The New York herald., 1876-10-02
Blaine on the Ground Success of
His Initiatory Labors.
A BOYS IN BLUE FAILURE
The Republican Hit on the Tippecanoe
Battle + ed
MORTON AND THE BLOODY SHIRT.

zach party is here aud TO them the news sooner or
later nnds its way from the remotcst corners of the
State There s great activity the whole political
field Five hundred orators, domestic and imported,
engaged at this moment firing the hearts OF thcr
respective followers. nocd of hate ana ialsehood.
deep and broad the Mississippi is sweeping the
State and It's chief is the republican mind and
party All the distinguished speakers OF the country
hero coming here. Torchllsht professions and
the numerous devices for keeping alive the excitement
OF political cam paign largely put in
vogue Every village and town must have torchight
display. with tue accompanying accessories OF brass
music and public speaking The work OF the orators
makes great noise. aud apt, think, to attach
Importance to it than it deserves ven
iuro TO say that 100 votes viii be
changed by all the lung power now in active employ
throughout the State. The papers everywhere
nd the railroad and telegraph havo done away with
he traditional voter who long after the death Of An
rev Jackson still kept voting tor that worthy. No
rator thinks of making any other than the Same old
speech through the campaign. Tho difference between
,hc democratic and republican speakers and speeches
8 more marked than The latter are al dsad-
tantago because they have limited number OF facts
so upon, while the democrats possess an unlimited
:hoce. Democratic speaking is quiet though ear.
nest; republican furious and declamatory. heard
II the Academy Of Music the other night, and he
howsd himself hoarse and angry. His audience made
about twothrds of the house, and the only enhusias
TIC bit of applause he received when he got of
piece OF captrap that the republicans send their muir
lerers thieves the gallows and tho Penitcntary
vhilc the democrats send theirs Congress--a state
ncnt borne by recent events There is great
ieul OF this the campa!sn-so much OF 1t
Is be absolutely appalling. what have
given the po best received in Losan's speech,
and yet none but gnoront people could be deceived In
It. went subsequently, over TO hear General Frank
Sigc, ana to packed audience he was quietly 10
atng list of charges against the republican party
Logan his locker had bu1 little solid shot, while
sige felt as II his overlowinS. However, Logan
10 still power in the West however It happens; Tor
his oraory little Ike the genuine thing as burnt
cork performer III like Italian opera
rHE BURDEN REPUBLICAN SPEECHES
Is have heard them different parts of the State Is,
nrst the intention OF the democrats to pay the rebel
debt; second, tho annument OF the latest constilu-
tional amendments; third the seizure Of the govern.
ment the late rebels and, fourth abuse OF both the
democratic candidates point OF ability the
republicans have tho advantage, and II they
bad fun a the others would make Of 1t.
do think there is at all as much money tho
democratic the republican side Tho latter parade
In uniforms, and look a rule more comfortable and
witnessed lately town at the North made very
torry appearance beside their rivals who paraded the
tamc evening
OF PARTIES.
The republicans have tho solid part OF the towns
sopula ulatons; the democrats are largely
:ruicd from the farmers OF the hundreds of repub-
ucans have met but expressed any
lIprehenson OF defeat They talk with confidence,
really larger the aggressive than the demo
hn IN a.,Il yod
than the other side, and II whipped IN October 1t will
only be after desperate struggle The total vote OF tho
State in October 1872, 3T7, roo That nearly
3d. 900 larger than the Tor President in the
following month OF the year. Hendricks then
against Brown Tor Governor and Grant against
Greeley for President This year that reckoning Will
be reversed, amt @hie the vote in October viii be
largc--larger than cast IN ',2that of November
win be still larger There many of the hghtoned
democrats who viii abstain from voting ior "Blue
yeans' Williams because OF his rough and unpublished
nyle but will 90 the democratic Presidential ticket in
November While, MS fediccd former letter,
Blue Jeans may be elected by small majority, Tiden
viii undoubtedly improve upon Is by several thou
rHE cRKxxnAcK SPECTRE
Republicans Of thoughtful turn are secretly dis
turbed By the Independent CT ereelback increment
This ment has unqucstonably number Of the
adherens oil both parties IN It's ranks some say they
stand about halt and hall others think the democrats
prepondcratc and rice rersd.
Thc democrats have better chance OF drawing TO
their support their wayward BRETHREN as Hen
dricks. himself Is good enough grcenbacker should
this be the result, and only handful oi democrats
stay with the independent party, while 5000 1000
quenccs the latter look serious IN the extreme Tho
State is close that every consideration affecting
fractional part of tho vote Is OF Importance.
GREgNBACK INDEPENDENT PARTY
make liitlc display. They have no speakers OF
Influence and dstincton in the state wh" the other
two parties make Rome howl with Argument and
independent
will grow small By degrees and beautifully less
toward tho eve OF election. While there may
be some among them VINO VIII vote for the
principles they hold, or under the deuson
that their candidates may be elected the most OF them
viii put their votes where they viii do the mos. good.
IL Is clear the democrats have the best chance OF
curing the major part OF thus independent or green
back vote iu brigade OF their orators OF the stripe
oi Dan Noornces cater 10 II and point out that demo-
Gratis fought ior.thc repeal Of the Resumption act IN
Congress; that republican aud lraught
with terrible evils to the business OF the nation Guv
ernor Hendricks lets drop word OF comfort TO The
Creenback element IN his speeches. but he excessively
cau,ious the canvass and seldom gives way to his
HkxDRlcKs ox THE CANVASS
saw Governor Hendricks rs he was passing through
on his way TO meeting IN Rush county He said:-
~ very well satisfied with the state OF affairs rue
prospcct looks every way encouraging We have little
money for campaign purposes, such the pur
chase OF uniforms. Tho getting up OF orcheh process
alord them like the other side but We have the
bern at our meetings and that's what tells on election
day." :, ,,a.n,
I'VE do, decidedly. II has almost always been
close and state and we do not look for any
large majority ont the effect even OF small one VIII
BE- great and ithink. decisive"
.sWhag rs your information in regard 10 0hioy"
VERY cncouragng much so as TO be quite an
arrccabie disappointment. because had counted
Oh thag state In the beginning
swhat Is 81 The root OF this success on the part Of
the dcnaocraisy'
aThc one thing that has been repeatedly stated--the
desire change The times are harder all over The
land North and SOUTH East and West. than they
we're in the memory ui any citizen The corruption
and stealing OF the republican party naturally
a s.uraRes the Impression that responsible Tor these
hard iimes anu though do not think that Is the
q, n uch a a variety OF Other causes, such
productfon overtradng, general waste extravagancc
"a lack Of business confidence still you pre-
want the peopo from believing that their rulers
ths bottom OF most OF IT, Republican maladminlstra-
lion has undoubtedly TO do with u, but not alto
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