American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05
The October Elections.


The ides of October are upon us,
and we have only a few days now
in which to speculate about the re-
suit of the great presidential con-
test, upon which depends the woe
or well-being of the country. On
Tuesday next, Sth inst, the local
elections take place in the great
states Of Pennsylvania, Ohio, ILL
nois and Indiana. From our ear
Hest recollection in politics we have
heard the saying, GAS goes Penn
sylvania, the key stone of the arch,'
so goes the Union" This is not
necessarily the case. Other States
have grown in population until they
are almost as important and as in
dicative of the result of q presiden-
tial contest as Pennsylvania. We
can afford to lose that state-as we
hope we shall nOt-and still elect
Mr.. Greeley, If he carries any two of
the other three states-ulinOis, In
diana, or Ohio. In the latter state,
the prospects are cheering. The
changes from Radicalism to Liberal
Republication have been very great,
and well-informed politicians claim
the state for the Liberal Democratic
ticket in the election to take place
next Tuesday. The Cincinnati En-
quirer says:
"We can assure our friends
abroad that the supporters of Gree
ley and Brown will carry this State
both at the October and November
elections, if there is anything in
indications. The change in the
German vote in Cincinnati, Cleave-
land. Toledo, Dayton, Columbus
and the Northwest will be more
than sufficient to change the past
political character of the State. A
very large part of the German vote,
so-called, has been against us for
years, but now there are few among
them who will touch Gen. Grant or
any of his tickets. This county
gave nearly five Thousand majority
for Grant. 1t will give that same
figure now against him. In many
other counties the change will be
evually marked. We have never in
our political Experience seen the
political skies a. bright as they are
this fall"
In Illinois, the only hope of the
Liberals, at the beginning of the
campaign, was to reduce the MAORI
ty very considerably, and thus indi-
cate that, by well directed effort, the
state could be carried for Greeley
in November; but SO many, and so
distinguished, have been the chang
es since the canvass commenced,
that sanguine hopes are now enter
tanned that the Liberal and Demo
cratic ticket will succeed. In 1868
Grants majority over Seymour was
81, $50. At that time the total vote
of the state was 448, 1876. Seymour's
vote was 199, 143. It is estimated
that in the election next Tuesday
the full vote of the state will be
polled, and that it will reach five
hundred Thousand. The Liberal
ticket will poll the entire Democrat
ic strength-the Blantonduncan fiz-
zle not having permeated that state
to the extent of a scyntilla. A
change of 10000 Republican votes
will give the state to Horace Gree
ley. With such Republican leaders
as Trumbull, Palmer: Koerner and
Farnsworth laboring enthusiastical-
~ for the success of the Liberals,
and welding all their immense in
fiuence with their party against the
corrupt administration of the Gift
taker, $4,000 votes out of 100000
Republicans, or ten per cent, is not
a large estimate of the influence of
these great leaders. In addition to
this, however, we have the great
name of Carl Schurz among the
Germans, who voted as a unit for
Grant in 1868. All things consid.
cred, then, it is by no means among
the impossibilities that illinois,
tired of the rule of her own tanbark
candidate-should cast her vote for
Greeley.
In Pennsylvania, the Liberals are
equally sanguine. They know that
vast sums of money have been spent
by old Sine Cameron and the cor
rupt rings, and that large numbers
Of negroes have been imported into
the state nominally to work on the
railroads, but really to vote the Rad
ical ticket. They know, also, that
huge frauds will be perpetrated in
Philadelphia to carry the state for
Hartranft and his brother thieves.