Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-20
THE KNELL OF GRANTIsM.
Will the Next Congress be Democrat
Iee-SPlendid Gains i'm the West and
sOuth-NeW YOrk's Duty 10 the Ma
ton

Will the Next Congress be Democrat
fe%-Snlendfd Gains in the West and
south-New YOrk's Duty 10 the Ma
ton
Washington Correspondence OF the New YORK
Sun.
An intelligent correspondent OF the CtH-
ciy,naf Commercial, writing from Chatta-
nooga under date of Oct. u, says that be
has been in six of the Southern States, and
has closely studied the political situation
i'm each. He is confident that the Demo-
Gratis will gain at least twenty Congress
men this fall. The best informed politi-
clans here claim the same result. Their
figures in each State are: In Vir-
einia the Democrats will certainly carry
the First and Third, and probably the Sec
ond District. Last year, on the vote for
Governor. they carried the Second by de-
eided majority. In Tennessee the Demo-
Gratis will gain the Third, Fifth, Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth and Tenth, and probably the
Second District. In South Carolina the
Fourth District is doubtful, and the
nomination of kershaw by the Con-
servatives and boiling Republicans almost
render success certain. In North Carolina,
at the August election, the Democrats
gained two COngresSmen. In Alabama
the Democrats will certainly gain three
members, one from the Third District and
two from the State at large. In LOui-
siana they will probably carry the
First and Second Districts. In 1872,
with the Democrats badly de-
moralized, the Republicans in the First
District had a majority of seventy-four
only, in a vote Of $1,000. The Second is
more doubtful. In Georgia, the Demo-
Gratis will make a clean sweep, and the
First and Fifth Districts, now represented
by Republicans, will certainly go Demo-
cratic. Last week, members of the Legis-
lature were chosen, and only three counties
in the State went Republican. In Arkan-
sas, the Democrats on Tuesday gained two
Representatives. In Maryland, the. Fifth
and Sixth districts, which went Republican
by small majOrities, in 1872, will surely go
Democratic this fall. This makes total
Of twenty-three, and leaves a margin of
three in favor of the count Of the ConaReT-
cidrs correspondent.
If this degree of success in November is
reached by the Southern Democrats, the
next House of Representatives viii prOba-
bly be Democratic. Indeed, If other North
ern States keep pace with!Ohio and Indiana
the Democrats will have decided major
itv. The indications are, that in Pennsyl-
vania they will gain at least eight and pos
sibly ten members. In New Jersey, the
Democrats are confident of gaining two
districts, and in Illinois, Michigan, and
Wisconsin, they claim a gain of eight
more. Gentlemen just from Boston report
that Banks will certainly be elect
ed over GOOch. aud il is conceded
that the Democrats will gain one and
probably two members in Connecticut, and
one N New Hampshire. New York ought
10 add at least eight more 10 this growing
column. Unless some great change in
public sentiment should take place before
November. there will undoubtedly bethirty
Democrats gained in the States named at
the November elections. These added To
gains in Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia,
last Tuesday, will give the Democrats a
clear working majority Of at least ten votes
in the next House.
New York Sun (Editorial.)
In the present House of Representatives
the Republicans, if all vacancies were
filled, have majority of l02. To change
this majority in the next House the OppO-
sitiOn must make gain of tifty-two mem
berS.
At the elections for members of Congress
held this summer and fall in North Caro-
lima, Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska, a fraction
over One-ffth ofthe next House were chosen.
In these elections the Opposition have
gained certainly twelve. probably thirteen,
and possibly fifteen members. Let us take
the lowest Of these igures-twelve. If the
Opposition can gain at the November cleo
tions in the same proportion as they have
gained in those already held, they will
have a clear majority in the next House,
Just as surely as five times twelve are sixty.
Can the opposition make these gains?
Why not9 The tide sets steadily and with
unexpected strength in their favor. They
have only 20 make good nominations,
bring out their reserved forces, concilIate
all the elements of hostility to Grants Ad-
ministratiOn. and the desired end will be
reached.
II will be impossible to overeStimate the
amount Of terror which will take posses
sion of the hearts of Grant and his Cabinet,
and his miniOns of high and low degree, if
a majority of the next House is against
them. They have hardly been able TO
stand the investigations of their friends in
this Congress. They could not survive the
exposures of their opponents in the next.
In this emergency no fair and honorable
concession which is necessary to secure the
election of a Congressman who is opposed
to Grant should be regarded as too great to
be made. No matter whether he is a
Democrat, or Liberal, or a Granger, or
whatever name he bears, if he is thorough
" and heartily against Grantism, and can
get more votes than any other candidate
on that side, he should be put in nominal
ton.