The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-11-30
THE political PROSPECT.

The following paragraph from re-
cent editorial in the New York Herald
we take from one of our exchanges:
Tn the meantime what do we find the
Democrats doing? In what sort OF
battle array do we find them after the
smoke has cleared away from the heids
of November 81 In answer to these
ouestions we refer our readers to a re-
markable table published i'll another
column, giving an analysis OF the vote
nt the recent elcctioos, and showing
how the Electoral Colleges will stand
in 1872, provided the States named
vote then as they have voted already.
1t will be seen by this table that III
thirty five States the Democrats have
one hundred and fifty-four electoral
votes, and the Republicans one hundred
and forty eight, or six majority TOR the
Democrats, with two States (Misslsslp-
nj and Texas,) which will probably
be equally b alanccd, not included.
Thus it will be seen that the Demo
Gratis at this moment have actually
with the big State of New York as a
sure ralIying point-the inside track
for sweeping triumph at the neAt
Presidential election-a triumph INA.
cannot possibly be averted except py
the restoration of calmness ana moo, =
Grafton and wisdom to the counsels Oh
the Republican party. !,
We have not seen the table referred
to but we presume that, like most OF
the Herald's tables, it was very care
fully made up. From it the Democra-
CIV can derive the most cheerful hope
of complete success in the Presiden-
tial campaign of 1872. AS we stated
in our last the success is already Sc
cured and can be lost only by the
orossest encouragement. SO far from
it's being likely that calmness, modera-
tion and wisdom will be restored to
the coupsels of the Radical party, it is
very evident that the Radicals will
persist in the ruinous course which has
led to their recent misfortunes. 1t has
already been given out that the pres
ent Protective tariff is to remain as
permanent Radical measure. Agains,
this the Republicans of the West have
rebelled and insist on the formation o
new Revenue Reform party. Ih'
new movement is especially formida
BILE in Missouri under the lead OF Sena
l ator Schurz and Governor Brown, ant
E in Illinois under the lead of the Chicago
: Tribune. Under the next census TIT
now firmly fixed Democratic State o
Missouri will largely increase her cleo
toral vote, while the immense increas'
of population in Illinois will enabl
that State perhaps to equal Ohio in TIL
J electoral college. In Illinois the Radi
a cal majority has been reduced from so,
! 600 to 5000 in two years. Nothin
; can keep her from going Democrat
J. in 1872, so determined are the peopl
# to submit no longer to New Englan
II tariff. Thus, without any furthe
O change, the Herald's Democratic ma
- iority of six will be largely increased
!
But no one doubts that Texas and Mis-
= sissippi will go Democratic, and it
:, more likely that the Democrats wi
II gain Ohio on the tariff question tina
" lose Pennsylvania, whose votes will
u about equal under the next census.
lie The duty of the Democrat S is there
n fore plain. With such an encoura!
ing prospect they must maintain
thorough organization, even in tho
y States in which they were recently d.
Re feated. The disaffected Republican
y in the West are ready to join the D
e. mocracy on the tariff question, becau
ST free trade has ever been a cardinal d
"a mocratic doctrine. They cannot,
40 course, expect the Democracy to go
them and repeat the Andy Johns
~, ~, stupidity of 1867. in the Philadelph
"a Conservative Convention, which led
W a disastrous failure. Every State W
u be expected to present am undivid
Ell Democratic organization, and nothi
lie remains for those who are disaffect
at towards the Radical party but to G
cir list under the Democratic bann
or The Louisiana Democracy will be
: thoroughly organized as ever, and
in people will perhaps learn by that I'll
70 that there is "some use" in going
~, the polls to vote.