The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-16
The Outlook from Washington.


tcrly demoralized and depressed nv the re-
suits Ia OHIO and Indiana, and with good
reason. Practically, they staked the Presi-
denoy on these two States, and their whole
plan OF campaign was ORGANIZED 10 carry
them 10y decisive majortics, and thus
through the moral Influence OF this pro-
jecied success upon the doubtful voters in
Close states, sweep the country next
month.
This plan seemed perfectly feasible on
the sui face. aud had every reason TO
recommend it to the managers, rs being
the most sure economical. and easily con-
trolled OF all others that were proposed.
They had possession Of Ohio. and Gov.
HAYES was nominated at Cincinnati on
the bel Of that he would largely increase
the party strength in his own State.
without that argument and conviction,
he never would have been chosen for the
candidate.
From 1856 down, Ohio had regularly
voted the Republican ticket Mt every
Presidential election by majorties of tens
Of thousands and ii was supposed that the
prestige OF IIAYEs's name would insure
Mt least n majority of twenty thousand for
the state ticket last week. JOHN SnER-
NAvand all the leaders gavethat assurance
before and after the nomination of HAYES,
and they repeatedly emphasized the prom
ise during the canvass, and even up TO
the closing days of the campaign.
In Indiana greater difficulties were to
he confronted. HENDRICKS was Governor
there, with mucn personal popularity.
but he had been elected by very small
majority in 1872, which was swept away
10y GRANT. who carried the State by 22,515.
In 1874 the tidal wave swept over Indiana,
but it had receded, and parties were left
nearly in their former relations toward
zach other, with perhaps a small advan-
fage on the Democratic side. The new
greenback element, however, became a
disturbing factor to both sides.
Senator MORTON took INTO his own hands
the direction of the campaign in Indiana,
with the fun consent of the President and
the entire concert of the Administration.
He began by removing JEWELL from the
Post Office Department, aud putting
TYNER in his place; and then he filled
TYNERs Office rs Assistant Postmaster
General with BRADY. so that the whole
machinery OF this great department, which
reaches into every corner of the State. was
at once converted into mighty partisan
engine, with fun head Of steam on from
the first TO the last hour of the campaign.
Such were the conditions upon which the
contest opened in these two contiguous
Western States, with n candidate for the
Presidency presented by one OF them aud
candidate for the Vice Presidency by
the other. In pursuance of the plan of
action which had been ooncocted at Wash
ingtou long before the adjournment OF
Congress, every influence, direct and indi-
rect, which the Administration and the
friends of HAYES, outside OF GRANTS circle,
could command. was unscrupulously ex-
erted in Ohio and Indiana.
The force employed was tremendous,
because the leaders were fighting with the
energy of despair. With defeat, they saw
not only possession of power pass away
but the certainty of crushing exposures OF
corrupiious in the Treasury, which tn,
hand OF Investigation has never reached
because they have been concealed or habit
ually misreprcsented. Every ofliceholdel
u
fpv. No doubtful man was allowed e
hold place, however humble; and ever
poor women, the wives and daughters O
soldiers, too, We're proscribed, TO make
vacancies for venn politicians
CHANDLrR levied the last dollar possible
20 be cXtorted from the onic holders III
the departments and all over the country
md WAS even mean euoueh TO exact hi,
arbitrary assessment from hundreds al
ready marked for removal, nnd many o
whom were dismissed within week after
Paying this blackmail. He raised outside
of the puOlic service largo sums, by ap
pculing to the selfish interest 5 of those whC
had dealings with the Government.
An the money thus procured was pu
where II would do most good III these tive
States. Superadded to This powerful lever
was the support of contractors, iobbers
spectators, and that large class Of Rim
traders who live upon the Treasury, The
Interior, the War; the Navy, the Pos
Oiiire, and other departments. The banl;
md bankers, dependent on the Treasur,
Tor iavOrs and protection, threw thel
weight into the scale.
III II Nhll INC WuOle power OF me COY
ernment was thrown on the Republican
SIDE, with "a disregard of decency such n,
has never before been witnessed. Nothinl
was left uudcno that organizing ability
unlimited resources, wicked ingenuity
aud corrupt combinations could achieve
And the outcome of it all il, that Indiana
is irreparably lost, and OHIO Is barely save,
by the skin of its teeth,
Dvested Of all the shams and excuses
this isthe stern result of last Tuesday 'swork
The Western candidate, whose geographic
position and negative character We're T.
give the party an increased momentun
has been beaten OH his own ground, an
the campaign has ended with an exhau-
ton of resources, of hope, and Of strength
IL the Republicans on their chosen field
and with their immense means concentrai
ed on two isolated points could not carr
them triumphantly, what can they expec
In do when vigorous. elated. aud unite