canvass. The
four States Of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and
Iowa hold their elections on October Is, the
| same day. Iowa will, without doubt, 60 for the
Republican ticket, but Indiana is uncertain.
MIR. Hendricks strength ls very great, but he
has majority to overcome-that OF the last
election Of '66-of II 600. On the other hand,
Mr.. Lincoln's majority in ga was 81, 600, and it
| remains TO be seen how Tar the reaction has
proceeded here as we'll as elsewhere. AS re-
CARDS Ohio, opinions are naturally very much
| divided. The WISH in political matters 80 po-
tentially father to the thought, produces de-
cided convictions that are highly antagonlstic.
To the impartial observer it seems suggestive
enough TO perceive that the Republican major
| cn So hon
and had dwinded to 5000 in '67. From present
appearances the election IN Pennsy lvanla will
be closer than III any other State. AS to New
York, scarcely any but strong partlsans now
question that she will 90 for the Democratic
candidates by heavy majority.
The violence and bitterness Of the Radical
leaders, their want Of generosity in dealing
With and speaking of the South, and their curl
| GUS deficiency in tact and practical statesman
ship, are mainly responsible for sweeping re-
action that many wise and patriotic thinkers
selves with the cause OF universal negro sur-
frage the Republican party have become pledg-
ed to stand or fall by principle which it Is
clear the American people are not prepared to
maintain. We have always believed, and in
these columns have frequently expressed the
| belief, that this was the rock Oh which the Re-
publican party would strike and shiver, and
successive events have strengthened this per
suasicn. Whatever may be just or e2pedient
for he future, there are at present too many
voters in this country, not too few; and there
are tens of thousands Of intelligent men who
thoroughly believe this, although they are not
always quite as ready as they should be to
ayow their convictions. Justice to the blacks
is very good thing, but the nation is evi
IDENTIFY not yet ready to assent either to the ne
cessity or the policy Of securing that justice
| oe tba harty OF In yrb
election last year in Ohio, tho election We have
just witnessed in Kentucky, indicate in the
clearest manner the strength and determine
tion of the popular will on this subject. Arev-
olution is in progress which, oil bloodless
though it may be, promises to be resistless in
extent and efficacy. The people are saying to
the Radical extremists In language not to be
misunderstood: 'sThus far shall you go, but
no further. Freedom for all bUndmen we agree
to and insist upon, but we will not agree TO q
precipitate and indiscriminate bestowal Of the
best cherished privilege of American freemen
upon tho most ignorant and degraded OF the
community. We demand that you pause here
until decent space be given to preparation,
and until the deliberate sense Of The whole
community shall have been thoroughly tested
and fairly expressed"
Hypocrisy always, sooner or later, begets
bitternl ss, ahd there canuot be doubt that,
however honest and admirable the motives Of
many Republicans, there have been some
| among their most conspicuous leaders and
spokesmen who have thought more of REIN
forcing and perpetuating the power Of their
party than OF assuring the welfare OF the ne
groes. Against this class OF men, whether po-
litlcians or journalists, there has grown up in
the last year or two an intense popular hos
tility which has led to not little violence of
expression, and which threatens greatly to
heehten the asperity Of the Presiden tial con-
test. If, as is now claimed, the blacks in con-
sidera le numbers should vote the Democrat
ic ticket, the sincerity OF certain class OF
Republican politicians will be put to q crucial
test. On the other hand the candor Of oppo-
nents of negro suffrage, who, like the Round
Table, have disclalmed partisan animus as in-
huencing their opposition. will be tried in
corresponding way. 10 this 1t may be added,
we have not the smallest possible objection.
We should dlsbelevc in and protest against
preseat Universal Negro Suffrage just as un-
reservedy did every coored man III the South
vote the Democratic ticket, as We have disbe-
lieved and protested when it has been general
| ly or, dlted thai the negro vote would be cast
| en- boo tor the Republicans. We have no faitn
that good ends IN public, any more than In
! private, sffairs can be attained through ilogi-
cal, passionate, aud wrongful means and we
shall be much mistaken II the sturdy common
sense Of the people does not show in the
coming election that they cherish similar
incredulity.
THE MOST PERFECT IRON ToN1o.-HEGEMAN g
r. A~o1a lIol