The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-10-04
HOW OTHERS LOOK AN THE PER
CENTAGE.

The next morning after the election
in Maine, tho Now York Tribune,
which is always so reliable in its csti-
mates. had the following: I'VE esti-
mate the change on the vote OF Name,
wrought by the Liberal Republican
movement, at about five per cent
We may he certain that in no other
part OF the Union will the change be
less; in few SO small. Well, tho five
per cent. on the last presidential vote
sh its the States OF Pennsylvania, In.
diana, Connecticut, California aud
Alabama, from the Grant column to
ITS opposite. Add these To the States
already Democratic, and we have l55
OF; of the lS4 electoral votes neces.
sary TO a choice. But Missouri is
clearly ours, and her fifteen votes
leave but fourteen more to make mp,
after the Grant route in October. out
of New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Arkansas, North Carolina. Ohio, lii
nois, and others scarcely less probably
ours.
The lesson, then, of the Maine elrc-
ton is plain 1t reveals percentage
of change, which, with proper organi-
cation and work, give us Pennsylvania
and Indiana in October. After these,
| the battle wins itself"
The next day after the above mp.
peared, and when the result was more
accurately ascertained, the New York
Tribune goes on TO say farther about
the percentage:
1T is possible that the majority
may rise 10 "a hundred or two abo, c
5000. II can hardly fall many hun.
drc,ls below. The reduction from
the ajorty in 1868 may therefore he
reckoned as about 3.5OO. We hold
up the result III Maine for inspiration
aud assurance, rs we next turn with
confidence. now we'll nigh absolute, To-
! Pcnnsy lvana, Ohio and lnd.ana.-
Just consider the facts. We have
gained ahont four aud half per cent.
oi the entire Republican vote in
| Maine. In the great central States
all politicians know that our gains are
sure To he TAR greater, but count them
at only the same precise percentage.
| The Pennsylvania election III October,
1868, was carried for the Grant State
ticket by 9.617 majority. \ change
oil 5000 votes would have defeated
| Hartratiit, then running for Auditor
| General. Five thousand votes are
hardly one aud hall per cent. oi 33i. :
| Ilb Hepublican votes east at that
Time. \ change of less than one per
cent. would have defeated Governor
Geary in 1869. his majority beng on
ly 1876. In other words, wdh less
| than onetliird the change III Pennsyl-
| wanna which Mondays election shows
III Maine, We shall sweep tie Key
stone State. Who doubts that the.
change will lie greater instead OF less:
The Indiana election in October,
1865. WAS carried 10y the Republicans
by less than 1000 majority ior Coy
crnor Baker. 4 change of one.third
al one per cent. would have wiped
ont this majority. In 1870 the ID -in.
ocrais carried the State by 2,55S ma
iority. In New York, the last i'm.
p"rtant election carried by the Re.
publicans was IN 1866, when Go.ern-
or Fcmon was elected by 1889 ma
ioriIy over Hoffman. A change oi
less han two per cent. OF The l66. l6i
votes cast for Fenton would have
given the State 10 Hoffman. We ia
not pursue the examination in detail
The same percentage will give us Al.
ALBANIA, California, and Connecticut
aud these added 10 the solid Demo
cratic column, carry MS tr.umphantly
through. Liberal Republicans, lei
Maine bc your inspiration. She
shows that success Is within youl
grasp.