Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-18
The Press on the Result.

The October battle has been fought and
its results summed up. And now the inter
probation put upon it by the leading jour
nails of the country, whose frank and candid
expressions Of opinion are entitled to great
weight, will be read with special interest
From the mass of comments, showing that
the outlook for Republican victory in No
yember is most suspicious, we select a few
The Chicago Tribune opens an able re-
view of the situation by saying, "The defeat
of Tilden may now be accepted as an ascer-
tanned certainty. The elections in Ohio and
Indiana have both shown the inability of
The democratic party to make the least ag-
gressive impress upon the Republican party"
And further on it says, that Hayes will
have from fifteen to eighteen thousand ma
iority in Indiana in November. The New
York Tribune says 1.-THE results in Ohio
and Indiana, when fully weighed, will be
found exceedingly damaging to the demo
cratic party The mere disappointment Of
failure in Ohio, and of success by very
slender majority, if at all, in Indian, will
count for much, The most desperate efforts
have been made. All the arguments and all
the campaign tricks which the party had at
command were employed with marvellous
organization, abundance of money, and great
skill in fraud. Yet the majority in Ohio is
certainly larger than it was last year. and in
Indiana the democrats have not held their
advantage"
The New York Herald, after giving list
Of states of which the democrats have
claimed several, says: "There is no posi-
bility of Mr.. Tilden carrying any one OF
these sixteen states, which have an aggre
gate Of one hundred and fifty-seyen electoral
votes, or only twenty-eight less than a major
ity. II Hayes can gain twenty-eight votes
in addition to those of which he is already
certain it is as good as certain he will be
elected" And as the Herdids list of six
teen states leaves out New York, Indiana
California, New jersey Connecticut ant
Oregon, from which to obtain the lacking
twenty-eight Republican votes, it makes
most excellent showing for the election o
Hayes
The Boston Adreriser thinks that taking
into account the great odds against the Re
publicans at the beginning of the year. the.
have every reason for encouragement at tn
present state of the canvass" And it add,
while they "have me. with no serious r.
verses, they have gained many brilliant vic
tories. The Philadelphia Press compare
the contest with the battle OF Gettysburg
and remarks: "The Confederate demo-
racy having, as before, control Of the Soutl
are again engaged in a desperate attempt t
capture the Government of the Unite
States, and are moving on the Capital by til
way of the North. On Tuesday they IN,
their Gettysburg Indiana they alread
had. as Lee was sure of Southern Marylan,
and, by superhuman efforts, they hold thi
field though with severe losses in men an
guns. But Ohio which was in possession
= the Union forces they assailed in val
: Their assault was CALAMITY repealed and tn,
: were beaten at every point. But, as at &c
: tysburg, their army was not wholly d
stroyed. They retreated with the bulk
their army, and have yet to find their App
:. mattox. They will meet it November Il
!. in Pennsylvania and New York
These are fair samples Of the favorab
:, comments of the press upon Tuesdays CO
test. The Republicans are united and e
thusiastic. The omens all point to glo
=, Gus victory. The journals we have cit'
4 unquestionably represent the drift of publ
sentiment. Three weeks remain for wor
: and a grand advance along the line will fc
ever crush out the hopes of that party viii,
aims to seize the reins of power by the a
"a of solid South"