Wilmington journal., 1876-02-18
THE COMING SsORU-lH T.
GATHERING OF THE POLETI-
CAL Ea Il EErNIS

VAL ~
Sounds of political warfare are be-
ginning to be heard in the land. The
two opposing armies are well-nigh
ready to leave their camps and take
position in battle array against each
other. BUSY preparation for the great
inevitable conflict is everywhere going
on. The leaders are in earnest council
and with watchful eyes scan the scene
of what they know must be the most
eventful campaign ever witnessed in
tlis country. Everything indicates
that the struggle for the possession of
the executive branch of the Federal
Government just now beginning will.
ere it's close, call into requisition
every resource of each party. Nor
if we would, could we escape the con-
fiict. The fight must be fought. Nor
can there be any drawn battle. One
side or the other must sleep in victory
on the field. The time has come when
an appeal to the people, the sovereign
people, must be made; the time has
come when public servants must give
an account of their stewardship to us
who are their masters. And in view
of their extravagances, their frauds,
their Ignorance, their incompetence,
their oft-repeated outrages upon the
most cherished rights of citizens, the or
deal through which the men now
in the public Federal service have to
go, is terrible one; but for all that it
cannot be avoided nor even delayed.
Before the ides of November shall
have ended the battle will have Teen
lost and won. Here and there along
the line skirmishe1s are already being
deployed in the broad light of day, for
it is an open fight in which the whole
world knows the very time and place
when and where the first gun will be
fred and may be spectators of its oft
changing currents. The first prelimi-
merry skirmish will take place amid ice
and snow in the State of New Hamp~
shire ere the March moon shall have
waned for the election in Texas on Tues
day next will bear mainly on home
issues. But though the fight will be
fought on frozen field it promises a
hot time to those Immediately en-
gagged, for the New Hampshire election
has every prospect of being interesting
as we'll as close. Both parties, it is
said, have put excellent men in the
field. The Hon. Daniel Marcy, the
Democratic nominee for Governor,
must be rare man, for the most par
tisan journals find it impossible to say
anything worse against him than that
he was peace Democrat during the
war. They say frankly that his moral
character is without blemish, and that
he will call out the full strength of our
party through his great popularity.
In 1873 the Radical candidate for
Governor received 2,007 votes more
than his Democrats opponent. In
1874 the d mocratic candidate received
,465 votes more than his Radical op-
oonent. In 1875 the Radical can
lidate received 172 votes more |
han his Democratic opponent.
n addition to this, the law of New |
Iamshire requires that to be elected, !
candidate must receive majority of /
Ill the votes cast. The existence of /
body of temperance reformers who |
Tote, thousand to two thousand
'1rong, first on one side and then on
he other, renders doubtful, beyond
III calculation, the result in that State
But scarce will the fight have ceased
n New Hampshire when, after few
scattering shots in Rhode Island,
it will be renewed in Conpecticnt
n the showery month of April. But
here the result is not doubtful, for the
PARTIES are unequally matched. The
Democrats having carried the State
'ver all opposition in 1873 by a
majority of 8. 1853. in 1874 by majority
# 1892 and in 1875 by a majority of
,54s.
The next guns will be heard from
be shores of the Pacific in the month
+ June. In Oregon the Democratic
for Governor was elected in
S72 by majority of 63I and in 1874
y majority of $50. In 1872, how
YER, Grant carried it by a majority OF
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