Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-10-21
NO. S37.

State.
} Do you not expect to lose some
} Democratic votes in the counties in
J which the Canal Ring was once power
ful?"
eve shall certainly lose some in
those countless" replied Mr.. Magone.
But in no event can the loss amount
to 5000 votes; and that loss will be
more than balanced by the gains that
we shall make in the agricultural dis
tricts of those very counties. The farm.
ers in those counties are taxpayers.
They know that tho Canal Ring stole
more than $4,000, 900 yearly, and that
Gov. Tilden, by his exposure of the
Ring, saved the people that sum, and
thereby lessened their taxes. They will
surely vote for the man who did them
that service. The canal Ring did all
they could last year; but they did not
defeat the State ticket. They certain-'
ly cannot defeat us this year.
Chow much majority do you think
Gov. Tilden will receive in this State p
asked the reporter.
In my opinion" replied Mr.. Ma
gone, "Gov. Tilden will carry this
State by Is, 900 majority"
At this, Gov. Tilden, who had en-
tered the room while Mr.. Magone was
speaking, said: &" l don't see how the
majority can be any less; and if those
Western States do what we expect them
to do, it will be larger"
Then, in reply to question as to the
effect of the result in Ohio and Indiana
on the Presidential election, the Gov
ernor said, elf the Democrats carry
both Indiana aud Ohio, the battle will
lie easily won. If we carry Indiana,
and the Republicans carry Ohio, there
will be good fight all along the line.
If we lose both of those States, we shall
have to fight hard. But I think we
shall succeed"
The Governor added that Indiana
and Ohio should 60 Democratic. cad
vices from Illinois" said be {" indicate
that changes similar to those which are
going on in this State are taking place
there. If that is so, I should think
there ought to be similar changes in
Ohio and Indiana"
As the Governor ceased speaking, the
afternoon mail was brought into the
room. It contained nearly one hun
dred letters. As the letters containing
reports from cities, towns and villages
in the State were opened they were
shown to the reporter. The reports
from seventeen elective districts in the
State contained the names of 295 Re
publicans who intend TO vote for Tilden
and Hendricks, and the names of 1T
doubtful Republicans. A letter from a
gentleman in one of the central coun-
ties said that in every town in the coun-
ty there were ten or fifteen Republic
cans who would vote for Governor Til.
den, and that every Democrat. would
support the ticket.
ADemocrat in . city in the interior
of the State wrote that in one ward of
that city forty Republicans had declared
their intention of voting the Democrat
ic ticket.
In letter from town in one of the
western counties was list containing
the names of fifty-four Republicans who
will vote for Gov. Tilden, and long
list of doubtful Republicans. Another
letter gave the names of twenty Repub-
licans in small rural election district
who had determined to abandon their
party.
A gentleman living in a small town
in one of the southern tier counties
sends the names of twenty-six Republi-
can farmers who have joined Tilden
aud Hendricks club.
An influential man living in the aast-
ern portion of the State writes: "In
this town there are 4S Germans who
have heretofore voted the Republican
ticket, and who now openly announce
their intention to support Tilden and
Robinson
From q small town in the central
part of the State the names, occupation,
and social standing of "a Republicans
are given who have joined the Tilden
and Hendricks Club. On tho margin
of this letter is statement written by
the member of the State Committee
from that district vouching for the
truthfulness of this assertion.
A farmer living in one of the coun.
ties which were formerly controlled by
the Canal Ring, writes, "I have al
ways voted the Republican ticket. I
have long felt the want of q change in
the administration of public affairs
and with each succeeding election have
hoped that reform within the pats
would be accomplished. But for years
I have felt that my taxes were contin-
ually increasing while the prices of my
produce were growing less. In fact, my
income was eaten up with taxation, and
I saw no steps taken to overthrow the
corruptionists, stop the stealing. or to
reduce the expenses until Mr.. Tilden
was elected Governor. His first move
was to break Ring that was annually
stealing more than 81. .O0O, 900 from the
people of the State, and since that time
he has been continually at work cutting
down expenses and reducing the taxes,
Two years ago my portion of the Stare
tax was $12O. This year, at the same
valuation, it will not exceed $50. My
neighbors see this aud they are going
to vote with me. We don't advertise
that we are going to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket, but when the votes are
counted Gov. Tilden will learn that his
efforts to serve the people are known
and appreciated.
After the letters had been read, Mr..
Masone said that they were fair spec
linen of more than six hundred letters
that had been received, containing re-
ports of the accession of Republicans
to the Democratic party.
@ A man entirely bald except lit
tie turf of hair ut the base of the brain