The sun., 1870-09-28
Warning Notes 10 the Leaders of the
DcmGcTacy.

The near arI roach OF Tie elections in the
great central States Of PENNSYLVANIA. Ohio
and Indiana suggests the question, What
are the Democracy doing to largely increase
their members OF Congress in those States &?
Do they not know that their ability TO secure
smajority in the next House Of Representa-.
hves will greatly influence ther chance of
elccting the next President; and that il they
cannot make numerous gains next month in
The three States we nave named their pros
poets for carrying the House are dim indeed?
Ever since the time when john Quincy
ADAMS assume ltle Presidency, the majority
of the House Of Repr, sentstives which was
chosen in the middle of a Prcsid initial term
has always foreshadowed the polit,c.l char
acter OF the next occupant Of the Whit,
House, with the single cxception-snd l.
illustrates rather than contradicts the rule
that when the House was So divided between
three parties that neither one was able alone
to choose Speaker, the popular vote in the
following Presidential election faithfully r..
fected these divisions in the previous Con.
Grcss Striking examples OF this rule will
he found in the protroctcd struggles which,
through the codpcration of adverse factions.
finally Resulted in the elevation of r. VI. 4.
HUNTER, Mr.. WINTHROP, Nr BANKS, an
Mr.. PESNIN GToS 20 the Speakers char. {
be followed by the election Of Gen uAurr
SON, Gen. TAYLOR, Mr.. EUCHASAN, and Mr.
LINcoLS 10 tic Presidency.
The philosophy from which this hist u .
Irocaden, spi ugs is simple and Obvious.
ncmcly; if Iorty cannot cxh 4 pow
enough at the mId.lc OF Presidential torn
to carry the House Of Representatives. i-
must not hoIe TO recover the lost ground
during tho remaining two years If that tcril
Have the Democracy Of New York con
tomplated the approaching Cougr ssioual
elections in the three powerful States allow
named, and in this State as well in the light
of the facts and Ir.ccdcnis we have adduccG q?
VIII thcy also bear in mind that for the l. ST
thirty years no party has succ, 2it.l
IN choosing President which We
not ale, at the Congressional election
held two years previously, to c..oJs3 ma
jority in the aggregate of the members in
The States Of New York, Pcuusy Oh o.
and Indiana? Do the Democracy Lopc to
elect a majority Of tho Congressman in those
four States th5 fail? If not do they expect
t. choose tic next President If they do,
WI they IT, good enough to inform the pub.
lie On what grounds they base their cXpeuta.
tions? But, if thcy should happen to fol IN
1879, do they Lclicye they can any longer
hold their party together as national or.
gani~ation? True. the Democrats might
continue TO carry tho State of New York and
the city Of New loik, just as tho Old Fo,l
eralists maintained thcir supremacy in
Massachusetts, and Boston many years ,ftcr
tie party was as dead throughout the cuua.
try as the Jewish sanhcdrim.
Tho d, mocracy may Doubtless PLACE q
good deal Of reliance upon tho incapaci'y,
the corruption, ard the unpopularty O.,
GRANTS Administration for opening to them
chance Of succ, IS. But a cautious general
will mover trust for victory mainly to the
blundcrs of his foe, Besides, tho Rcpulli
rams are not perfect fools fnd they will lie
too sensible to renominato GRANT.
The Democracy should rely upon them
eelves for SUCCESS, and not upon the foil ~ oi
their orponentR And what must they dc
~ restore thc.r national prestige and inaur(