The New York herald., 1872-09-30


fore we have need of armies or armaments.
The Presidential Contest-Thc Coming
ION OF Pcnnsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana.
Mr. Greeley on Saturday evening last
returned to this city from his laborious,
eventful and encouraging electioneering expe-
dition "out West" as the Presidential
standard-bearer of the liberal republicans and
democrats, against General Grant and "the
powers that be" at Washington. Mr. Greeley
on his return was cordially and enthusiast
cally received by o large gathering of his sup
porters at the Lincoln Club, and in brief
but comprehensive little speech on the occa-
sion he explained his late remarkable excur-
sion and it's good results in behalf Of the
political cause represented by Greeley and
Brown. He said:-'I was pressed to go to
certain States in the Union, and consulted
the National and State Committees. and their
judgment concurring, went on I think it
abused some honest men with regard to our
purposes" 81 do not mean to say another
word to the end of the canvass, as T have
explained myself as we'll as I can.' But the
cream of his remarks was in these opinions,
iz.:-'T think Pennsylvania is ours if we can
have fair election. Ohio is with us, and
Indiana can neither be bought nor sold, aud
will be with u.s." and, finally, 81 have been
greatly strengthened and cheered by the pub
lie demonstrations Of good will which have
been evinced towards me in my twelve days
trip"
Thus, from Mr.. Greeley's observations dur
ing this "twelve days trip" he has strong
hopes that the opposition coalition on the 9th
day of October will carry all three of the i'm
portant States of Pennsylvania, Ohio and In
diana. He has evidently, however, some mis-
givings in regard to Pennsylvania, in coupling
his opinion of success IN that quarter with the
qualification, 'if we can have fair election"
This is begging the question, for it is morally
certain that neither side will allow any con-
| siderable margin for cheating to the other in
this October Pennsylvania election struggle;
and it is fair to assume that in the matter Of
irregularities, or fraudulent practices, if you
please the bill may be summed up in advance
as six for the one side and half dozen for the
other. In this view Of the October test cleo
ton, as between Grant and Greeley in Penn
sylvania, the general results under Mr.. Gree
leys qualified opinion are doubtful He is not
certain of Pennsylvania. He only thinks cit
is ours if we can have fair election" and we
Io1I hot fho Iofo al
vania-and everywhere ese-in q momentous
contest, is always defeated by fraud.
But our experienced political Philosopher
speaks without reservation of Ohio. He says
"Ohio is with us, I" which we interpret as mean
ing that the administration in the October cleo
ton in Ohio will be signally defeated. We
have recently had some intimations from seve-
raj Of the more cautious Of the republican
! journals that their party has been too conf
dent Of Ohio; that the democrats and anti
| Grant republicans have been working and
gathering in recruits, while the administration
men in all parts of that great State have been
only boasting and parading; that the detection
of the German element from General Grant in
Ohio is very serious, and that good many old
line abolitionists of the Western Reserve have
gone over to Greeley and Brown. There may
be more mischief at work in these things to the
republican party in Ohio than its leaders sup
pose can be possible Surely man so cau-
tious in his election prophecies as Mr.. Greeley
would not venture the unqualified declaration
that "Ohio is with u.s. unless he had good
grounds for the opinion.
But his opinion of Indiana, though not
gloomy is certainly grand and peculiar. He
says that Indiana can neither be bought nor
sold, and will be with u.s. To what does our
veteran campaigner refer in this allusion to
buying and selling? Doubtless he refers to
the movement of the Indiana straight-out or
Bourbon democrats on behalf of the Presiden.
tial ticket of OConor and Adams and par
ticularly to their failure to get into the field
straight democratic candidate for Governor in
| opposition to Hendricks, the regular DEM
ocratic and liberal republican nominee In
saying, therefore, that "Indiana can neither
be bought nor sold," Mr.. Greeley means that
all attempts to make a democratic diversion
against Hendricks for Governor having failed,
Indiana will be carried by Hendricks in Oc-
tober under the opposition union banner of
Greeley and Brown.
To sum up the opinions of Mr.. Greeley
touching these October elections, while he may
have his doubts Of Pennsylvania he seems to
be confident of Ohio and Indiana. Nor can we
undertake to pronounce him in either case
wide of the mark. The figures of the late
elections in Vermont and Maine show that
this new opposition coalition of democrats
and anti-Grant republicans on the Cincinnati
liberal ticket and platform has not materially
shaken the administration party in New Eng