, 1876-09-19

country a moro animated election campaign
than that which is now in progress in Indi-
ana, and which will be kept up until tho day
of the election, Tuesday, Oct. 10. Both par-
ties are displaying the utmost activity, aud It
will bo strangs indeed il there bc month
honco any man in the State who las not had
liberal opportunities to become informed
upon tho political, questions Of the day.
Over the line. in Ohio, the campaign Is
comparatively ta1no. This is duo to the fact
that the result in TINT State has beon UNDER
stood to DO conceded by tho Democrats, who,
therefore, apparently work with less onthu-
siasm, especially when the Presidential can
didate is held in general aversion. Wero 1t
not for the State election and the local can-
dilates, the Democrats Of Ohio would prac-
tically abandon tho canvass. After October
they will havo nothing to vote for but TIL
DEN, aud this duty will then probably DO
omitted by thousands. Tho Republicans
boing sure Of victory not only in October
but in November, feel all the peace Of nscer-
tained triumph, nnd aro not making the
efforts that were considered necessary in
tho HAYEs-A1hEN struggle last year. The
campaign in Ohio was formally opened Aug.
12 by dozen meetings at as 1aany points
in the State. Since then, except tile speeches
OF Scuunz and ono or two others, the work
has been carried Oh by candidates and other
Ohio speakers. Within fow days, Con.
GARFIELD and Scnator SHERMAN have taken
tho stump, and Bon 1xoEnsoh1 spoke ut CO.
lumbus on Saturday ntght. On tho 23d Mr..
BLAINE will deliver tho lrst Of series OF
Hoyon speeches at Warren, and the others at
Cincinnati, xenia, Toledo, Norwalk, Glove
land, md paincsyille. x-Postmastor-G Gen.
eral JEWELL will mike three speeches, md
Senator EpMuNDs, OF Vermont, viii begin on
tho a1st mud make eight speeches. A half
dozen moro Or leas distinguished mon from
Pennsylvania will each give ten days and as
many speeches to Ohio; KassoN Of Iowa,
FnED HEoxEn Of Illinois, and several others
will go into Ohio this week. In the meau-
time, ths whola body ot Republican orators
living in Ohio will tako the stump, aud tho
last two weeks Of the campaign will be Of
the most active md enthusiastic character.
It will la noticod TINT BLAINE EDatuNps,
KAssoN, 1sozaso11, and tho others close
thoir engagements in Ohio by tho 80th OF
September. They then all move into Indi-
ana where, in addition to Senator Mopros
md tho lndianlans, they will join Senators
LOGAN and OoLEspY. Con. HunLnuT, Gov.
HAHrnANr7 OF Pennsylvania, Cows. K1RKwooD
aud STONE Of Iowa, Con. JOE NAwIEY Of
Connecticut, and host OF others, and during
the noxs ton days Indiana will 10 In blaze
by day and by night
It must not bo supposed that tho
Republicans arc to hive all this bust.
ness to themselves The Confederate
Democracy will be as Industrious. Will,
them the battle In Indiana III ono Of life OF
death, Defeat In Indiana will end tie cam
paigu on their sido all oyor tho North. Il
they lose Indiana, then thoro will DO Sol.
i'd North" for HAYES mud WHEELER. With
such stake 1t IL not likely that tho Confcd.
crates will lot Indiana be lost, cost what il
may, even II It temporarily dopopulate
the river counties Of friendly Ken
lucky to carry tho State. Tho lie.
p1blicaus OF Indiana are making mag
niacent fight. contesting every inch o
ground, hut they lack tho Democratic In
centivo to diHroputable and dishonest means
that the State Ia absolutely essential to ma
tionA success. This is tho inspiration 0
the Democrats; in their desperation, the,
will leave nothing unlona, no mattor ho'
dishonest, TO rave HEapn1oxs from Disgrace
at least until tho November election.
| 1t is likely that the Republican manager
in Ohio understand thoir business much bet
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