The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-20
Tic Political PrOsnect.
Fronl the ". y. Tmes.

From the ~. y. Times.
The Democratic papers are finding it pain
fully hard work to get up a show of 'euthu
siasm'' for their candidate, and to overcome
the all but universal disappointment which
appeared in the party on the announcement
of the nomination of Seymour. They talk
constantly at the top of their lungs, and pro-
claim the merits of the great inchoate ''states-
man" in the most torrd rhetoric. They show
his war record to be glorously patriotic, aud
his labors for the Union aud for the Union
army to have been sleepless, energetic, and
triumphant. 1t is of course assumed that the
people of the North have already forgotten
the history of his career few years ago. 1t
presumed that all the citizens of New York
have suddenly forgotten what every citizen
knew perfectly we'll but yesterday as it were
that Seymour was among the foremost repre-
sentatives of that hard skinned Copperhead
faction which began by denying the cOnstitu-
tional power of the people to save the Union,
and which all through the great struggle tried
to discourage the spirit OF patriotism, to en-
barrass the efforts of the Government, and to
bring about disgraceful and destructive COM
promise with the leaders of the pro-savery
Rebellion.
The Democratic papers not only find they
have hard work, but they cannot help show
ing that it is dispiriting. The country gives
10 sign of responding to their unnaturally
enthusiastic" appeals; and while they have
been talking about a want of Republican
enthusiasm for Grant, in whom the people
have too deep confidence to tolerate any frothy
nonsense, they cannot fail to see the utter
desperation OF their attempt to manufacture
for Seymour anything whatever beyond the
patent party spume which can be made to
appear at any time on The smallest provoca-
tion.
Under such circumstances as these-with
the dismal feeling that the Democratic party
will meet another crushing defeat in Novem-
Der, it is but natural that the Democratic press
should labor to keep up the heart OF the party
by giving it cheap and easy paper victories
every day between now and the election. They
show the States that will vote for them, the
majorities they will get, the huge successes
they are bound to win, and the immense pro-
cession which will wind up the whole affair.
1t is perhaps as we'll they should find comfort
in this sort of thing. We have heard OF their
frequently doing so before during the last ten
years; and though one might have supposed
they would have learned enough in that time
to check their tendency tor discouuting victo-
Iies in advance, they seem to enjoy the delu-
sion as much as ever.
We ourselves don't often indulge in party
estimates, nor do we mean to do so at this
time--though we have not the shadow of a
doubt that the Grant ticket will poll decisive
maiorities in far the greater part of all the
States of the Union. But eur "Veteran
Observer" who, though we do not always
agree with his philosophy (nor he with ours),
is one of the acutest political spectators and
| statistical prophets in this country has sent
us, in one of his recent letters, an estimate of
| the probable result of the forthcoming cleo
! tion, which we will quote for the entertainment
| OF Democrats. Says he:-
| "Seven of the Southern States have been read
| mitted, and five of those seven will vote for
| Grant, II not all Connecticut and California,
| which the Democrats boasted of, will go for
| Grant. From the Delaware river to toe Pacific
Ocean thereis noState likely to vote for Sey nour
| except Kentucky. Blair has no popularity in
Missouri lie has tried his best against the
| radicals there, and signally failed. With q
| western candidate and good platform Indi-
| ana might be deemed doubtful; but, Rs 1t is In.
! diana will give larger majority for Grant and
| COlfax than IL did for Governor Morton. OHIO
| will poll her old-fashioned Republican majori-
| ties ana the residue of the Western States will
| he swept 1or Grant with II tornado. AS the pro-
| liabilities now stand, Grant will carry twenty
| seven States SeymC seven, and three viii not
| vote" .. ..
The three last referred to being the three
| unTeconstructed Southern States. .I
The same writer makes an estimate of the
result of the Congressional elections, which
| we will also transfer to this place as piece
of cold comfort for the Democrats 8q 10 n
From Pennsylvania 10 Colorado there are
| nine members, electing seventy. four members
| OF which the Demool ats are not likely to elecl
more than thirteen, but may possibly elect
| eighteen. In Indiana it is not probable they
| viii ect more than one, but there two
other districts in which there is a possibility o
| electing Democrats. In Ohio the Republican,
may lose two districts, but probably not. In
| New York the Repnbii can not lose, for they
were reduced 10 their minimum before. Tht
| the Sont neTp- members, There is, therefore,
| probability that the ueAt Congress will be a
strongly Repu uolican as this.n
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