Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-28

tons, the Democratic majority will be
largely increased in Massachusetts,,
and there are many reasons for hoping
that Mississippi viii be redeemed.
The States which the Times classes
as doubtful are California, Ohio, New
York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Probably Tery few Democrats Will con.
cede that there is any doubt of the sue
cess of their party in New York or New
Jersey, while there arevery few Repub-
icans who viii admit that they are at
all afraid of defeat in Pennsylvania.
Still, In view Of the prevailing
political confusion, and the prevailing
sentiment that a change cannot posi-
bly, make matters worse than at present,
our chances in Pennsylvania are
brighter than at any time since the
Republicans obtained control OF that
State. In California, parties are in a
serious state Of Generalization and
confusion. The fight there is a quad.
rangular one, with the chances In favor
of the Independents, though neither
the Democratic nor the Republican
hosts are without hope Of success. As
matters stand there, the result, be it
what it may, VIII not greatly influence
the course of political events next year,
since it will afford no criterion of the
relative strength of parties.
Now, as to Ohio, where the most i'm
portant struggle of the year is pend
ing. In no other State has so well
defined an issue been made, or one in
volving such important consequences,
political and material. The Democrats
have taken the field for more green
backs, and the Republicans, although
their platform is one of glittering gen.
eralities on this subject, must accept
the issue. No wonder that the pOliti-
clans throughout the country are
watching the progress of the contest
and awaiting theresult with the deepest
interest, for in no other State is the
leading and most vital question of the
hour so fairly presented for an express
sion of public opinion. Our own views
on that question have already been
given, and we have expressed with
equal emphasis the conviction that
Gov. Allen and his ticket viii be elected
by a heavy majority. The Times, how
ever, places Ohio as doubtful, and
though its money views are of the
hardest, we regard it, in other respects,
as the best posted and most honest of
the so-called Independent press. We,
therefore, give its speculations con-
corning the probable result in the
Buckeye State for what they are worth
and nothing more:
If there is but a small majority
either way, the result may not exert
much influence upon the future of
politics. But if the Democrats are
badly beaten, the imitation issue Will
be practically dead, and the Democrat
ic party will enter the Presidential
campaign under the Encouragement of
defeat. And if they win by a large
majority, the initiation wing of the
Democracy-tne VOOrheeses, Ewings,
Pendletons, and the Richardson's Of
the West, and the Bogys. Merrimons,
GOrdons, and Lamars of the South,
will 90 into the National Democratic
Convention next year with every ad-
vantage on their side, and the green
back issue will be the leading one of
the Presidential campaign. In this
case, while the organs may grind on
and on as usual, the voters will arrange
themselves or this side or that, accord
ing to their views, and without much
reference to old party lines.
Mr.. Matt Carpenter, 1t appears, con-
cedes Ohio to the Democrats by a suffi-
cient majority TO insure the adoption
of an initiation Platform by the Nation
al Democracy. 1t Is because he thinks
the Democrats Will carry Ohio by a
large majority that he expects to see
Grant running for third term, on
hard-mOney platform, against some
Democrat, on a csbbage-leaf platform.
It Is for the same reason that he expects
to see Grant beaten, and the cabbage
leaf candidate elected. Very prob
ably Mr.. Carpenter is mistaken in sup
posing that Grant will be the hard
money candidate, as he certainly is that
Judge DAVIS Will be the soft-mOney
candidate. But he is undoubtedly
right in his conclusion that a decided
Democratic victory in Ohio in October
viii nationaliZe the greenback issue |
next year. This is what is more or less
clearly foreseen by nearly all the poll.
ticians. This is what the bosses Of !
both parties-the men who trust to
party lines and pa disCipline-do |
mortaIly fear. And lis it is which |
centers political interest in the Ohio