New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-05
No Ground fOr HOPE.

The leaders and press Of the Democratic
party profess to believe that their candidate
Horace Greeley-will be elected President in
November next. What grounds have they
to base such a hope upon :? They have no
facts in the least part to justify any such
conclusions. They hope it, wish for it, and
if it were customary for Democratic leaders
to pray, they might pray for it, but that is
all they have to base any just calculations
upon. Let us see how the matter stands !:
Last spring there was an election in New
Hampshire. The year before it went Demo-
cratic by almost a thousand, but this year the
Republicans carried it by more than the same
majority. This does not look very hopeful
for the Greeleyites, especially as they used
in this contest the speeches of Schurz, Sum-
ner & Co. Next in order there was an cleo
ton in Connecticut. This State, too, the
same as New Hampshire, had been carried
the year previous by the Democrats, but like
New Hampshire, it reversed its verdict and
went by handsome majority for the Repub-
licans. This affords no evidence Of probable
success Of Democracy under the false and
fraudulent leadership of Greeley.
Next in order comes an election in Oregon,
to which the Republicans were paying no at
tention, rs it had been voting for the Demo-
Gratis for the last four years. In 1868 it went
for HOratio Seymour and against Gen. Grant.
Here, too, the speeches of Schurz, Sumner g.
Co., were inculcated and used, but to the as
constituent Of every one, instead Of going
Democratic, it went Republican by majority
of one thousand, giving us both branches of
the Legislature and securing the election of
United States Senator.
This result can't be taken as encouraging
to the success of the Democrats surely.
On the 9th of August there came off the
State election in North Carolina. This State,
at the last political election in 1870, went
Democratic by nearly 5000. There was,
therefore, Democratic majority of 5 200 to
be overcome by the Republicans. In 1870
the Democrats had 66 majority in the Legis-
lature. This canvass was as determined and
energetic on the side of the Democrats and
their new allies, the Liberals, as it could pos
sibly be. The Democratic leaders felt the
necessity of carrying the State against the
Republicans. All the money from the Demo-
cratic Tammany Golfers in New York city
that could be raised was sent forward All
the Liberal allies of Tammany in the same
city could raise was also called into requisi-
ton. All the Liberal speakers were sent
into that State, such as Schurz, Upton, Fem
ton, Doolittle, Mcclure, &C., sc. Up and
down the mountains. valleys, and plains of
the North State, did these oilice-hunting sore
heads go, by the side of all the old rebel
Democratic leaders Of the State. There was
not a spot left untraversed by them in their
great effort to make success certain. In adj
dition to this the Democrats had the ma
chinery Of the ballot-boX mainly under their
control. They had purposely passed law
in the last Legislature whereby there were
four ballot-boxes instead of one. II ticket
was wrongly placed on one of these boxes it
did not count. 1t was expected that the
uniformed colored voters would make many
mistakes and thus diminish the Republican
votes. Notwithstanding all these efforts.
plans, and contrivances, instead of holding
their own by 5000, they have been beaten
by 1000, thus showing the Republicans
stronger to-day in North Carolina than they
were two years ago. Here was fair fight
of Democrats and Greeley-crats on one side.
moving all the powers on the eal tn and I'M
der the earth to win, and yet they find them
selves heated by 1000 on the State vote and
loss of so of their CO majority in the Legis-
lature. Does this look like success in No
vember? Are these the results on which
they hang their hopes of victory: This is
the history of the campaign so far rs it has
unfolded itself, and can bear but one interpre-
tation, and that is defeat to Democrats and
Greelcy-crats and success for the Republi
cans.-Hagerstown (hd.) 7orchliSht.