The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-14
DALLAS. TEXAS.
SUNDAY MORNING i;;;:''So NOV H.
SINCE the recent elections,


SINCE the recent elections, the
Northern papers are summing up the
results and taking the bearings upon
the great national contest of 1876. We
published the other day n table from
the New York Herald classifying the
States as they have voted this year
) which gave the Democrats 1873 elector-
al votes andthe Republicans lSl votes.
Now comes the Philadelphia Times
\ and makes slight change, giving to
each party 1888 votes The Herald adds
Colorado to the Republican column,
while the Times omits that State alto
gether. The Herald gives New Hamp-
shire to the Democrats, while the
Times gives her to the Republicans,
and the latter paper says that Colorado
is as just apt to go Democratic as Re
Hpublican--"I 1t will vote for Colorado
all the time, and the candidate for
President most acceptable to the peo'
pie Of that State, Independent Of
politics, will carry It," Nevada is put
in the Republican column, but, says the
Times, will just likely go Democratic.
Am New'Jersey has voted Republican, in
her county and legislative elections
this year. but no one doubts that she
will place herself in the Democratic
~ list next Fall, provided that party
places good candidates In the field.
The Times, as we have said, places
North Carolina on the Republican
side, but the chances are ten to one
that her vote will be cast for the
Democratic candidate next year, and
the same may be said of Oregon. The
Times adds
Pennsylvania Is "a debatable State,
but she has her rank fairly in the Re.
publican line fairly this year. In the
Democraticlis list there are fewer doubt.
full States, but one of them amounts Ia
more In the electoral college than all
the doubtful States in the Republican
column. New York, with her thirty,
five votes, may be classed as doubtful
and will be- stubbornly contested nexi
year under any circumstances trilden
will be In the contest himself, NOT
likely 'as q candidate for President, but
certainly u candidate for Governor.
and there will be exhaustive efforts
made on both sides to win the struggle.
The chances certainly seem to be with
the Democrats, but it Is by no means
sure that New York will vote for the
y Democratic candidate for President.
Louisiana can hardly be made doubt
full again by Federal bayonets, as n
Democratic House will stop that sort
of revolutionary elections, and 1t may,
therefore, be counted as certain for the
democrats. Connecticut will DO con-
tested, but Il will vote Democratic
unless there should be such sweep
ing tidal wave as to make her
vote unimportant. California is
Just about AZ doubtful as Oregon,
Nevada and Colorado in the
kRepu Dllcan list. 1T is not probable
that these four States will be divided
In their electoral vote. rrhey win
either be all Republican or all Demo-
cratic, as the same influences will con-
troll them to very great degree
Whether other States will be doubtful,
depends much upon, the Presidential
contest, and theissues will doubtless be
decided by the tendencies of public
opinion six months hence. If there
shall be increased prostraton In our
industries this winter, the financial
question may lead the Democracy into
aiiberal position on currency, andthus
awrest Ohio from the Republicans,
make pennsylvania doubtfuland throw
New York over to the Republicans. In
that case, Connecticut might be made
doubtful for the Democrats, and New
York and Connecticut may be thus
given to the Republicans and Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio secured to the Demo-
Gratis In exchange. That would be Civ
ing forty-One Democratic electoral
votes to the Republicans for fifty-One
Republican votes taken by the Demo-
Gratis, and Indiana would be anchored
In the Democratic column beyond even
hopeful effort to make her Republi-
can, and Wisconsin made at least
doubtful.
The gTp'esS thinks that from the
above showing II is practically u drawn
battle, and that the national struggle
Will be decided In favor of the organ.
ization that is most wise In meeting
the convictions of the people year
hence. 1t behooves the Democracy,
therefore, to act wisely in the selec-
ton of their candidates to be truly
national in their platform, and, above
all, to be emphatic and outspokeny in 4
denouncing and exposing profiigacy in
public places, and toliye up to what
they preach. The Congress, which
meets next month, will be a long ses-
sion and will most likely extend to
June or July and will have. a large in-
huence In moulding public opinion for
the canvass Of next year, and ID that
body the measures will be inaugurated
that will decide the contest. @ 4
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